Hi all.
First of all, I'm a first time parrot dad. I made the comitment to take on a beautiful little green-cheek conure named Skittles (~11-12 weeks old I think). I initially planned to purchase a ring-neck parakeet, but the breeder suggested I go for this particular conure for a first-time bird owner. It had been hand reared, and was overall very freindly and easy to handle.
The first day he settled in well. A bit of nipping/biteing, but I put that down to over-stimulation and an unsusal environment. My home is a lot quieter than where he'd spent the last 11-12 weeks, so it must have been a big adjustment.
Lately, my wife and I have been interacting with him, and he's had the chance to explore the house. His favorite spot is a perch we've put in for him in the conservatory.
One little behavioural thing that we're trying to figure out. It's hard to describe, but lets say he's sitting on your shoulder, or on something nearby. He does this half-skree type noise, and slightly flaps his wings (think of the equivalent of us shrugging our shoulders). The volume is not as loud as his "settled and content" squeek he makes. It's about mid-volume, and always acompanied with the movement of his wings.
I will try to capture a video whenever possible, as it'll be better at describing it.
EDIT: Further to my initial comments, here is a video I captured of him doing the thing I tried to describe.
Sometimes it's more frequent, other times it's less.
First of all, I'm a first time parrot dad. I made the comitment to take on a beautiful little green-cheek conure named Skittles (~11-12 weeks old I think). I initially planned to purchase a ring-neck parakeet, but the breeder suggested I go for this particular conure for a first-time bird owner. It had been hand reared, and was overall very freindly and easy to handle.
The first day he settled in well. A bit of nipping/biteing, but I put that down to over-stimulation and an unsusal environment. My home is a lot quieter than where he'd spent the last 11-12 weeks, so it must have been a big adjustment.
Lately, my wife and I have been interacting with him, and he's had the chance to explore the house. His favorite spot is a perch we've put in for him in the conservatory.
One little behavioural thing that we're trying to figure out. It's hard to describe, but lets say he's sitting on your shoulder, or on something nearby. He does this half-skree type noise, and slightly flaps his wings (think of the equivalent of us shrugging our shoulders). The volume is not as loud as his "settled and content" squeek he makes. It's about mid-volume, and always acompanied with the movement of his wings.
I will try to capture a video whenever possible, as it'll be better at describing it.
EDIT: Further to my initial comments, here is a video I captured of him doing the thing I tried to describe.
Sometimes it's more frequent, other times it's less.
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