Female Budgie Agressive Towards Mate
Hi there,
I’ve talked to you before, thank you for the amazing advice!
I have a male budgie and a female who have had 6 babies (hatched and growing)!
All of a sudden, we have seen the female get really aggressive towards the male, pouncing at him, and I’ve noticed her crest/front feathers rise.
We had made a cardboard toy for them to play with which they loved, but we noticed for the past two days the male was constantly playing and paying less attention to feeding the children, while the female continued to feed the babies. We then saw her getting agitated and aggressive towards him.
They’ve now reached a point where both stuffed themselves with food, but neither will feed the babies, and she keeps glaring at him and chas I no him down if they are in the cage together. She also kicks him out of their nesting box, and hisses at him evenif she is inside and he is outside, or vise versa.
We are not sure whether or not to interfere and if this is normal or dangerous for the babies. Is this a hormonal phase, or is something upsetting her, should we do something? Please help!
Thank you so much,
Hiver