camo
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Gizmo - Male Eclectus Parrot
Pebbles - Female Eclectus Parrot
Hi all,
We (my wife and I) were at a local poultry auction and were saddened to find a female Eclectus Parrot (reported to be 3 years old) being auctioned off. The sole bidder was from the people who purchased all the roosters (clearly for slaughter), so we ended up bidding against him, as it was clear that his motive was purely profit (our concern being the treatment she may receive prior to sale, and the poor diet she may receive from her new owners who have not been informed).
Pebbles (this is the name we have given her) has spent a few weeks with us, separated from Gizmo (our male eclectus), and today was gradual introduction day. We have her in an identical cage to Gizmo, and have spent the morning gradually moving them closer, firstly into the same room, and then inching closer (although they both seem keen to get closer).
Either due to not being fully settled yet, or limited human interaction, she has not spoken a word, excluding one screech early on, when I accidentally entered the room without announcing my presence, and disapproval at the vets.
It was a big surprise for us when she started making a cluck cluck, like a chicken while looking at Gizmo.
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCbQOoX59AY"]pebbles - YouTube[/ame]
Does anyone know if this is a natural sound, perhaps made by a female (Gizmo has never made this sound), or has she perhaps mimicked this from a chicken...lol (assuming she was in an outdoor aviary).
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Cameron
P.S. Sorry about the video quality, but hopefully the video quality is good enough to make out the sound I am referring to
We (my wife and I) were at a local poultry auction and were saddened to find a female Eclectus Parrot (reported to be 3 years old) being auctioned off. The sole bidder was from the people who purchased all the roosters (clearly for slaughter), so we ended up bidding against him, as it was clear that his motive was purely profit (our concern being the treatment she may receive prior to sale, and the poor diet she may receive from her new owners who have not been informed).
Pebbles (this is the name we have given her) has spent a few weeks with us, separated from Gizmo (our male eclectus), and today was gradual introduction day. We have her in an identical cage to Gizmo, and have spent the morning gradually moving them closer, firstly into the same room, and then inching closer (although they both seem keen to get closer).
Either due to not being fully settled yet, or limited human interaction, she has not spoken a word, excluding one screech early on, when I accidentally entered the room without announcing my presence, and disapproval at the vets.
It was a big surprise for us when she started making a cluck cluck, like a chicken while looking at Gizmo.
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCbQOoX59AY"]pebbles - YouTube[/ame]
Does anyone know if this is a natural sound, perhaps made by a female (Gizmo has never made this sound), or has she perhaps mimicked this from a chicken...lol (assuming she was in an outdoor aviary).
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Cameron
P.S. Sorry about the video quality, but hopefully the video quality is good enough to make out the sound I am referring to