BrockNBrady
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- Jan 10, 2013
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- Parrots
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Brock (blue Quaker) became an angel at 18 months old.
Brady (Pallid Green) born 11-1-12
<--- this little emojee's tail looks just like my Brady's does now.
Green pallid.
Born 11-1-12. We visited with him 3-4 times a week from the minute he was born.
Came home 1-7-12.
Started talking 2 weeks ago (says about 6 things, he just exploded one day with his language)
The only thing I've noticed that may be a little different is that at the parrot store they wean to 100% pellets. I don't agree with this. I think pellets with some occasional seed and fresh foods is best. At first, Brady avoided any seeds or fresh foods and favored the pellets. This past week he's REALLY taken a liking to spinach and safflower seeds (he picks them out when I mix a few of them with the pellets).
The passed week he's lost 3 or 4 tail feathers. Today..... his entire tail is GONE. It's just a stub with a few spines and a bunch of messy little ends everywhere.
No new stresses. He seems happy, bright, alert, talkative. No injury that I know of. It's REMOTELY possible that my daughter's cat got ahold of his tail through the cage bars (the cat is usually confined to the basement apartment where my daughter is - but it does sneak up on occasion).
However, I've seen him digging at it so I think he's the culprit.
Any ideas ?
Green pallid.
Born 11-1-12. We visited with him 3-4 times a week from the minute he was born.
Came home 1-7-12.
Started talking 2 weeks ago (says about 6 things, he just exploded one day with his language)
The only thing I've noticed that may be a little different is that at the parrot store they wean to 100% pellets. I don't agree with this. I think pellets with some occasional seed and fresh foods is best. At first, Brady avoided any seeds or fresh foods and favored the pellets. This past week he's REALLY taken a liking to spinach and safflower seeds (he picks them out when I mix a few of them with the pellets).
The passed week he's lost 3 or 4 tail feathers. Today..... his entire tail is GONE. It's just a stub with a few spines and a bunch of messy little ends everywhere.
No new stresses. He seems happy, bright, alert, talkative. No injury that I know of. It's REMOTELY possible that my daughter's cat got ahold of his tail through the cage bars (the cat is usually confined to the basement apartment where my daughter is - but it does sneak up on occasion).
However, I've seen him digging at it so I think he's the culprit.
Any ideas ?