Considering adopting...
Long story short: there is an eclectus at the rescue named Buddy who we are considering adopting. Buddy is about 20 years old, hand tame, and steps up nicely for everyone. My mom and I both held him,...
View ArticleWorried about getting an ekkie
Hi, I'm new to the forum and have owned some birds in the past, such as: budgies, cockatiels, lovebirds and a caique. I have recently fallen ABSOLUTELY in love with eclectus parrots. I have only one...
View ArticleWhat type of ekkie?
We opened our home to this girl and I was just curious as to what type of eclectus she is. View attachment 256016 View attachment 256017 View attachment 256018 View attachment 256019
View ArticleToe Tapping and Wing Flipping
Will Your Eclectus Be Effected? What is it? Toe Tapping is an involuntary movement of the toes opening & closing. When perched, their nails can hit the perch or cage causing the toe to make a...
View ArticleWing flipping, toe tapping, biting feet
Hi everyone, I'm new to the forums. I have a beautiful 3 year old Eclectus named Jasper. He's incredibly smart, sweet, and I love him to death. I stumbled across these forums when doing a Google...
View ArticleHormonal Behavior in Ekkies
This thread is for examples and videos of your ekkies hormonal behavior.
View ArticleAdvice for ornery Eckie
So Lada the female red sided Eckie is staying with me for a while. I am having some trouble working with her though and could use some advice other than from her parront. Lada is 7 years old and...
View ArticleFavorite Toy
Does anyone else have an Eckie that plays like this hahahaha? This is seriously the ONLY time she makes any sounds! She's so weird lol.
View Article8 year old eclecltus suddenly flicking
Joey, our 8 year old has suddenly started flicking his wings. It's almost constant but more at night and it goes on almost all night long. He's also less curious, less social and he seeks out darkness....
View ArticleFood for Eclectus
I have read so much about the Eclectus diet its making my head spin. What I want to know is what do you feed your Eclectus? I had read you can feed brown rice, barely, pasta, diffferent beans, but...
View Article8 year old eclectus suddenly flicking
Joey, our 8 year old has suddenly started flicking his wings. It's almost constant but more at night and it goes on almost all night long. He's also less curious, less social and he seeks out darkness....
View ArticleBeak grinding?
Is this A. Beak grinding B. Another typical Eckie sound or C. Something else you have never heard before? I call it her "oink" because that's the best way I can describe it in person. I am guessing...
View ArticleVet appt
so I took Eddie my ekkie to the vet yesterday. This girl specializes in parrots and has seen Ekkies. She kind of stressed me out. Questioning me on why I got the hardest parrot to keep in captivity,...
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Eclectus Plucking?
Something I've noticed over the years I've been around birds is that eclectus seem to be one of the most common birds that I see plucked. Has anyone else noticed this or have any idea as to why it may...
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Just a fun post :)
You may not have seen me here, or even at all, as I don't have an ekky. But I saw something really cool on the weekend that I just had to share! So, I went to a pet shop that we don't usually go to,...
View ArticleSomething snuggly
I thought about adding something snuggly for Lada up on her favorite perch so she has something warm and comfortable to sleep with. I of course want to avoid all the discouraged items such as the...
View ArticleCardboard
So I'm pretty sure it's not news to almost every bird owner here that birds love to shred stuff, especially cardboard. Lada my ekkie in particular LOVES to shred the small boxes I give her at mail time...
View Articleunwanted changes
Hello everyone We had to rehome Angel, this was in consideration to our neighbours. Her swearing had become worse. To the point, when outside she would swear all day and was very loud. people three...
View ArticleEar woobie?
Any one else out there have an eckie with an ear woobie haha? Lada when on my shoulder likes to hang onto my ear. I know what you're thinking... I promise you she is not holding it to keep her balance...
View ArticleGuys this is one of my ecky hens.
Shes 8 years old and her colour doesn' moult out. Shes fed only the best diet of a huge variety of foods. I'e seen a couple of jens like.this. anyone have 3 any input? Breeds fine, just had 2 chicks 6...
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