Jackson

[imported_Michelle]

hello all,
So Jackson has really warmed up to me, in fact so much so that if i leave his line of site he sits there and screams and screams. He has lots of toys in his cage and food and water etc... I was wondering if there was anything else I could try to keep him happy when hes by himself? Also he has some strange behaviors and I was wondering if anyone elses birds behave like this or what it might mean. He will peck at my finger, not hard but repeatedly, kinda like a wood pecker on a tree. Also he hunches down and shakes his wings? He is a funny little guy, he likes to sit and sway back a forth slowly untill finally he starts head bobbing rapidly. The more we laugh the more he will do it. Any who thats whats up and any insite would be great.
-Michelle

Oh that sounds great he is warming up and letting his true personality come through. Make sure he has lots of toys to keep him occupied when your gone. His other behaviors is he just saying thankyou for giving him love and attention.

We want pics please!!!!

Donna

[JaneB]

My quaker used to not like for me to leave her sight. I would do 3 short whistles to let her know I was near. Now she does those same whistles back to me.
Jane

[imported_Michelle]

Jackson is around 8 years old. He has lots of toys but still screams and screams. I am currently hidding in my back room with all the lights out so he will keep it down and i can get some work done ;)

[imported_Jason]

My male ekkie, does the woodpecker, and stoops on his perch and shakes his wings. He has always done the wing shake, as he does it as a sort of begging for food, mostly when he sees me preparing it. He did not start the woodpecker though, until he was about 2 1/2 years old. I may be wrong, but I believe it is a "mating ritual" of sorts. Sometimes he does it to my hand, and sometimes the perch when I return him to his cage. Glad to see Jackson is coming around for you! Suns are noisy birds. It is expected for him to scream. Mine do, and they were hand raised by my breeder, and I finished weaning them, and they have always been loud birds... its just their nature. I have tried everything to "occupy" their time, from tons of toys, to letting them out of their cage from dusk till dawn, and I have also tried "birdie treats". The only thing I have found, that will quiet them down, is a shower... Then they will actually spend their time preening. I use a spray bottle, and sometimes add a little aloe vera juice. You might want to try this when he is at his loudest. You also might make a chart, and see what time of day he seems to be the loudest. Birds are creatures of habit, and if you know approximately when it is he will be at his loudest, you can beat him to the punch with a gentle shower... Just my $.02 ;)

Jason

Jason

[imported_Michelle]

Well Jason I think you may be right about the woodpecker thing being a mating ritual thing. Today he was in his cage playing (I was so excited i actually got to get some work done) and he started doing the wood pecker thing to one of his toys. He did this for a while and then I heard the whole cage shaking, I think he was humping the toy! He contiuned humping it until he regurgitated his food :-\. I hope he keeps the humping for his toys because if he did that to my hand i dont know what i would do.
-Michelle

If he starts bumpin ugly's with your hand you want to distact that behavior with a toy or food. Get his dirty little mind off of love making your hand. ;D

Donna :)

[imported_Jason]

My male ekkie, unfortunately, likes my hand! :( lol. He also regurgitates his food ON ME!


Jason