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bluescarlet_tas
Egg
Joined: 16 Jan 2005
Posts: 1
Location: Tasmania |
| Killing a mate |
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Hi I'm new to Birds as pets and companions, I have had until today two beautiful blue scarlet grass parrots for over a year, I came home from work, went to their room to find one double the size, chest puffed out, feathers missing and my other baby (the female) lying on her side, dead on the cage floor, I can't understand what happened they have never had a peck at each other in all the time I've had them.
If someone could help me understand what happened i would greatly appreciate it.[/b] |
Sunday January 16, 2005 10:55 am |
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Kitie
Winner Wet Birdy Contest
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Posts: 129
Location: Klaipeda, Lithuania |
WOW!!! 
Very agressive birds!
How old were they? |
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Sunday January 16, 2005 11:58 am |
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stevauto
Egg
Joined: 16 Jan 2005
Posts: 21
Location: California |
| Not sure of the cause of death. |
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Well unless you have more proof I am not sure the one killed the other. When they have been together for a while they get attached & the one might have been able to tell there was something wrong with the other & just trying to help after it was too late. This is just what I was told a long time ago (just might be an old wives tale also). But if they were together that long & nothing has happened before I doubt the one killed the other for no reason. Sorry for your loss none the less. |
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Monday January 17, 2005 4:55 am |
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shells picasso
Flier
Joined: 29 May 2005
Posts: 900
Location: Sydney |
Could something have scared them? I found grass parrots to be jumpy and my mum lost a Bourke parrot after a child startled him. They will fly around and hurt themselves trying to escape, this might explain the feather loss, if they attacked each other there would be blood too and they usually go for certain areas like the face rather than all over. grass parrots also aren't generally aggressive. |
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Tuesday May 31, 2005 8:01 pm |
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