Here is a update of my life as a slave and safety coordinator for Tinker.
He has got this idea that he wants to greet everyone at the front door this last couple of weeks. He also has tried to slip out the back door with me. Telling him that it is so cold out he will freeze his toes off hasn't seemed to sink in. LOL
So this has solved the front door issue. I put one up in the hallway before Christmas and it has stopped him from going into the back bedrooms that are not parrot safe and allows me to leave the doors open so we get the proper air circulation through out. It also slides back for when he is in his cage. Dollar store shower curtains cut into 2.5" strips.
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The last two days Tinker has suddenly started talking in his full voice instead of whispering. He now says Tinker and Tinkeeer. Teresa started playing peek a boo with him last week when he gets behind a pillow on the couch. He now says peek a boo very clear and loud. Haven't managed to video him saying peek a boo yet. Had to zoom in to catch him saying Tinker on his cage. He wants to kill my phone.
This morning he surprised me when he asked for a bath. When he was on the fridge he started to flap his wings and was all fluffed up carrying on so. He has really started a molt lately and lost two red vent feathers and some others about 1.5 inches long. I can feel new quills coming out on his neck, chest and head so he must be itchy.
This misting took a whole quart misting bottle at room temperature and I stopped not him. He couldn't fly well afterwards.
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Here he is after he dried out having fun on his bong under his day station.
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By the way his nipping has finally got to the point that it is friendly again. No bruising at all. We don't encourage the beaking though and say no bite when he tries.