marie83 wrote:Put her down and ignore her until she has cooled off, until you stop scratching her you are rewarding/encouraging the behaviour, dont even laugh or act amused.
She is only 10 months so is nowhere near ready for breeding but she is practicing for later and what you are essentially doing is promising her that when she is old enough then you can make a nest together and have babies and play happy families. Such a tease, she doesn't know thats never going to happen so you need to tell her now because when her hormones kick in your going to have real problems.
Thanks for your response. Good thing that I can make changes while I can, since she is not of breeding age. Now that I know what to do, I can take appropriate action. Effective NAO.
Michael wrote:Continuing to physically handle the bird will encourage more of this mating behavior. The consequences of getting involved in mating behavior are dubious but doubtedly good. Avoid doing things that lead to this. If 5 minutes of petting has the bird going off, then limit petting to no more than 3. Aggression, egg laying, and all sorts of other things can come up so it's best to avoid getting your bird in the mood in the first place.
I guess this means no more Barry White music.
Thank you Michael, this is very helpful. We spend a lot of time together, and she obviously has bonded to me, so I will now limit petting and scratching. When she gets, um, frisky, time to set her down.
, so she rarely does anymore.