Hello,
I have a question for you about an CAG that has puzzled more than just me – in fact I can’t find anyone who seems to know (and maybe there is not an answer – maybe it is just my pal that does this). Allow me to give you just a little background.
I have an almost 9 year old grey named Twister. He was born with a twisted vertebrae in his neck and has the uncanny ability of resting with his head upside down (yes he can by quite a conversation piece ). I have had him since he was 3 months old and he is my best buddy and travel companion. The vet that gave him to me (because the breeder brought him to her and said if he survived she could do what she wanted with him) said he may never fly or talk and I assured her that I was not looking for just a talking bird in a cage and would love him no matter what. Well, almost 9 years later, he walks, talks, flies, gets in trouble, and even talks back at times.
I am very fortunate – he is fairly social, he eats well, does not pluck, and thoroughly loves showing off (yes, I know I sound like a proud mom and believe me I am). He receives a rice/veggie/bean mixture in the morning, birdie bread mid-day, and his “freshies” in the evening (and of course has his dry food and water 24/7).
In the evening he gets his freshies in the kitchen with me while I make dinner and that is our one-on-one time together. I have a glass table that he gets the run of and I put things there for him to eat/forage/etc. He loves trying things while I cook. This is where my question comes in (I know, finally) – every so often (not every evening) when I put his grapes on the table he goes into – I don’t know what to call it – a “mode”. He will spread his wings and start flapping all over the table – all the while he is holding his grape in his mouth. I have to take the other food off of the table or it all ends up on the floor. When he finally drops the grape, I will snatch it, wait a few minutes and put something back on the table, like his sweet potato sticks (did I say he was spoiled!) and he will then eat normally and eventually I can put the grape back on the table and he eats it normally as well. I have not been able to find out why he does this, and it is only with grapes – and yes he has been sexed and is a male. I have figured out why he does most of his behaviors, but this one is a puzzle!
I was just wondering if you have any idea why he does this, and like I said, it could just be him!
Thank you so much for listening and for your time,
Sharon