Afternoon all,
I've recently adopted my second parrot - a 5/6 year old African Grey - after my old boy died a few months back.
I've had him a week and just wanted to seek guidance on a couple of behaviours.
Firstly, he spends a lot of time on his perch, crouched down with his wings slightly apart and shaking then ever so slightly. Sort've like mantling behaviour. Whenever I go to pick him up his demeanour changes and he steps up (mostly.) What could this be about? I'm tempted to say settling in nerves or a general nervous disposition but I wonder if there's any more to it.
Secondly, when I pick him up he grips onto my finger and flaps away. He generates some downforce but doesn't seem to be flying away - his wings are clipped so he wouldn't get very far anyway!!
He's in a corner cage, like a quarter pie, with one straight edge against a solid wall, the other faces out of a window. Given the current climate myself and my girlfriend have been near present in the house. My old boy loved the position in the house.
Any advice greatly appreciated.
Cheers.
I've recently adopted my second parrot - a 5/6 year old African Grey - after my old boy died a few months back.
I've had him a week and just wanted to seek guidance on a couple of behaviours.
Firstly, he spends a lot of time on his perch, crouched down with his wings slightly apart and shaking then ever so slightly. Sort've like mantling behaviour. Whenever I go to pick him up his demeanour changes and he steps up (mostly.) What could this be about? I'm tempted to say settling in nerves or a general nervous disposition but I wonder if there's any more to it.
Secondly, when I pick him up he grips onto my finger and flaps away. He generates some downforce but doesn't seem to be flying away - his wings are clipped so he wouldn't get very far anyway!!
He's in a corner cage, like a quarter pie, with one straight edge against a solid wall, the other faces out of a window. Given the current climate myself and my girlfriend have been near present in the house. My old boy loved the position in the house.
Any advice greatly appreciated.
Cheers.