nandope22
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Post by nandope22 on Oct 23, 2014 9:16:33 GMT -7
Hello Everyone,
I have had my African grey for about 4 years now. I just trimmed my African grey's wings. It's not her first time either. However, this time around after we finished, she made a weird movement with her neck (which lasted about 20 seconds) and then it stopped. Since then she has been more quiet. She is being more picky with food and water as well.
I concerned she might be injured from resisting with the trimming or if it is trauma issue and she is just stressed from it.
What are your thoughts?
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Post by Haz on Oct 23, 2014 14:16:40 GMT -7
Anytime a bird gets quiet and doesn't eat or drink much is cause for concern. I would get her to the vet. Hopefully, she is just upset at getting her wings clipped but I wouldn't take a chance with her health.
Haz
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nandope22
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Post by nandope22 on Oct 24, 2014 9:37:50 GMT -7
Thank you for the reply. I will look into doing that this weekend.
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birdiemom11
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Post by birdiemom11 on Oct 26, 2014 14:56:57 GMT -7
Hello Everyone, I have had my African grey for about 4 years now. I just trimmed my African grey's wings. It's not her first time either. However, this time around after we finished, she made a weird movement with her neck (which lasted about 20 seconds) and then it stopped. Since then she has been more quiet. She is being more picky with food and water as well. I concerned she might be injured from resisting with the trimming or if it is trauma issue and she is just stressed from it. What are your thoughts? You must be gentle with these birds - there is no need to force her to endure a trimming. You can train her to raise her wings to allow a trim while she is on a perch - Learn about positive reinforcement - Go to Barbara Heidenreich's site, or to Susan Friedman's site...learn. Patience, calmness, a little love and a lots of itty-bitty treats is all it takes. Start by training her to take a safflower seed or a small bit (think tiny) of something she really loves from your finger tip. Get a clicker like they use for dog training, and when the bird does something that's correct and good, click it, say "GOOD bird" and give her the treat...Start by watching for these moments...but soon you'll start having fun as she discovers that she likes this, too. By the way - How much are you trimming? Why are you trimming? Do you have little kids? Dogs? Birds are safer indoors if they can fly UP to get out of the way of danger. They're healthier if they can fly. If you clip, make sure she glides to the floor at about a 45 degree angle if she falls... Too much and she'll hurt herself.
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