What is my bird doing!!! Is he crazy?

Question

Okay, I have a 1 1/2 year old Cockatiel, all of the sudden he is doing the strangest things! He has always been so sweet, gives me kisses, sits on my shoulder, walks around the house and comes to you when you call him, loves my long haired Chihuahua and now, he is like He*#! He whistles all time and says his name but now, when I am trying to watch a movie or having a conversation with someone, he screetches and whistles louder and louder, when I stop talking or push mute on the t.v., he stops, and he laughs at me..lol it is funny but it is getting irritating! Also just this last week, he started doing something strange with one of his hanging treats in the cage, he will sit on his perch with one foot grasping the toy (the other on the perch), he pulls it to him, he puffs his chest feathers out and rocks back and forth as if he is trying to mate with this treat...it is funny also, but I am not sure what he is doing, is this normal? is this puberty or what? He is my 1st bird.

Answer 1

he's going through bird puberty - he is m@sturbating with the toy and the tv thing is a dominance issue.

get him a female to be with =D

Answer 2

Sounds like your bird is lonely for a mate to be around. Playing with the toy it is trying to have s*x with it, so I suggest find a breeder in your area and go buy another bird you can handle like you do this one, only the oposite s*x from the one you have.

Answer 3

I say buying another bird might make it worse. Just give him more attention, mine use to do the same thing. I bought him a mirror and that fixed the hole going crazy thing. He thinks it's his girl friend. he gives it heart wings and gives it kisses.  LOL

Answer 4

That's funny its a bird and in less you know bird talk and fly with the pack we could only Guss as to what he or she is doing and I mean Guss.

We Like to some how seem to know what our creatures of the world are doing but can't even Guss how to bring our young up. Remember it's trying to make sence of the fake world it's living in it's having ahard time and yes it's mating with it's toy would'nt you if thats all you had LOL

Answer 5

After checking some info on your bird's behavior it does appear your little guy is going through puberty.

He's showing his independence, but that behavior should end soon according to the expert that wrote the article I read.