Ember my Black Lory

[April]

here she is at 5 Months of age..she is now 195 Grams, still flight training and learning other tricks. her poops have slowed down a bit..not as bad as when we first got her. she is still eating dry food in the cage and fruits/nuts and some veggies outside of cage. when its warm, she gets as much sun as possible, and she seems to be doing very well.

Some of the things that has have happened was her trying to get aggressive with Manolo, our DYHA...she saw him as a threat, and I was able to grab her before he decided to defend himself. She literally has no fear, so this is something to look out for with these Lorys. she is very friendly with the Humans, but she is definitely over protective. Something I need to try and train on, as I want her to be friendly as possible so if she goes into daycare, she will be more tolerable.

She also broke 2 tail feathers, at this age they are pretty clumsy so this can happen from time to time.

She also likes to sleep upside down at times, or on the floor of cage, something to expect with Lorys...especially if you do not have a bed for them to climb into. Personally I do not want to make a hideout, as it could encourage her to lay eggs. but I make sure it's nice and clean where she wants to sleep. Normally with parrots if they sleep at the bottom of the cage, its a sign of sickness, with Lorys, they are different, you will find them sleeping in odd locations and odd positions, its like an alcoholic that came home late and didn't bother hitting the bedroom lol

She still loves to play a TON! she will dance (added a video of her playing around in the kitchen) play with toy cars, dolls, whatever it is that she wants to do in terms of playing, she's on it lol

She is growing into her own, and definitely flourishing. She also had her first molt, found a bunch of small feathers at the bottom of the cage, and her new ones are growing in nicely. in the photos you can see some new pin feathers on the side of her face..and around her neck. So it took her about 5 months to ave her first molt.

Here is a short video of her playing and some updated photos:

Black Lory Ember Dancing

here is a video of our Black Lory Ember dancing! we will post updates on her every month to show her growth and how she has adapted to our family. So far she...

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She's just so stunning! I can't get enough of her.

 

[Icey]

She is absolutely breathtakingly gorgeous!!!
I loved all her videos and pics, and can't wait to see more of her.

 

[jessem101]

Thank you, she's absolutely the baby in the family lol she's definitely hilarious

 

[jessem101]

Thank you everyone, will post more when she's 6 months old..she's almost half way through her 1st year..

 

[Emma&pico]

She is super gorgeous

 

[Kassiani]

Such a beautiful girl! I just love the many colors within the stunning black feathers and the patterns the feathers make around her neck...just breathtaking!

 

[DesertBird]

She's so gorgeous! I just love how her black feathers shimmer in all different colors.

 

[jessem101]

Thank you! she's definitely adorable (she's always seeking attention)..and a handful! LOL and she's quite the talker with her raspy voice lol

 

[jessem101]

Well, it's March, here is Ember again at 6 months of age! she's still around 200 grams, however just had her first molt, so she currently has a lot of pin feathers. Spring is also near, so she's been getting a lot more sun. Still giving her fruits and veggies and dry food. She hasn't had any issues. she's halfway to 1 years of age

Her training been great, but she can be stubborn, but she flies on command with a simple whistle now. She still hops around the house, mimics the dog squeaky toy and loves to whistle. When she mimics words, sounds satanic with a very deep voice lol She's definitely coming into her own and she's always the topic of discussion when we get guests at the house.

She also has zero issues traveling and loves seeing the groomer.

Here are some photos of her today, she doesn't look much different from last month, just a bit more stockier.

 

[April]

Well, it's March, here is Ember again at 6 months of age! she's still around 200 grams, however just had her first molt, so she currently has a lot of pin feathers. Spring is also near, so she's been getting a lot more sun. Still giving her fruits and veggies and dry food. She hasn't had any issues. she's halfway to 1 years of age

Her training been great, but she can be stubborn, but she flies on command with a simple whistle now. She still hops around the house, mimics the dog squeaky toy and loves to whistle. When she mimics words, sounds satanic with a very deep voice lol She's definitely coming into her own and she's always the topic of discussion when we get guests at the house.

She also has zero issues traveling and loves seeing the groomer.

Here are some photos of her today, she doesn't look much different from last month, just a bit more stockier.

Beautiful girlie. I always adore it when you update with new pics

 

[Icey]

Beautiful pics. She is so stunning!!!
Thank you for posting an update

 

[jessem101]

It's April, and the weather is gorgeous and Ember is loving every bit of it! she loves to hang out in our flowering plum trees and she has grown since March. She is now 210 grams, she is still losing tail feathers, she still a bit uncoordinated and clumsy, but she's learning. When she's in her outdoor cage, she is eating fruits and wet food, and when she's indoors she does dry food. She's still very playfull, very talkative, she's mumbling stuff already so im sure it will clear up as time comes. she loves to give kisses and she likes whistling. here are some pics of her playing outside:

 

[April]

It's April, and the weather is gorgeous and Ember is loving every bit of it! she loves to hang out in our flowering plum trees and she has grown since March. She is now 210 grams, she is still losing tail feathers, she still a bit uncoordinated and clumsy, but she's learning. When she's in her outdoor cage, she is eating fruits and wet food, and when she's indoors she does dry food. She's still very playfull, very talkative, she's mumbling stuff already so im sure it will clear up as time comes. she loves to give kisses and she likes whistling. here are some pics of her playing outside:

She's absolutely gorgeous! I just can't get enough of her.

 

[jessem101]

I missed out on May, but took a pic of here in June. As you can see, her beak is now all black, no white showing. Around her eyes are also turning black and her eyes are lightening turning like a gold color. Hard to see in this pic, but can see when shes outside.

