He's just a baby, and he wasn't weaned yet. It's best to wait until a bird is old enough to feed itself without any help before taking it to a new home.

Ooh! Thanks! Thought the owner wanted to play with Zorro for a while before he sold him or something.

Maybe that too lol.

Because he is a baby, and was being weaned. And she wants to make sure he us 100% rdy b4 i take him home. Its 4hr drive each way, if he wasent rdy it be hard 4 us to take him back if he wasent rdy.

P.s. 3days now ♡♡♡

New pic. 2 days now

how long does it take for them to be weaned? Amazing how many species have babies leaving the nest as early as 10-14 days old (11-12 days for doves who are rather large birds). I am not sure if it coincides with getting completely weaned, but fledging certainly is half way towards getting babies ready to take care of themselves.
I absolutely agree that there should be no hurry, as along with getting nutrition babies learn a lot from the parents.

According to this breeder, caiques wean at around 3 months.
He's still pretty young looking.

Tomorrow's the big day ♡

Cant wait for Zorro to go to his new home.