Hi from Ajax — proud Quaker parrot parent!

Hello! Been lurking on this forum for a bit and finally decided to make an account and participate. I've had my Quaker parrot Poppy for about 8 months now. Always nice to connect with other bird people in the GTA — most people I know think I'm crazy for having a bird lol. Excited to be here!

Reading this hit home. My Quaker parrot went through the same phase around the same age. What helped us was adding a full-spectrum Arcadia UV light near the cage. Also just accepting that birds are gonna bird, you know?

Revisiting this thread because I have more info now. After talking to my vet, they confirmed exactly what people here said. This community knows their stuff.