Nesting behaviour

[AyanS221]

Hello I have a male Quaker parrot 1 years old, he loves me a lot and sometimes tries to regurgitate to me and he likes to go under the blanket but I found out going under the blanket is nesting behavior and I’m confused about that, do male parrots have nesting behavior if so what should I do? And is this normal

 

[Sparkles99]

He sounds imprinted. Be careful to only scritch him on his head, so that you don’t inadvertently send mixed messages.

 

[Zara]

@Pixiebeak

 

[Pixiebeak]

Hi! Love to see a picture of your quaker!

While most parrot species are cavity nesters , quakers actual build structures. A cavity Mimicked by a dark space , like under a blanket my still be appealing. But I have had a male , ( tho this is only one , and individuals vary in a species) and while he was highly hormonal he never fought out dark spaces . Neither do my girl quakers .

My green cheeks most definitely do !

In general I just don't let my birds go under blankets .

Regurge, it can also be a family, friends thing and nit just mate thing . It certainly a sign of love . I try to not make them feel rejected, like ok thanks let's do something else , like walk over and look out the window, redirect.

Because of his age this probably just practice behavior. Basically ignore and redirect. Don't make a big deal about it

 

[Tyrion]

 

[Pixiebeak]

Hi! Love to see a picture of your quaker!

While most parrot species are cavity nesters , quakers actual build structures. A cavity Mimicked by a dark space , like under a blanket my still be appealing. But I have had a male , ( tho this is only one , and individuals vary in a species) and while he was highly hormonal he never fought out dark spaces . Neither do my girl quakers .

My green cheeks most definitely do !

In general I just don't let my birds go under blankets .

Regurge, it can also be a family, friends thing and nit just mate thing . It certainly a sign of love . I try to not make them feel rejected, like ok thanks let's do something else , like walk over and look out the window, redirect.

Because of his age this probably just practice behavior. Basically ignore and redirect. Don't make a big deal about it

I mean don't t make a big deal about it to your bird because birds love fun drama and games. And things that get attention good or bad , they do more