Jasper doesn't need me anymore?

[Kakariki]

My little baby boy, my little red britches, he will be 2 on Oct 19th. I got him when he was 4 months and his breeder sent me home formula with him. I spoon feed him twice a day, not because he needed it she said but because he would like it and it would help with bonding. \I did not know a lot then and believed what \I was told by anyone with more experience than me.

For a good long time he was my cuddle bug, my velcro bird, what I wanted! When I was at work (par-time) I would miss him like crazy, could not wait to get home to him. Before I would even have the door closed behind me he would be on my shoulder. He cuddled me many ways, one of the cutest was when he would be on my head, hanging upside down from my hair and furiously rubbing his cheek against me while chirping.

Lately he seems to be so independent. In the beginning when he would leave me to explore I would praise him up and down, talking to him, telling him what a brave or clever boy he is. I ..only wanted to encourage him to be happy, tone of voice, loving expressions, I DON"T KNOW how much they really understand, but \I love him and wanted to whatever I could to make him feel good, as that is what he did for me. I really did treat him like my treasured child, as that is what he was to me

Now he rarely seeks me out of his own accord. He still likes when I go to where he is and talk to him, does his posturing and chirping back. If I ask him to step up he almost always will but does not sty long. at least not long enough for me. It is like he is '''too busy''' for me except in passing,

why

[Wolf]

Although it might be too early or late in the season it could be that he is starting to go into puberty. During this period he goes through many changes do to the production of sex related hormones, one of these changes is that he quits thinking as a baby bird and starts thinking as an adult bird, he releases the parent/ child bonding and seeks out a mate to bond with. Some birds will get very aggressive while some may only get a little stand offish during this period. If you are the only human in his life, then give it some time and he will very likely rebond with you. Do not expect this bond to be the same as theparent/ child bond because this bond will be a mate bond, this is the bond with your bird that you have been waiting so long for. This is the bond that could last a lifetime, so relax and be patient, this is part of a process that was set into motion by the time he hatched and can not be stopped or avoided, it is a good thing, to borrow from Martha Stewart.

[Pajarita]

Which bird is this? The GCC?

[Kakariki]

Yes, the GCC.