[volvobirds]

I'll try and give all the history we have on this bird.

we adopted a female U2, Sopfie, who is 8 yrs old on 2/25. initially, she did fine, but has shown some aggressive tendencies. she is also very cage aggressive, but will allow you to pet her feet and some scratches, as long as you keep an eye on how she is acting. she also does a rather raspy squawk, if you could call it that. but usually she is kind of quiet.

we were told by the rescue we adopted her from that Sopfie was given up due to the owners getting divorced. she was ping-ponged between the wife and husband during the divorce, but the wife finally gave her to the husband due to the fact that she couldn't stand her! then the husband had to give Sopfie up due to the fact that he got a job transfer that required lots of travel.

we realize several things that could be going on with Sopfie, but we need some extra help in how to help her. we figure these things are issues right now:
1. its the hormal time for Toos.
2. new home, people, schedule, foods, noises and birds.
3. shes trying to find her place in this new flock and is unsure.

we sit in the chair by her cage and talk to her. sometimes that gets positive results, sometimes not. she is very defensive when she is out on the door of her cage, but we figure that may be a fear thing, as all here is new. she also chased my daughter(19) up into a chair. Sopfie was in full charge mode, ie wings out, crest up and hopping like a bunny. I was able to pick her up with a towel, she immediately calmed down.

is there anything else we can do to help this bird? Sopfie is here for the long run and we are willing to take the time to work with her, but we are kind of at a loss as what else to do. any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated!