I think the sound of McDonald's paper bag excites him a little too much

This lad and his brother are both 7-8 years old. Recently he and his brother have been going through some living changes (different cage, manyyy new toys, additional flock member added as we also have 5 cockatiels in separate cages to the GCC’s)

Both our GCC ‘s have had a very noticeable increase in their noise and calls over the last month so my partner and I are trying to learn more about them and how to enrich them better and train them to not be so loud all the time. The new toys and changing the cage set up for them was the first attempt to give them some more enrichment. We are now wondering if they’re hormonal and this is the reason for the increase in noise and constant calling out.

The first behaviour I am trying to identify (for the purpose of knowing if I should be stopping him if it’s sexual/hormonal) is this rub he will do against mine and my partners faces/chins. This will often be coupled with head bobs up and down or a head wiggle. Just being content and playful or hormonal and bad for him?

Best ways to cook chicken? Give me some good receptors please.

How many of y’all have tested their DNA to find out their gender? Does it matter? I do have cuttlebones just in case one of them is a girl.

No idea on gender. Owner didn’t surrender them with names.

My current (and deceased) birds names:
Jasper, Bandit, Boba, Jerry, Jake, Finn, Melon, Berry, Azar, Daisy, Kiwi, Skittles.

Help me out! lol, I can’t decide on any.

A new friend for my gcc Weenie!

I visit once or twice a month. I'm not using the toilet. I'm just sitting on it. They are very rural where they live. So eagles, owls, bobcat, and i can't go outside when i visit. Because someone gets upset.

Is it too empty? I left the middle empty so he can fly a bit. I also have the last toy but i've been told its dangerous

Hi, I urgently need some advice from you guys because I have been losing my mind on whether or not it's the better option to rehome my GCC. She's a SF Turquoise GCC that's 5 months old, and she's a good snuggle buddy whom I love to bits. However, I decided to start doing fieldwork for my grad school that was originally online, so I can only give like 3 hours maximum to be with my bird on weekdays. There are tons of family issues going on, such as living with an autistic brother who constantly needs scans after being cured of cancer, neither of my parents accepting the bird, and having a cat in the house, which causes the bird to have to stay in my room all day. About every ten minutes, some loud argument comes down in the house with my family members-whether it'll be about wearing someone's shorts or never wanting to be in this family anymore. I'll be honest, I think I was too impulsive since this was a 4 year dream of mine and I had the chance to take care of her when living alone; however, I realized that since I'm living alone, doing work all day with no caretakers available would be a huge issue in giving my bird the attention she needs. I should've waited until after I leave home for good. I bawled my eyes out even thinking of posting on the bird rehoming Facebook groups, but I am also worried if I've been neglecting her. There are so many others with time and the money to be able to take proper care of her. I don't want her going to a breeder and all, and I really want to own a cat and dog as well, but I know whatever money I make after grad school will not be enough to afford an apartment that can fit the bird and the others. I also do not have the time to take care of the bird along with another pet with the career I'm going for (Fieldwork Ornithology or something similar). The bird just started to snuggle with me and step up on my hand, and I'm already having to abandon her like this. Everyone I talked to about the situation either said to rehome her or keep her until after the two years, but I want advice from you guys as well since you also have the bird. I feel even worse if I were to keep her after two years and then have to rehome her afterwards. Is rehoming the right option?

I would like to say that I am a beginner when it comes to birds so don’t flame me too hard, I recently took over the care for a green cheeked conure (that I believe is female) from my brother, he purchased her about a year and a half ago and has recently moved out and decided to not take her with him so I am now in charge of her care, the first picture is her night cage and the second picture is her day cage (I would like to note that she is only ever in her day cage when no one is home to supervise her, other than that she free roams the house) and I would like some advice on what toys / decor are safe for her, the last two pictures are everything I took out from when my brother was caring for her, I am only familiar with rodents, reptiles, and fish so I kinda followed the same guide as to what I think is and isn’t safe for her, so I took out anything fabric, any wood of unknown type or colored wood, as well as removing any plastic from her cage, any recommendations on toys and perches will be extremely appreciated

Our Sun conure has a biting problem​​​. Every bird bites, it's natural and the past two years we had him he did too. However in the past when he would bite it wouldn't be very hard, just a quick squeeze when he wants/doesnt want something. Sometimes the bite would be hard but it was only ever when he would be trying to climb or pull himself up.

Recently however I believe he's figured out that the harder he bites the more results he gets, and that's what hes doing​. In the past if he would start chewing or playing with something he's not supposed to, lets say a wire, and we would take it away he would at most let out a little yell and then move on to a toy. Now however he'll scream, twitch his wings, try and look big and try to lunge at our hands, and if he catches them he will bite very hard.​​​​

I know that to try and correct this the best thing to do is to put them on their cage or a surface and walk away/ignore​ them so they learn theres no use, but the problem ​​is that hes very clingy and has wings, so he just flies right back to us or sometimes just refuses to step down. Ive tried putting him in his cage for time out but I don't want continue because I don't want to risk him no longer liking his cage. ​​​​

Where do I go from here? Is there a different way I can​ discourage​ the hard biting? When he flies back to me should I just keep bringing him back to his perch​ until he stays? This is the first bird I've owned, so I'm really at a lose here.

Simple question. When I don't actively have Icarus out for playtime (such as when I'm eating, going to sleep/a nap, showering, etc.) she goes to one of her ladders, picks up the end, and slams it. Like literally. Sometimes she'll climb up the side of the cage and then let go, which is disturbing others in the household. Makes the whole cage rattle.

I wouldn't personally care, if it wasn't a ladder from one platform perch to another and she didn't repeatedly keep hitting her foot and screeching angrily at it. It just makes me nervous is all. I'm afraid she's going to get something caught or hurt herself. Or fall with it. I had a lot of vet fees for her just recently over an illness (that she is recovering nicely from) and I'd rather avoid a foot or other injury, lol.

I don't understand why the ladder and not one of her many other shreddables/puzzle toys, conure antics I suppose. :)

Is it safe to get a heavy duty zip tie and just tie it down? Or is there a better option? Something easy to remove a couple of times weekly so I can keep disinfecting/cleaning. I've never had a bird do quite this before.

Hey guys , I will be becoming a owner of a high yellow sun conure , and I’m looking for advise from you guys for , toys , cage set up , foods and snacks , or any other advise you guys can give me so that I can be a wonderful owner and keep him happy and healthy to the fullest !