Roxy is being weird + Pictures.

[Rox]

Okay so, i had Roxy (5 month old U2) since a week now.



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I've noticed;

1- she sneezes 2-3 times a day.

2- she put her claws on her neck and opens her mouth wide, she does that often.

3- she thinks my fingers are chew toys, how to fix that!?

4- she has been playing with her toys (the ones that fell off) down the cage and takes snoozes there but she sleeps up on her perch at night. though she sleeps a lot is that normal?

5- she sometimes rattle her cage at the door, wanting to get out. but i don't give her any attention when she does so.. if there is any other way of fixing this behavior please let me know.

6- when she gets out and stay on my arm, her crest goes all up and she flaps her wings with mouth open. what does that mean?

7- this morning i found 2 big feathers down her cage, does that means she is plucking? :52: , the feathers had no blood whatsoever!

8- she makes weird sounds when she sleeps at night. sometimes a little scream (her cage is in my room so i've heard it), i go check it out but then i find her soundly sleeping!

9- she have been eating fruit flavored pellets and i thought thats whats making her stool look different in color, here is a picture i took this morning as soon as she got out of her cage. is this normal *Sorry i know its disgusting :21:*

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[Jayyj]

Not sure about all of these, but will chip in on a couple.

When mine was new , she slept a lot more than she does now. It worried me at the time - now I'm pretty sure it was the stress of moving to a new home and new people tiring her out.

I also remember vividly the knot in my stomach every time I saw a feather at the bottom of the cage. But if there's no blood on the tip, they come from different parts of the bird and there are no obvious clumps of missing feathers on the bird, the likelihood is there's nothing to worry about. She may well be moulting given the time of year.

Has she had a vet visit yet? That went a long way to calming my fears after the first few weeks, particularly about oversleeping and overpreening, both of which were a big concern for me.

 

[Peepers]

1- she sneezes 2-3 times a day.

That is normal, don't worry

2- she put her claws on her neck and opens her mouth wide, she does that often.

Birds do weird things, my cockatoo does the exact same things.

3- she thinks my fingers are chew toys, how to fix that!?

Does she bite hard? Hold your hand out straight when you go to pick her up under her belly.

4- she has been playing with her toys (the ones that fell off) down the cage and takes snoozes t
here but she sleeps up on her perch at night. though she sleeps a lot is that normal?

When you get a new bird they will sleep a lot for a couple of weeks, don't worry

5- she sometimes rattle her cage at the door, wanting to get out. but i don't give her any attention when she does so.. if there is any other way of fixing this behavior please let me know.

No their is not, she wants out. Mine does the same thing so I let her out.

6- when she gets out and stay on my arm, her crest goes all up and she flaps her wings with mouth open. what does that mean?

She is just streaching her wings, my African gray will do the same thing on my head, lol This is normal.

7- this morning i found 2 big feathers down her cage, does that means she is plucking? :52: , the feathers had no blood whatsoever!

Nope they loose feathers all the time, I have 9 birds, you should see how many feathers their are, lol

8- she makes weird sounds when she sleeps at night. sometimes a little scream (her cage is in my room so i've heard it), i go check it out but then i find her soundly sleeping!

I think its normal, as long as she is not flapping about.

9- she have been eating fruit flavored pellets and i thought thats whats making her stool look different in color, here is a picture i took this morning as soon as she got out of her cage. is this normal *Sorry i know its disgusting :21:*

Looks normal to me.

Looks ;like you have a healthy bird that is coming along nicely.

 

[GIJoe]

5 month old? I'm no expert here, but Think of any baby... They need there rest, as a Lot is happening in their little bodies!
Enjoy your new baby!