Yes, he is very aggressive, even after I take him out. I did put him on the floor, and he came chasing after me like a baby! Then, after being 'nice' for a few minutes, he began biting again, growling, and so on until I couldn't take it, and put him up. I have tried this alot in the past too, so I don't know.

Kyon-Kyon, if he chases after you like a baby, just ignore him, don't pick him up again until about a 30 seconds to a minute.

Second, stop while your ahead. You got him to be nice for a few minutes. If he typically gets mean again after 10 minutes, then give him a treat and put him back after 5. Very important to give him the treat BEFORE you put him back so he doesn't associate the treat with going back in the cage.

If he does start to get aggressive again while your holding him after the first "time out" on the floor, then put his little feather bum right back on the floor and give him another 30 second time out. Putting him back in his cage is just rewarding him for the bed behavior.

asl_terp,

Wow, I wish everybody took as good of care of their birds as you lol. Great job on your research too. I'm used to getting messages from people who know nothing about breeding birds, haven't done any research and haven't talked to any breeders. I end up having to explain EVERYTHING and doing their research for them lol.

I'm guessing that, judging on the sudden change of behavior in the female, you'll see an egg in perhaps a week.

My email is slinkeyserpent@yahoo.com Keep me updated about how your birdies are doing!

Let me know when you get my email so I can delete it off here.

Hi sugarbird...got your email now...thanks again for all of your help and I will definitely keep you posted

That's helpful, but he climbs up the bed, up my leg, which is very painful when not wearing pants. I will not let him get me, and I'll try your idea and post back afterwards.

I posted my problem about my African Grey who has very stinky poop and has never had this problem before. Her diet is the same and I change her water daily. I have even tried cleaning her food bowls more ofter. It is still stinky and has been for the last month. Help what can I do for her to help this problem or do you know what could caused this???

my g-parents bird, tobasco, will only let my g-pa hold him. why?

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Originally posted by cowgurl4:
I posted my problem about my African Grey who has very stinky poop and has never had this problem before. Her diet is the same and I change her water daily. I have even tried cleaning her food bowls more ofter. It is still stinky and has been for the last month. Help what can I do for her to help this problem or do you know what could caused this???

Stinky poo can be serious. The only thing you can & should do is take your AG to an avian vet to find the cause. If you don't & it gets worse you may end up losing the bird. Please take her to a vet asap.

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Originally posted by angie676:
my g-parents bird, tobasco, will only let my g-pa hold him. why?

What kind of bird is he? Most bond to one person or one sex only. It is normal. If you want to hold him, try getting close to him without touching him & offering him treats & talking to him.

Thanks sugarbird for helping the ppl here ive been away for awhile and sugarbird,youve helped every1 here thank u sooo much

Hey ppl im back and ready to help so gimme a call and if im not here,sugarbird take care of them will ya?

To:kimforster

He is a conure. He lets me cuddle with him sometimes, but then he gives a really hard bite.

I'm interested in being a "bird expert"/ "bird biologist" and work with birds at zoos and other places. What can I do to help me get in that direction?

kakapobird,

I don't think that pinguinluva1 is a true bird "expert". He/she may know alot about birds though, but I doubt he/she has the proper college degrees as he/she sounds pretty young.

In fact, I'm not even a bird expert or biologist, I'm only 17 myself.

What you want to do is just get in contact with some real bird experts or bird behaviorists in your area. Do a bit of research and see what colleges offer animal behavior classes and from there, you can choose to specialize in birds.

I know enough about birds, but my area is dogs so I plan on taking the ABC course at home (Animal Behavior College) to be a certified dog trainer. Maybe there's something like that available for birds as well.

hello, i recently bought 3 lovebirds from my neighbors. They are about 10 months old. What I would like to know is that since they are family members, will they be able to mate and have babies with each other? Can lovebirds of the same family mate and have healthy babies?

xvxnishaxvx,

Yes, your birds will be able to mate and have babies with each other even though they are related.

When animals of the same bloodlines are bred, it's called line breeding or inbreeding. This can be a very useful concept for breeders who are familiar with genetics and are aiming to improve or obtain a certain trait in their animals and they know the history of their animals bloodlines pretty far back. But to the unexperienced and for those who's animals are of an unknown bloodline, it can be dangerous and heartbreaking. Because you don't know the backgrounds of your babies, inbreeding can get you some pretty ugly babies. Babies with deformities, physical and mental disabilities, extreme aggression or fear and disease and illness. They may never live past the neonate stage of life.

It would be in your best interest, and the best interest of the birds to seperate them if they are male and female and get them a different mate if you intend to breed.

i want to kno how to train my 2 parakeets

Train as in finger tame them so they can come out and be friendly?

Or are they already tame and you want to train them to do tricks?

If you want to finger tame them, I will tell you how, but you must first be willing to seperate the birds into different cages and perhaps even different rooms of the house.

It's very difficult even for an experienced birder to tame 2 birds living together at once. Because Budgies are social birds, seperating them will give them no choice but to socialize and interact with you. The two of them together will not care about you because they have each other.

I have a baby bird when it is a year old if it`s a girl should I breed it with my other cockatiel?

Breeding birds is a huge responsibility.

There's alot more to it than just putting them together.

Do you have an avian specialized vet? Do you know any reputable cockatiel breeders that would be willing to mentor you and guide you? Do you know what supplements and diet your birds need? Do you know how big the nest box should be and what kind of nesting material they need? Do you know what to do if your hen gets eggbound? If the parents abandon the babies, are you willing and able to feed them every two hours around the clock for the first week of life? What will you do if nobody adopts/buys the babies you produce? If somebody can no longer take care of their bird that they got from you, are you willing to take it back?

If you want to breed, it's never too early to start your research, find a good avian vet and an experienced breeder to help you.

Well i have 2 parakeets and 1 bites really hard. What should i do