Cockatiels are evil, evil bastards

[platedlizard]

As you can see from my earlier entry I'm a bit down and out today. Well, more then a bit, actually. So I haven't been paying as much attention to my birds as normal, and have been letting them roam wild in the birdroom. Well, today while feeding them Baby, the one I handraised, was being a complete asshole to his dad and the other tiels, but mostly to his dad. He was jumping on CJ's back and biting at his neck, and chasing the other tiels around (but leaving the parakeet and conure along, I suspect he knew that if he bothered them they would kick his ass).

This sort of bullying, usually directed at CJ, is has been ongoing. I've been thinking about seperating him, but that would mean keeping him completely seperate as he bullies outside the cage, as well (probably in another room), and then I would have to deal with the screaming. Another option would be to find him a new home, but I don't really want to do that. I raised him after all, and it isn't as if they've had injuries.

Today he got a short time out in the conure's cage, which seemed to mellow him out. I don't really know what else to do.