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Post by wsteinhoff on Jan 2, 2016 23:01:49 GMT -5
Oh so it's not just quakers that go through the terrible two's?? Do all birds (sorry for being so naive) go through a 'terrible two' stage of some kind?? It's the hormonal changes a bird goes through when they reach sexual maturity. If I remember correctly that time for quakers is around 2 years of age. |
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Post by Angela on Jan 2, 2016 23:46:35 GMT -5
Thanks I think I realised what it was but didn't realise 'most' birds when through the same thing. Just though everyone was talking about QP's being the only bird that went through it hahahaha. Of course makes sense now lol!
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Post by aaron on Jan 4, 2016 15:21:22 GMT -5
Yep, Quaker "puberty" happens typically between 1-2 years of age. All parrots have this point hitting sexual maturity although depending on the species it happens at different ages. This is definitely a subject you want to be well versed on ahead of time, because it's where new parrot owners run into the most problems, usually due to inexperience or a lack of knowledge. If you do the right things (10-12 hours of darkness a night, no nest-like areas, etc) and handle and respond to hormonal behaviors properly from the get-go, I would expect things to go pretty smoothly. The worst scenarios occur when the owner doesn't recognize hormonal behavior and encourages it (laughing when the bird lunges at someone else because it's cute), or doesn't realize that they are behaving in a way that could be stimulating to the bird (stroking the back). Of course there are always birds, who, like humans, have particularly unruly responses to hormonal changes, but most of the time that's not the case.
Good luck!
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