Scarlet macaw squawking like a baby

[saifhussain711]

I have scarlet macaw he’s almost 3 and when he’s out of the cage and I’m with him he squawks like a baby chick squawks for food and I’m just not sure what that means and why he’s doing it. It starts of low then kind of gets loud. I even asked the vet but I wasn’t really given an answer and it is really frustrating. I hope someone can help me here. Also he quivers and kind of flaps his wings every time he makes that sound.

 

[Cindylynn]

My 7 month old Harlequin Macaw does this too. It scared me at first. But I think it seems to be almost a form of pouting for mine. If his favorite food is gone from the bowl, sometimes when I put him in his cage, if he doesn't want to train but I insist, if he's had enough treats and we're done training but he wants more. Pancho seems to stop if I give him what he wants or divert his attention.
But I've only had my macaw for about 3 months, so I definitely would not take only my opinion because I'm sure there are more on here with much more experience than I have.
Also, I posted a video of mine doing it and got a few answers, but not any real light shed on the behavior.

Please help! What is he doing?

He does this off and on. It worries me. But after a few minutes he quits and acts perfectly normal. Can't seem to find a pattern or trigger. He also twitches his wings when he is doing it.

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[saifhussain711]

My 7 month old Harlequin Macaw does this too. It scared me at first. But I think it seems to be almost a form of pouting for mine. If his favorite food is gone from the bowl, sometimes when I put him in his cage, if he doesn't want to train but I insist, if he's had enough treats and we're done training but he wants more. Pancho seems to stop if I give him what he wants or divert his attention.
But I've only had my macaw for about 3 months, so I definitely would not take only my opinion because I'm sure there are more on here with much more experience than I have.
Also, I posted a video of mine doing it and got a few answers, but not any real light shed on the behavior.

Please help! What is he doing?

He does this off and on. It worries me. But after a few minutes he quits and acts perfectly normal. Can't seem to find a pattern or trigger. He also twitches his wings when he is doing it.

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Thanks for replying and for giving me all the information. I appreciate it. A few weeks back we took him to the vet and since then he’s been doing this more and more. He stopped talking as well and this is all he does now. I took him in because his poop was watery and I wanted to get that checked out and they prescribed him some antibiotics for two weeks but I feel like what really fixed his poop situation was me putting him back on seeds because his watery poop started when I put him on pellets. They also told me his glucose was 800 which is not normal and they talked about putting him on long term medication next time I bring him in. So basically that makes me think that he’s diabetic and one of the symptoms is his watery poop(which is not an issue) anymore and he is about 3 years old. Im kind of hesitant to take him back there because I feel like he’s been traumatized and that’s why I’m facing all these problems now.

 

[Cindylynn]

Thanks for replying and for giving me all the information. I appreciate it. A few weeks back we took him to the vet and since then he’s been doing this more and more. He stopped talking as well and this is all he does now. I took him in because his poop was watery and I wanted to get that checked out and they prescribed him some antibiotics for two weeks but I feel like what really fixed his poop situation was me putting him back on seeds because his watery poop started when I put him on pellets. They also told me his glucose was 800 which is not normal and they talked about putting him on long term medication next time I bring him in. So basically that makes me think that he’s diabetic and one of the symptoms is his watery poop(which is not an issue) anymore and he is about 3 years old. Im kind of hesitant to take him back there because I feel like he’s been traumatized and that’s why I’m facing all these problems now.

Oh my. I sure hope your feathered friend gets better! I think the behavior would definitely be much more concerning, considering everything else. I hope someone else on here can offer more help!

 

[HeatherG]

I think you’d better take him back somewhere. That blood sugar is very high.