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Post by luvsanimals2 on Jan 30, 2014 2:56:35 GMT
well, as you all know that i have my birds together, it was very lovely. i noticed the past few days that tweets have been chasing away whoever he is flirting with. i hate to separate them but i dont want them to get hurt (and i hate cleaning two cages)
guess ill keep watchin the next few days
some days i just want to give up :\ seems like i cant win
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Post by Pammy on Jan 30, 2014 4:44:44 GMT
I'm sorry you're going thru a rough patch, Luvs. Interesting that Tweets is causing the trouble when there's a shortage of males in your flock. Out of curiosity, who is the alpha female in your flock? Isn't it up to her how mates will be paired up?
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Post by luvsanimals2 on Jan 30, 2014 4:51:35 GMT
honestly, i dont know who the alpha is, i thought it was tweetles, shes the one bullying everyone i want to get a few more males to even it out, thought sonny would help but nope. mayb i need to get rid of a few :\ most of the time it is luna who is making tweets act aggressive, sometimes teeki but rarely. as of now, i do not want anymore
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Post by Pammy on Jan 30, 2014 5:00:28 GMT
If you don't want more, then getting more just to even out the flock would be exactly the wrong course of action. I know you've struggled with the dynamics of your flock for a while. You live at your dad's, right? Is there any chance you could take a couple of the females over to your mom's? That would leave you with a balanced flock of 4 at home, and your mom would have two nice little girl birds to keep one another company. I know you'd have to clean two cages, but maybe it could work?
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Post by luvsanimals2 on Jan 30, 2014 5:04:33 GMT
yes, i wanted more but not right now. probably not a good idea because she wouldnt want to feed them. my sister been saying she wanted a budgie and then a few minutes later she said that they are noisy, im like really? >.> hypocritical to me lol it is strange that dakota wants nothing to do with tweets
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Post by Pammy on Jan 30, 2014 5:14:32 GMT
Well, not every woman is attracted to every man. I guess Tweets just doesn't do it for Dakota.
My Noel is completely unimpressed by the charming Kringle. She's just not into him.
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Post by luvsanimals2 on Jan 30, 2014 14:33:20 GMT
funny how that as im typing, dakota is tryin at tweets ha ha
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Post by dianapalmer on Jan 30, 2014 14:58:41 GMT
You said Tweets chases away whoever he is flirting with. Is that because they don't want his advances? Do any of them actually mate? Do they move away when he tries to actually mate, or when he is courting? I wish Emma would reject some of Piper's advances.
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Post by luvsanimals2 on Jan 30, 2014 22:38:33 GMT
teeki, does present right now, she started a few days ago, the others do not present. luna likes to flirt back lol
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Post by luvsanimals2 on Feb 4, 2014 14:27:41 GMT
welp. had to remove tweets, he was on top of tweetles and brought her to the ground. he didnt get off of her when they hit the grate, that means it was time. stupid bird
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Post by dianapalmer on Feb 4, 2014 17:06:24 GMT
Because of my problem with Piper and Emma, I am wondering how you deal with keeping them separate. Do they get out of cage time? Do they get this separately?
My problem with keeping mine separate is the out of cage time.
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Post by luvsanimals2 on Feb 4, 2014 20:22:55 GMT
well, when i keep them separate i try to do free time, i let them out at different times because tweets is so aggressive towards the others while both (lunA) is out. i am debating if i want to put sonny in with tweets but not sure yet. seems like tweets doesnt mind being by himself though lol.
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Post by luvsanimals2 on Feb 5, 2014 14:24:39 GMT
hmm, think ill trade out tweetles where tweets is because i hate them flock calling, not sure if ill add sonny
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Post by dianapalmer on Feb 5, 2014 14:45:36 GMT
Are you putting Tweeties back with Tweets or putting her alone where Tweets is now? Won't they flock call anyway? Do you have the cages side by side?
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Post by lisamarie on Feb 5, 2014 16:58:54 GMT
Are you separating them because you don't want them to breed?
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