Post by zim on Oct 19, 2018 19:46:53 GMT -5
I'm curious if anyone else has noticed their birds displaying behaviors like this.
When Yoshi gets frustrated, if events occur such as me sitting near him eating and him wanting some, or him wanting my attention when I'm otherwise engaged, he displays a unique behavior. He reaches his left foot back and grabs ahold of feathers right underneath his tail.
When he first started doing this, I kept thinking something back there was bothering him. I even asked his vet about it at his last checkup, and she was stumped. Over time, I came to realize he only does this in certain situations, where he seems to be frustrated.
Likewise, Melly has a similar behavior when she wants out of her cage and thinks I'm ignoring her (such as when I first get home from school, and need to put away my backpack and change into bird clothes and such before getting her out). She will perch on her food bowl, grab ahold of the metal rim with her beak, and flap her wings, followed by a scream. She only does this when she seems to be frustrated.
When Yoshi gets frustrated, if events occur such as me sitting near him eating and him wanting some, or him wanting my attention when I'm otherwise engaged, he displays a unique behavior. He reaches his left foot back and grabs ahold of feathers right underneath his tail.
When he first started doing this, I kept thinking something back there was bothering him. I even asked his vet about it at his last checkup, and she was stumped. Over time, I came to realize he only does this in certain situations, where he seems to be frustrated.
Likewise, Melly has a similar behavior when she wants out of her cage and thinks I'm ignoring her (such as when I first get home from school, and need to put away my backpack and change into bird clothes and such before getting her out). She will perch on her food bowl, grab ahold of the metal rim with her beak, and flap her wings, followed by a scream. She only does this when she seems to be frustrated.
. He rarely ever screams. He will contact call me when I go to another room, but that's about it.
