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It's a hoodie, not a sweater. He wears it during the morning hike. Less biting now. My wife is keeping a distance from him.

Cocoa liked to "sing" the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It". Kilaya has learnt it as well and has been "singing" this tune since yesterday. I have not heard this for a long time and it makes me feel Cocoa is still alive.

Recall with mommy Flying down

I haven't come to the decision to rehome Kilaya yet. I have a friend in mind. Thanks for your advice.

Kilaya is less than 4 months old. He is fine with me. I am not sure why he bites my wife. It was so frustrating when a sweet baby has suddenly turned into a bitey bird at such a tender young age. There were no bites these 2 days. My wife tried to avoid having contact with him. He still flies to my wife. I would take him away to prevent him from biting. It is not an easy decision to make to rehome him. I have thought less of Cocoa with him around. I will see how it goes.

I understand that they are both different in character and personality. The reason to get Kilaya is to help my wife and I to heal our hearts after Cocoa was gone. But Kilaya is not doing the job. If we had 2 greys, that would be a different story. We want a lovely grey not an aggressive grey. I never expected a handraised grey would behave like this. I saw how Kilaya going after my wife this morning. He was like a mad bird trying to bite her fingers. He would not hesitate to attack her arm or face. Instead of helping my wife to forget Cocoa, now she miss her even more. Maybe, I made a wrong decision of getting another parrot. Should have listened to my wife, NO MORE PARROTS after Cocoa passed.

Kilaya has been biting and attacking my wife since he has grown up. He flies to my wife like he flies to me. But somehow after awhile he would bite her, and to the extend of attacking. My wife tried to be nice offering him treats but it could not work. He would turn nasty after awhile. He would fly to my wife on recall but I just don't understand why he bites. I can feel the disappointment and frustration in my wife. My wife had spent hours a day with him when he was a baby. We thought he is going to be a family bird like Cocoa. He is nowhere near Cocoa in this case. I have even thought of rehoming him. There is no point having him if my wife is not happy. Sigh ... I don't know what to do.

Usual recall Flying down recall

Further distance.

1st oudoor recall. This is Kilaya's 2nd recall training. He responded to indoor recall the night before.

Kilaya made his 1st flight yesterday. He did it again this morning.

Kilaya can sleep in this position for 2 hours.

Sleepy bird.

Perching on a tree for the first time.

A DIY low perch specially made for Kilaya.

I notice he doesn't like eating formula. I have to force feed him by tube feeding twice a day ensuring that he is getting enough nutrients to grow. In between he takes fresh fruits and vegetables and also whole grains cereal (human food). I spoon feed him a little warmed up yogurt and heinz baby fruit puree. He is also eating fresh palm nut. He is going to wean early.

Kilaya perched on Mommy's shoulder for the 1st time.

He is more interested in cooked carrots and cooked corn today. I gave him 5ml of plain yogurt as advised by my online vet.

I am having problem feeding Kilaya. He doesn't seem to like to be fed. I have to force feed him everyday. He eats very little and has not been gaining weight for the last 5 days. He is too young to be weaned soon. He is only 2 months old. I checked with an online vet. He said he is doing fine as he is also a breeder himself. I gave him some fresh food to play with. He likes chewing banana and cooked sweet corn on the cob. Cocoa was so much easier to feed then.

Sleeping in mommy's arm.

Harness training.

Taking a nap.

Kilaya is 6 weeks old today. We have had him/ her for 2 weeks today. I thought I could take my mind off Cocoa. It is not as easy as it seems.

Kilaya means dagger in Sanskrit. Kilaya has many harnesses to choose from. He inherited these harnesses from Cocoa.