Hello everyone, I'm new here to TheParrotForum but I was brought here after our bird
Lennigirl just bit my sister hard on the arm; my sister Heidi is at her wits end with her. Lennigirl has been nippy lately, it is spring and my sister Heidi has suspected that it's Spring Fever that's making Lennigirl more ornery, being unable to mate and all. She's making sure not to stroke her back and dissuade Lennigirls mood when her wings lower and she's looking ready to mate. (Would like tips on the best way of doing that.) But for the past three months there have been several cases of Lennigirl lunging at Heidi and drawing blood. Every time our bird does this, Heidi puts her in her cage and covers her, anything to let Lennigirl know she's not supposed to bite. However Heidi knows Lennigirl gets even more mad whens she's not getting attention and doesn't want to give her too many naps for then she's awake at night. So I'm on here looking for advice on how to help Heidi avoid getting bit as well as find solace for her sake, as I've heard Sengals can be difficult when it comes to biting and she's not the only owner with scars.
A few things I should mention. Lennigirl is Female, roughly 14 years old (We are the first and only owners.) Her wings are clipped and she often flies to the floor and likes to sit on the floor all content like (not sure why.). We put her to bed around 5:30 to six, before the sun sets and during the day we sometimes bring her cage outside and sit with her. To get her to stop screaming we put her on the Bathroom sink with the water running. Lennigirl gets attention from my Sister Heidi as well as our mother; now I should say that when Lennigirl is on our mothers shoulder and she pets her, Lennigirl gets very poofy and her eyes start pinning. Not sure if this is triggering her desires to mate. Heidi often feeds her fresh fruit and lets her sit on her shoulder or sit next to her. She's pretty good at reading her signals and thinks that Lennigirl is mostly screaming for attention where as our mother interjects that it's because her cage hasn't been cleaned. (It's done daily if not every other day.) So that's about it, she screams alot, nothing short of headstrong and above all can be a very sweet bird...just trying at times.
I appreciate anyone taing the time to read this, any help would be great. We love Lennigirl and want to do our best at reading her mood and reacting acordingly. Thanks.