Two days ago we discovered a yellow headed amazon in our orchard, feeding on dropped oranges. We placed a cage out there with food and water to try and catch him but no luck yet.
He is hanging around our house though, we have been going out several times a day and feeding him various fruits and seed. I know he must be an escaped pet since he lets us get close enough to feed him from our hand (plus they don't usually live down here)
He is very friendly, but he must be scared and stressed. He is missing all feathers around his neck but his skin looks fine so I'm assuming he is plucking the feathers himself.
Anyway, any tips on helping him? We know he does go into the cage because we can see him nearby eating the fruit. Should I try buying a larger cage? I know they usually live in very large cages so maybe he just thinks its too small? Either way I can't just leave him to fend for himself. I live in south Texas and we already hit 100 degree weather last week.
Any help would be appreciated, Thanks!
http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/Aslan89/?action=view¤t=YellowHeadedAmazon.jpg
He is hanging around our house though, we have been going out several times a day and feeding him various fruits and seed. I know he must be an escaped pet since he lets us get close enough to feed him from our hand (plus they don't usually live down here)
He is very friendly, but he must be scared and stressed. He is missing all feathers around his neck but his skin looks fine so I'm assuming he is plucking the feathers himself.
Anyway, any tips on helping him? We know he does go into the cage because we can see him nearby eating the fruit. Should I try buying a larger cage? I know they usually live in very large cages so maybe he just thinks its too small? Either way I can't just leave him to fend for himself. I live in south Texas and we already hit 100 degree weather last week.
Any help would be appreciated, Thanks!
http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/Aslan89/?action=view¤t=YellowHeadedAmazon.jpg
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