Quaker regurgitating

LeoTheQuaker

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Vinny - Lutino Quaker
Leo - Lutino Quaker
Petrie - Zebra Finch
Petra - Zebra Finch
So Vinny is roughly around 6 months old....i think and she has all of a sudden started to bob her head (no proper regurgitation as of yet) any time she tries to nibble my knuckle. I know its a bit weird but i am just wondering is there a way to try and calm this down. I do not touch her on the body and only touch her head....the rest of my family do this too. I have decided to stop covering her at night in case that is a trigger and she is not on a high sugar diet.

She is currently eating Roudybush pellets along with a small scoop of seed mix which contain no sunflower seeds or peanuts.

She is also an aggressive preener and which does hurt slightly and she has no taking a liking to yanking the hairs out of the base of your neck or my brothers beard....which is bound to be sore lol.

I dont mind all of this and love her the way she is but just wanting to make sure that this is normal or healthy behaviour and if i am doing something wrong. As i wouldnt want her being not happy.
 

Laurasea

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I think completely normal. I think we tend to jump and over react. In this months POM I show my flock does this once in awhile to each other. Once in a great while to me. Has never led to anything. I feel is just sealing flock and family bonds. Also I think as they become adults this is a behavior they want to practice.
Ps I snuggle and love on my babies to no end, tho I don't pet the back . No problems

Mine will preen me on occasion. Quakers are very social, and seem to need a lot of contact to feel happy and secure. For me, I think I spend an hour a day preening their head and pin feathers . Then off and on they sit with me , and might get a pet on the head or I kiss the top of their head. When I hear or see of excessive preening, usually they need more attention. ( not saying you don't love your baby and give attention), Just for her, her needs might be higher for more attention.. When i took in attention starved rescues , they would be fanatical about trying to preen me. As they settled and git lots of attention this calmed down.

During the peak if breeding season the boys try to find things to rub on, and become cage protective. But the rest if the year i dont see this.

Ps. Work in veggies!@ mine love love their veggies
 
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LeoTheQuaker

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Vinny - Lutino Quaker
Leo - Lutino Quaker
Petrie - Zebra Finch
Petra - Zebra Finch
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I think completely normal. I think we tend to jump and over react. In this months POM I show my flock does this once in awhile to each other. Once in a great while to me. Has never led to anything. I feel is just sealing flock and family bonds. Also I think as they become adults this is a behavior they want to practice.
Ps I snuggle and love on my babies to no end, tho I don't pet the back . No problems

Mine will preen me on occasion. Quakers are very social, and seem to need a lot of contact to feel happy and secure. For me, I think I spend an hour a day preening their head and pin feathers . Then off and on they sit with me , and might get a pet on the head or I kiss the top of their head. When I hear or see of excessive preening, usually they need more attention. ( not saying you don't love your baby and give attention), Just for her, her needs might be higher for more attention.. When i took in attention starved rescues , they would be fanatical about trying to preen me. As they settled and git lots of attention this calmed down.

During the peak if breeding season the boys try to find things to rub on, and become cage protective. But the rest if the year i dont see this.

Ps. Work in veggies!@ mine love love their veggies

Ah ok, thats good to hear. Just was wondering if i was doing something wrong to lead to this behaviour but i guess her head bobbing to my knuckle on my hand excites her. Each to their own i guess haha.

Yea i do work from 9 till 6. However when i get home which is usually around 6:30 she is straight out of her cage and with me then all night till it is then time for bed. Hopefully this is ok but during this time my brother and dad come in to see her and she also has a cage in the living room when i have to do a long shift or i know i will be away for a good bit.

Also yea she gets loads of veggies just always forget to add that in. She loooves her veg....especially when it is off my plate :18:
 

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