Moofins
01-17-2011, 07:37 PM
Hey everyone, this will be my first post on this forum. My name is Niki. :D
I've had my peachfaced lovebird, Bean, for approximately a week and a half now (although I'm not new to birds entirely, I've had cockatiels for over a year).
So far as I know, "she's" still young, maybe under a year old, so I would assume it's high time for the angsty teeny years for my little lovie. Also, I say "she" because she hasn't been DNA tested, and some weird behavior has come up, which brings me to question her real gender.
Let's see if you can divulge anything from this: I was watching tv on the couch and playing with Beany, keeping her busy with toys and things to chew, etc. Then she starts 'clicking' her beak rapidly, like a chicken would after guzzling a Rockstar in 30 seconds. Suddenly, she gets the urge to be on top of my head. :roll:
Now here's where the real weirdness starts: Still clicking, she starts to "chicken-scratch" and dance on my head. I only know this because I whipped out my phone and did my best to record her, then played it back to myself. She continued to click and chicken-scatch for about two minutes straight, until I finally said, "Okay, off my head, dodo." But when I got her to step up and looked at her, she looked as if she were trying to get something up - maybe an attempt to regurgitate?
Sorry for the novel, everyone. I hope someone can come to some sort of conclusion from that information. Thanks for reading!
I've had my peachfaced lovebird, Bean, for approximately a week and a half now (although I'm not new to birds entirely, I've had cockatiels for over a year).
So far as I know, "she's" still young, maybe under a year old, so I would assume it's high time for the angsty teeny years for my little lovie. Also, I say "she" because she hasn't been DNA tested, and some weird behavior has come up, which brings me to question her real gender.
Let's see if you can divulge anything from this: I was watching tv on the couch and playing with Beany, keeping her busy with toys and things to chew, etc. Then she starts 'clicking' her beak rapidly, like a chicken would after guzzling a Rockstar in 30 seconds. Suddenly, she gets the urge to be on top of my head. :roll:
Now here's where the real weirdness starts: Still clicking, she starts to "chicken-scratch" and dance on my head. I only know this because I whipped out my phone and did my best to record her, then played it back to myself. She continued to click and chicken-scatch for about two minutes straight, until I finally said, "Okay, off my head, dodo." But when I got her to step up and looked at her, she looked as if she were trying to get something up - maybe an attempt to regurgitate?
Sorry for the novel, everyone. I hope someone can come to some sort of conclusion from that information. Thanks for reading!