Re: I miss how my bird used to be! PLEASE HELP ME!
I think some of the experienced people here suggest that:
- if she has a Happy hut or nestbox: take it away!
- don't give her paper to shred or any other nesting material!
- Rotate the arrangement of stuff in her cage a lot, and some people even have a "day" cage and a "sleeping" cage to help deter that territoriality.
I have to keep anything shreddable out of the reach of my hen. Also, when she is in the same room as her nest and cage, she is in defensive mode. If I take her to the other end of the house, in a different room, she is a totally different bird. But I still have to realize her "henness" is just the way she is, too, just like me with hot flashes and mood swings.
I'm sure someone else will come along with even better advice.
Welcome Winter, Welcome Yule!