msdeb
Member
- Dec 22, 2013
- 153
- 5
- Parrots
- Charlie the birdie, yellow naped amazon and little bird, a monk parrot , and Polly -yellow crowned amazon
Charlie has lost his/her? mind! He has built a nest in the bottom of his cage and he keeps trying to hide in a corner of the living room and he bit me when I tried to remove him. I had to towel him to get him back into his cage. I have only had Charlie for two/ three years and he has never done any of this. When I was given Charlie (from a bad and abusive home) they told me he was a male and nothing has contradicted that so far, until now. Am I the mommy to a girl birdie? or do males nest too? I am taking steps to curtail all this hormonal behavior (covering earlier, removing bowls, keeping him out of the corner and lots of distractions) but I am not sure what else to do. If it comes down to it should he/she be allowed to lay an egg? I have read that sitting on an egg helps calm the behavior and I have read that not being allowed to lay an egg has made birds crazy! I do not want Charlie to wreck his/her health by laying a clutch of eggs but I don't want to make him/her crazy by keeping him from it either. HELP!! What do I do? I need advice quickly. I also need to know if Charlie is a girl what difference does it make in our day to day lives. I know human girls are very different moodwise from boys (I raised both) but are birdies different? Is my birdie boy a girl?