New mexican Quaker Parrot owner

Hi Santiago and Alfie, welcome! I hope you find the answers to all your questions here and please let us know how you and Alfie are going.

Hello biteybird and eastexx!!!!

Thank you for your comments. I will post post my doubts and concerns abouts Alfie behaviour and being-well. Thank again

Hi Aarón, and thank you for your comments.

I am very happy with Alfie, but Also a little bit worried Because I cant understand him, that is is behaviour is confusing becuase he acts like he were afraid of me, but when a sit two or three feets away from his cage, hi move clase to me with his feather inflated. However, if, for instace, I stand up from My charisma, he moves away.

I think that this is part of the process let him develop confidence in me.

Thank you again.

Welcome, Santiago and Alfie! Happy to have you here on the Forum.

Another name for the Quaker parrot that not many people know about is Montevideo parrot. So many different names for one little parrot.

Aaron gave you good advice. Sit near Alfie's cage and  talk softly to him. Read to him or sing to him too, if you want. That helps him get used to you and the sound of your voice. It probably won't be long before you and Alfie are the best of friends.

Glad to help! Again, feel free to ask any questions you might have!

I am sorry, I wanted to put few happy faces after "I will"

Hello again everybody!!!

I am writting you to let you know my advances and read your opinions. Until now Alfi has about 6 week living with my fiancee and me. Few days ago I read that birds from pet stores usually have behaviour problems, mainly because the time speed in the store, that maybe several months, is very stressful. I wont go deeper in this topic because surely many of you are very aware of the actual situation of parrots from petstores.

As expected, Alfi turn out to be a very afraid parrot, with a behaviour voy different from that normally exhibited by Quaker parrots, according to what I read and what I been whatching in youtube.

To avoid make things worst I have been very careful, or at least it is what I think. To start with, Alfi only eats sunflower seeds and other small seeds that came in the food bag that I bought when Alfi came home. So, the treats thing doesnt works because if I only give sunflower seeds to Alfi to try to get him clase to me, he would be dead of starvation right now. Then, I decided to give Alfi sunflower seeds as its regular food. When I approach to his cage, I try to do it slow and avoid to make abrupt movements when I am clase to the cage.
When I need to put me hand inside of Alfi s cage (only when it is absolutely needed) he stills get mad, however, day by day he has been reduced his response.
I started to think that he is not afraid of me because when I wake up around 5:30 am, I go to the kitchen for my cofee and I pass very clase to Alfi and he doesnt move, maybe because he is sleepy, I dont know.

Recently, when we seat to dinner, Alfi start to eat and drink and show him self, and moves close to us, that is to the end of the perch that is most close. He Also opens and close his beak fast and makes a funny low sound.
All that signs make think that he is string to trust me. So, I dont what to speed up the process to avoid losing my advance. Before we leave Homero go to work, we put Alfi s cage in the window, with food, fresh water I a cover to give him shade. When we return, and before to return Alfi s cage to its base, I move the base closer to the chair I use. In fact, right now he is seatead in his perch inside the cage in distance no greater the two feets.

Please give me you opinions and advices.

Thank you very much,
Santiago