Firstly, I hope this is posted in the right place.
We have had our Senegal Parrot, Rudie, for a couple of months now. Every morning he is alert and peeping gently to see us. He spends most of his day or of his cage, either on one of us, on) in his cage with the door open, or on one of his two natural perches around the house.
This morning, although he peeped on seeing me, me was not interested in his morning treat of a grape not the couple of shelled peas that he usually wants as I prepare the breakfast for my ducks. His feathers were fluffed up and he seems very, very tired. I have offered him his breakfast bowl and he has taken one sunflower heart but ignored the pellets that he usually loves. He is very, very quiet. In case he was cold, we placed him on a perch where the sun was coming in. He slept for a little while then got down to have a drink of water. He is our first parrot and I am worried in case there is something wrong other than tiredness. I have been reading online about sleep patterns. We live in Portugal and it is dusk at the moment around 7.30pm. As dusk falls, he usually flies to me to put him to bed. I have been covering his cage and getting him up when he peeps at about 8.30am. In my reading this morning, I have found out about solar schedule. It appears that I shouldn't cover him. Is that right?
This is the only morning that he has shown anything other than excitement at being awake and interest in his morning treats. Has anyone got any ideas please? Thank you.
Edit - he is drinking much more than usual and I have seen him vomit back up some of the water he had drink. I have an appointment with the vet at 5.30pm as he is listless, feathers fluffed, head under wing and vomiting. Fingers crossed he is ok