cneuhauser
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- Jul 9, 2020
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- Parrots
- Dusky Conure, Male Ekkie
Afternoon everyone, I just wanted to confirm with those of you that have had baby Ekkie (boys), some recent 'out of the ordinary' behavior... now keep in mind I've only had Comet since October 31st, so I might be the odd and overly protective one.
For the past four or five weeks Comet has been all love, and friendly; this hasn't changed. However, for the past six (6) weeks he has only mumbled or tried to talk... trying to mimic my "Hello"... "Love You"... etc. (I'm sure you folks know the child/girlie voice they make).
However, the last two evenings I've been getting the flock call almost constantly all evening. Even when I say "Hello"..."Love you" in a soft voice, I get the flock call back. He's a parrot, I expect that... but he's been doing it constantly (1hr straight every 15 seconds) so I'm just wondering if he's ok, if he's starting to hit puberty (born May 22, 2020). I also noticed the jerking of the head when I 'clean' his beak from all of the mess... pretty sure that's a baby/hormonal response, so no more cleaning the dirty beak with my hands... he gets the wash cloth. He also just "holds" my finger with his beak, no tongue dabs or anything, just holds it, not clamping down... almost like he's holding my hand. I've also noticed the destructible toys in his cage are being "chewed" but I'm not finding remnants of the destruction... worried maybe he's eating the straw/wood/hemp/cardboard?
I've already looked at his feet, looking for any soars, looked under his wings for any growths, checked his throat for any spots (he gets carrots and sweet potatos 3x's a week for the vitamin A), no toe tapping, and no wing flipping.
I realize I'm probably just being an over-reactive "parront"... just want to make sure he's not in any pain or discomfort. He's actually gaining weight, at about 1gram per day over the last month... started at 300grams when I got him and now his weight in the evenings right before a meal is around 330g.
Again... I'm probably just an overly dramatic parront. He seems fine otherwise, energetic, running around getting into things.
For the past four or five weeks Comet has been all love, and friendly; this hasn't changed. However, for the past six (6) weeks he has only mumbled or tried to talk... trying to mimic my "Hello"... "Love You"... etc. (I'm sure you folks know the child/girlie voice they make).
However, the last two evenings I've been getting the flock call almost constantly all evening. Even when I say "Hello"..."Love you" in a soft voice, I get the flock call back. He's a parrot, I expect that... but he's been doing it constantly (1hr straight every 15 seconds) so I'm just wondering if he's ok, if he's starting to hit puberty (born May 22, 2020). I also noticed the jerking of the head when I 'clean' his beak from all of the mess... pretty sure that's a baby/hormonal response, so no more cleaning the dirty beak with my hands... he gets the wash cloth. He also just "holds" my finger with his beak, no tongue dabs or anything, just holds it, not clamping down... almost like he's holding my hand. I've also noticed the destructible toys in his cage are being "chewed" but I'm not finding remnants of the destruction... worried maybe he's eating the straw/wood/hemp/cardboard?
I've already looked at his feet, looking for any soars, looked under his wings for any growths, checked his throat for any spots (he gets carrots and sweet potatos 3x's a week for the vitamin A), no toe tapping, and no wing flipping.
I realize I'm probably just being an over-reactive "parront"... just want to make sure he's not in any pain or discomfort. He's actually gaining weight, at about 1gram per day over the last month... started at 300grams when I got him and now his weight in the evenings right before a meal is around 330g.
Again... I'm probably just an overly dramatic parront. He seems fine otherwise, energetic, running around getting into things.