Great news! We are making such good progress!!!
My birb has calmed down in the biting and we are really starting to bond!
I took her to the avian vet - they had to clip her other wing

to even out the one - wing clip (which was done when I got her!) I was mortified to see that where I got her from had also clipped 12 feathers!! The vet couldn’t believe it. Shouldn’t be that many!!

But said they should grow back by January. Otherwise, they examined her and said she was all well and healthy.
As for the tail feathers - the avian vet was going to discuss whether to attach other feathers to try and encourage / break her out of the habit of chewing at them... the vet mentioned that because they’ve broken off and she’s preening them - she’s gotten into a habit of chewing at her tail, and trying to break her out of it will be difficult. So I’m waiting for a phone call to further discuss this to see the next step.
I’ve been trying to keep her busy (though she’s really not into toys - every now and then she will have a play, but only generally when she’s on me).... otherwise, she has no interest and would prefer to just be with me. The thing is, she will go at her tail even when sitting on my shoulder. I have her out with me pretty much all day, other than when I pop out for 2hrs during the day.
I wondered though - whether it’s worth getting her a friend. I know there’s a lot of mixed reviews on this... and the whole it could go two ways. They can either like each other or not.. seperate cages etc. I’m in two minds. Im just thinking whether it might keep her distracted from going at her tail. She’s not necessarily pulling the feathers out - just really going over them and agitated at the broken ones. I also don’t want to wait too long, because she is still only 13weeks so hopefully it’d be easier to introduce at a younger age than waiting until she’s really settled in. I saw another GCC today (10weeks)- who looked to be very similar in temperament (and no it was a different shop), and could fly... which is also something that I worry about. That due to the mess they did with my CGG’s wings that she won’t be able to fly because she hasn’t known how to. So whether a friend could help in encouraging that too?
As for the cage - I have been looking to get her a bigger one... whether this would help (although her tail wasn’t damaged from the cage I have her in)... what do you think of this for sizing? Would this be ok?
Anyway, I’m really enjoying my little companion, it’s been 4weeks. She’s been on a couple of short car rides (just to get her out the house and distract her)... and she loves it. I also discovered that she is a cinnamon turquoise... which I was td she was a straight cinnamon. So that’s super exciting.
I’m still awaiting a DNA test! After almost 4 weeks, it’s killing me, because I wanna name her so bad!!
Anyway, thanks for listening to my rant!
Here’s a pic after a bath!! Hahaha
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