r/QuakerParrot

Our bird flew out an open door. Top of a 50 foot tree. Long Island. We have food, a speaker, water, and us. He’s not a confident flier and only flies when startled. Please, anything helps.

EDIT: He got spooked. First loud noise (literally sounded like a bomb) he flew to a neighboring tree, actually the tree in the included post. Second flight was an airplane directly overhead. Third- he flew down the street. We heard him when he landed, but he sounded distant. I stayed put while my husband ran to the parallel street. We never heard him again, despite being out there for an additional 4+ hours calling for him. We’ll be up before dawn tomorrow. We’ll go to all the pounds/rescues in the area, pass out fliers around the neighbourhood. We’ve posted to a dozen Facebook groups. We’re heartbroken and just hope he’s safe. If he is, I’m sure he’s absolutely terrified.

UPDATE: We came out before dawn to his last known location and managed to find him!!! He’s up near the top of a tree, actively answering us and flock calling, but seems too nervous to come down. He’s been slowly making progress down the branches. We have his cage/habitat out, with high value treats, water, toys. We’re nervous to call a bucket truck company because loud noises have spooked him into flying off. Right now just trying to be incredibly patient while we keep eyes on him. Thank you everyone for your advice and best wishes. We truly appreciate it and will keep you all updated.

First day he came to stay here I gave him two colour rattles and he’s never stopped with them, he does this head shake thing and noise that sounds exactly like the rattle shaker lol 😂 ❤️

He never fully fluffs up. Only his head, his body remains skinny.

His feathers are really ugly even though he has a big cage. I’ve never seen him bite his feathers violently, they are just crooked naturally.

He doesn’t shower, he is scared of water. He only showers when his water gets dirty 🤨🤨🤨.

When his breath stinks I immediately know he ate some kind of bread.

He is evil, ugly, and is missing some neurons. I don’t think he would survive in nature.

At the end i was trying to make him laugh more on camera, but he stops laughing as soon as he sees the camera. Guess he's camera shy 🤭

Just wanted to share this photo of me and my son💕

Hi everyone! I’m new here, I got my Quaker Suki last Friday and she’s the sweetest. She is 9 weeks old and was hand fed around her parents by an amazing breeder. I’m looking for some feedback on her cage and if anyone has any recommendations I would greatly appreciate it! Cage dimensions are 31.1"L x 20.4"W x 52.0"H (including the bottom shelf).

Lil bro trying to eat my phone

he has been extremely hormonal before his new routine but said routine has been thrown off because we moved. he does this a lot with various toys and even his cage's newspaper and usually he chirps/squawks when he does it. I don't recall if he's ever hissed while doing this. I usually stop him if I catch him doing this but I wanted clarity on exactly what it is.

is this hormonal behavior? if so how do I stop it?

I find it funny when he carries it about with him

Sometimes she does this while vigorously shaking her head. She often does this after eating. She is 2 years old and has a male mate.

I have many cages for him (play, outside, bedtime), I’m working on the mush diet, I’m working on getting all new cookware (atm I got rid of airfryer and all teflon ages ago and now I’m just looking to upgrade everything to nonstick) I put him outside or in another room if it’s chilly with ventilation while cooking. Is there a time limit for how long fumes linger? I’m just nervous about everything 😅

I got rid of candles and I have hairspray all contained in one room upstairs. He’s a downstairs boy but I did have him shower with me. Are there safe shampoos I can use (for myself) or what do seasoned parrot owners do?

I’m also so nervous about a wedding/week trip I have coming up in about a month. I have a care taker in mind but any tips/pointers are welcome. I was going to have them come meet him a few times before hand.

Also, I don’t like the idea of putting a band on him but do they chip birds? Haha my next step after trust is established, is going to a vet. I know it should have been first but we are only 4 days in and I want to make sure he knows I’m safe before traumatizing him.

I’m so nervous but I know this is my perfect bird. He already gives me kisses. I’m also worried because he’s only 8mo and hormones can change my bird? I will always follow his lead but I don’t want him to change. 😭

Anyway, I don’t have many people I can talk to about birds yet lol so I’m reaching out here. Thank you!

I just wanted to say hello!

Gojo is going to be 1 year old soon. He’s a little stinker. Love him to the moon and back.

I’m his grandmother, so I get to spoil him and visit and bring treats and new toys. And show him off on Reddit.

Look forward to chatting with all of you!

Im planning to garden next year and want to save cash when it comes to chop. Im in NY and getting a place with a yard!!! And want to give my bird a better diet. So I wanted to know the best chop ingredients so I can buy them for now and then grow them later.

My big Ollie girl I miss her every day , she was mean as a snake to everyone but me ❤️. Baby (Green) was our first, Ollie came second from a family that couldn't keep her after their mother passed (she was 10 when we got her) ironically Ollie passed away on the same calendar day as her first human mommy when she was 13 , I think momma called her home. Blue/Hopper and Yellow/Lulu came after as a way to try to fill the hole in my heart from losing Ollie but at 173grams for a quaker that's a huuuuuge hole to try and fill but they do a very good job in their own ways. 💔 Baby is the oldest of the bunch and turning very much into our grumpy old man and I wouldn't trade any of them for the world! Not would I trade any of the 5 Kakarikis we have either 🥰