Newbie behaviour and neck stretching??
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 9:44 am
Hi there, im new to this site and also new to IRN's.
Have a few questions about behaviour/neck stretching......
Firstly, I brought Lupê my 4month old blue male back home saturday and was surprised at how quiet he was for a 4hr motorway drive. In general he stays in the center of the highest perch with alot of beak grinding during the day and just before bedtime which i am to believe is a good thing, but more each day, and particularly just before & after eating he has a mad 10 minutes of attempted 'breaking-out' where he desperately tries to escape. He'll then get back in the centre of the perch and outstretch his neck fully and upwards and hold position for a moment, sometimes he just stretches his neck to the side (depending on where Im positioned).
Nothing else with his behaviour worries me as he eats infront of me and is becoming more trusting with proximity of my had to him (from outside the cage). Just want to know really what the neck stretching is about?!
FYI - He came from an aviarian breeder (and I fully understand the challenge ahead).
Thanks for reading - Phil !
Also I tried to UL a photo but file was too big - anyone know a way around this?
Have a few questions about behaviour/neck stretching......
Firstly, I brought Lupê my 4month old blue male back home saturday and was surprised at how quiet he was for a 4hr motorway drive. In general he stays in the center of the highest perch with alot of beak grinding during the day and just before bedtime which i am to believe is a good thing, but more each day, and particularly just before & after eating he has a mad 10 minutes of attempted 'breaking-out' where he desperately tries to escape. He'll then get back in the centre of the perch and outstretch his neck fully and upwards and hold position for a moment, sometimes he just stretches his neck to the side (depending on where Im positioned).
Nothing else with his behaviour worries me as he eats infront of me and is becoming more trusting with proximity of my had to him (from outside the cage). Just want to know really what the neck stretching is about?!
FYI - He came from an aviarian breeder (and I fully understand the challenge ahead).
Thanks for reading - Phil !
Also I tried to UL a photo but file was too big - anyone know a way around this?