Just got my new IRN baby today! He was hatched on March 30th, and I am trying to decide between the names Atlas and Paris, so tell me what you think!
He was handfed, however he is a naturally shy bird and even when I was at the breeder's home he was very hesitant to step up. The ride was extremely stressful for him, and right now he is in his little travel cage (one of those little white parakeet cages) and I am hesitant to take him out to put him in his normal cage in fear of him freaking out, so he is resting in there and calming down for now. He has been preening, so I think that's at least an okay sign right? When should I start trying to handle him? I have been baby talking him all day haha and he looks at me while I am doing that, hopefully we make more progress in the coming weeks! Any tips are helpful.
Photos coming soon
Update: I just opened the travel cage to give him water and he freaked out really really badly, he was flapping wildly all over the cage and screaming.
He was handfed, however he is a naturally shy bird and even when I was at the breeder's home he was very hesitant to step up. The ride was extremely stressful for him, and right now he is in his little travel cage (one of those little white parakeet cages) and I am hesitant to take him out to put him in his normal cage in fear of him freaking out, so he is resting in there and calming down for now. He has been preening, so I think that's at least an okay sign right? When should I start trying to handle him? I have been baby talking him all day haha and he looks at me while I am doing that, hopefully we make more progress in the coming weeks! Any tips are helpful.
Photos coming soon
Update: I just opened the travel cage to give him water and he freaked out really really badly, he was flapping wildly all over the cage and screaming.