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Post: Red belly question

Posted by Cheryl on 4/26/05

I have a female Red Belly, named Darby, who just turned 13
months old. I brought her home when she had just turned 3
months old. I am very "large bird" experienced, but never
had any from the Poicephalus family until Darby.

She and I have, from the day I met her and brought her
home, always had a very bonded, close and loving
relationship. In fact, she chose me as her "mate" quite
early on. I give very consistant and loving training from
early on, and Darby has never even so much as attempted an
actual bite, didn't even go through the nippy adolesent
stage, except for maybe 2 or 3 times when she tried to
assert soem independence, to which I had her do some step
ups, and she calmed right down. She has been doing
the "bat dance" forever now, where she drops her wings,
makes her "I am in love" noises, usually when she is on my
lap. I don't encourage it, I just don't pay attention and
she snaps out of it after a couple minutes. She never even
tried to become a shoulder bird, and is only on my shoulder
very rarely, when I am the one to put here up there, and
she steps up when I want her down right away.

She let's me do anything to her, is very playful and
interactive, and is a total joy to be around. Honestly, a
perfect bird!

Anyway, she has a new "habit" and I want to know if it is
dominance related, or hormone related, but I tend to think
neither, since she always steps right up for me without any
fuss and never gets into a bad mood at all. Here is what
she has been doign as of late, when she I have put her onto
my shoudler first: She now likes to get on the top of my
head and hang out there, chewing my barrettes and just
riding up there. I know that in the bird world, the higher
the perch, the more dominance the bird has, but her
personality is always just as loving and affectionate as
always even when she is up there. This is a new behavior,
she has never even attemted climbing on top of my head
before the last couple weeks.

Can someone shed any light on my bird's new behavior?

Thank you!
Cheryl

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Red belly question, 4/26/05, by Cheryl.

Re: Red belly question, 4/26/05, by Debby.

Re: Red belly question, 4/27/05, by Cheryl.

Re: Red belly question, 4/29/05, by Cheryl.

Re: Red belly question/ Cheryl, 4/29/05, by Michael L.

Re: Red belly question/ Cheryl, 4/29/05, by Cheryl.

Re: Red belly question/ Cheryl, 4/30/05, by Penny.

Re: Red belly question/ Cheryl, 4/30/05, by Michael L.

Re: Red belly question/ Cheryl, 4/30/05, by Cheryl.

Re: Red belly question/ Cheryl, 4/30/05, by Cheryl.

Re: Red belly question/ Cheryl, 4/30/05, by Michae L.

Re: Red belly question/ Cheryl, 5/01/05, by Debby.

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Re: Red belly question/Debby MKay, 5/01/05, by Michael L.

Re: Red belly question/Penny, 5/01/05, by Cheryl.

Re: Red belly question/Cheryl, 5/01/05, by Debby.

Re: Red belly question/Cheryl, 5/01/05, by Michael L.

Re: Red belly question/Cheryl, 5/01/05, by Michael L.

Re: Red belly question/Cheryl sorry for the double post, 5/01/05, by Michael L.

Re: Red belly question/Michael, 5/01/05, by Penny.

Re: Red belly question/Penny, 5/01/05, by Debby.

Re: Red belly question/ Cheryl, 5/02/05, by KarenH.

Re: Red belly question/ Cheryl, 5/02/05, by Cheryl.

Re: Red belly question/ Cheryl, 5/02/05, by KarenH.

Re: Red belly question/ Cheryl, 5/02/05, by Cheryl.

Re: Red belly question/ Cheryl, 5/03/05, by Cheryl.