elexin

Heres a picture of Obi. Obi is really starting to settle in, and we havent heard any growling since Friday morning.<br><br>Post edited by: elexin, at: 2009/08/30 03:37

Our baby bird: Obi Hatched on 26MAY09<br><br>Post edited by: elexin, at: 2009/08/30 03:23

Thanks for the reassurance that it was just travel. My wife and I did another feeding this morning, and the bird barely growled when I picked it up, and then quickly changed into sweet little coos as we fed it and let it cuddle with us. We tested out the water mister in order to wash the poo off from its bumpy ride here. It protested with some growling at first, but seemed to enjoy being bathed after it realized what was going on. Its sitting in my wifes arms right now under a towl half asleep. I think this is going to be a very sweet bird once it has settled in a little more. I will upload some pictures soon. We are thinking about calling it Smokey, but its not final yet.

Hi, I purchased a CAG from a breeder in FL, and had it shipped to me today here in AK. I picked it up at the shipping place in the airport and when the employees brought the cage out the bird was growling quite loudly. It continued growling almost all the way home, but did stop when my wife talked to it and held the crate in her lap. I opened the crate and let the bird look around for a while, but whenever we approached it started growling again. I mixed up some formula, picked it up with a towel and fed it on my lap on the couch. It did not growl during any of that. After a little cuddling and snooping around the house we put it in the new cage with a towel, food, water, and a low perch in the bottom. It started growling again whenever we approached the cage or even looked at it for that matter. It has quited down considerably, but still growls when it sees us looking at it. The bird is about 12 weeks, and still takes 2 handfeedings a day. Is this growling normal after being shipped? I have always purchased a bird locally before, and never had this type of experience. Is there anything I can do to relax the bird? Thanks