I own a 4 year old female lesser sulpher crested cockatoo and I just have a question about something she does. Everytime we hold her or squeeze her in our arms she begins to shake and she tries to go flat...I'm just wondering why she does this! Thanks!
2007-03-16 06:03:32 · 5 answers · asked by ~*KaRmA*~ 1 in Pets ➔ Birds
No it's not defense mode.. she enjoys it. She even cuddles in close so we will squeeze her. Please don't contribute if you are not familiar with birds thanks.
2007-03-16 06:15:27 · update #1
My Umbrella Cockatoo does the same thing when he's feeling "frisky." It sounds like your bird is trying to mate. I read that you should only pet your bird above the shoulders when they behave like this. You don't want them to get any ideas to start plucking their feathers for nest building. Silly birds!
If you don't mind, I'd love to see a picture of your bird. And, do you know that she is indeed a female?
2007-03-16 06:17:32 · answer #1 · answered by Ann 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Explain "go flat". I'm taking that to mean she wants to lay on her back?
We have an Umbrella Cockatoo, and he's in mating mode right now too... (all of our birds are in mating mode. HATE this time of the year...tons of bitchy birds. LOL Except Elle, our DHY Amazon, he's as sweet as ever. LOL But, I digress...)
Oscar, our U2 is a very cuddly little man too. He shakes and purrs and coos when we're cuddling him and he's always wanting to go on his back too. I'd say it's normal, but like Ann said (above me) you'll want to be careful not to excite her too much or you will end up dealing with much, much, MUCH worse problems down the road. Feather plucking is certainly an issue, compulsive egg laying, aggression...there's a lot of issues that can rear their ugly heads because of sexual frustration.
Give her a month (and breeding season should be over) and then you can go back to your normal repertoire.
2007-03-16 14:02:30 · answer #2 · answered by sdkramer76 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like mating behavior. Right now is the end of breeding season (well, for Amazons anyway. I would assume that Cockatoo's are the same, but not sure) and they can get easily worked up if you are touching their wings or sometimes even if you are just in site.
2007-03-16 18:34:46 · answer #3 · answered by Chris J 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't squeeze the bird, she probably id going into some type of defense mode.
2007-03-16 13:11:49 · answer #4 · answered by xxx 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
if you good then the bird will good
2007-03-16 13:12:18 · answer #5 · answered by bramptonparrotorange 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