Bowden
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- Jul 8, 2015
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- Parrots
- Sun Conure, CAG, with more 2 come.
Hello! This is my first post other than the 1st "hello" post, so bear with me - I have not yet learned the lingo here. ��
Anywho on to the issue- I just recently within the last few weeks traded a mini colt for a ACG, because the family has a young son is is very sick with a left ventricle of the heart problem that has resulted in many open heart surgeries - they are currently in Ohio at a specialized children's ward. (they live in NC here by me in S.E. Virginia. He -the ACG has for the last few years gone back and forth between the mom, and her sister while the baby boy (he will be 4 years year) and the mother spent weeks/months at a time in the hospital. It is my understanding that the Mom has been Griffins' owner for the last 10 years other than the time at the sisters. Apparently after the last stay at the sisters (in Ohio) Griffin"fell in love" with the Dad, and took to biting the Mom for the next 6 months. Flash forward about 4 months, and he is here. Fantastic with my husband, and friendly with my 7 year old who has to keep his fingers to himself, but pretty shut down, and biting me unless talking to me when he can not see me. He is also highly "cage aggressive" with me. In order to separate him from his cage I have to wait for him to come out, then I lock the door, a little while later I put the nighttime blanket on the top to force him to the side of the cage so I can tell him/her (no DNA test) to step up, and then move him to another perch somewhere where I can pick him up when I am at his side, but not face on.
Now I do raise chickens, and know the signs of a broody hen, and when she squats. Griffin does this. Goes into a trance like state while swatting, and fluttering tight looking wings. He is 10. Is this hormones, is this why he/she bites women? Griffin is totally social with the "men folk"? My Sun Conure is a different beast completely. She is wonderful with everyone. Of course even wild they have completely different natures. If it is hormones - we do have egg incubators full of chicken eggs, and the last hatchlings just moved outside 2 days ago, and I wonder if this is a trigger.
How long will it last?
How can I end the cage aggression?
How can I change the biting females behavior? He has taken a good chunk out of me.
I don't want to give up on him, and living happily with him. He is especially awesome during his daily "music times" filled with Italian Opera, Motown, Soul Train, James Brown, B. B. King,Baby Huey, Michael Jackson, anything with a funky beat! Lol!
My husband while being of good nature didn't sign on for a parrot. That's a me thing, and I need to be able to make the vet runs, ECT.
Help is appreciated. Thank you.
Anywho on to the issue- I just recently within the last few weeks traded a mini colt for a ACG, because the family has a young son is is very sick with a left ventricle of the heart problem that has resulted in many open heart surgeries - they are currently in Ohio at a specialized children's ward. (they live in NC here by me in S.E. Virginia. He -the ACG has for the last few years gone back and forth between the mom, and her sister while the baby boy (he will be 4 years year) and the mother spent weeks/months at a time in the hospital. It is my understanding that the Mom has been Griffins' owner for the last 10 years other than the time at the sisters. Apparently after the last stay at the sisters (in Ohio) Griffin"fell in love" with the Dad, and took to biting the Mom for the next 6 months. Flash forward about 4 months, and he is here. Fantastic with my husband, and friendly with my 7 year old who has to keep his fingers to himself, but pretty shut down, and biting me unless talking to me when he can not see me. He is also highly "cage aggressive" with me. In order to separate him from his cage I have to wait for him to come out, then I lock the door, a little while later I put the nighttime blanket on the top to force him to the side of the cage so I can tell him/her (no DNA test) to step up, and then move him to another perch somewhere where I can pick him up when I am at his side, but not face on.
Now I do raise chickens, and know the signs of a broody hen, and when she squats. Griffin does this. Goes into a trance like state while swatting, and fluttering tight looking wings. He is 10. Is this hormones, is this why he/she bites women? Griffin is totally social with the "men folk"? My Sun Conure is a different beast completely. She is wonderful with everyone. Of course even wild they have completely different natures. If it is hormones - we do have egg incubators full of chicken eggs, and the last hatchlings just moved outside 2 days ago, and I wonder if this is a trigger.
How long will it last?
How can I end the cage aggression?
How can I change the biting females behavior? He has taken a good chunk out of me.
I don't want to give up on him, and living happily with him. He is especially awesome during his daily "music times" filled with Italian Opera, Motown, Soul Train, James Brown, B. B. King,Baby Huey, Michael Jackson, anything with a funky beat! Lol!
My husband while being of good nature didn't sign on for a parrot. That's a me thing, and I need to be able to make the vet runs, ECT.
Help is appreciated. Thank you.