Fivestones
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- Feb 9, 2013
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Hey there,
We adopted a Quaker a couple weeks ago. I was given much information about her past, other then they had her for 6 months, and that she is aproximately 2 - 3 years old. She has clearly bonded with males in the past, as she let me put my hands all over her straight out of the cage and seemed to love it. But will not let my wife or daughters within 3 feet with out snapping at them (my wife got a good bite without even noticing that Squeak was stalking her).
Regardless of her obvious distaste for women, everything seemed ok as far as her being taken care of ( by me only ). 3-4 nights ago I set her down on my sons bed, and she finally seemed to come out of her shell. She started chirping like crazy, kind of dancing around drunk like. Reciting every mimic she knew ( i'm now aware that she had spent a lot of her time listening to a Chihuahua bark and whine.. ) She would give kisses on command, exactly as I was giving them to her. And one specific sound to take note to, is blowing a small raspberry with just the tip of your lips, mimics it perfectly ( again, take note to this sound ) .. She was lovey and cute during this whole thing, and about an hour later, she started getting a little nippy, clearly ready for bed.
The next day, everything started off like normal. And then through out the day, I noticed that she was hanging off of my shirt beak first trying to get to several different things I was holding ( paper towels, baby wipes, baggies, other little random objects ). I didn't think much of it, other then she hadn't done it before, and just kept them away from her. As the day was nearing the end, She was sitting on top of her play cage, and I made the raspberry sound that I noted earlier.. Something tripped in her head, as if she had had a potent shot of coffee. She was moving very quickly, pacing and hanging head first off of the cage with her wings spread like she was going to leap at me from accross the room.. Had no idea what to think of it until I was tending to my wounds.. Whatever is going on with her, she is set off by different things.. sounds.. colors (she performed the same behaviour when I put a blue shirt on that I didn't mind her pooping on and poking holes in). Now, very T-Rex like, she bolts accross whatever is between her and the napkin or paper she see's, and before she is done, has bitten holes all over in it.
So far from what I can tell.. The raspberry sound, running water ( she loves bath time, even though it turns her into a freak), paper crumpling, and random objects changes her mood, and it can go back and forth at any moment.
She is also displaying the same before when I put her back into her cage as she did the night I put her on my sons bed. She climbs down to the bottom of the cage, acts kind of drunk, and recites every sound she knows as long as I am standing there, and if I walk out of sight, she climbs back up and screeches until I return or put her to bed. ( oh yes, she squawks horribly if I am any where out of her sight.. I understand flock calling, but figured I would add it as part of her personality .. )
She hasn't really played with any of her toys.. She has yanked on a chain with a bell on it a couple times before the going crazy incident.. puts her beak on her spinny teeter totter, but will not actually try to spin it..
Anyone able to help me figure out whats going on? other than her wires being crossed..
I am obviously a little apprehensive to spend any time with her now, as I am running out of fingers/skin..
We adopted a Quaker a couple weeks ago. I was given much information about her past, other then they had her for 6 months, and that she is aproximately 2 - 3 years old. She has clearly bonded with males in the past, as she let me put my hands all over her straight out of the cage and seemed to love it. But will not let my wife or daughters within 3 feet with out snapping at them (my wife got a good bite without even noticing that Squeak was stalking her).
Regardless of her obvious distaste for women, everything seemed ok as far as her being taken care of ( by me only ). 3-4 nights ago I set her down on my sons bed, and she finally seemed to come out of her shell. She started chirping like crazy, kind of dancing around drunk like. Reciting every mimic she knew ( i'm now aware that she had spent a lot of her time listening to a Chihuahua bark and whine.. ) She would give kisses on command, exactly as I was giving them to her. And one specific sound to take note to, is blowing a small raspberry with just the tip of your lips, mimics it perfectly ( again, take note to this sound ) .. She was lovey and cute during this whole thing, and about an hour later, she started getting a little nippy, clearly ready for bed.
The next day, everything started off like normal. And then through out the day, I noticed that she was hanging off of my shirt beak first trying to get to several different things I was holding ( paper towels, baby wipes, baggies, other little random objects ). I didn't think much of it, other then she hadn't done it before, and just kept them away from her. As the day was nearing the end, She was sitting on top of her play cage, and I made the raspberry sound that I noted earlier.. Something tripped in her head, as if she had had a potent shot of coffee. She was moving very quickly, pacing and hanging head first off of the cage with her wings spread like she was going to leap at me from accross the room.. Had no idea what to think of it until I was tending to my wounds.. Whatever is going on with her, she is set off by different things.. sounds.. colors (she performed the same behaviour when I put a blue shirt on that I didn't mind her pooping on and poking holes in). Now, very T-Rex like, she bolts accross whatever is between her and the napkin or paper she see's, and before she is done, has bitten holes all over in it.
So far from what I can tell.. The raspberry sound, running water ( she loves bath time, even though it turns her into a freak), paper crumpling, and random objects changes her mood, and it can go back and forth at any moment.
She is also displaying the same before when I put her back into her cage as she did the night I put her on my sons bed. She climbs down to the bottom of the cage, acts kind of drunk, and recites every sound she knows as long as I am standing there, and if I walk out of sight, she climbs back up and screeches until I return or put her to bed. ( oh yes, she squawks horribly if I am any where out of her sight.. I understand flock calling, but figured I would add it as part of her personality .. )
She hasn't really played with any of her toys.. She has yanked on a chain with a bell on it a couple times before the going crazy incident.. puts her beak on her spinny teeter totter, but will not actually try to spin it..
Anyone able to help me figure out whats going on? other than her wires being crossed..
I am obviously a little apprehensive to spend any time with her now, as I am running out of fingers/skin..
