Baby Caique!

[Eckobird]

Hey everyone,
My mom just got her black headed Caique on Friday. He is 9 weeks old today, hatched Feb. 17, 2009. He is not DNA'd yet but I'm just going to call him a he and he still isn't named yet either. Anyways ever since we brought him home he seems so scared of us. He screams everytime we touch him or go near him. Its like he has never been handled before. The breeder hatched it and fed it since day one so he use should be use to us handling it right? Its from the same breeder that I got my Ecko from and Ecko is very social and will go to anyone so I know she played with him alot. But this Caique doesn't seem tame. Could it be because the breeder didn't handle him much? She says that thats how Caiques are as babies is this true? Are Caiques supposed to scream and run away everytime we handle it, even we were are feeding it? I'm thinking all she did was feed it and then put it back and not play with it. What could be the problem? Maybe I just need to give it more time to adjust to us but I just wanted to see if anyone out there has a Caique and knows of their behaviors.

Please help!

Thanks, Caitlin

I'm surprised I actually got him to stay still to take a pic of him. lol he wobbles away every chance he gets.

<br><br>Post edited by: caitb2007, at: 2009/04/21 20:59

[luvparrots]

Thanks Catlin for sharing your mom's caique with us. He is a cutie. I only have my grey so I can't help with characteristics of caiques but I am looking forward to seeing more of your mom's sweet baby!!!

[judygram]

He doesn't look so cute to me at this age, maybe when he gets all of his feathers he will.

I don't know much about caiques either but give him a little more time and see if he settles down some, if not give the breeder a call and find out about him.

In any case thanks for sharing the little bugger with us.

[Summerc25]

Awww he is adorable Cait Thanks for sharing!

[Parrotdise]

Caique babies tend to be very timid until they get to be closer to around 12 weeks. Then let the fun begin!!! Caiques are so so much fun,look at them they are even dressed like clowns

[she]

He is gorgious.Caiques are very playfull social little birds,I am sure given time this one will be no different.

[Tycos_mom]

Yes I've seen them allot in the pet store close to me and most all the time they are flying over to get someones attention they love to show off and play foranyone that will watch. Your moms little guy is a cutey I'm sure with the right nurturing that baby will be running to you in no time.

[judygram]

Hey Caitlin, do you have any new pictures of your mom's caique, wondering how he is looking now?

[Eckobird]

No I don't have any recent pics right now but I will take some tomorrow when I go to my moms house. He is going to the vet tomorrow because the Caique Forum thinks there is something wrong with him. They say he looks way too small to be 9 weeks old, so I am going to ask the vet. Wish us luck! I hope their isn't anything wrong with him!

Here are some different pics from the same day as the other ones.

<br><br>Post edited by: caitb2007, at: 2009/04/29 04:01

[judygram]

I hope so too Caitlin, please let us know what you find out.