DOMINANCE
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Stormbirds have a partially hierarchical society, enforced with power. Not only physical strength but mental and emotional strength is valued for status. Noble families are seen to have strong blood as well.
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Sometimes maintaining ranks doesn't require fighting just some simple intimidation
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Thunder calls are also used to get attention or intimidate
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Occasionally dominance disputes appear in large friend groups, not just flocks.
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The more personal or close a relationship is the less fighting and aggression occurs. In families, it's more common to simply use intimidation at most to retain order.
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Being a predatory species, stormbirds treat each other roughly. Roughhousing and aggressive or violent urges are a part of life.
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Despite this, they maintain relative peace and have found ways to work around these instincts.
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Fights and duels are common in their societies. However grudges and anger are typically short-lived, and aggression doesn't always equal hate or distaste for both parties.
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Due to their natural aggression and urge to engage in competition, many sports have been adopted or made. Competitive dance, wrestling, racing, and simple competitions among friends are daily sights, and play fighting is seen in all ages.
CHILD REARING
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New hatchlings will be in the purest stormbird form, with three sets of limbs. And are mobile very quickly after they finish drying off.
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Stormbirds are instinctively protective over young and will group parent regardless of parentage in most groups.
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Hatchlings will often cling and nestle themselves in their parent's plumage and stay there for long periods of time, not unlike a possum.
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Chicklets are covered in a soft layer of downy for the first few months of life before they develop a hardier layer of beginner plumage.
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Despite appearing to not be able to shift like older stormbirds they actually will perform their first shift within the first hour after hatching. They’ll lose their egg horn and their limb bones will typically slightly grow and strengthen.
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Wings come in around the age of twelve. Growing underneath the skin until they tear free and quickly grow in size.
Most children while growing up will remain mostly quadruped, even when the ability to shift is learned the instinct takes time to disappear. It's common to see attempts to be bipedal the older they are.
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Resting and letting the new wings dry is integral to healthy development as the cartilage expands and sets in place, not doing so can lead to stunted wings and lack of muscle memory. Even causing trouble shifting them in the future.
Hatchlings tend to group together around adult figures, acting as an imitation hivemind. Once they become more independent they will group up with older children, often in groups of four to one older. Along with group parenting by adults in a community these groups of children will learn from the eldest as well.