Andistachio
New member
- Oct 27, 2024
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- Parrots
- Quaker, cockatiel
Hi I am new to this site but I have a couple questions for anyone about baby quakers.
My boyfriend recently got his first bird, a supposedly 5mo old Quaker. This bird was rehomed from a woman who couldn’t care for it after having it for a month. She said she bought the bird from a breeder.
I my self have a Quaker parrot, I’ve had him for about 10 years but I never had any experience with birds this young.
This birds feathers look very scruffy and ratty, and frayed. She was on a diet of macaw sized zupreem pellets and seed before we got her. Her food mix looked like mostly seed however when she gave us the bag.
I’ve inserted the pics below of what her feathers look like now.
She also looked like she was regurgitating food after offered a seed from the food. Nothing came up but it was definitely a throwing up motion and not regular head bobbing.
If anyone has any insight I would love to hear it before we decide if a vet trip is in order
My boyfriend recently got his first bird, a supposedly 5mo old Quaker. This bird was rehomed from a woman who couldn’t care for it after having it for a month. She said she bought the bird from a breeder.
I my self have a Quaker parrot, I’ve had him for about 10 years but I never had any experience with birds this young.
This birds feathers look very scruffy and ratty, and frayed. She was on a diet of macaw sized zupreem pellets and seed before we got her. Her food mix looked like mostly seed however when she gave us the bag.
I’ve inserted the pics below of what her feathers look like now.
She also looked like she was regurgitating food after offered a seed from the food. Nothing came up but it was definitely a throwing up motion and not regular head bobbing.
If anyone has any insight I would love to hear it before we decide if a vet trip is in order
