Why is it that when I enter my bird’s cage to feed him, clean it, or change his toys, he violently attacks me? What can I do to stop this behavior, other than fight back?
He was given to me by a relative about 6-9 months ago. He was never this aggressive, it has gotten worse over the last 2 months or so. Great answers (with a few exceptions) so far. Thank you all!!
i have recently aquired a pair of peach faced lovebirds that are thought to be a year old. they are very happy with each other, feed and groom each other. question is: they love to be on the bottom of the cage chewing up newspaper and then hiding under it. also, one of them likes to roll paper up under itself (even folds a paper towel if I put it in the cage). the bird rolls the paper with its beak, stuffs it under himself, and them rocks back and forth on it. is this the male or the femal? is this behavior “O>K>”?? thanxs.
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Tagged beak, behavior, bottom, cage, Feed, femal, groom, pair, paper, paper towel, peach, peach faced lovebirds, question, year
I have a male and female yellow nape amazons that i wold love to be on eggs. over last week the male seemed to be feeling frisky and he showed intrest in the nest box not the female i didnt think was feelling frisky she did alot of growling and pushing the male away when he attempted to get a leg up>they were doing allot of mutual preening and i was hoping maybe we were on the egg path. today the female climed to the highest branch she could get to and sat there. she came down right befor bedtime and had herself a little snack and the climbed herself right back up. He doesnt evern try to get up there with her and hes sleeping in one spot and her in another so what now . whats it mean, I didnt see a mating but my monitor only has good viewing up close but there were times when she was on her side for breif seconds. spring fever couldnt be over that quick could it .any advice on if the mood will return to my birds and how to help my female get rid of her “headach” thanks
when we got the pair, she was the dominant one, always making the male get her food, and it was funny to watch. she had a playful attitude, even though she was scared of me. for the past month, i noticed the male becoming more dominant, and the females behavior changing, so i checked online and i figured out she could be nesting. i left her a box and some paper and they seemed to enjoy that. she began spending a majority of her time in the box. last night, out of nowhere, we found her passed away under their ladder..and the only think i can think of is her calmer behavior…please help. the male and i are both sad..and i dont know what to do, if i should just spend more time with him or get him another mate?
Is nest building normal? or does it always mean eggs are soon to follow? I have 2 lovebirds, not sure of sex- one definitely female who is the nest builder. I have no desire to breed these birds-what are your suggestions? Let them lay eggs, continue with building the nest and if eggs come – remove them? or, Disrupt behavior, take down fleece hut and separate birds? Do female birds always build nests, even without a male partner? The female is constantly in the fleece hut and the other one is hanging outside the hut, occasionally making a visit. What do these behaviors indicate? The only reason I can see why the behavior changed with the birds is I recently put palm shredder pieces into the cage- no nesting box- no paper towels, nothing different other than the shredders. Would this trigger mating behavior? Or coincidental? It is winter here in Philly, do they breed all year round- I thought spring was the season. Thanks for your help.
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Tagged behavior, builder, building, desire, Disrupt, eggs, female birds, fleece, hut, lovebirds, male partner, mating behavior, nest, nest building, palm, paper towels, partner, season thanks, sex, shredder, shredders, thanks for your help
i have a canary that was sold to me as a male – however a nesting “thing” is going on..can’t seem to locate details on their behavior – seems silly but i put an ornamental nest in the cage, a box of nesting material – that bird formarlly know as george – now, georgette – has just gone crazy filling this nest and sitting in it -
george has never been a singer – always had a hunch twas a female – stupid question – but can’t seem to find the answer so i will ask – will she lay eggs and they just won’t be fertile w/out a male – obviously we are not talking chickens here – thks.
a. chimpanzee stacking up boxes to reach a banana
b. ravens pulling up a string to obtain attached food item
c. injury-feigning behavior of ground-nesting bird
d. the cognitive map of jay that enables it to retrieve food from its many catches
e. all of the above show evidence of information processing and animal cognition
i was leaning towards E as well because the first 3 options clearly demonstrate cognitive behavior
Posted in Bird Nest Boxes
Tagged animal, animal cognition, banana, behavior, boxes, chimpanzee, cognition, evidence
