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Re: Mute Swan Cygnet being aggressive
By:The Regal Swan
Date: 31 March 2016
In Response To: Mute Swan Cygnet being aggressive (Henry)

Hi Henry:

Give it a few weeks, if not days, and the parents will intervene and chase junior out of the habitat so they can start another brood. The "aggressiveness" may not actually be such, but rather trying to mate with the mother if it is a male. The young bird is having its first rise in hormone levels and does not know how to control himself. Again, all of this will behavior will return to normal within the next few weeks.

Messages In This Thread

Mute Swan Cygnet being aggressive -- Henry -- 31 March 2016
Re: Mute Swan Cygnet being aggressive -- The Regal Swan -- 31 March 2016
Re: Mute Swan Cygnet being aggressive -- Henry -- 1 April 2016
Re: Mute Swan Cygnet being aggressive -- The Regal Swan -- 1 April 2016