behavior question

  1. psitticine

    Hormonal behavior?

    Hi! I hope I can get some insight into a relatively new behavior from my Quaker. Rainy will be 9 months old in a couple days, and I know she’s due to start puberty soon if she hasn’t already. A month or two ago, she started exhibiting this new behavior that I’ve been wondering about. It looks...
  2. Choufie

    Is the beak a safe zone for scritches?

    My video of Fifi getting scritches: I have a rescue quaker parrot, Fifi, who only lets me pet/give her scritches on the top of her beak. Her beak was injured and is currently growing back, so I’m sure it’s an extra sensitive area to touch— especially considering how sensitive the upper beak...
  3. D

    My lovebirds behaviours changed

    Hi everyone! This is my first post, hope you guys can help me out. :51: I own two lovebirds. Rocky has always been at the top of the pecking order. Paapi below or equal too him. The last few days I’ve noticed both of them rubbing their beak on the cage bars and chewing them as if wanting to...
  4. S

    Hello to all and question about a CAG.

    My name is Sam and I am preparing to welcome home a baby CAG in approx 3.5 months. I want to make sure that I am the best companion this bird will ever have. I am making sure everything is safe here, removing toxins, reading everything and will spend 3 months after the birds birth to help be a...
  5. D

    My Amazon's Behavior: A Strangely Specific Question

    Hey all! Haven't posted on the forums for a bit. Bingo has officially been mine for over a year now! I made him a small cake made of small apple slices and Nutri-Berry 'sprinkles'! Made for some cute photos! Recently I've been thinking about our future together. He's around 6-7 years old now...
  6. P

    Goffins Behavior Help

    So we recently hand trained our goffins, Peaches, but she started doing something strange. As she hangs out with me, she'll come to my hand if it lays flat and sit on it. She then moves to a finger, takes it into her mouth, and bites gently. I'm very used to both her "No, I don't like this"...
  7. G

    Lovebird don't want to eat fruit/vegetables

    Hi all, i recently acquired a tammed lovebird (feed by hand), received it about 4 days ago. Can see a picture of Sky(walker) here: Imgur: The most awesome images on the Internet :) I really don't know if its a he/she so Sky is generic. He is very docile and is getting pretty well with me and...
  8. C

    Weird Lorikeet Mouth Behavior?

    Hi everybody! I've had parrots since I was a little kid, but I've never had a rainbow lorikeet before. I've had my rainbow lorikeet for about a month now and am in love with her: she's such a cutie! She has a giant "house", gets nectar twice a day, has fresh water each day, gets Zupreem fruit...
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