I realize this is very controversial but I would only like for people that are familiar with the female eclectus (sub species - red sided) to comment, others are welcomed as well, Shyla is going through some serious hormones, she contradicts everything about an eclectus with their docile personality, don't get me wrong, Shyla is an absolute sweet heart when she's tired, lol, but the main issue I'm having is since she is flighted, I hate having her in the cage, and whenever she is out, she will probably perch for about 5 minutes maximum before flying off in search of a suitable nesting area, anything that is kind of dark and has corners will suit her taste, she's never been aggressive or bit anyone in my family but having her consistently fly off in search of these dark corners is getting tiresome, I'm contemplating clipping her wings in hopes that she will adopt a more stationary attitude, I'm not sure if my thinking is proper, but I'd like to know if anyone else had a bird so hormonal that whenever they are out of the cage, they consistently disregard you unless they are hungry, and go search for the dark corners, when she was a baby she did do this but it wasn't as severe and was controllable with a few adjustments to her environment, but now it is completely out of control and unless she's perched on my hand and I'm moving so she doesn't have enough time to calculate the distance, she will stay on my hand, but if I stand still for about 5 seconds, she will bolt off, she is 1 year and 3 months old, so I assume this is her prime age for role play nesting behavior. I really am just confused as to what to do for my happiness, and her safety.
PS: I do trick train her, and that's what I mean by her being hungry, she will perch for the duration of the training session, 5-10 minutes maximum, but once that crop gets full, off she goes, and I can see it in her eyes, so I end the training session and put her in her cage.