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Re: Baby Blue Front
Posted by Sonoma on 7/28/06

On 7/28/06, Carla wrote:
> My 3 month old baby keeps trying to squeeze himself
> between his food dish and his feeding perch. At first I
> thought "let him learn that he doesn't fit". But it keeps
> going on like he will never learn. Is he neurotic or is
> there a possible brain dysfunction? Or is he just being a
> baby. I have another parrot but this is my first Amazon.

Sounds like Schizophrenia to me! Best bring in an avian
certified psychiatrist. :)

Seriously, birds (especially young ones) are always growing
new feathers and they itch like crazy. My amazon is 20 and
even though he gets plenty of scratching behind the ears
from me, he will sometimes stand at the end of the perch and
rub his back against the bars of the cage.

Your bird may just be trying to find something that will hit
that right spot that itches. They depend upon other birds to
scratch the areas their beak can't reach (or upon you). Try
giving him some gentle scratches behind its head and see if
he likes that instead. It makes the bird more comfortable
and is a great way to bond with it. If that is the problem,
this is your opportunity to become his best friend for
life. :)

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Baby Blue Front, 7/28/06, by Carla.
• Re: Baby Blue Front, 7/28/06, by Sonoma.
• Re: Baby Blue Front, 7/28/06, by pauljr.
• Re: Baby Blue Front, 7/28/06, by pauljr.
• Re: Baby Blue Front, 7/30/06, by LauraJ.
• Re: Baby Blue Front, 8/03/06, by Sonoma.
• Re: Baby Blue Front, 8/03/06, by Debbie.
• Re: Baby Blue Front, 8/04/06, by Sonoma.
• Re: Baby Blue Front, 8/04/06, by Debbie.
• Re: Baby Blue Front, 8/04/06, by Sonoma.
• Re: Baby Blue Front, 8/04/06, by Sonoma.
• Re: Baby Blue Front, 8/04/06, by Sonoma.
• Re: Baby Blue Front, 8/05/06, by Debbie.
• Re: Baby Blue Front, 8/05/06, by Debbie.
• Re: Baby Blue Front, 8/05/06, by Sonoma.
• Re: Baby Blue Front, 8/05/06, by Sonoma.
• Re: Baby Blue Front, 8/05/06, by Debbie.
• Re: Baby Blue Front, 8/05/06, by Debbie.
• Re: WOW it worked!! , 8/05/06, by Debbie.
• Re: WOW it worked!! /Debbie, 8/06/06, by Debby.
• Re: WOW it worked!! /Debbie, 8/06/06, by Debbie.