bird-brain
04-09-2010, 01:00 AM
I had to go an help with my sister-in-law again and in my absence my little lovie Cabo has shown some behavior changes. After he and Skye share their preening, he does all this clicking and then starts gacking and then attempts to "mount" her/him. Keep in mind that neither are DNA confirmed anything because I have not planned on breeding and I have never heard of a conure and lovebird successfully mating.:rotfl
He is (based on my information) about 8 months old. I did not expect this type of behavior for another several months??????? Perhaps I am misinformed about his age? He has grown quite a bit since we got him and now has very prominent tale feathers that were only marginally visible when we first acquired him/her the end of December. I do know that females will sometimes act this out as a dominance issue and he/she has starting biting hands that enter the cage (unless of course I am feeding, changing water etc. All of this seems expected and is allowed without challenge) there is no tucking or nest biulding happening at this point. Skye could very well be male (statistically more likely with a conure) so I am wondering if this is a posturing for dominance between birds of the same sex? Skye does not seem to mind the "advances" although Skye is well aware she/he has the upper hand as far as size. Skye was a year old the first of March if the records are correct. Any thoughts are appreciated.
He is (based on my information) about 8 months old. I did not expect this type of behavior for another several months??????? Perhaps I am misinformed about his age? He has grown quite a bit since we got him and now has very prominent tale feathers that were only marginally visible when we first acquired him/her the end of December. I do know that females will sometimes act this out as a dominance issue and he/she has starting biting hands that enter the cage (unless of course I am feeding, changing water etc. All of this seems expected and is allowed without challenge) there is no tucking or nest biulding happening at this point. Skye could very well be male (statistically more likely with a conure) so I am wondering if this is a posturing for dominance between birds of the same sex? Skye does not seem to mind the "advances" although Skye is well aware she/he has the upper hand as far as size. Skye was a year old the first of March if the records are correct. Any thoughts are appreciated.