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hey there - shedevil and I own a moluccan cockatoo that is about 3 years old. If you want to talk on icq hit me up - otherwise - 7 years old your bird may be going into its mating cycle and reaching puberty. If you have spent your time cuddling with the bird (which by the way is not a smart thing to do since in the wild birds dont cuddle) then the bird will see you as a mate and start defending you and your relationship. Your guy is seen as a threat.
You must think wild here - and what generally will happen is that she will love one and respect the other, or simply mate with one and feel the other is a threat to your relationship. It is going to be hard now to train to respect - but what is needed is to leave the bird in and around her perch. No contact with either one of you and while she is resting on a different perch you can go in an clean the cage. Then you pick her up and return her to the cage.
If there is any fighting with the home or stress the bird reflects that - and you may find he will start plucking his feathers. Moving his cage around on occassion usually isnt a good idea because it is considered kaos - but if you move it around monthly then birds can adjust to kaos.
Remember your bird has the attitude of a 3 to 6 year old and will for the remainder of her life. Unless your husband can deal with the biting and teach the bird who is in control and not yell - then it will learn the pecking order / dominance chain of the house. Right now your bird is seeing you as the boss, it as second and your husband as third and everytime he is with you - she will see him as a threat.
hit me up if you want to learn more - but also suggest having some toys - ropes spread around the cage and even a beat up telephone book on the roof of the cage for her to tear through. Stress level here. but please - go to a vet who is trained in this and go through these ideas with them
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