themacinjosh
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- Mar 8, 2012
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I waited a few days before posting this to make sure it wasn't an isolated incident. Our bird in the past week has started a weird twitch in her neck/head...she jerks around quite a bit in a way that seems involuntarily (as far as I can tell) accompanied by a strange scratchy chatter noise that also sounds forced or involuntary. She'll just constantly shake her head in all different ways. She does this several times a day, and these bouts can last half hour to an hour off and on. She even gets unusually mean and bites pretty hard during these episodes too. It's almost impossible to have her out when she's doing this.
She is still very young, about 9 weeks old now, and we've had her since she was 6 weeks old. She didn't do anything like this that first week or so that we had her. She does seem to calm down ok at night, and sleeps ok. What could this be?? Anyone have a similar experience? I'd like to know what we can do!
**I wanted to add that it's real spastic-type movements when this happens. I can feel if she's on my shoulder her body jerking around, and this is way different than when she would just be hyper and energetic. I've been finding it difficult to get anyone to think it's not typical behavior, but it's certainly a change.
She is still very young, about 9 weeks old now, and we've had her since she was 6 weeks old. She didn't do anything like this that first week or so that we had her. She does seem to calm down ok at night, and sleeps ok. What could this be?? Anyone have a similar experience? I'd like to know what we can do!
**I wanted to add that it's real spastic-type movements when this happens. I can feel if she's on my shoulder her body jerking around, and this is way different than when she would just be hyper and energetic. I've been finding it difficult to get anyone to think it's not typical behavior, but it's certainly a change.
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