Bella has been in her larger cage for a little over a month now. She does not play with her toys. I just bought a new toy yesterday, let her get use to it and put it in today The last toy she played with was all wood. She chewed it up to the point it had a dangerous splinter so I had to remove it. She is not nervous in or about the cage and it is in the same location her old cage was. I think being in the same location has helped her settle in.
She is still plucking her feathers. Mostly it’s the feathers on her front/chest. She needs to go back to the vet soon for her claws/nails and maybe her beak.
Taking her to the vet is a real problem. I don’t want to do anything to stress her and make the feather issue worse. She needs to go but it puts her in a great deal of stress. It’s a 20 minute drive and she spends the whole time climbing round and round the cage.
We made some changes around the house.
We had to put something on top of the drapes where she likes to sit. She was shredding the top of the curtains and trying to EAT them. Because of the stuff on top of the curtains she does not like to land there anymore. She now spends more time sitting with me.
Installed a tv in my bedroom. Now I spend time in my room with Bella. It’s a lot of fun watching her look around checking out all the new things to look at. I even get to scratch and pet her like I did in the beginning.
She has a new trick. When I try to take her back to her cage instead of pushing my had away or flying away from me she lowers her head and fluffs up her neck feathers and asks me to scratch her.
I have included her vocabulary list. Everything on the list she has said at least once.
Many of the things on the list are of her own construction. We have never told her “you look so girl” .
Just today she came up with a new one that did not make the list.
“Poopie Bingo”
I have been having a difficult time at work recently and my wife said she herd Bella say.
“supervisor”
Good girl
Good bird
Be a good girl
Pretty bird
I love you
Go poopie
So cute
You're so cute
Look so cute
You're so bird
Lorito.
Bingo
Bingo work
There you go
Go, go, go
Go to work
Going to work
By by
Michael work
Ow.
Hi
I give up
You guys
Whatcha going to do.
Whare'd you go
Here you go.
So bird
Pretty girl
Silly bird
You'er so good
I love you so much
You'er so girl
Good morning
Bingo, go go go.
Goodnight
Go to sleep
You'er such a good bird
You r such a sweet bird
Look at you
Where are you going
You’re a sweet bird
Step up
Up,up
You look so Bird
What do you want
Now hold still
Goodness sake.
I love you pretty girl.
Good luck
Son of a bXXXX
Wonderful
What are you doing
Who let the dogs... woof woof woof.
Stupid
Poor girl
Your sweet
I'm tired
What are you doing sweety
You know
Give me a kiss
You’re sweegul (sweet-girl)
Son of a parrot
You're a good girl
Come on
Your beautiful
Time to go to work
You’re so beautiful
Come on go poopie
Peek a boo (did not learn this from us)
Want to look out the window
You’re so sweegul (sweet-girl)
I love you Bingo
You want me to go poopie
Don't go to work
Pretty poopie
You're so big
You want to go poopie
Let's go
Let go of it
Have a good work
Have to go pee.
Time to go to bed sweety.
Come on sweet
You stupid .....(something I say to myself not to my birds)
You're a sweet girl
You have to go back
Time to go back
You're welcome
I'm so sweegul (sweet-girl)
Knocking
Door bell
Cockatiel imitation
Dog barking
Cricket
Water running/poring
Swallowing water.
Opening soda can
Beeping of microwave & answering machine
Kissing noise
Outside wild birds
Burps
Multiple whistles
Ambulance
Bubble noises (cell phone)
Sneeze.
Cough.
She is still plucking her feathers. Mostly it’s the feathers on her front/chest. She needs to go back to the vet soon for her claws/nails and maybe her beak.
Taking her to the vet is a real problem. I don’t want to do anything to stress her and make the feather issue worse. She needs to go but it puts her in a great deal of stress. It’s a 20 minute drive and she spends the whole time climbing round and round the cage.
We made some changes around the house.
We had to put something on top of the drapes where she likes to sit. She was shredding the top of the curtains and trying to EAT them. Because of the stuff on top of the curtains she does not like to land there anymore. She now spends more time sitting with me.
Installed a tv in my bedroom. Now I spend time in my room with Bella. It’s a lot of fun watching her look around checking out all the new things to look at. I even get to scratch and pet her like I did in the beginning.
She has a new trick. When I try to take her back to her cage instead of pushing my had away or flying away from me she lowers her head and fluffs up her neck feathers and asks me to scratch her.
I have included her vocabulary list. Everything on the list she has said at least once.
Many of the things on the list are of her own construction. We have never told her “you look so girl” .
Just today she came up with a new one that did not make the list.
“Poopie Bingo”
I have been having a difficult time at work recently and my wife said she herd Bella say.
“supervisor”
Good girl
Good bird
Be a good girl
Pretty bird
I love you
Go poopie
So cute
You're so cute
Look so cute
You're so bird
Lorito.
Bingo
Bingo work
There you go
Go, go, go
Go to work
Going to work
By by
Michael work
Ow.
Hi
I give up
You guys
Whatcha going to do.
Whare'd you go
Here you go.
So bird
Pretty girl
Silly bird
You'er so good
I love you so much
You'er so girl
Good morning
Bingo, go go go.
Goodnight
Go to sleep
You'er such a good bird
You r such a sweet bird
Look at you
Where are you going
You’re a sweet bird
Step up
Up,up
You look so Bird
What do you want
Now hold still
Goodness sake.
I love you pretty girl.
Good luck
Son of a bXXXX
Wonderful
What are you doing
Who let the dogs... woof woof woof.
Stupid
Poor girl
Your sweet
I'm tired
What are you doing sweety
You know
Give me a kiss
You’re sweegul (sweet-girl)
Son of a parrot
You're a good girl
Come on
Your beautiful
Time to go to work
You’re so beautiful
Come on go poopie
Peek a boo (did not learn this from us)
Want to look out the window
You’re so sweegul (sweet-girl)
I love you Bingo
You want me to go poopie
Don't go to work
Pretty poopie
You're so big
You want to go poopie
Let's go
Let go of it
Have a good work
Have to go pee.
Time to go to bed sweety.
Come on sweet
You stupid .....(something I say to myself not to my birds)
You're a sweet girl
You have to go back
Time to go back
You're welcome
I'm so sweegul (sweet-girl)
Knocking
Door bell
Cockatiel imitation
Dog barking
Cricket
Water running/poring
Swallowing water.
Opening soda can
Beeping of microwave & answering machine
Kissing noise
Outside wild birds
Burps
Multiple whistles
Ambulance
Bubble noises (cell phone)
Sneeze.
Cough.
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