No Tender Way to Ask This...

[Ascholten]

Im just going to dive right in.
I have a cockatoo, he's my best friend really.
I also have chickens.
BOTH of them like attention. The Too gets a bit jealous when im ruffling up on a Chicken instead of him and will let me know!
With that I try to have both in proximity when it's snuggle time. Trying to get them more used to each other, him not throwing a hissy when im petting and talking nice to a chicken. (Oh god listen to me, im sunk....)

Well, long story short, today he tried to hunch one of the chickens. Well, there was no try to it... He didn't mind, the Chicken didn't seem to mind, in fact accommodated.

Animals will be animals right? My question is, and not trying to sound like a total perv here.

If I occasionally let them do it, as long as there is no fighting or attacking each other, would it hurt anything? Id assume he'd be happy, the men know why I don't think the chicken would be unhappy, she did the little ruffle thing when they were done. ::

Is this something I should just avert my eyes on occasion or need to absolutely prevent from happening due to some yet to be known reasons?

Anything to keep loud birds happy is a good thing.

Thank you
Aaron

 

[Mylied]

I wouldn't worry about. Sex between birds is only dangerous when one has a penis (like a duck) and the other isn't meant to accommodate a penis (a chicken). A cockatoo just kisses cloacas so no harm no fowl ().

 

[Ascholten]

Ok, thank you, that's kind of what I was thinking. I was of the mind that if she didn't like it she'd run, scream, do something to show her displeasure and id know to bust it up. The benefits, it keeps him calmer too hopefully, and saves the sanctity of my coffee cup, (we won't get into THAT story here )

Aaron

 

[Mylied]

Hens will definitely fuss if they are not interested. Squatting is submitting and the tail waggle means things finished. Imagine if you could get a cockatoo/chicken hybrid? That'd be a funny looking bird.

 

[Ascholten]

I was thinking that, what an ugly thing that'd be! A Chickatoo. Oh dear, I just got a cold shiver down my spine... picture this. the annoyance of a rooster at 2 am, with a bird that can do 140dB of sound volume. Maybe I better invent a birdie condom.

 

[theoldchick]

I have a Red-faced Amazon. He kills chickens. And the first thing he does is mount the bird. Then he pinches the face with his beak until the chicken is dead. He is fast, he is deadly, and he ain't playing. Don't be surprised, if one day, your Cockatoo does the same thing. I won't make that mistake again. I won't discuss the possibility of disease transmission.

 

[Ascholten]

The old chick, it's not like im running a chicken whore house here for misguided parrots. He did this once, and I am curious now. It IS getting that season with him. I understand fully what your message is, and Cockatoos are known for killing their mates so yes that'd not be a leave them alone all night thing at all! First sign of trouble and he'd be getting smacked with the broom!... just like he does when he eats my shoe laces.

As for diseases, good concern there, however id think once one has their birds for a while, and they are disease free, it'd be hard to catch something that way. The cockatoo goes out side when the weather is nice so if there is something airborne he'd probably have it too by now. I was actually thinking of having a permanent coop being built now that you mention it, that has two partitions in it, one for the chickens I only have 4 and thats all Im going to have, and the other side for the TOO so I can leave him outside and protected during the nicer months.

Aaron