BirdyMomma
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- Aug 4, 2013
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- Parrots
- Lilac Crowned Amazon (Bacci- Forever on my shoulder, forever in my heart.)
Yellow Collared Macaw (Loki the Monkey Bird)
Military Macaw (Wingnut)
Citron Crested Cockatoo
(Knuckles)
Oh boy. So I recently posted about socializing our YCM and our MM, and we have been diligently working towards a harmonious relationship. Well, this morning there was an actual SQUABBLE! Although it resulted in no more than a few ruffled feathers, and some spilled breakfast there was screeching and legitimate beak action.
I had both Loki & Wingnut out on training perches, on the dining room table, next to each other. I was training both of them, treating them both, and rewarding them in closer and closer proximity. Everything was going well. Each bird snacking on a jackpot of treats, for a job well done, out of my hands, right next to each other.
I walked over to the sink, and after a minute or so of my back being turned, i heard Wingnut screech, then Loki screech, and I turned, already running with a bowl full of formula to find Wingnut on Lokis perch, and Loki, beak to beak with him, holding her own. I yelled, and she jumped off the perch. No one was hurt, but she was (understandably) so mad!
I picked her up, calmed her down, removed Wingnut from her perch, and replaced him on his, and returned Loki to hers as well. I targeted Wingnut to the other edge of his perch, and then soothed and treated them both.
My question is; was this situation a harbinger of bad news, or merely par for the course in the socialization of young birds?
I had both Loki & Wingnut out on training perches, on the dining room table, next to each other. I was training both of them, treating them both, and rewarding them in closer and closer proximity. Everything was going well. Each bird snacking on a jackpot of treats, for a job well done, out of my hands, right next to each other.
I walked over to the sink, and after a minute or so of my back being turned, i heard Wingnut screech, then Loki screech, and I turned, already running with a bowl full of formula to find Wingnut on Lokis perch, and Loki, beak to beak with him, holding her own. I yelled, and she jumped off the perch. No one was hurt, but she was (understandably) so mad!
I picked her up, calmed her down, removed Wingnut from her perch, and replaced him on his, and returned Loki to hers as well. I targeted Wingnut to the other edge of his perch, and then soothed and treated them both.
My question is; was this situation a harbinger of bad news, or merely par for the course in the socialization of young birds?
