What the Hec is she doing??

[Shamelessmuse]

I just got home and Greyce has been a nut! First she was fanning her tail and flapping her wings. Now she keeps getting going in the water bolw and flapping her wings, then out and fanning her tail and flapping her wings...then back in the water dish and flapping her wings and fanning her tail. Then she slings water...back out flapping about and fanning her tail, general chaos around the cage, attacks the water bowl and then gets in, flapping, ect...I thought maybe she wanted a bath, she was not a fan of the water bottle. I put a bowl with water in the bottom, wasn't interested. She seems aggitated though...

[Marlene]

I find my grey does the same, as did my previous one. I rekon they are trying to have a bath. I do spray all my birds and I find that Gus (CAG) does the same thing when I spray him.

[judygram]

She is just trying to take a bath, Josey does the same thing in her water bowl but if I put a larger bowl in the bottom of the cage she ignores it. She will fling water all over the place trying to get herself wet in the smaller bowl but if I take her in to the bathroom and try to bathe her she protests, go figure.:blink:

[Dave007]

She's just bathing and it makes no difference what size her bowl is in the cage. Everything that;s happening concerning the mess is not unusual. It doesn't matter if you put another bowl in the cage after she starts bathing. She'll stay with the original one. Even if you give her a complete bath, there's a chance that she'll still do the same thing immediately after you finish cause it's nature telling her to do it. She's not attacking the bowl, just trying to adjust it and that can't be stopped. Everything that the bird does that's visual to you will make you think she's agitated but she isn't. The flapping is natural. Sometimes, they even growl or bark.<br><br>Post edited by: Dave007, at: 2008/02/07 21:46

[Shamelessmuse]

Thanks...I have seen birds do similar...but she was just full on out of control...she seemed so upset, I was worried something was bothering her and afraid she was going to hurt herself, she was all over the place and it just kept going on and on!:blink:

[Laurie]

Klaus does this, too - in spite of me offering at least 5 other ways to do it that are more comfortable and more effective. He's determined that the little water bowl is THE place to do his bathing! :laugh:

[Talon]

Yes, Talon loves to bath that way as well. It is very normal!!:cheer:

[MazyAK]

Muse:

They've all said it. It's normal. Read some of the bathing threads and you'll feel better.

Bruce & Mazy

[lovemyGreys]

Yep 2 out of my 4 greys display this behaviour when taking a bath