ErinAndOdie

Hello- I am Erin and my CAG's name is Odie. Glad I found the board it seems to be a great community. A little about us- I got Otis (his nickname) when he was about 4 months old, he was very scared to come to his new home but adjusted fairly quickly. He is my first bird and has been the greatest first feathered companion ever. He started talking around 6 months and now at 3 years old - has a very extensive vocabulary. He loves to hear himself talk, and loves listening to my boyfriend to learn new words. He likes male voices much more than females. Odie has always been very active- unfortunately I had to clip his wings because he was flying into the wall. Being that I lived at that time in a small one bedroom apartment, I felt it would be best for him. I did not want him to injure himself. Now that I am in a larger place, I really want his flight feathers to grow in, but he just seems to not like the feel of them. He tends to pull them out or chew them down. *sigh* No idea what to do. The avian vet, said he would have to put him under, and pull out all the feathers that were broken, and possibly even wear a cone on his head to prevent him from picking at them. I really did not want to put him under for anything. If anyone has any advice for me in regards to this just PM me. He loves to play and he plays rough for a while he was breaking off his tail feathers from flipping, and climbing all over the place. He has calm down a tad! lol So his tail feathers are fine now. I was lucky to get such a great bird, I wish he would let me pick him up and hold him more- but he only lets me on his terms He likes to share his food with me and get scritches as well as give me scritches. lol. He is great, and full of personality. Hope to learn alot from the board. Enough of my rambling. Take care everyone.

Hello - My bird Odie had his wings clipped about two years ago. Since then he seems to chew or pull out his flight feathers when they come in. I wanted him to actually let them grow back so he can be flighted. He has a tendency of falling and sometimes trying to fly but hitting the wall, because his lack of flight feathers. Today he hit the window seal and has a small cut on his head. It is not bleeding (as in gushing blood), but his skin/feathers are no longer there and you can see a little red. (picture attached) Is there anything I can do, so it does not get infected or to make sure it does not hurt him. He seems fine, because he is talking up a breeze. lol But thats my baby and I am just concerned. Also- any suggestions, on stopping him from messing with his flight feathers? The last time I was at the vet, he pulled some of the broken ones out so they can grow back but Odie kept messing with them when they grew in and they are gone. Any suggestions would be wonderful! <br><br>Post edited by: ErinAndOdie, at: 2008/08/07 20:23