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Re: Jardine - male or female
Posted by Jean G. on 3/04/08

I am going to say in my limited experience with Jardine's (I
have a female and have known only a few others firsthand, but
I'm going to include assessments from the other male/female
pois I've known) I think the females stay sweeter. Mine is 9
years old now and is such a love. She can bite hard if she is
nervous, but I've learned how to read her pretty well and I
rarely get bit anymore. She is the best bird, I hope I ALWAYS
have her!

The bird store I used to work with only raised one Jardine's,
and he was a Lesser male...he was incredibly smart but a very
hands-off bird, and bit A LOT. He finally went to a home where
he didn't have to be cuddled and turned out very happy with
that situation. I have another friend with a male Greater and
he is a good guy that his owner loves, but in no way can she
cuddle him or trust his beak like I can my female. My female
is a shoulder bird, no way could my friend's Greater be
allowed on a shoulder. If my female is nervous or mad, she
grabs my shirt shoulder and shakes it up and down rather than
bites me. She does this a lot, when I talk to one of my other
birds, etc...she is letting me know she does not like what I'm
doing, but that's it. Anymore, biting occurs when she is
startled and I don't take the time to let her calm down before
stepping her up. She is sensitive, but so are my Congo
Greys...she's just so much more loving and less
manipulative/moody than they are. She's a great talker too,
but much of it is hard to understand...though it can be in
context. She's VERY funny.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Jardine - male or female, 1/19/08, by debbie.
• Re: Jardine - male or female, 3/04/08, by Jean G..