Crank cuase its breeding season?

Oliver and Justin · Post by **Oliver and Justin** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 9:43 am

Is everyones irn cranky since its breeding season

cuase boy have i gotten some nasty bites

he is a little devil at the moment :twisted:

SO but im gonna get through it

Let me know if any of yours is very cranky

Donna · Post by **Donna** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 11:08 am

Nope no cranky IRN's here

Donna :lol:

Bella · Post by **Bella** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 11:47 am

Yes Billy has been very cranky the past few days he keeps headbutting everything :shock:

Oliver and Justin · Post by **Oliver and Justin** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:15 pm

haha yea oliver doesnt head but he has been dancing and like skipping exicitelyy around his cage :shock:

and he has been really cranky so i dont know

but he is better today

Lene · Post by **Lene** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 6:16 pm

When birds reach sexual maturity they all get a bit cranky during breeding season. There's nothing you can do, just wait it out.

Oliver and Justin · Post by **Oliver and Justin** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 8:24 pm

he is only 10 months old

Lene · Post by **Lene** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 6:48 am

OK, well... then it's not because of breeding season, but just because he's cranky.. lol

Has he got a nice big cage with lots of perches of different thicknesses and materials?

Is he on a healthy and balanced diet?

Has he got foraging toys to keep his mind busy?

Has he been checked by an avian vet recently?

Does he get 10-12 hours dark and quiet sleep every night?

Oliver and Justin · Post by **Oliver and Justin** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:56 pm

geez i feel like im getting interigated

yes he gets 10-12 hours of sleep

yes he has a huge cage

No he has not been checked by and avian vet

he has 6 toys that 2 taht he can get on and climb all over.

and the only reason he hasnt been taken to a vet is because i havent seen him look or act sick

he looks like a healthy bird

a lil chunky just a lil

Donna · Post by **Donna** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 3:27 pm

Well geeze Justin you come on here asking why your bird is cranky and Lene just give you a list of things that could make him cranky.
A bird should see an avian vet at least once a year just for a well bird check up, if you wait till you see signs of illness it's usually to late.
We are not here to interrogate anybody we are just giving you information that you may not know. :roll:

Donna

Oliver and Justin · Post by **Oliver and Justin** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 3:38 pm

ok ok ok sorry sorry

i just read text wrong you know how you can intrepret text different like someone is getting mad when there really not

thats what i did

Lene · Post by **Lene** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 6:45 pm

The fact that he's cranky could be a sign of illness in itself.

Oliver and Justin · Post by **Oliver and Justin** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 7:39 pm

wow i didnt know that

sorry about wat i said early i just read it the wrong way

thanks for all the help guys

and i will get him checked

he has seemed to level off though

Lene · Post by **Lene** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:02 pm

It's OK, Justin... English is my second language, and I suppose I can sometimes sound 'off'

skibum · Post by **skibum** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:10 pm

is Oliver into heavy metal?
he might think he's in the mosh pit.... :lol:

Oliver and Justin · Post by **Oliver and Justin** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:57 am

hahahahahaha Skibum that is so funny!

Maybe he wants to be hard core hahahahaaaa

Lene · Post by **Lene** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:42 am

If he chews on the cage or metal attachments, he could get zink poisoning, which is deadly to birds. An Avian vet might be able to detect it.

skibum · Post by **skibum** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:46 am

still a headbanger...

skibum · Post by **skibum** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:48 am

shoulda called him Ozzie

but then he might have met a bird called Sharon......

alana8819 · Post by **alana8819** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 3:01 am

is he moulting? cookie is the biggest moodiest cranky pants when moulting he drives me insane :roll:

Oliver and Justin · Post by **Oliver and Justin** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 7:30 am

he is starting to i think that could be reason too

Thanks alana!