I NEED HELP!

[Peanut]

My boyfriend and I just got our IRN about a month ago. We don't know if it is a boy or a girl. The last week our IRN has flow away from everybody except me, and won't let anybody else hold him but me. He doesn't bite, but he just keeps flwing away when other people try to hold him but me. Why does he keep doing this??? Is he going through some sort of stage? He's not being agressive or anything, but he has been getting more vocal, and seems more attached to me than anybody else. Will he stay this way, or is he going through bluffing Please let me know if you can!

[fiona]

your bird is bonding to you. My bird is the same with my boyfriend. I spend the most time with her and always have. But she LOVES him (I don't know why *pout*). He can reach in her cage and not get bitten, he can pet her and she gets all excited....Yesterday he picked her up with his whole hand and she couldn't care less. I might add that about 6 or seven months ago NO ONE could hold her. Birds sometimes just find a particular person or charateristic really appealing and bond for reasons unseen by the normal human.

You might want to think about clipping its wings. It can be dangerous for your bird to fly around....I could hit a wall or something too hard or the wrong way and get really hurt. Also, if the wings are clipped then he can't fly away from everyone else and get to know them better.

I would encourage your bird to socialize with a lot of people. Even though he's not agressive now doesn't mean he won't be. Also, if you ever go on vacation or something and have someone else take care it, it would be a lot easier if your bird were social.

[Peanut]

Yeah, he does seem to be bonding with me now that you mention it. Im at home mose of the time with him also too. How will I know when my IRN goes though his "bad" stage.. I think its called bluffing???

[fiona]

In my opinion, bluffing is "over-diagnosed." To me it's at the age right after weening when the mother generally kicks them out of her nest. However, a lot of people think of it as any point in a birds life when your bird may suddenly become agressive for a period of time. Some birds may never have a "bluffing" stage.

So another words I don't know because every bird is different.

[awesome-o]

Thats true about the bluffing... With Charlie she is still trying the same tricks on me as she was when i thought she was 'bluffin' its just that now, i know how to deal with it, and 'trick' her into doing what *i* want, and make her think it was her idea!

Don't be worried about bluffing, just enjoy the time with your bird, and dont get angry at it when it gets out of the wrong side of the bed!