Taw5106
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- Mar 27, 2014
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- Parrots
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Buddy - Red Crowned Amazon (27 yo)
Venus - Solomon Island Eclectus (4 yo)
Buzz CAG (2 yo)
Sam - Cockatiel 1997 - 2004
Tweety - Budgie 1984 - 1987
Sweety - Budgie 1985 - 1986
We got Venus late Saturday afternoon and she is in quarantine inside my Husband's office. Since she's arrived, if we have her outside of the cage on our hand, she will throw her head back, like it's broken or laid on her neck and remain that way for about 5 seconds. I've been watching this and notice it's only when she's out of her cage, in her cage she doesn't do it, she preens, she's playing with her toys, eats, never throws her head back. This morning I put my Venus clothes on and went in to feed her, my plan, bring her out to feed to spend time together. She is cage aggressive but if she sees a dish, here she comes. She ate warm boiled rice, purple hull peas, yellow pepper and blueberry. I put three tablespoons in her bowl, she ate over half, slowly, taking her time and then she started throwing her head back over and over again. I researched online and tried rubbing her crop while her head was thrown back. She had no issue with this, after that she continued eating. She eats very, very slowly but she eats well.
So the throwing her head back is bugging me because Buddy doesn't do that and I've seen birds throw their heads back to drink or swallow but this isn't the same. As soon as I put her in her cage, no more head throwing back.
The vet is open tomorrow so I will be calling first thing to get her vet check in. She's eating well, drinking well, her poos look great, she's preening, playing with toys, she's chattering a bit. Has anyone experienced this type of behavior?
So the throwing her head back is bugging me because Buddy doesn't do that and I've seen birds throw their heads back to drink or swallow but this isn't the same. As soon as I put her in her cage, no more head throwing back.
The vet is open tomorrow so I will be calling first thing to get her vet check in. She's eating well, drinking well, her poos look great, she's preening, playing with toys, she's chattering a bit. Has anyone experienced this type of behavior?