First week with re-homed BCC

[chooch]

This is my third night with my new Blue Crowned Conure, Alexander Hamilton (A. Ham, Alex, still trying to choose the best nickname!). Even though he's only four years old, this is already his fourth home, so we’re being very patient getting him comfy.

He's a real talker! My previous BCC was similar in body language but had less verbal language than Alex so the chatter is just adorable to me. His favorite phrases are "quack like a duck" and "tickle tickle" among others. He also likes to roar like a dinosaur! He's very gentle and tame, steps up 9/10 times and loves scritches.

Bonding is coming along. Mostly we’re working on getting-used-to-the-environment stuff. As would be expected, he’s skittish about transitions--getting in or out of the cage is a challenge, but he's already so much better than he was on the first day.

He does this peculiar “batbird” stance where he’ll outstretch his wings while we're relaxing and hold them like that as if he’s trying to catch a wind (see below). His wings have been freshly clipped so he can’t go far and he knows it, but it seems to be a sign that he wants to. The batbird stance happens most in the evening when it’s getting dark (I finally figured that out AFTER taking the photo!). Of course turning on the bright light in the living room helps ease his nerves even if it does grate on mine--I’m a Pacific Northwest vampire and hate bright lights, but for A. Ham I’ll deal with it

So, that’s where we’re at for now. Loving my sweetie so much already.

 

[Jen5200]

Sounds like good progress so far and you seem very comfortable with just letting him get used to his environment. I love it when they chatter . My newest addition (Bindi) is a chatterbox, which surprised me as neither Baby or Tango try to talk at all. Hope you’ll keep us updated as he continues to settle in!

 

[JamesC]

Blue crowns are such wonderful characters, aren't they? I kind of like "Alex" as your nickname. Though I'm fond of that name for birds in memory of Alex the African Grey.

Both of my two will do the batwing pose when they stretch. It is usually stretch one wing/foot, then the other wing/foot followed by a quick batwing then a shake-ruffle as they settle down the feathers.

Sorry to hear about your Ti-Li. But 'm happy that you found another BCC in need of a place in someone's heart.

 

[Inger]

Welcome you and A. Ham! I like that as a nickname, because I think there are already too many birds named Alex. Lucky you two found each other!

I’m also in the PNW - Everett to be specific. Where are you if you’re willing to say?


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[chooch]

Welcome you and A. Ham! I like that as a nickname, because I think there are already too many birds named Alex. Lucky you two found each other!

I’m also in the PNW - Everett to be specific. Where are you if you’re willing to say?


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I'm down in Olympia. Annoying because all the bird stores and avian specialists are either way north or way south of me.

Update on A. Ham: we have now discovered that he has a preference for low voices. There are no men in the house, but he is much more confident and dynamic when I lower my voice an octave or so! Oh, birdies.

 

[LordTriggs]

I found my conure to be similar with the lower voice. I sing an octave lower than I speak, my conure became fixated on me whenever I sang. Must be something soothing with the more predominant bass sounds hitting their ears

 

[MonicaMc]

Sounds like he's ready to go to bed in the evening! If he's displaying that behavior, then I would recommend trying to take him where he wants to go.

My conure would rather spend time with me than go to bed!