Nesting

Last week, one of our volunteers was chatting while Murphy sat on her lap. Suddenly, Murphy decided he wanted more and began trying to nest in her shirt! This was as close as he got, but he kept trying.Though this provided a chuckle, nesting behavior is not something to laugh about. Every bird is different. With females, there is the worry that allowing/promoting nesting behavior may result in egg binding problems, which are potentially fatal. With birds of both genders, allowing/promoting nesting behaviors may result in aggression issues.

Here is an article from a DVM talking about things you can do to help prevent/reduce nesting behavior.

At the Center, we try to treat each bird as an individual. If nesting behavior becomes problematic, we do everything we can to minimize the behavior. However, other birds do not become more aggressive if nesting, and it gives them something to occupy their time. Like most things parrot, there is no "one size fits all" answer -- it depends on the bird and the environment.