Budgier
07-30-2008, 06:13 PM
We have Gaya in the HUGE cage setup (which I shall post!) with her five babies, Bijou and Louie. I had to remove her from Dad's cage because she kept laying eggs (which she was ignoring, thankfully!). I left her alone in her own cage for close to a month so that she could recoup and relax before putting her with the others.
In the meantime, I had tried putting Dad in the cage with the other birds (Gaya omitted), and he fought with EVERYONE. I left him there for a few days, thinking he'd mellow out, but he didn't so I figured it was because he was stressed about not having Gaya with him, so I removed him to his own cage again.
After I thought Gaya was ok (no more laying, healthy eating, etc), I put her with the others. She, unlike Dad, is as happy as a clam. She's been with them now for about a month, so I figured she had settled in nicely and it was time to try to introduce Dad to the flock, thinking he would be more relaxed and less aggressive since he has Gaya. WRONG. He is the same, attacking anyone that comes near him, constantly trying to h*mp Gaya... I love him to death, but he's a little nightmare bird hopped up on hormones! I thought maybe it was just birds being birds, trying to establish their boundries and social structures, but no. I removed him after only an hour since he was singling out Oi and chasing him incessently and quite violently and things were clearly not mellowing out.
My question is; WHAT SHOULD I DO?! I'm freaking out! I'm afraid to remove him from the bird room and try to tame him into an only bird because all he cares about is Gaya and I'm afraid of him doing what Poofy did after Duke passed away. Is he going to have to live in frustration for the rest of his poor life?
I know they have hormone shots for hens who won't stop laying eggs, does anyone know of the equivilant for males who won't stop trying to breed and fighting every other bird in the process? Does he need more time to adjust in there?
Sorry for the novel, I'm just at the end of my rope of ideas!
In the meantime, I had tried putting Dad in the cage with the other birds (Gaya omitted), and he fought with EVERYONE. I left him there for a few days, thinking he'd mellow out, but he didn't so I figured it was because he was stressed about not having Gaya with him, so I removed him to his own cage again.
After I thought Gaya was ok (no more laying, healthy eating, etc), I put her with the others. She, unlike Dad, is as happy as a clam. She's been with them now for about a month, so I figured she had settled in nicely and it was time to try to introduce Dad to the flock, thinking he would be more relaxed and less aggressive since he has Gaya. WRONG. He is the same, attacking anyone that comes near him, constantly trying to h*mp Gaya... I love him to death, but he's a little nightmare bird hopped up on hormones! I thought maybe it was just birds being birds, trying to establish their boundries and social structures, but no. I removed him after only an hour since he was singling out Oi and chasing him incessently and quite violently and things were clearly not mellowing out.
My question is; WHAT SHOULD I DO?! I'm freaking out! I'm afraid to remove him from the bird room and try to tame him into an only bird because all he cares about is Gaya and I'm afraid of him doing what Poofy did after Duke passed away. Is he going to have to live in frustration for the rest of his poor life?
I know they have hormone shots for hens who won't stop laying eggs, does anyone know of the equivilant for males who won't stop trying to breed and fighting every other bird in the process? Does he need more time to adjust in there?
Sorry for the novel, I'm just at the end of my rope of ideas!