Cotton meets bird

[bunnytowne]

Well that was interesting.   Cotton is real curiuos he didnt’ go up right away.  I picked him up to check his lip then I brought him over to the cage and petted and cooed to Cotton.  Then I let him down. 

HE was scared at first when Fouad carried that cage in here.  He went and hid under the table probably thinking oh noo what is that???  I hope they aren’t planning to stick ME in there.  

He hopped on the couch and started approching it.  I warned him not to stick his nose in there cause the birdie bites.  Probably why the person wanted to get rid of it.  I am not good with birds and biting issues.

We picked at the bird I put a piece of newspaper in the bars and the bird got all mad.   Then he made this funny noise hubby said oh my he is cursing in bird language.   We laughed.  OH he is something what a biter too.  Cotton got jealous when we laughed at the bird so I had to go give His Highness extra attention.

So far he hasn’t stuck his nose in there.  All I need is a nip on his nose too.  He did sniff the cage but bird stayed and consulted himself in the mirror.  Then decided to stay put. Bird  has a mirror in there for his personal meetings.and consultations decision making that sort of thing. And to flirt with himself too. 

Birds are so narcissictic.  They see themselves in a mirror they are in love.

Laith saw himself in a mirror and sprayed his reflection. lmao

[BinkyBunny]

Posted By bunnytowne on 01/15/2009 6:13 PM

Bird has a mirror in there for his personal meetings.and consultations decision making that sort of thing. And to flirt with himself too. 

 

 

HAHHAHAHHAHHA!  Funny!  And here I thought I was the only one that did that. 

[Addy]

I get emails from a site ran by Chet Womach, a guy who trains birds.  In the latest email I got, it talked about cage territorial birds.

 

Fixing cage TERRITORIAL birds without training!

I have a Cockatiel, who is in the middle of a hormonal phase of his life, and is defending his cage, like King Aurther would defend a siege attempt — defend, or die trying!

It’s a phase all birds go through in their life, and depending on the type of Parrot, this phase will last for several years.  So, it’s pretty DAMN important you know how to handle it — or you’ll end up like 90% of Parrot owners, who give up, and get rid of their bird.

When I talk to people who have gotten rid of their Parrots during its hormonal phase of their life, they tell me stuff like, “the breeder said the bird is acting out like this because it wants a mate…and the only way he’ll be happy is to let him breed&quot.

Hmmmm….is that REALLY good advice?

Is this the kind of advice your parents gave you when you came into the teenage years? 

“Honey, your father and I have been talking, and we think the only way for you to be happy is if we let you go breed.”

I don’t think so!

Of course, I realize that all creatures go through this phase of life as they start to be able to reproduce.  But, just letting them go ‘get it on’ is hardly the answer to raising a well-adjusted pet Parrot in your home.

And, it turns out one of the greatest things you can do to help your Parrot get through this phase of its life as smoothly as possible, doesn’t take any training at all.

It just takes being aware of what sets off your Parrot’s hormonal cycles.

I talk a lot about this in our How to Stop Random Biting course, but thought I’d cover it in today’s newsletter as well.

In the case of my Cockatiel, I decided to jot down things that my Parrot did during days where he was extremely cage territorial.  And, I discovered that one of the things he did, that always made him extra territorial of his cage, was interacting with either a reflection of himself, or a shadow.

It’s like he thinks it’s another Cockatiel, and he wants to mate with it…causing a SPIKE in hormonal behavior.

I’ve never had mirrors in the bird’s cage, but I do have a lamp sitting next to my bird that casts a shadow on the wall very close to him, that he is infatuated with all the time.

He’ll spend hours trying to talk to his shadow on the wall, if I let him.

So, by simply moving that light, and my Tiel’s cage, so that it didn’t cast a shadow anymore — I was able to solve the problem.

My bird will still have hormonal outbursts — it’s just normal.  But, by making sure his environment is set up in a way that doesn’t cause excessive hormonal activity, I can make this stage in my Parrot’s life a lot easier on ME!

Hope this helps,
Chet Womach

 

I dunno how much this would help with the biting, but I also had a friend tell me not to have mirrors in a bird cage because it doesn’t help them bond with you because they bond with their reflection.

[Addy]

Woah, sorry for posting a link that asks/tells you to buy stuff… =/ I just like the free emails, so I can be ready when I want to get a birdy.

[Beka27]

Cotton: I’ve seen a lot of buns in my day… but that has got to be the weirdest rabbit EVER!”

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

LOL!!! Pictures of the new bird??

[bunnytowne]

Yeah I have heard of that womack fellow.  I am sure this would work for the parakeet too since they have a  hook beak.   Yep that mirror.  Now I remember why I havent’ put mirrors in my birds cages when I used to have them.  Makes them cuckoo.

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