Candy Bridger
Checking out the neighborhood
We have recently acquired a beautiful 6 week old female Ekkie that our 4 yr old calls Chewbacca & we call Wookie. given she had fur not feathers.
She is getting her feathers so fast & loves nothing more that to waddle over to me for a cuddle & love (apart from the claws) She has 2 missing toes from wounds in the nest & the breeder said she had a male with the same problem which leads me to wonder a little.
She is seeing the vet tomorrow for a nail clip & she feeds so well I am amazed. Can't wait to cuddle her properly (she is still a lil scary with the claws).
My only issue is when my daughter tried to feed her yesterday she wouldn't take it until I came & fed her.
I didn't think she would notice as much being 7 weeks now.
She will let the kids pat her & my daughter pick her up but only runs to me @ feed times & will let me do anything to her, I am worried about clipping nails & eventually clipping her wings. As much as I don't want to I have a 8 & 4 yr old who will leave the door open.
Also she responds to my hubby verbally & he occasionally pats her, will I have problems later with hormones?
I will post pics as she has grown, I have only had cockatiels & our pineapple conure 12 weeks is so naughty & tries to eat her food & head so we limit their play together for now, always supervised tho, but Fruitcake knows she is a baby I think.
She is getting her feathers so fast & loves nothing more that to waddle over to me for a cuddle & love (apart from the claws) She has 2 missing toes from wounds in the nest & the breeder said she had a male with the same problem which leads me to wonder a little.
She is seeing the vet tomorrow for a nail clip & she feeds so well I am amazed. Can't wait to cuddle her properly (she is still a lil scary with the claws).
My only issue is when my daughter tried to feed her yesterday she wouldn't take it until I came & fed her.
I didn't think she would notice as much being 7 weeks now.
She will let the kids pat her & my daughter pick her up but only runs to me @ feed times & will let me do anything to her, I am worried about clipping nails & eventually clipping her wings. As much as I don't want to I have a 8 & 4 yr old who will leave the door open.
Also she responds to my hubby verbally & he occasionally pats her, will I have problems later with hormones?
I will post pics as she has grown, I have only had cockatiels & our pineapple conure 12 weeks is so naughty & tries to eat her food & head so we limit their play together for now, always supervised tho, but Fruitcake knows she is a baby I think.