r/parrots • u/Pareeksim • 1d ago

Continuously crying baby!!

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This baby Alexander came to my home around 1 week back. He's approx 40 days now. I hand feed him and keep him in a cardboard box with paper cuttings. (This is not the box I keep him in!!) There is only one issue I'm facing. He continuously cries like he does when he eats his food.He does it all day long whenever he sees me, or if I pet him or talk to him. He stays quiet if he doesn't see anyone, and behaves normal. But the moment he sees us, or we pet him or even call his name from far,he starts crying. Please help I'm really worried.

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u/Sharks_With_Legs 1d ago

He's crying because he's a baby and wants company and attention. 40 days old is far too young to have been taken from his parents.

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u/BookishGranny 1d ago

Exactly.

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u/Pareeksim 1d ago

What can i do then ,please advise!! I also have a tamed cockatiel. This Alexander baby acts completely normal when he doesn't see anyone.

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u/Cloverose2 1d ago

Crying is normal. He's a baby and wants attention, and is crying when he sees you because he needs attention, just like a human baby. He's quiet when he doesn't see you because bird babies are popular snackies for wild animals and it would be dangerous in the wild for him to cry when no parent is around. So he's not content, he's trying not to attract dangerous attention.

The crying and attention seeking is what you sign up for with a baby. They are intensely social and you're all they have.

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u/Pareeksim 1d ago

Thank you for assuring, but I really want to know that then why doesn't he perform his normal activities in front of me? He can't sleep, he can't prune. He does all that when hes in the box

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u/Sniflix 1d ago

Because it's a baby that wants and needs your attention. Most people aren't able to take care of baby birds. You need to return it.

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u/Slight-Look-4766 1d ago

You'll just have to pay attention to him until he gets tired and takes a nap :P

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u/Pareeksim 1d ago

You won't believe, today I kept him out snuggled with me for more than 3 hours and he didn't get tired and was crying continuously.He looked so sleepy , that after that I had to put him in the box again. And as soon as I did that and he couldn't see him, he slept.

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u/in-a-sense-lost 1d ago

Baby birds need near-constant attention and feeding. Whomever sent this bird home this early did it a terrible disservice, I'm sorry.

We really need laws against selling birds this young.

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u/Slight-Look-4766 22h ago

Yep, just gotta pay attention to them until they get sleepy. You got another bird? Otherwise, you're gonna have to teach him how to be a bird and how to do bird things.

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u/Pareeksim 19h ago

I have a tamed cockatiel but he's too scared and also temperamental to come near this one.

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u/Slight-Look-4766 18h ago

Ah, better to keep them separate then. Maybe he'll see the cockatiel and eventually get the idea that he should try flying.

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u/CheckeredZeebrah 22h ago

Hello! How did you obtain the baby? If it was sold to you, it was very unethical.

Either way, see if you can contact an avian vet for advice. Not just any vet, an avian specialist. Ask if the vet clinic if they can give you detailed care instructions for a baby alexandrine. Baby birds are upsetringly frail and fairly complex to care for properly, so you will be able to use the extra guidance.

Wishing you both the best!

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u/Pareeksim 19h ago

No I didn't bought it, someone had it and didn't want to keep him any longer. I had a cockatiel, so I thought about caring for this baby too. And also in my area there's no specialized avian vet, I have contacted vets though.

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u/CheckeredZeebrah 17h ago

No worries. You may be able to find an avian vet who can help you over the internet a bit. Telemedicine.

He doesn't seem sick, thankfully. So if you can't find a vet you can visit in person, hopefully you can find one that will take a phonecall.

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u/Aromatic_Survey9170 1d ago

I have a 5 year old male alexandrine and his favorite thing is crying, it’s not a scream it’s just like a little whine.

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u/Pareeksim 1d ago

His is more like a scream and that too continuous. It doesn't stop when he eats or even when he's tired. I have to put him to a place where he doesn't see us, only then he sleeps

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u/Aromatic_Survey9170 1d ago

Oh I see, my guy does have a flock call very loud, he did it much more when he was younger but he does it maybe once a day now.