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@LSA
I had a good day with him today.
It looked like we made some progress at first. He ate almonds out of my hand and was very playful and looked happy, hanging upside down and enjoying himself.
I had him step up for a couple of seconds and he had long conversations with himself.
As the day went by he started getting anxious and I’m not sure why. He plucked a lot of down feathers and I think I saw a red patch on his back when he fluffed up as he was cleaning himself.
He plucks a lot of his down feathers while cleaning which had me a little worried at times so I looked closer and saw him pick on that patch what appears to be a little wound (I could also be mistaken).
It’s located at his lower back.
However, right around sunset he became very nervous again and seemed a little aggressive, plucked some down feathers. I held an almond through his cage and he launched at me as if he wants to attack. He did that again from a different angle and at first I thought he just came rushing over and stumbled.
He wouldn't want me to be anywhere near him and it was very frustrating because I felt like all the progress had been forgotten.
Maybe I am wrong about his patch and it is just a little area with read down feathers it just freaks me out because I’m not able to check since he won’t let me. He certainly seems to stress out as the sun sets, tho.
Is that something they normally do?
Another thing I’ve noticed is that he bit into the cage with all his power, as if he wants to cut through it and then started jumping from foot to foot, turning his body left and right?!?!?! He did that a lot when I came close.
And what seems so weird is, when I come close with a treat he’ll take it even if he is doing that or if he is plucking, or looks very stressed and scared. He always makes these baby bird noises as well.
He also seems very itchy.
Could he be molting?
He usually takes naps around lunch but didn’t since he is with me.
Could he be overly tired?
Do they Act that way when tired (aggressive plucking feathers)
I was thinking about taking him to a vet but at the same time don’t wanna ruin that little progress we’ve made so far since I think we were pretty much set up to fail. He hates driving in the car and I am the one who first of all separated him from his mom and after that took him on this horrible ride which freaked him out.
And because the owner has told me to talk or sing to him to calm him during the ride I feel like he associates my voice now with bad things.
Also he is 7, could his behavior be related to any hormonal changes?
Has anyone of you adopted a bird before? And if yes how long does it usually take them to get settled?
Are we talking weeks or month?
I apologize beforehand for this long text i could have probably shortened it by simply getting to the point and asking questions.