I have a male ekkie, but he is not your average ekkie. He was found in a local car wash and turned over to the local pet shop where he had been for over 8 years. He was a plucker when found and still is. He was re-homed at least three times and always returned to the pet shop because he was a screamer and biter. I believe he a much older bird, as he is very set in his ways and very much a loner. He doesn't like my Ana Grey and has attacked her although she would like very much to be his friend. He prefers to sit in his cage or in the smaller cages I have set up around the house for him. If I put him on a hanging perch he gets down and goes to his cage or one of the other smaller cages I have set up for him. He likes to be in the same room as me but in his cage. He has stopped screaming but still plucks. We are working on that, as best we can with Aloe Vera Juice and Pluck No More. The vet says he is healthy so I fear he is just a chronic plucker. We will continue to try as this is his forever home. I wasn't going to post about Sully as I believe his life has been different than ekkies who have always had good parronts. So as I say, I believe he is probably an except to the rule and is still a work in progress.<br><br>Post edited by: luvparrots, at: 2010/02/12 23:38