new parrot owner

hey guys im ed, edward or eddy whichever it said to post a bit about myself and my bird so here goes any advice you could give would be greatly appreciated cause im so new to all of this

so ive recently been given a 12 week old parrot from one of my mothers friends no idea what breed she is, all i can tell you is that she is green and yellow and has a red cap atop of her head, im not pleased with how she is looking at the moment had her two days so far and her tail feathers seem slightly distressed and the previous owner gave her to us with budgie food and im sure after much research this is nowhere near nutritious enough for her cause she will only eat sunflower seeds and as i understand it they contain a lot of fat. so tonight ive given her sliced and diced carrot and pepper, first thing tomorrow morning im going to the nearest pet store and getting her some proper parrot pellets

p.s her names charlie

Welcome to the forum!

Dint change her food all at once. Gradually, like, 90% seeds/10% pellets, then after a week or two, 80/20, then 70/30 , 60/40, etc. This can shock her organs, i believe.

Can you post a picture of her so we can determine her species(not breed ). How big is she?

red lored amazon parrot - Google Search
Does she look anything like the parrots in this Google search?

shes about 6n half inches tall

http://www.parrotforums.com/members/edwardalix-albums-charlie-arlie-picture6025-charlie-arlie.jpg

thats her and thanks for that at the min she is eating budgie foor as i mention i just dont think its doing her any good so you think i should slowlt introduce her parrot pellets ?

she does look similar yes

Switching Your Pet Bird from Seeds to Pellets
How to Switch Your Bird's Diet: Slow and Steady
Parrot Press News Blog: Tips for Changing Your Parrot's Diet from Seed to Pellets
A few articles an seed to pellet tranferring. Also make sure to feed her plenty fruits and veggies, parrots can't eat just pellets. Maybe 30% veggies and some fruits, 70% pellets..... Some people have different diets, maybe some will chime in and give you more info.

so do you think maybe she is a red lored amazon ?

Hello!
I cant view the picture you put up of her
but what conurecrazy said is excellent advice, slowly transfer her to the pellets!

EdwardAlix said:

so do you think maybe she is a red lored amazon ?

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Yes, is she looks anything like those Google pics.

And, I can't view the pic either.

thanks for you help guys ill start to reduce and increase her food today and we will see how she goes

Could she be a fischer's lovebird? They are closer to 4" tall, but have a length of ~6" from head to tail.... and they are green, yellow and "red" birds.

Fischer's Lovebird portrait _GS18552 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

looks like a kakariki I linked to photos and information on kakariki for you to check out. They have a small bird mentality... very fast and flighty and will take a lot of time to settle in.

Oh, you know, know that I see your avatar , it's definitely a kakari. My mistake, it sounded like a red bored amazon to me. Without a picture it's kind of hard.