Maria_C
Moving in
Hi all,
New to the forum here (although I used to belong to an all linnie forum that suddenly disappeared from the internet)!
I have a linnie female that is about 3.5 years old. My partner and I bought her from a reputable breeder at 6 months old, and she was hand-fed. She is still great with being handled--we can literally hold her in the palm of our hands...!
My partner and I have been apart because of his schooling, but we moved back in together a year ago, and moved to a new state. The bird of course was along for all the changes. She's spent time with just me, but she is clearly bonded to him. She LOVES him. She constantly gives him kisses, calls for him, grooms him...all the cute things linnies do.
Unfortunately, she doesn't feel too great about me. She's not horrible, but she's definitely aggressive. She doesn't like me to go near her cage, and is very unhappy about me picking her up. That said, once she's on my finger, she's much better behaved. She lets me give her scritches and gives me the occasional kiss. And if I'm lucky I get a little hello noise in the morning
I think the aggression may, in part, be linked to her feeling territorial about her cage. But does anyone have suggestions for how to help with aggression?
She currently uses the same cage for day/night, so I thought maybe changing cages would help with the aggression.
This isn't a big deal, because I get a lot of joy out of seeing her and my partner interact, but it would be nice to get some of the love for myself...
New to the forum here (although I used to belong to an all linnie forum that suddenly disappeared from the internet)!
I have a linnie female that is about 3.5 years old. My partner and I bought her from a reputable breeder at 6 months old, and she was hand-fed. She is still great with being handled--we can literally hold her in the palm of our hands...!
My partner and I have been apart because of his schooling, but we moved back in together a year ago, and moved to a new state. The bird of course was along for all the changes. She's spent time with just me, but she is clearly bonded to him. She LOVES him. She constantly gives him kisses, calls for him, grooms him...all the cute things linnies do.
Unfortunately, she doesn't feel too great about me. She's not horrible, but she's definitely aggressive. She doesn't like me to go near her cage, and is very unhappy about me picking her up. That said, once she's on my finger, she's much better behaved. She lets me give her scritches and gives me the occasional kiss. And if I'm lucky I get a little hello noise in the morning
I think the aggression may, in part, be linked to her feeling territorial about her cage. But does anyone have suggestions for how to help with aggression?
She currently uses the same cage for day/night, so I thought maybe changing cages would help with the aggression.
This isn't a big deal, because I get a lot of joy out of seeing her and my partner interact, but it would be nice to get some of the love for myself...
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