Post by crimekiwi on Aug 6, 2017 16:47:15 GMT -5
Hi all. It's been many years since once handled birds, and although I have some experience with macaws, I've forgotten most of what I knew. I just brought home a baby Quaker who was recently weaned from a wonderful breeder. He's cuddly and doesn't seem to have the slightest incentive to bite, even when I'm bothering him trying to get him to step up. He will step up some of the time, but is not used to me yet. Very sweet bird, even swung upside down for the first time today in only a couple of days being home!
I have a small concern though, where he seems pretty puffed up most of the time and he isn't interested much in toys (though I'm not that surprised, everything is still so new). The puffing up seems to constantly come up with "the bird may be sick" on Google, so I'm a little wary of this. It's not very puffy, but enough for me to notice. He also stretches fairly often.
Still, the bird has a great appetite. He's eating well, vocalizing more, getting more comfortable over three days, and I keep the temperature pretty reasonable. Nothing is of the ordinary except for the puffy feathers and seeming kind of sleepy sometimes (though he's always alert when I offer my hand or talk to him). Was wondering if this may be an anxiety thing, as he's still not even been here three days, or if this is absolutely abnormal.
Thanks!
I have a small concern though, where he seems pretty puffed up most of the time and he isn't interested much in toys (though I'm not that surprised, everything is still so new). The puffing up seems to constantly come up with "the bird may be sick" on Google, so I'm a little wary of this. It's not very puffy, but enough for me to notice. He also stretches fairly often.
Still, the bird has a great appetite. He's eating well, vocalizing more, getting more comfortable over three days, and I keep the temperature pretty reasonable. Nothing is of the ordinary except for the puffy feathers and seeming kind of sleepy sometimes (though he's always alert when I offer my hand or talk to him). Was wondering if this may be an anxiety thing, as he's still not even been here three days, or if this is absolutely abnormal.
Thanks!
