So I recently brought home a young pearly conure, he is about 8-12 weeks old, hand raised and from a lovely breeder.
he has only been here for around a day and im aware that it can take a while for a bird to properly settle in but I’ve noticed some behaviours from him that I’m a bit nervous about. I’m also a first time bird owner so I have no previous experience with bringing home a new bird.
for the first day he has been here he would run and climb around his cage and explore some of his toys however he would also take some small naps frequently. I had assumed this was because he was tired from being brought home and into a new environment, he also hadn’t eaten/drunken anything the first day either. I have supplied him with the same type of food that the breeder was giving him, I have attempted to feed him pellets and walnuts through his cage bars but he’s only nibbled on them and then dropped them.
He slept alright last night however I noticed after a couple minutes of waking him up that he still seemed sleepy, he was taking a couple naps and I thought I would simply cover his cage again for another hour to let him get a bit more sleep but yet he still seems to be taking some naps. He still hasn’t eaten/drunken anything and his feathers are all puffy.
His poo looks normal and he looks healthy, I’m assuming the puffy feathers are because the room is a bit cold. He is still preening himself and is relatively chatty, he’s also been beak grinding quite a bit. but I’m still a bit worried that something might be wrong with him.
Are these simply normal behaviours for a new bird when settling in? I’m probably just being paranoid but I just wanted to double check to make sure that he is doing alright.
he has only been here for around a day and im aware that it can take a while for a bird to properly settle in but I’ve noticed some behaviours from him that I’m a bit nervous about. I’m also a first time bird owner so I have no previous experience with bringing home a new bird.
for the first day he has been here he would run and climb around his cage and explore some of his toys however he would also take some small naps frequently. I had assumed this was because he was tired from being brought home and into a new environment, he also hadn’t eaten/drunken anything the first day either. I have supplied him with the same type of food that the breeder was giving him, I have attempted to feed him pellets and walnuts through his cage bars but he’s only nibbled on them and then dropped them.
He slept alright last night however I noticed after a couple minutes of waking him up that he still seemed sleepy, he was taking a couple naps and I thought I would simply cover his cage again for another hour to let him get a bit more sleep but yet he still seems to be taking some naps. He still hasn’t eaten/drunken anything and his feathers are all puffy.
His poo looks normal and he looks healthy, I’m assuming the puffy feathers are because the room is a bit cold. He is still preening himself and is relatively chatty, he’s also been beak grinding quite a bit. but I’m still a bit worried that something might be wrong with him.
Are these simply normal behaviours for a new bird when settling in? I’m probably just being paranoid but I just wanted to double check to make sure that he is doing alright.