almost hurts my feelings........

[jimpierce7]

This is crazy but I kind of understand it. Zoey has been on medication this week since Monday. She hates it with a passion. On the good side of it Zoey can fly now. She doesn't want to at all. But she can. Around the living room. To get away from evil Papa and that medicine squirter!! She backs away from me any time I walk by her cage even. Gives me dirty looks, the whole bit. Sophie has picked up on this. Sophie attacks me every time I go into her cage. Puffs up and nails me. Hard. Hissin' and pissin' a growls and everything. Before this week I would have thought Sophie didn't care less about Zoey.

Oh and the real kicker? Sophie is suddenly my bestest friend in the world when I show up with food!! She went from puffy and pissy to sweet and cudly when I showed up with sprouts!!!

Oh the trials and tribulations of being a Parront.

[raddaughter]

Lol! Life with parrots, can life get any more interesting? But you know the saying, food is the way to a bird's heart!

[jimpierce7]

it just dawned on me as I was rubbing my fingers, could it be coincidence and Sophie is just entering her hormonal stage? This is beyond anything I have seen her do before. She wanted off the play gym. I gave her a ride to her cage and as soon as she was perched. She turned around and tried to nail me!!!

[Pepper's Pa]

When you have tried to catch Zoey to give her the medicine, has she ever been in her cage and screaming and flapping around? If Sophie has observed this, she may simply be defending herself from the perceived possibility of an "attack" while in her cage.
Good luck in helping Zoey and keeping your skin intact with Sophie.

[RingneckedPrincess]

Awww...poor Papa Jim. Hopefully Zoey gets over it when the medicine stops!

As for Sophie she very well might be hitting that lovely hormonal stages for ekkies

Dani

[jimpierce7]

Originally Posted by Pepper's Pa

When you have tried to catch Zoey to give her the medicine, has she ever been in her cage and screaming and flapping around? If Sophie has observed this, she may simply be defending herself from the perceived possibility of an "attack" while in her cage.
Good luck in helping Zoey and keeping your skin intact with Sophie.

well sir, after much deliberation and asking questions everywhere I go, this is exactly what I believe the problem is. Until last night it never dawned on me to give them there meds out of sight of the cages. Zoey only has a fit as I try to wrap the towel around her which I don't do until the last second. Without the towel she won't open her beak for me.
So basiclly I figure Sophie is mad at me because she thinks I am hurting Zoey. I sure hope I never have to give Sophie meds.