by Wolf » Sun Apr 26, 2015 5:31 pm
May I ask how old this bird is as well as how long you have had him? What is his diet?
I normally have a lot more questions than this but will probably get to them at a later date. I normally recommend that for the first month of having your new bird that you spend a lot of time with just talking and singing to him. At the point that you brought him home he lost everything that he was familiar with and found any security with. So the first thing to do is to reassure him and get him accustomed to you being there for him. They are never alone in normal conditions from the time they hatch until they die. At first it is the parent birds that take care of and teach him. But he does not have this, you are now both mother and father to him and he looks to you for everything. He is scared of everything at this point as he is both alone and in unknown territory which is like a death sentence in the wild. So talk to him, sing to him, don't reach into his cage except to clean it and change the food and water. Watch him from the corner of your eyes and try to understand not only his vocalizations but his body language as well. The body language include body posture and how the feathers lay on him to whether his eyes are pinning or not. This is when you evaluate his diet and start on improving it so that he gets to eat a healthy diet and not just seeds or pellets which will give him kidney, liver and possibly heart disease. This is a good time to learn what his current favorite foods are so that you can hold one or two back for treats.
I don't know how much you do or do not know about parrots and want you to know that I mean no disrespect to you by my current approach, I just want to be thorough for the birds best interests.