RJ_K
New member
Hello everyone,
I would like to introduce myself to the forum. My name is RJ and I recently got a Double Yellow Headed Amazon this weekend. I have had birds and parrots my whole life but have never had an Amazon. The guy I got him from was selling him for his friend who had to leave the state and could not take him with her. He says that they think he is a male and he is 3 years old. His previous owner had bought from a bird expo here in the Bay Area as a baby and he was handfed. She was his only owner. They say he loves females and is shy/ scared around males because he is not used to them. Today is the third day I have had him and he seems to be adjusting okay but not as well as I'd hoped he would. I opened the cage door today and he comes out and hangs out on the top part of his cage that has a perch. However he seems to be really freaked out by my voice or when I make eye contact with him. He squats down and holds his wings kind of away from his body and quivers them. I am guessing that this means he is stressed. But just wanted to get some feedback or see if anyone else has experienced this with their birds. I know it will take time for him to trust me and build a bond with me. It just seems a little weird that he feels comfortable enough to come out of the cage and come up to me when I offer him treats and takes them from me and then goes back to shaking his wings and crouching down. Is there anything I can do to help him settle in his new home. I spend time by his cage talking to him softly and I offer him treats regularly. I don't expect to be best buddies with him right away, but I want to do everything I can to make sure he's not terrified at the same time. Any advice or tips about this breed would be helpful. Thank you
Here are some pics of him. Still finalizing names but it looks like we're gonna call him Yoshi
I would like to introduce myself to the forum. My name is RJ and I recently got a Double Yellow Headed Amazon this weekend. I have had birds and parrots my whole life but have never had an Amazon. The guy I got him from was selling him for his friend who had to leave the state and could not take him with her. He says that they think he is a male and he is 3 years old. His previous owner had bought from a bird expo here in the Bay Area as a baby and he was handfed. She was his only owner. They say he loves females and is shy/ scared around males because he is not used to them. Today is the third day I have had him and he seems to be adjusting okay but not as well as I'd hoped he would. I opened the cage door today and he comes out and hangs out on the top part of his cage that has a perch. However he seems to be really freaked out by my voice or when I make eye contact with him. He squats down and holds his wings kind of away from his body and quivers them. I am guessing that this means he is stressed. But just wanted to get some feedback or see if anyone else has experienced this with their birds. I know it will take time for him to trust me and build a bond with me. It just seems a little weird that he feels comfortable enough to come out of the cage and come up to me when I offer him treats and takes them from me and then goes back to shaking his wings and crouching down. Is there anything I can do to help him settle in his new home. I spend time by his cage talking to him softly and I offer him treats regularly. I don't expect to be best buddies with him right away, but I want to do everything I can to make sure he's not terrified at the same time. Any advice or tips about this breed would be helpful. Thank you
Here are some pics of him. Still finalizing names but it looks like we're gonna call him Yoshi