Isn't he just gorgeous? I will have to try to get a picture of his tail feathers. As he gets older, they have been coming in yellow and orange instead of green. He is just so vibrant!
Here's a picture of Mr. Hormone (aka Beeps). I haven't been taking many since the combination of hormones + proximity to a camera means a good chance of an attack on me. In this picture, his eyes are just starting to flash red, which means I need to watch out.
However, I think the end is in sight for his hormonal period. Yesterday, for the first time in about a month, he was not overly excited when I came home from work and he stepped up nicely on my hand and asked for a few head pets from me. It was so nice holding him again!Of course, later in the evening, he did try to attack me. As Shannon said in a comment about her hormonal bird, I'm just glad he's pretty small. Dealing with this kind of behavior from a large macaw or cockatoo would be exponentially more stressful than dealing with Beeps!
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Everytime I read about a hormonal Caique I get nervous. Nani is going on 8 months now and I can see she's changing. Do you think it's worse in males?
I responded in an entry, so hopefully you saw that. Unfortunately, I really don't know since I only have 2 males.
8 months seems a little young for hormonal stuff to be happening. It could be that she's starting to test the boundaries a little. I don't have much experience with that, since everyone but Max was older when we got them. And I had no clue what I was doing when we got Max; we just sort of muddled through.
I know you'll be able to get through anything with Nani, though. Caiques are generally quite easy to read, with their flashing eyes and posturing. It's certainly not a fun time, but I'd rather go through it with a caique than a cockatoo!!!
I must have missed it. You're probably right that she's started to demand some independence and see if she can get away with stuff. Little brat! Cute, but a brat. lol
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