fury
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- Aug 10, 2022
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- Reeses - 4 Y/O Jenday Conure
Hello, this is my first post on parrotforums, but I felt like it was neccessary to ask this because I'm not sure what to do ... (Hope I'm doing this right lol)
I've had my Jenday for about 4 years now and I raised her from a fledgeling, she(I think she is a girl, though nobody knows for sure)'s always been rather feisty, but over the years has grown more so, and she now attacks, chases, and bites strangers and other animals, like my dog and my sibling's pets, when she would cuddle with strangers and was well-behaved around other animals as a baby.
Recently, her behavior has seemed to change overnight, as she has begun to attack my sister who she used to enjoy cuddling with before, and she has become OBSESSED with my mother, who never really took a liking to my parrot and usually regards her as quite annoying/wants nothing to do with her.
I have always been my bird's favorite person, and spend as much time with her as I possibly can, however, she pretty much ignores me now whenever my mother is around. I also have no idea what has suddenly caused my bird to become so aggressive, especially towards my sister, which she actually flew at her and started to bite her incessantly (did not draw blood, but bit hard). Nothing's really changed in our lives that I can think of that would cause her to act this way.
From a quick google search, it says that a bird's hormones can sometimes cause odd behavior, however, it's summertime and rainy where I live, not spring, and she is now 4 years old which is somewhat past the threshold for the extreme outbursts which tend to start at 2-3 years old for conures from what I've seen. She has never behaved this way towards my sister or my mother ... Perhaps she is a late bloomer? I don't know.
I'm just not sure what to do, I am no longer my bird's favorite person and I can't get her to stop attacking my sister and obsessively following my mother around. Any advice would be appreciated and I will gladly answer any questions, thanks!
I've had my Jenday for about 4 years now and I raised her from a fledgeling, she(I think she is a girl, though nobody knows for sure)'s always been rather feisty, but over the years has grown more so, and she now attacks, chases, and bites strangers and other animals, like my dog and my sibling's pets, when she would cuddle with strangers and was well-behaved around other animals as a baby.
Recently, her behavior has seemed to change overnight, as she has begun to attack my sister who she used to enjoy cuddling with before, and she has become OBSESSED with my mother, who never really took a liking to my parrot and usually regards her as quite annoying/wants nothing to do with her.
I have always been my bird's favorite person, and spend as much time with her as I possibly can, however, she pretty much ignores me now whenever my mother is around. I also have no idea what has suddenly caused my bird to become so aggressive, especially towards my sister, which she actually flew at her and started to bite her incessantly (did not draw blood, but bit hard). Nothing's really changed in our lives that I can think of that would cause her to act this way.
From a quick google search, it says that a bird's hormones can sometimes cause odd behavior, however, it's summertime and rainy where I live, not spring, and she is now 4 years old which is somewhat past the threshold for the extreme outbursts which tend to start at 2-3 years old for conures from what I've seen. She has never behaved this way towards my sister or my mother ... Perhaps she is a late bloomer? I don't know.
I'm just not sure what to do, I am no longer my bird's favorite person and I can't get her to stop attacking my sister and obsessively following my mother around. Any advice would be appreciated and I will gladly answer any questions, thanks!