[Plukie]

"Beak-Banging
A bird may often hammer his beak on a hard object, or on you. It almost looks like a pecking motion. This is beak-banging, and it is a common behavior for male cockatiels. Like the bat bird, it is a gesture of property ownership. Your bird may be saying "Whatever I'm hammering on is mine!" However, while the Bat Bird is seen in both male and female parrot, beak banging is a predominantly male behavior."


So far, Dooby owns a DVD, the telephone, his perch, a small part of my computer desk and my mug!

 

[Bea]

LOL!!! I love the beak banging, it's adorable. Sadly Bailee doesn't do it, i've seen the behaviour when i've bird sat Banjo when his owners are away. It's so funny.

Dooby sure has a lot of property...

 

[Laura]

Soon he will own it all Ollie just started doing that to in the last couple of days its acutally quite funny to see him do it, I keep thinking thats got to hurt

 

[Plukie]

LOL!! I thought Dooby was having some sort of fit!

 

[Laura]

LOL!! I thought Dooby was having some sort of fit!

Still any doubts to whether Dooby is a male....hehe

 

[Rosie]

Haha!! Dooby has a weird, random selection of stuff which he likes!!

 

[Aly]

hehe- It must be cute- I've only seen Ziggy do it once- to my shoulder!

 

[Plukie]

Still any doubts to whether Dooby is a male....hehe

Shaddup!

 

[Laura]

Shaddup!

How Rude!!!!....hehe

 

[Plukie]

Ok, I believe he's a boy. He's been a little devil boy today though, got the grumps and he's bitten me loads, he's moulting pretty bad though, so of course I forgive him. The funny thing is when I say to him "No, Dooby, that's naughty!" he runs up to get under my chin for a cuddle as though to say "I'm sorry, mum!" LOL!!

 

[Aly]

hehe- sounds familiar! I guess they know they're too cute for us to be mad at them for too long-

 

[Laura]

Ok, I believe he's a boy. He's been a little devil boy today though, got the grumps and he's bitten me loads, he's moulting pretty bad though, so of course I forgive him. The funny thing is when I say to him "No, Dooby, that's naughty!" he runs up to get under my chin for a cuddle as though to say "I'm sorry, mum!" LOL!!

You believe...lol well its about time its funny with boys one minute they are sweet as pie the next they are little devils, When Ollie gets in his biting fits I always say not nice Ollie and he looks at me all cute and sweet as if to say what did I do ?....hehe

 

[Bea]

Ok, I believe he's a boy. He's been a little devil boy today though, got the grumps and he's bitten me loads, he's moulting pretty bad though, so of course I forgive him. The funny thing is when I say to him "No, Dooby, that's naughty!" he runs up to get under my chin for a cuddle as though to say "I'm sorry, mum!" LOL!!

That sounds shockingly familiar - you haven't bird napped a certain stupid tiel from Australia have you?

 

[Plukie]

Oh well, it sounds like Dooby is normal then. LOL.

Bea: Don't tempt me, I could bird nap Bailee in a heartbeat, he's such a little darling and I just don't believe he could possibly be grumpy!!

Laurago: Yes...I believe!!! He's ALL boy! Oh I know the look you mean, the one that melts your heart and you instantly forgive, ready for the next painful experience. LOL.

 

[birdieness]

i don't belive i've ever really see hugs beak bang. I know he is male because his face is sooo dang yellow but i'm sure it cute.

 

[Aly]

but i'm sure it cute.

cute and painful if its done on a bodypart...heh

 

[Bea]

Don't tempt me, I could bird nap Bailee in a heartbeat, he's such a little darling and I just don't believe he could possibly be grumpy!!

LOL!!! He's is Mr Super Grumpy, he unleashed his temper on dads ear yesterday. Dad was like "argh! Get this psycho bird off me!".

 

[Laura]

LOL!!! He's is Mr Super Grumpy, he unleashed his temper on dads ear yesterday. Dad was like "argh! Get this psycho bird off me!".

hehe.... I had to laugh at that one Ollie does that to Ian ALL the time and Ian says the exact same thing

 

[Bea]

hehe.... I had to laugh at that one Ollie does that to Ian ALL the time and Ian says the exact same thing

LOL!!! You won't believe this, my dads name is Ian!

 

[Aly]

LOL!!! You won't believe this, my dads name is Ian!

Thats a coincidence huh! Two Ians having their ear attacked by two psycho pieds ...hehe