Skybird
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Hi, my name is Jody and today my husband and I adopted a 15 yr old Blue Front. The lady that had him was more interested in her 4 Cockatoos and she said up front that she didn't have time for him. She had him for about 13 yrs when she inherited him and a cockatoo. She wanted a loving home for him and so we were wanting to add to our bird family, we have a 10 yr. old AG.
Reggie, the amazon, was in a room with these other birds, they were not covered up at night, just the door was shut and blinds were pulled. First we need to know how to go about getting him used to a cover as he will be in our family room eventually with Skylar the AG. Tonight I tried to cover him partially and he would not stand for it. She told me that she didn't handle him much and not to trust him. I know with patience and time we can hopefully overcome this situation. He is eating good tonight and has even taken a goldfish cracker from me twice. She also said he doesn't like toys that he is a pretty boring bird and not her cup of tea. He will have toys....I am sure and positive that he will like them. Another thing we noticed when he was preening himself he will flip his head in a circular motion, but only when he is preening....is this a normal thing?? I will try and post a picture of him. He is a very lovely guy and we just want to do things right for him. Also she was feeding Roudy Bush Maintenance food in small pellets...shouldn't this be at least medium pellets for his size. Any info or help would be very much appreciated.
thanks,
Jody
Reggie, the amazon, was in a room with these other birds, they were not covered up at night, just the door was shut and blinds were pulled. First we need to know how to go about getting him used to a cover as he will be in our family room eventually with Skylar the AG. Tonight I tried to cover him partially and he would not stand for it. She told me that she didn't handle him much and not to trust him. I know with patience and time we can hopefully overcome this situation. He is eating good tonight and has even taken a goldfish cracker from me twice. She also said he doesn't like toys that he is a pretty boring bird and not her cup of tea. He will have toys....I am sure and positive that he will like them. Another thing we noticed when he was preening himself he will flip his head in a circular motion, but only when he is preening....is this a normal thing?? I will try and post a picture of him. He is a very lovely guy and we just want to do things right for him. Also she was feeding Roudy Bush Maintenance food in small pellets...shouldn't this be at least medium pellets for his size. Any info or help would be very much appreciated.
thanks,
Jody