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Post by epinsor on May 15, 2016 16:58:30 GMT -5
Hello just got a 8 week old quaker he eat and sleep all day long and step up already but sometime when i pet him he start shaking his head like saying non any one got this problem before ?
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Post by zim on May 15, 2016 18:08:30 GMT -5
It could be that he is saying no. Yoshi used to do this when he didn't want me to do whatever I was doing. With him, the head shaking was accompanied by a squeak sound.
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Post by epinsor on May 15, 2016 18:14:10 GMT -5
It looks like that but he so young i wasnt sure thx
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Post by biteybird on May 16, 2016 2:22:50 GMT -5
Is he shaking his head up and down or from side to side? As he's only 8 weeks old it could be begging behaviour (which quakers do when they're babies). Our quaker, Bonnie, did this for a few weeks after we got her at the age of 8 weeks.
Edit: sorry, just noticed that the title of your post says it's side to side - so I'm not sure whether that would be classic begging/quaking behaviour. But he is still very young, so I would see if he keeps doing this over the next 2-3 weeks. If he does, maybe check with an Avian vet to make sure there is nothing wrong with his crop (?).
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Post by julianna on May 16, 2016 12:53:22 GMT -5
I know that when my Quaker shakes his head quickly from side to side... it means NO. On the same token... because I know this when I shake my head from side to side and he understands from me... that it means NO. I am such a slave... I am becoming a Quaker myself.
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Post by epinsor on May 16, 2016 15:50:25 GMT -5
I thought that too but his only 8 week . He could of already learned that im such little time but its really look like that
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Post by zim on May 16, 2016 19:59:38 GMT -5
I don't think it's something that's learned, I think it just comes natural to them.
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Post by Raeza on May 17, 2016 18:46:51 GMT -5
There are two juvenile behaviors that I have come across in the week that I've had Bondi. Both were alarming at first and then I realized that both were ways that Bondi in particular was telling me that he was happy.
The first was the hardcore bob.
I freaked out a little when i first saw him do this... I was like OMG SOMETHINGS WRONG. (He normally does this when there's sunflower seeds involved, but sometimes he just does it to be a goofball)
The second was the little shake, or what I think you are describing as the little shake. I did a lot to try and capture this on video for you, haha, even misted him as thats one of the main times I seen him do it. (this little shake, with Bondi anyways, is normally accompanied with a little chirp, almost sounds like a "trit trit" kinda hard to explain.) Well, you watch closely and see if that little shake is what you're talking about.
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Post by julianna on May 19, 2016 15:08:10 GMT -5
That little shake side to side... is definitely a NO. Also.. when a Quaker is wet is when they are at their most vulnerable... therefore, if you try to touch them... they usually want no part of it.
When he nods up and down he is looking at himself in the mirror... acknowledging another bird.
All is well and he is gorgeous.
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Post by Raeza on May 19, 2016 19:29:06 GMT -5
I don't think that his little shakes are a no... if that was the case it means when were cuddling he's shaking his head no... that's definitely NOT the case with Bondi. He's usually doing it when he's at his most relaxed, during cuddles or when he's looking at himself in the mirror, and during baths, which he loves... they are usually accompanied with happy little chirps.
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Post by biteybird on May 20, 2016 5:08:02 GMT -5
Oh, I see! The first one, the up and down motion, is the classic 'quaking' baby/begging behaviour (really cute!).  The second motion seems to also indicate contentedness to me (as his head feathers are still fluffed up). It's quite a rapid shaking motion, isn't it? I was imagining something slower until I saw this clip. |
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Post by epinsor on May 20, 2016 17:53:53 GMT -5
That the one doing but after a week almost with me i can now pet him in his neck and his not doing it anymore he falls as sleep when i pet him lol
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Post by Raeza on Jun 11, 2016 19:10:48 GMT -5
Content, I think is the right way to put it. Bondi still does this very often and though I've been told it is definitely a baby "trait" it's one I hope that he never grows out of, just way too damn cute.
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Post by beccilouise on Jun 12, 2016 9:46:35 GMT -5
Hello and welcome! Your Quaker is adorable. When Mays shakes her head from side to side, it's normally a gentle request to stop, just as Julianna said, but your Quaker is also bobbing his head in between, which Maya does when she's asking for something. I'd be careful with this behaviour, monitoring when your Quaker displays it to work out what it means. It may be that he's content, it may be that he's saying he doesn't want something. Best to try and learn to read the behaviour individual to your bird and, if you're not sure if they like something, the best advice is to stop just in case. Parrots are very sensitive and will lose trust if they are made to do things they don't want to do. I hope that makes sense.
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Post by epinsor on Jun 12, 2016 17:42:18 GMT -5
Thx its crazy how they learn super fast its my 4 week with him he alreadys say hello hop laugh and grives kiss i can already manipulate him like i want i call him he flys to me i say back he lets him self fall on the side so i can turn him on his back i never thought they learned so fast i had a love bird for 16 years before but it wasnt the same game at all !!
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