Should I Split Them Up?

[Susan27]

Dayzee and Woogie don't seem as bonded as the rest of my pairs....but then again, all my pairs act differently towards eachother in ways.

I often see Dayzee and Woogie on the bottom of their cage and I think they are mating...but today it seemed like more than that. Is this the same positioning a lovebird takes when they are attacking, going for the back of the neck?

I am thinking I should have a daytime and nighttime cage for these two?

Suggestions, advice, comments of any sort would be GREATLY appreciated....:)

[Buy A Paper Doll]

You know, my birds go through phases where they're not particularly lovey-dovey with each other. When I have to split my birds up, one is constantly chasing the other around the cage, lunging at him. It's always my female chasing after the male and it's always due to hormones.

Of course, if have your doubts, it's always better to be safe than sorry.

Just a thought if you do feel you should give them some time apart: When I split mine up, I now make a point to remove the more aggressive one (Melody) from the larger cage. If I were to leave her in the cage as opposed to Milo, it would reinforce her idea that the cage is HERS and Milo can be pushed around for being in HER cage.

[butterfly1061]

Jennifer,

I agree. Now that I know that Daisy is a male, I can related to what I've seen Olivia do to him. Daisy has a bigger cage and I had both birds in his cage at one time. When I put Olivia in Daisy's cage and she's hormonal, Olivia chases Daisy around and is VERY bossy & can be bitey. Like you I remove Olivia and put her back in her smaller cage that sits next to Daisy & his big cage. Susan, you just have to watch them and when the female gets out of hand, remove her to a smaller cage. :2cents:

[Christine9]

Susan- I agree w/ everyone. Trust your instincts. If you suspect their behavior is fighting, separate them. I would really hate to see one of your little guys get hurt.


Jennifer,

...next to Daisy & his big cage...

Lol, I noticed you called Daisy a "him". Is it finally starting to sink in? :D I think I would have such a hard time getting used to the idea if I found out one of mine was the opposite sex I thought he/she was.

[butterfly1061]

Lol, I noticed you called Daisy a "him". Is it finally starting to sink in? :D I think I would have such a hard time getting used to the idea if I found out one of mine was the opposite sex I thought he/she was.It really has been hard referring to Daisy as "him". I've really thought about calling him "daiz" as that's my short/nickname for him anyway. :)

[Susan27]

Thank you for your insights. I am thinking that Dayzee is just an I'm the boss kinda lovie, and since Woogie is a tad younger (~2 months), Woogie must OBEY Dayzee. It's like that with Little Chicken/Mr.Peepers and Kiko and Touki too, but not to the degree of this pair.

I will monitor and separate if necessary, putting the more aggressive Dayzee, into the smaller cage, as suggested. My first instinct would have been to 'save' Woogie and get her out.....but the way you guys (girls) put it, it makes more sense to remove Dayzee.

Thanks a bunch!!:)

BTW Daisy being a boy, I will never get used to....he looks like a pretty little girl...but don't tell him that.

[Buy A Paper Doll]

My first instinct would have been to 'save' Woogie and get her out.....

And that's EXACTLY why I thought I should mention it! :) Because that was my first instinct too and it just made things worse.