Amazon got aggressive

For the first time since bringing her home, Chloe (sweet yellow naped amazon female) just bit my nose...very hard....bleeding. She was a bit aggressive last night too...could she be in her breeding (time of the month?) She has never been anything but sweet and loving...have had for 2 months...usually gentle, loving..... She is DNA proven female....13 years old...

Ouch.
It could be hormone related, it's that time for my YNA.
Watch the body language closely and don't let the bird get close to any part of your body you value highly.
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What Wes (Texize) said...



Jim

What kind of day/light / sleep schedule is she on? If shes on a natural light schedule, its not really hormone season, but its possible too, especially if you have artificial lights and have her on long days.
You basically just got her too, 3 months and shes still probably coming out of her shell.
Read all the stickies in the amazon section especially sailboats as well as the amazon body languahe thread - if your verses in body language youll rarely get bitten and be able to avoid that. You may have stuck your heaf in/ had her on your shoulder while she got top excited and bit because amazons cant control themselves when wound up a lot.. if you read all those posts youll know exactly why.

kimby1066 said:

For the first time since bringing her home, Chloe (sweet yellow naped amazon female) just bit my nose...very hard....bleeding. She was a bit aggressive last night too...could she be in her breeding (time of the month?) She has never been anything but sweet and loving...have had for 2 months...usually gentle, loving..... She is DNA proven female....13 years old...

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Well, it seems that you now have a Male and a Female Yellow Nape, both that have been DNA Verified! Note: Proven commonly refers to a Mated Couple that have successfully laid and hatched chicks.

The Post provided by other members have provide excellent insight as to what have likely driven the event. That said, always remember: It's Never the Fault of the Amazons! Its Always The Fault of the Human! By basing everything from that point of view, you can quickly determined what you did wrong and correct it.

A bite on the nose, implies that you had been up close and that requires being able to see the Amazon's Body Language. If you had not or could not clearly see the Amazon, especially a new arrival, that's just placing yourself in harms way.

Take care around a 'new' member of your household, even if you have an Amazon that you have known. It can take up to and pass a year to assure everyone understands each other.

FYI: Parrots do not have a monthly cycle, its more like a yearly cycle. And, it Commonly starts in January, but there are variations. See comments by others!

Ty...this may be what is going on...she is so very loving and gentle....handle daily..when I am home she is out of cage...until bedtime...then covered...just past 2 days ..tonight makes 3...is not herself.....will back off and see if she comes out of this phase..ty!!