I have had a wild-caught female (tattooed) Blue-fronted Amazon for 25 years (bought her when it was legal). For the last year I have noticed she is no longer growing her tail feathers and the feathers in one wing. I do not think she is plucking them. I never find pulled feathers.
After a recent move, she has been a nightmare. She is screaming and whining non-stop. She leans on the edge of her cage, lowers her head in some direction she wants to go, and shakes her wings. She has been doing this for most of her time with me on occasion, but lately, it's NON-STOP. She's literally driving me crazy.
I've been yelling at her and spraying her (I'm only human) and it's only stressing her out more, of course. A little spray here and there would always stop her from screaming. It no longer does. I have NO IDEA how to help her.
She chases me back and forth as I move throughout the kitchen (on top of her cage). If I leave the room, she screams non-stop until I come back. She always seems to want something, but nothing satisfies her. Food, attention, etc. It's never enough.
I'm not sure if she in her late years, or if she is ill. I'm trying to find an avian vet now.
If I pick her up, she IMMEDIATELY starts to mate with me. She only used to do this occasionally. But since the move (1 month now), she wants me to pick her up in the morning and tries to mate with me immediately. She has become terribly interested with small spaces (nesting behavior??).
I feel like she believes when I leave the room I'm not coming back, but if that's true, how do I calm her down?
She has been IMPOSSIBLE to live with since the move. She's driving my kids and I crazy. She's driving herself crazy.
I don't know what to do if I can't figure this out. I can't take it anymore.
After a recent move, she has been a nightmare. She is screaming and whining non-stop. She leans on the edge of her cage, lowers her head in some direction she wants to go, and shakes her wings. She has been doing this for most of her time with me on occasion, but lately, it's NON-STOP. She's literally driving me crazy.
I've been yelling at her and spraying her (I'm only human) and it's only stressing her out more, of course. A little spray here and there would always stop her from screaming. It no longer does. I have NO IDEA how to help her.
She chases me back and forth as I move throughout the kitchen (on top of her cage). If I leave the room, she screams non-stop until I come back. She always seems to want something, but nothing satisfies her. Food, attention, etc. It's never enough.
I'm not sure if she in her late years, or if she is ill. I'm trying to find an avian vet now.
If I pick her up, she IMMEDIATELY starts to mate with me. She only used to do this occasionally. But since the move (1 month now), she wants me to pick her up in the morning and tries to mate with me immediately. She has become terribly interested with small spaces (nesting behavior??).
I feel like she believes when I leave the room I'm not coming back, but if that's true, how do I calm her down?
She has been IMPOSSIBLE to live with since the move. She's driving my kids and I crazy. She's driving herself crazy.
I don't know what to do if I can't figure this out. I can't take it anymore.