Caitcultclassic
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- Aug 26, 2019
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- Percy the RB2
Hello,
I thought the universe just happened to fall into place as I was ready for a new bird in my life, and I was able to get hold of a beautiful Galah.
I want to preface this by saying it’s also only the first few days of me having him.
He eats pellets and fresh veggies wonderfully, and flies really well. He is an absolute sweetheart too. I am giving him time to get comfortable as well as attention, but I am noticing some things I find alarming.
He is just over 12 weeks, and although the breeder assured me he would be completely weaned I don’t think he was (at least in terms of abundance weaning). They told me to expect these begging behaviors to get attention, but I’m not sure that’s it. Especially since it seems like he will try to regurgitate onto my finger/bobs his head for food from my finger when he does it. I was reading up before I got him and saw that galahs wean faster than other cockies, and even in the wild they can wean at 7 weeks so I was trying to push off any worries.
I know that 12 weeks might be young for a smaller cockatoo, but I think I just got it in my head that things were going well for once (and potentially too good to be true). If you look up what a galah is like when they are begging for a feeding that’s the exact noise he makes. Except it’s ONLY when I was putting him to bed and about 2 minutes after turning out the lights he stopped.
He didn’t do any of this behavior on the first day, an so far it’s only when I put him to bed.
The breeder did give me a mash recipe to keep with him and slowly reduce over time as a form of “comfort food”.
I’m just super worried that 1. I was lied to and that 2. I’m not giving my new bird what he needs.
Is it normal for galahs to just be dramatic and test a new owner like this? Or do I need to be doing more?
Any help or knowledge is appreciated. Thank you!
I thought the universe just happened to fall into place as I was ready for a new bird in my life, and I was able to get hold of a beautiful Galah.
I want to preface this by saying it’s also only the first few days of me having him.
He eats pellets and fresh veggies wonderfully, and flies really well. He is an absolute sweetheart too. I am giving him time to get comfortable as well as attention, but I am noticing some things I find alarming.
He is just over 12 weeks, and although the breeder assured me he would be completely weaned I don’t think he was (at least in terms of abundance weaning). They told me to expect these begging behaviors to get attention, but I’m not sure that’s it. Especially since it seems like he will try to regurgitate onto my finger/bobs his head for food from my finger when he does it. I was reading up before I got him and saw that galahs wean faster than other cockies, and even in the wild they can wean at 7 weeks so I was trying to push off any worries.
I know that 12 weeks might be young for a smaller cockatoo, but I think I just got it in my head that things were going well for once (and potentially too good to be true). If you look up what a galah is like when they are begging for a feeding that’s the exact noise he makes. Except it’s ONLY when I was putting him to bed and about 2 minutes after turning out the lights he stopped.
He didn’t do any of this behavior on the first day, an so far it’s only when I put him to bed.
The breeder did give me a mash recipe to keep with him and slowly reduce over time as a form of “comfort food”.
I’m just super worried that 1. I was lied to and that 2. I’m not giving my new bird what he needs.
Is it normal for galahs to just be dramatic and test a new owner like this? Or do I need to be doing more?
Any help or knowledge is appreciated. Thank you!