Spring is in the air! Mo-Hormonal Double Yellow Head Amazon

Another example of my beloved Mo bird masturbating. Mo is not DNA tested but believed to be a male - however because of some of his hormonal behaviors, I'm wondering if he's female.

Please - no smart assed remarks or idiotic, perverted comments. This video is being posted in effort to educate myself as well as other Amazon owners who may want to know why their bird is doing something similar.

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Pets & Animals

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• wondermomma
• double
• yellow
• head
• amazon
• hormonal
• spring
• fever
• sexual
• behavior
• male
• female
• DYHA
• DYA
• DYH

[KITIKATZ]

Well, Mo is making all the sounds my female OW does, only she is in love with my left ear! So the growls are much louder! If Mo isn't going all over the house, hunting for a nest site, fixing it up and calling you over for approval, then Mo is a hen! The males look for a place for the feamle to approve, it is part of the courtship pattern. Males are also very aggressive during breeding season.

[wondermomma]

@KITIKATZ thanks for your message. actually Mo has been known to do the nest seeking thing. If I take him in my room and put him on the edge of one of my dresser drawers, his behavior completely changes... he looks for my approval... and if i put my hand inside the drawer, especially if he has chewed up the cardboard in the back and put it inside... he will gently lift one of my fingers and "feed me"

[JansShadow]

I have a blue front amazon (9 yrs) who about 2 months ago started displaying this behaviour, rushed to vet, they said possible PDD, she is now under the care of my board cert. avian vet. He thinking hormones also. Pls view my page (JansShadow) and see what you think. Poor Mo.

[wondermomma]

@JansShadow have you figured out the PDD issue yet? i hope your bird is ok.

[pattyinla]

Hormonal Amazons are a handful! Im curious if the bird does this all the time or if there is something about the warmth of the blanket he/she is on thats stimulates him.

[wondermomma]

@pattyinla actually his favorite place to rub up against is his own cage from sitting on the top of the cage door. usually when i walk within view. ;-)

[wondermomma]

@machine187187 if you think really hard, it makes sense. they are cheaper here because they are available on the same continent... Mo is from Mexico. If I wanted a black palm cockatoo, even if bred in the US I would pay upwards of $25,000 or more. But Umbrella's, Moluccan, Bare-Eyed etc. are anywhere from $1500 to $2500 since they are so numerous in Australia and the south pacific.

[wondermomma]

@machine187187 if you think really hard, it makes sense. they are cheaper here because they are available on the same continent... Mo is from Mexico. If I wanted a black palm cockatoo, even if bred in the US I would pay upwards of $25,000 or more.

[wondermomma]

@machine187187 first of all ASSHOLE, with so many parrots who are being abused, neglected and/or sitting in rescues or pounds who are homeless because there are so many who end up this way because people are stupid and don't realize what they are getting into with having a bird and who are too effing selfish to make the commitment necessary.... it would be horribly irresponsible of me to breed my birds and only exacerbate the situation. So STFU and go do some research.

[wondermomma]

@gavthetank change it to sunny... i had a female camp counselor named sunny. nothing wrong with that name

[DannyDeVitoLover]

It's a girl

[jgk381]

sounds like he's laying an egg

[BOGZASV8MA]

its a female-breeding time- u should change them name from moe to mary.