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Re: Baby Blue Front
Posted by LauraJ on 7/30/06

On 7/28/06, pauljr wrote:
> On 7/28/06, pauljr wrote:
>> On 7/28/06, Sonoma wrote:
>>> 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. :)
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> I believe we need an expert on this issue...I rec
> greylady hopefully she wont charge to much...roflmao
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> Pauljr

Carla,

Your baby isn't being neurotic and there isnt anything wrong with
his brain. He is being a normal baby that knows its time to fledge.
I am handfeeding a 10 week old Double Yellowhead Amazon now. He
keeps crawling under his nail perch which is only about 2 inches
from the floor of the cage. He does this only when he wants to get
out of the cage and fly. Or just to be with me. I have seen this
many times and they usually stop it after their wings are clipped
if they are allowed to learn how to fly first.

LauraJ

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.