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Hi all, new to the forums and amazons. A quick intro into my predicament... My husband and I own a bfa female, Chelsea. We've had her since she was 6-8months old, shes now about 2.5-3years. When we brought her home, she seemed to like men and women equally. As shes gotten older, she prefers...

Hi, My IRN is 10 months old and since he started playing with toys (about 8 months ago) he has always 'attacked' a certain toy. They are a set of cat toy balls with bells in them that i strung on a string and hang in his cage. He lunges at them and hits them, when they swing back at him, he...

Hello! New to this forum. A little over a month ago my son found a parakeet outside when he was swinging at his grandmothers house. This bird took to him like they were best buds. so of course we made him apart of our family. We got him a cage, toys, fresh food and water every day, gets to take...

Okay, I know everyone's immediate reaction is it's jealousy, but it's not as simple as that. Please allow me to share some history: When I got Beaubeau (he's a Nanday) as a baby, he was so sweet, not just to me but to almost everyone. He gradually became more attached to me and not as friendly...

Hi everyone :-)! I’ve had my two year old sun conure, Mari, for a little less than a year now. We have formed an extremely special bond and it seems like she has picked me to be her favorite human haha. She is aggressive towards other people. I have tried to discourage that behavior but I guess...

I have an 8 year old Senegal, Ziggy, who is insanely aggressive, and his biting is bad enough that I'm considering options to have him removed from the house entirely. I could manage just not handling him, but the problem goes well beyond that. -He always bites with full force, and once he...

So I just adopted my two year old sun conure named Merri from a friend. There she was given fresh food and water but was given lots of human interaction time.. She has picked up a few words here and there and seems very friendly. She would step up and give kisses. My friends had to move so I...

Long post, sorry in advance. So my lovebird Eleanor now has a friend, Emmeline. They get along well, preening each other and just talking and enjoying the fact that they have someone else in their cage. Not super cuddly but they both appear to be quite happy. Eleanor has always been a master...

Hello! I'm a new owner, and I've recently gotten my first bird. She's a pineapple green cheek conure and was hatched on April 1st. I met her before buying her and she was very curious and bubbly. The first few days home with me she was very sweet. When I'd take her out she would be calm and...

Hello, Starting 2 days ago my bird began acting odd. It was tearing out the newspaper in its litter tray and throwing it on the ground. I thought nothing of it and thought it was just restlessness, so I replaced that with bark which my bird has used before. However, almost immediately after, my...

Hello, I have had my budgie for about 2 weeks now and after I'd say the 6th or 7th day he seems to have become more distanced and not really aggressive, but defensive of when I put my hand into his cage. Before this he was letting me pet him on the stomach and wasn't that worried when I was near...

PLEASE, CAN ANYBODY HELP! I am having a real problem with my 5 year old Nanday conure Beaubeau. About a year ago he suddenly became very attached to my Jack Russell Terrier, Sassy. At the same time, he started attacking my other dog, and since she passed away in June he has been attacking my...

Hi everyone! I have a question on some unusual behaviour from my GCC. He is 3 years old now just as of the other day (never got a DNA test so gender couldn't be either) Last month (October) i noticed that he was masterbating more than normal, or what I call, being a dirty birdy. Then I noticed...

Hi, I've had an Amazon Parrot for 3 years. As I got him in high school I didn't have much time to spend with him (study study study!). I'd just let him out of the cage and he'd fly and sit on my head, and every now and then he'd fly onto my arm. He NEVER lets me touch him, but sometimes I can...

My mom bought a baby Jardine parrot for my dad 6-7 months ago and he was sweet to everyone at first, then one day he decided he hated strangers, then my dad, then me and my brother, now he only likes my mom. My dad is a little butt hurt about it but the rest of us are okay with it but now he's...

I had two Grays for 26 years in the same cage. The other day one became ill but now that he/she (not sure of the sex) has recupperated he/she has become extremely aggressive to the other gray. Any ideas what could be causing this (I have separated them now because it was getting so ugly and...

My 3-year-old 'tiel has suddenly been acting very aggressive towards me. We've always had a very good relationship. We play this game where we "blow kisses" to each other. Essentially, he just mimics a kissing sound and I would do it back or vice versa. In fact, just last night he was blowing...

Hello everyone! I recently adopted a green cheek conure yesterday at a family-owned bird shop (teamed with with a adoption center) for around $200. The previous owner dropped it off with a cockatiel and did not explain the reason why she was giving it up. The conure was very friendly at the...

About 2 months ago I rescued a Nanday from an abusive home. She is about 5 years old. When I got her she had an overgrown beak, long nails, and had plucked out all of her chest feathers. At first she was a little afraid but then became extremely aggressive. When you walk by her cage she lunges...

I got a blue Quaker 3 days ago and I left it alone first day, second day if I approached cage it growls now it's growling even when I'm on other side of room, Last night I opened cage doors as the cage he came in is way to small so not only do I want him to come out to socialise outside the...