Abdull
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- May 31, 2023
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- Plum-Head
Hi all,
I am new here and I have joined your forum to be a part your birds friendly forum to share and learn from some of the stories.
We bought a plum-head back in Nov 2022 and he "That's what the owner of the shop said, the bird is a male" was 3 months old.
The bird is cute and I have 3 kids which he is friendly with. However, as every parents and family we get too busy with our life and pay little attention to the bird.
The bird became agitated and when we try to get close to him he get defensive. I notice recently that he start plucking his feather out and I am just worried if he is stressed out or under pressure?
My questions here,
1) Are these type of birds required a full attention? Do I need to play with him everyday and if yes, what do i need to do to make him comfortable?
2) He is feeding well, from seeds to vegi and fruit and he got 3 toys to play with but he rarely touch them. Do i need to get him another bird to keep him company?
3) I try to put my hand on his head to scratch it and he straight away goes into attacking mode. He does't bite until i annoy him but he open his peak trying to scares me. How can I get him to be more friendly, what shall i do to get him more close to us and play with the kids?
I am sorry if some of my questions are basics but we trying to raise a pet and we love our bird so much. I will post some photos later.
Thanks all.
I am new here and I have joined your forum to be a part your birds friendly forum to share and learn from some of the stories.
We bought a plum-head back in Nov 2022 and he "That's what the owner of the shop said, the bird is a male" was 3 months old.
The bird is cute and I have 3 kids which he is friendly with. However, as every parents and family we get too busy with our life and pay little attention to the bird.
The bird became agitated and when we try to get close to him he get defensive. I notice recently that he start plucking his feather out and I am just worried if he is stressed out or under pressure?
My questions here,
1) Are these type of birds required a full attention? Do I need to play with him everyday and if yes, what do i need to do to make him comfortable?
2) He is feeding well, from seeds to vegi and fruit and he got 3 toys to play with but he rarely touch them. Do i need to get him another bird to keep him company?
3) I try to put my hand on his head to scratch it and he straight away goes into attacking mode. He does't bite until i annoy him but he open his peak trying to scares me. How can I get him to be more friendly, what shall i do to get him more close to us and play with the kids?
I am sorry if some of my questions are basics but we trying to raise a pet and we love our bird so much. I will post some photos later.
Thanks all.