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Post by siobhan on Dec 27, 2016 11:23:05 GMT -5
A while back, I posted that I believe my birds know each other's names. I have absolute proof now. Clyde is crazy jealous of Johnny for some reason I can't fathom. Johnny and Freddie (the tiels) generally play together and only occasionally want to sit on me, while Clyde has one hand and Benjy has the other constantly. Yet when Johnny does decide to sit on my knee (since no other spot is open), Clyde invariably runs around behind my head and chomps the back of my neck. I have no idea why that spot is where I get chomped for Johnny. So yesterday, he and Benjy had my hands as usual, and Johnny was sitting on Clyde's cage. I said to Johnny, "You're so cute. Do you know how pretty you are, Johnny?" and Clyde ran up my arm, on to the back of the chair and attacked my ponytail, which was in the way of him being able to bite my neck. He beat the stuffing out of my ponytail and griped and cussed and had a fit. I only SPOKE to Johnny! Clyde was still back there beating up my hair when Johnny flew over to my knee, so he beat it up even more and cussed and griped, and then stuck himself under my chin and hissed at Johnny for several minutes.
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Post by Jan and Shah on Dec 27, 2016 16:15:50 GMT -5
I am not allowed to speak to Pippin otherwise Shah goes berko. I really think they feel jealous of certain animals as I am allowed to speak to Spike.
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Post by siobhan on Dec 27, 2016 16:51:13 GMT -5
It seems to be allowed to speak to Jade, though he despises her, but then, she never comes to sit on my knee, and if I'm sitting near her or she's on the boing nearby and I speak to her, it's HER he lunges at, not me. I'm still trying to figure out what's going on with Johnny, who is the world's most inoffensive bird. He really is.
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Post by biteybird on Dec 27, 2016 17:42:40 GMT -5
It's a conspiracy....I wonder what would happen if you made some stuffed birds that look like Johnny and put them on your knees? (Sorry, now I'm just being silly!  ...Edit: I meant to say that what put me in mind of this approach is something psychologists use - Google "Stroop test/therapy" if you're interested (that is, Clyde could be desensitised?). Or maybe not...  |
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Post by siobhan on Dec 28, 2016 11:54:25 GMT -5
I don't know if something like that would work. He's known and lived with Johnny for six years. I would understand more if Johnny were a recent addition to the flock.
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Post by julianna on Dec 28, 2016 13:54:06 GMT -5
Be glad that they only get jealous when you talk to the other birds. I swear... my husband is not allowed to talk to me or Oscar throws a fit. Thank God he doesn't fly or hubby would be black and blue or Oscar would probably not live here.
It doesn't matter what room I am in or hubby is in... or Oscar is in... once I am spoken to by hubby... Oscar starts screaming and won't be quiet until I go and see him to reassure him I am okay.
Honestly... there are times I will ask my hubby to whisper what he wants to say to me as to keep Oscar quiet. Talk about controlling this house... he controls everything.
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Post by siobhan on Dec 28, 2016 15:44:19 GMT -5
Rocky hisses at his daddy if Rocky's on my lap getting snuggles and his daddy sits down or even walks by. LOL They get along fine the rest of the time and even have Rocky-and-Daddy games they play together. But during snuggle time, by golly, Daddy is not allowed to interfere!
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Post by biteybird on Dec 28, 2016 16:43:52 GMT -5
Maybe Johnny did something Clyde didn't like when you were out one day (?). ...although I suspect it's just that he's being a quaker. Here's a conversation we were having yesterday about Bonnie, when she sounded like she was being 'murderated' (as we call it, when she is making lots of noise): HUBBY (to Bonnie): What is the MATTER with you? ME: She's a bird. What's more, she's a parrot. HUBBY: What's more MORE, she's a quaker. ...I digress. |
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Post by siobhan on Dec 29, 2016 13:51:00 GMT -5
Maybe Clyde is jealous because I often tell Johnny that he's the best-behaved and easiest bird in the house. Ringo Starling comes darned close to that title, but she does make some horrendous messes for me to clean up, while Johnny doesn't. So he edges her out for the title by a tiny margin. Clyde and Rocky, meanwhile, fight over "most difficult bird" status, and I'm pretty sure Rocky wears that title proudly. Clyde just wants to be the ONLY bird.
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Post by biteybird on Dec 29, 2016 21:53:38 GMT -5
Clyde just wants to be the ONLY bird. Of course he does. Poor bugger, having to share his human slave with undeserving competitors. 😀 |
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Post by siobhan on Dec 30, 2016 14:39:21 GMT -5
Rocky behaves as if he IS the only bird, screaming like a banshee if he suspects I'm in another room with other birds. But Clyde was there first and had no intention of us going off and getting more birds. He barely tolerated the fact that we had dogs.
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Post by Jan and Shah on Dec 30, 2016 17:15:14 GMT -5
I always thought that Shah wanted to be the only bird but if the cockatiels are removed from the room for any reason (like they have to go to the vet), he gets very upset and is excited when they come back home. I guess they are part of his flock he just wants to be the boss of everyone.
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Post by aaron on Jan 2, 2017 23:47:25 GMT -5
Gosh! These birds are such jealous little creatures! It's hilarious, but sounds extremely intense. Cupcake doesn't really get jealous about our interactions, although she does get a little grumpy if my wife and I are snuggling on the couch. She would probably prefer we not touch each other... but she only gets mildly grumpy about it and usually gives up.
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Post by beccilouise on Jan 3, 2017 18:06:36 GMT -5
Hahahaha, these posts are hilarious! Maya is only young yet, so I'm not saying out situation will not change, but thankfully she is pretty calm and sweet with both of us. She follows me out of the room more often than David, but if he's washing up (a favourite past-time of hers) she will fly out to see what he is doing. If the rabbit is out on the sofa with is, I have to stop Maya from clambering down to nick a piece of carrot (she doesn't even like carrot, she just wants it cos the bunny has it!)
The other day, though, I moved (by about two inches!) two of the perches on Maya's playstand so that it would be less likely she pooped on the floor. Oh my god, she went BANANAS! David and I were nursing ALL our fingers afterwards, Maya's toy bucket got thoroughly beaten up and she sat at the top of her playstand for the next hour, growling to herself in the most epic sulk I have ever seen her throw. It was hysterical.
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Post by biteybird on Jan 3, 2017 19:36:29 GMT -5
They are such drama queens. |
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