Now that the weather is gorgeous, she stays in her outdoor cage, and takes in all that sun. she also is still eating dry food indoors and eats wet food outside along with fruits and some veggies. She has grown alot, weighs now closer to 220 grams. She tends to be a brat with guests, and only knows not to test her limits when i am handling her. She is a great talker, mimics her toy sounds, mimics the dogs barking, and it sounds like she has been a heavy smoker with her raspy voice LOL absolute fun bird, she has been a great addition. Cant wait till she is 1 years old..shes 9 months old now, so its right around the corner.

 

[jessem101]

well, Ember turned 1 years old on Sept 20 2024! and with her turning one, its fall, and her Hormones kicked in full gear! lol

it started with her panic flying and trying to hide in dark areas. Then she got even more sinister, she coached my wife to pick her up just so she can bite her. Yes, she turned from the most friendliest parrot, sweetest parrot on earth, to an absolute beast lol.

So we kept her cage to a min, leaving one or two toys. keeping her in a room with less light, and completely cover her cage at night. feeding her veggies, and we dont take her out of the cage as much. I will attempt to take her out, and when she agrees, I just pet her on her head. She tries to spread her wings to encourage me to pet her belly, which then I put her back in her cage. It went from her wanting to jump out the cage to see me, to now she is resisting. She has yet to even get aggressive with me, but she growls, so then I give her her space.I have limited her time in her outside cage, as I am worried of her panic flying outside and I read too much sunlight encourages her hormones. either way I am trying to limit. It's weird, it was literally like a light switch! My amazon would get into his stages, but nothing like her..shes on another level lol.

all her tail feathers grew back and she looks absolutely stunning! the white area around her eyes are now black and her eyes are like a gold color. once she breaks out of the hormonal stage, I will take more photos of her. she's still sweet with me, but man, she's definitely a different bird during the hormonal stages. Definitely something to consider if you want to own a black lory, or any parrot. But I am wondering with Lorys (since they are hyper as is) is it more pronounced considering? not certain. either way she's been a ton of fun. more to follow,

Jesse

 

[Icey]

Oh, I can't wait to see her new pics!
I hope she settles down for you soon.
Hormones are no fun, when they act aggressively. The good thing is, it will pass.

 

[expressmailtome]

well, Ember turned 1 years old on Sept 20 2024! and with her turning one, its fall, and her Hormones kicked in full gear! lol

it started with her panic flying and trying to hide in dark areas. Then she got even more sinister, she coached my wife to pick her up just so she can bite her. Yes, she turned from the most friendliest parrot, sweetest parrot on earth, to an absolute beast lol.

So we kept her cage to a min, leaving one or two toys. keeping her in a room with less light, and completely cover her cage at night. feeding her veggies, and we dont take her out of the cage as much. I will attempt to take her out, and when she agrees, I just pet her on her head. She tries to spread her wings to encourage me to pet her belly, which then I put her back in her cage. It went from her wanting to jump out the cage to see me, to now she is resisting. She has yet to even get aggressive with me, but she growls, so then I give her her space.I have limited her time in her outside cage, as I am worried of her panic flying outside and I read too much sunlight encourages her hormones. either way I am trying to limit. It's weird, it was literally like a light switch! My amazon would get into his stages, but nothing like her..shes on another level lol.

all her tail feathers grew back and she looks absolutely stunning! the white area around her eyes are now black and her eyes are like a gold color. once she breaks out of the hormonal stage, I will take more photos of her. she's still sweet with me, but man, she's definitely a different bird during the hormonal stages. Definitely something to consider if you want to own a black lory, or any parrot. But I am wondering with Lorys (since they are hyper as is) is it more pronounced considering? not certain. either way she's been a ton of fun. more to follow,

Jesse

Congratulations!

 

[jessem101]

Oh, I can't wait to see her new pics!
I hope she settles down for you soon.
Hormones are no fun, when they act aggressively. The good thing is, it will pass.

thank you for the encouragement! yea i am use to my Double Yellow Headed Amazon, but as stated earlier, he is MUCH easier to predict. With Ember, she doesnt fluff her feathers, or does any eye pinning, in fact she will just hop up on their arms and bite...the only person she wont bite (since we have owned her and as of yet) is me. Something i will need to train out of her if i can, she will need more socializing (which i thought i have been doing a ton of). Some parrots are simply one person birds no matter what you do. You can keep it to a min, but its embedded naturally within their species. I use to hand feed her and i use to socialize her with crowds and would even let her play with guests. I even tossed her in daycare every month or so so she can get use to it like My DYHA. This is part of owning a parrot and many forget these things can happen. Luckily her bite isnt like the parrots that like to eat nuts (like my Manolo lol)..so she will peel some skin back, but nothing serious. Manolo on the other hand, if he wanted to, will cause an ER visit. But i will take note she is aggressive when she gets in her hormonal stage. Outside of this stage, she is the absolute most sweetest parrot and playful. I will wait a couple of weeks and continue to let her get as much sleep as possible.

I will get cracking on some pics, just hard atm with her wanting to go hide in dark places. I can get her to relax eventually, as she will finally come to me after she does her sprints around the house. She wants me to follow her, probably thinking we need to make a nest, so i do not encourage. Luckily she hasent laid an egg, thats a whole different problem and some vet visits possibly lol My uncles parrot had to be taken to the Vet as the egg got stuck, so they had to surgically remove it. Luckily she survived.

 

[jessem101]

Ember has passed through the hormonal stage (for her first time) and is back to normal with no laying eggs and nobody getting admitted to the hospital lol

I kept her alone in a room, not completely dark but not a lot of light either. I kept my distance from her, and reframed from cuddling or anything. Now that she has passed this stage, took her to the vet and all is well. Shes back to being sweet and non aggressive. will post pics later;