question bout behavior

[hbtigger1401]

what does it mean when they sit on the side of the cage and flap thier wings kinda like a hawk and roll the head around with crown up ,
all awhile making a beepin noise, lol
its cute but i would just like to know what its about,
he also sits upside down and does the same

 

[hbtigger1401]

btw he is a umbrella cockatoo, age unknow but does talk lol

 

[tammie]

My goffin does this some too. He seems happy and relaxed when he does it, maybe it's a way to stretch his neck.

 

[Quiverful]

Sounds like typical silly Cockatoo behaviour! LOL Hootie, my M2, hangs upside down and barks like a dog...LOL

 

[hbtigger1401]

hahaha ok, just asking, i thought maybe it was like cockatiels when they do that they are wanting a mate, or atleast mine did, lol
i just thought maybe he was trying to tell me mom i want a friend lol
he only started this the last 3 night ago before we go to bed, he goes to his cage at 10pm then acts like this for about 20 minutes lol really funny and then he says good night maaaaaaaa and then goes to his cage lol
then i HAVE to give him a kiss and say night night smokey see you in morning or he will scream bloody murder if i dont till i do it

 

[Quiverful]

Sounds like it's part of his little bedtime ritual..LOL

 

[hbtigger1401]

well i beleive i have had him almost 2 weeks now
and the true smokey is coming out lol
as john told me the other night
the honey is short lived!
haha but its fun and i love getting to know him!
he has no bad habits except he hates toes/feet he will attack those but everything else
he is good boy all around !
so far we are happy too owners!

 

[Quiverful]

Chasing toes is a common Too game

Do you have any pics to post?

 

[Jadesmom]

I would love to see some pics.....

 

[hbtigger1401]

they are on my profile i dont know how to post pics in a post ( computer illiterate lol)
im trying to catch him with his crown up
but as soon as he hears my camera come on as it jingles he puts it down like haha not going to get it lol

 

[Bokkapooh]

Sounds like he is (or was) excited about something! Sometimes you have to be wary of a sexually mature cockatoo displaying like that, but depending on your 'too and his way of expressing his manliness, it depends. But I would say be cautious when he is excited and always calm and on the balls of you feet.

 

[hbtigger1401]

do dog hormones change a birds hormones?
i have 2 female chis in heat and maybe thats what it is with him as well,
one is accepting and the other is about a week in , so
hmm i wonder if that could be somethin else with him,
he started do this the night she started accepting

 

[Quiverful]

No, I don't think a dog's heat cycle would affect a bird's hormone cycles. I think it was just a coincidence.

 

[Bokkapooh]

I agree.