biting

I got fertilized eggs from a neighbor and 2 of my hens hatched 6 chicks. I put them in separate enclosure, but one hen (Betty) is biting one of the chicks that is a different color from all the others and causing a bit of mayhem. It looks like the other hen could take care of all 6 just fine...

Hello everyone! Wanted to see if any of you have any tips for my wacky bird, who is OBSESSED with my boyfriend... for good and bad! A little background on Beepers, the green cheek conure: he's a three year old (estimated age and gender) rescue. I am his primary caretaker. Previously, he was...

I have a hen that I raised from the incubator. She’s always been sweet and food driven. Two months ago she got alittle sick and although she’s better now, she’s agressive towards me! Bites at my feet, bites my arms/fingers. I just don’t get it. Hardly does it to anyone else. How can I get her to...

I have 10 chicks that I've raised from babies. One (his name is Razer) is very friendly, if I stick my arm in their pool that they sleep in, he will jump right up on my arm & hang out for a bit. He's very curious. He likes to look at my glasses, his reflection in my phone, pick at my nose ring &...

I have 2 serama's that are 2 mos old (one appears to be a male and 1 female), they have been hand raised and live in our home since we hatched them. At the beginning they were sweet and docile, loved to be held and would jump up on your hand with no issues. I spent a numerous amount of time...

My new-ish duck (it's been a few weeks), has a problem biting my face. I raised my first duck from a tiny little thing, and now she absolutely LOVES to hug and cuddle. I try to do the same with him, but, even as I'm typing this, he bites my eyes. I'm currently laying in the position I'm in, in...

My cockerel is about 15 weeks old. He’s a RIR. He’s bit my husband a few times but he was always provoked. Tonight he charged my toddler and bit her twice. She’s always picked him up (not something I encouraged and frowned upon and always stopped) and he’s always been chill with it. Tonight he...

So, I've been raising a Muscovy from a chick for a little over a month, now (about 6 weeks). I'm almost certain she's female, because she already has a lot of tail feathers, her wing feathers are almost grown in, and she has what someone called a "female beak" (more narrow and a prominent...

I have 3 welsh harlequin female ducklings (sexed by Metzer). One of the ducklings is very picky and kind of aggressive. She will pick and bite at anything and everything including myself and her sisters. It has stopped being cute and is beginning to hurt me and the other 2.. I have been...

Hey BYC community, I have 7 easter eggers (sold to me as ameraucanas but we know how that goes) and there is one in particular who is black and white and stands upright with their neck stretched tall that is becoming quite aggressive. (Based on tail feather sexing and the size of feet I suspect...

Hi all, I’m very new to raising ducklings and I currently have 4 one month old babies. I believe 2 are Indian runners and I’m not sure of the other 2. Sexes are unknown as of right now. Today while swimming around I noticed that one of the darker ones, I believe a drake, kept biting one of the...

Unsexed homing pigeon. Over a year old. It used to slap me but now it bites. Not pecking but biting. He will usually do this when he's in the same room as his cage. He sleeps in the cage at night and has food and water, other than that he gets a whole bedroom. I try to hand feed him but he...

I have two beautiful turkeys, around 8-10 weeks old. My white one was super friendly, never bit and my little black one did bite. I can’t tell if they are being aggressive or just turkeys. I would post the video of how the white one is biting but the platform only does pictures. The white one...

Why do my ducklings bite each other? At first, it was only one duckling biting the other duckings foot and pulling on it like she was trying to hurt her. Then the other duckling started doing similar things. Every once in a while one of them will bite the other in the eye and the other will squeal.

This question may be a dumb one, but I feel the need to ask... I've been working with my budgies every day. Am I supposed to give them a day off? Would it be good for them, or would it impede their training? By 'training', I don't mean tricks. I've simply been running through finger-perch...

Before I start, please understand I do not want to cause debates. I am not poking fingers at people or trying to make parrot owners feel bad for keeping parrots (I am a parrot owner myself). I want people to share their opinions kindly as I feel the parrot community is divided enough and doesn't...

I've had my cats for years. All of them are sweet. They go outside and walk along me when I do yard work and take care of the animals. And they are snuggly inside, sometimes jumping into my arms or onto my shoulder (...like a Pikachu.) Today, my oldest tomcat was in my lap, purring and enjoying...

My Wyandotte cockerel recently started to crow. He's always been sweet and easy to handle. He likes to be held and he loves anyone with food. But, I went to get everyone food and water, letting the older girls out to free range, and the new cockerel tried to bite me, and it wasn't a gentle or...

I have a male Muscovey duck and for the past week he bends his head down and starts trying to nip at something on his stomach. It seems like he can't get whatever it is that hes reaching for and I can't figure out how to help him out. I flipped him over and felt his stomach to see if there was a...