For the past 2-3 days my scarlet macaw (female, around 1 year old) has been puffed up, while she usually does that mostly when I pet her. She seems a little bit less vocal and active than usual. Her feces are sometimes more watery than normal, but it could be because we've slowly been trying to add more fruits and veggies into her diet. Usually when I go over to her she likes to gently "pinch/bite" on my hands or fingers, but she has been less interested in doing that since she started behaving like this. I'm scared she could be ill, for example my parents have left printed photos on the floor and she went over to bite on them, I'm not sure if that could maybe poison her. She does seem to be acting normal besides all of this though, I don't think this could be from too cold or too hot temperature because she acts like this regardless and the house is in a room temperature.
Also as a side note, we never dewormed her since the day we got her so far (we got her in march this year, she was around 6 months back then) + she was born defected (her spine is crooked, one of her feet is slightly deformed and she can't fly). We received her from a old birdkeeper.
I am not experienced in birdkeeping at all, which stresses me out alot because I don't know if I am doing anything properly especially with a macaw, which from what I read are hard to handle, therefore I've created this account to learn more and gain advice.
Also as a side note, we never dewormed her since the day we got her so far (we got her in march this year, she was around 6 months back then) + she was born defected (her spine is crooked, one of her feet is slightly deformed and she can't fly). We received her from a old birdkeeper.
I am not experienced in birdkeeping at all, which stresses me out alot because I don't know if I am doing anything properly especially with a macaw, which from what I read are hard to handle, therefore I've created this account to learn more and gain advice.