Sweet Pea is GORGEOUS!!!
And yes, slightly lifting the wings and quivering could mean she's "in the mood". :54: When she does this with her wings, does she also crouch down a little and lifts her butt a bit? If so, then I'd say she's DEFINITELY in the mood.
yes ma'am, she is crouching and lifting her hiney....what should i be prepared for behavior wise?:11:
Here are a few pictures of Sweet Pea
I was also wondering what it means when she slightly lifts her wings and quivers or shakes them while she's squatting?
She's just acting like a teenage girl, LOL. There's no aggressive issues that you've described, sound excited IMO. Many New World parrots use sex as a bonding tool, similar to preening, It's hard to "break" them of this, just be careful not to encourage it by petting her back. You'll learn what turns her on. Most hens will go though spells where it's an every day occurrence for a month or two. My 43 yr hen is bad about this behavior when i've been gone for awhile (weeks/months) and return.
Normally nervous birds are very careful not to draw attention, this IMO doesn't fit that profile.
Normally nervous birds are very careful not to draw attention, this IMO doesn't fit that profile.
Hmmm... I could be wrong. I thought that when a bird lowers its body, lifts its wings I little, like in the front of its body, it was nervous, looking to flee. Rio does this when she is nervous and wants to go back to her cage. If her wings weren't clipped I believe she would just fly back to cage but since she is clipped, she can't she will lower her body, lift her wings and pace a little. I try and distract and wait for her to calm down a little otherwise when I get close enough to her cage she has jumped off me. A couple of times she has missed and landed hard (grrr. Wing clip)
Anyway, I could totally be wrong, I'm totally new and I believe my bird is younger then the one states in this thread.
Normally nervous birds are very careful not to draw attention, this IMO doesn't fit that profile.
Hmmm... I could be wrong. I thought that when a bird lowers its body, lifts its wings I little, like in the front of its body, it was nervous, looking to flee. Rio does this when she is nervous and wants to go back to her cage. If her wings weren't clipped I believe she would just fly back to cage but since she is clipped, she can't she will lower her body, lift her wings and pace a little. I try and distract and wait for her to calm down a little otherwise when I get close enough to her cage she has jumped off me. A couple of times she has missed and landed hard (grrr. Wing clip)
Anyway, I could totally be wrong, I'm totally new and I believe my bird is younger then the one states in this thread.