Weird Behaviour

Clare · Post by **Clare** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 11:46 pm

I have 2 IRN that were bred last year but I don't know exact ages and they are both acting really weird this last week.

The male bird is doing the trance dance at everything! He goes round and round the cage doing it to toys, perches, food dish. Is this normal for an IRN about 1 year old?

Also the female bird is acting weird. When I come into the room lately and I have been away for a while she starts shaking until I pat her, like she is shivering. Then stops when shes had a pat. Then when she comes to play she just sits on my shoulder and makes a quiet crying noise with her beak open and stays there for up to an hour. When I move my hands near her she opens her beak and does a little cry to get them away.

I am only guessing thier sexes but is this breeding season behaviour and if so how long does it last. I am in QLD, Australia. Thanks

Post by **Lauren** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 11:57 pm

Sounds like a normal 1 year old. Its quite normal to see them 'display' before maturity. It is silly (breeding) season here too. My 7 year old is busy humping and regurgitating right now. :shock:

Breeding season here is from about july to september.. I think... well, thats when my Jibby starts getting hormonal.
The shaking might be a learned behaviour to get attention or she could be scared. But it sounds like shes relaxed after a pat. Maybe initially scared but realises your ok! :wink:

mattyboardman · Post by **mattyboardman** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 2:13 pm

haha the male dance is awsome when they do it....

the female i have no idea was it cold in the house or ?
maybe she is just after a pat and she learnt how to get one easy from you ? they are cleaver birds and learn easy imo

WasasMum · Post by **WasasMum** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 1:41 am

My Wasa does this shake/ shiver thing with the crying when he/ she doesnt want me about.
Boy the more I read about male/ female behaviour the more I am certain my bird is 50/50 ha ha ha....

Wasa is trancing everything but shakes and does the cry til I pat him/ her and clucks and exposes the neck.... AAARRRGGGHHH

I would love to know if anyone has an idea what the shaking thing is though. Wasa does it mainly when i take him/ her out of the cage first thing inthe morning and when I come home at lunch... I have always wondered what it was.

Fah · Post by **Fah** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 1:55 am

I had two IRN's about a year old both fighting over doing the trance dance. They wouldnt be happy both doing it so scruffles happened until they met a balance.. one "pounced" about and calling while the other one trance danced...

Weird little fellas heh. I have even had hens do it. So I take its just a fun thing to do whereas maybe outside of relaxed captivity it wouldnt really take place?

Elizabeth · Post by **Elizabeth** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 6:18 pm

So true Lauren!

I am currently noticing this behaviour with my 1 year old. I had to remove reflective objects, as one mirror had zinc in it i found and the stainless steel bowl i got sick of (he had 5 bowls in his cage).

He displays to everything- toys, rope perch plastic hardware screws, stainless steel screws in his swings, food, anything.

Do females do this displaying? If not ive certainly got a male. He regurgitates to everything too.

And he's moulting a few feathers as well.

Elizabeth · Post by **Elizabeth** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 6:20 pm

maybe the female is doing the same as the male though being acceptive, you know what i mean! the backs are very sensitive for birds, as it indicates mating...

Post by **kyria** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 6:17 am

Yep crazy breeding season stuff .. probably last till more like late november december in Aust.

laine · Post by **laine** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 9:48 pm

"It is a very funny thing to watch". Smokey displays to everything and particularly regurgitates on the rings on my fingers, occassionally in my ear. YUK.
His latest funny displays are in the evening, to his shadow on the wall beside his cage. It's hillarious.