My Alexandrines named Sonic and Aslan

[Vicky21]

Hi there, I am new here. I want some expert help.
I bought these two Alexandrine parrots before 6 months. Shopkeeper told me that they are of 2.5 months age. So now they are approximately 9 months old. One named Sonic looks healthy to me but the other named Aslan is not healthy. When I bought them they were on support feed. After 15 days they weaned off. Since then I am giving them chopper Vegetables, sprout and seeds. I also give them two drops of multi vitamine everyday. They whistle all the day. Sonic is more vocal (I think he is male or is it because he is healthy?) and Aslan is not much vocal. I think Aslan is not healthy. His wing feathers were so bad situation that he / she broke one feather a day. In a month he lost all his wing feathers. Now he can't fly (since last 6 months) Sonic can fly very well but due to some risk I have clipped his flight feathers so he can't fly very high. Sonic have all his feathers good and shiny. But Aslan doesn't have good feather. Before 20 days I pulled their tail feather out because they were damaged. Aslans tail feathers have started to grow back. Same with Sonic. But aslans flight feathers aren't growing back as they were broken in the midway. They weren't pulled out. Both birds are sheding white silky small feathers since a month but are not molting big green feathers. When will they molt properly? I am feeling very bad for Aslan. As my little baby can't fly. I want to see him / her fly like Sonic and happy whistling like Sonic.

I am trying to teach them some words like their names, beta, I love you, mummy, pappa, good boy, bye bye, thank you since 3 months but they are not going to pick up a single word.

In my area there is no vet service.

Also can anyone tell me if I can determine their sex without DNA test or I must wait till 18 months? Why Aslan is not growing his flight feathers? Even why he is not sheding his broken flight feathers so that new healthy feathers can grow? And why they're not learning talking?

 

[Vicky21]

Here are some photos

 

[DonnaBudgie]

I dont think Asian is unhealthy. Baby birds are very clumsy and frequently break feathers making them look ratty and sloppy. As long as he's eating well and pooping normally hes probsbly okay. Asian will molt his broken flight feathers probably sometime in the next six months. Flight feathers are not shed and replaced as frequently as body feathers because flight feathers are stronger than body feather and (as you can see) are necessary for flight. Please don't cause Asian any additional pain by pulling them out!

There is no way to determine sex at this age without a DNA test. In some parrot species the males are more vocal than females but it's not a reliable way to determine their sex.

Not all parrots learn to talk. Many never do especially when kept with other parrots. Please don't put so much emphasis on your birds learning to talk. If you do, you likely will be dissapointed.

 

[Vicky21]

I dont think Asian is unhealthy. Baby birds are very clumsy and frequently break feathers making them look ratty and sloppy. As long as he's eating well and pooping normally hes probsbly okay. Asian will molt his broken flight feathers probably sometime in the next six months. Flight feathers are not shed and replaced as frequently as body feathers because flight feathers are stronger than body feather and (as you can see) are necessary for flight. Please don't cause Asian any additional pain by pulling them out!

There is no way to determine sex at this age without a DNA test. In some parrot species the males are more vocal than females but it's not a reliable way to determine their sex.

Not all parrots learn to talk. Many never do especially when kept with other parrots. Please don't put so much emphasis on your birds learning to talk. If you do, you likely will be dissapointed.

Thank u

 

[rheashard2]

I agree. Babies no matter the species, dog, cat, human or bird progress at their own pace. Have they been seen by an avian veterinarian? A bird specialist? You may want to consider weighting them daily. Weight is one of the first things that change before anything is visibly obvious. Don't worry about talking. Even among species known for talking not all will talk. Congratulations on your cuties. Keep reading and learning. Remember to be patient and enjoy your companions.

 

[Vicky21]

There is not a good services of vet here in my area. I somehow visited one two times. He said both are ok but Aslan in slightly weak. So he recommended multi-vitamin.

Well, they also bite me. They step up on my finger only when I give them seeds. Otherwise they bite me. Both likes to sit on my shoulder but if I try to step them up from my shoulder to my finger they get angry and bite me.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

Many birds, even hand raised ones, don't like hands. I think they view them as a threat because hands can grab and try to control them. I would pull long sleeves over your hands to hide them. Don't try gloves- they don't help.

 

[rheashard2]

Go through the different threads and posts here and elsewhere. Birds are experts at training their human flock members. You want to be the one doing the training not being trained. Yes, a lot of birds for whatever reasons don't like hands. Many birds handled young don't have the fear of older. So these are more likely to bite. You want to work with them. Do a lot of reading of what real owners have tried. The basics are the same. The specifics depends upon you and your bird. Personality, environment, history and amount of time you can spend are just a few things. Think before you try.

 

[Vicky21]

Many birds, even hand raised ones, don't like hands. I think they view them as a threat because hands can grab and try to control them. I would pull long sleeves over your hands to hide them. Don't try gloves- they don't help.

Ok thank u

 

[Vicky21]

Go through the different threads and posts here and elsewhere. Birds are experts at training their human flock members. You want to be the one doing the training not being trained. Yes, a lot of birds for whatever reasons don't like hands. Many birds handled young don't have the fear of older. So these are more likely to bite. You want to work with them. Do a lot of reading of what real owners have tried. The basics are the same. The specifics depends upon you and your bird. Personality, environment, history and amount of time you can spend are just a few things. Think before you try.

Ok thank u