I Think I Got Lucky

OutlawedSpirit

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I really think I got lucky with Miss Aria. When I went to the rescue to see her the first time, she had been there about a month. To get her out of the cage, she had to be toweled, and even out of her cage, she would lunge at hands before she would step up. I planned on having a long road to get her where she needed to be.

I have had her home for 10 days, and there isn't anywhere on her I can't touch. Back, chest, on top of her wings, under her wings, her beak, her head, her face. I know they aren't fond of being touched on the head, but I want to make sure she will accept it because I want to be able to harness train her. She doesn't have to like it, since it's not something I plan on doing all the time, she just has to agree to leave my fingers attached to my hands when I do :D

Even when she is "correcting me", she is gentle about it now. It's not a bite, it's more of a touch with her beak, just saying, "hey, I don't like that".

She will step up out of her cage with no issues, and she is getting better about stepping up off the top of her cage too. I will now let her put her beak on my hand, and even occasionally around my fingers since she is being gentle, and I think just looking to see if I have any more tasty treats hidden in there somewhere.

Never in a million years would I have thought she would progress this quickly, with the way she acted at the rescue. I don't think she really needed any training on how to be a "good" bird, I just think she needed a place where she felt comfortable. A rescue with different people in and out all the time, plus other, noisy birds, is not an Eclectus's idea of a good time.

I am really happy I got her, and I'm glad I didn't worry about how "mean" the female Eckies are said to be. I'm sure, since she is 9 months old now, that when she hits puberty, I'll be eating my words right there for a little bit. :eek: But it will be okay, we'll get through it. Maybe. I only say maybe because I just realized my human daughter will probably start hitting puberty at about the same time. Oh, my....
 

Brittany741

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SI Eclectus (Ruby) - 11 / Eclectus (Wrangler) - 7 / Eclectus (Pinto) - 6 /
Red Sided Eclectus (Oliver) - 4 mos. /
White Bellied Caique (Dan) - 2 /
Foster Congo African Grey (Molly) - 6
We seriously both got lucky. We have a lot in common with our sweet girls. Persie has only pinched me with her beak once and that was on the second day when I was moving a toy in her cage. Otherwise, she is so gentle. I can touch her anywhere but she nudges my hand away for sure. The only way I get to pet her is by snuggling her into my chest and then she lets me pet her head and back. This is more for me than her. She is molting right now so she's extra sensitive on her head. Her feathers are beginning to come in, and it's a very exciting time for us. Annabelle saw her first purple feather this morning and squeeled with happiness. We love our Persie.
 

Anansi

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Female ekkie's are not at all the monsters they are portrayed to be. They are just largely misunderstood. Yeah, things may get rough around puberty. But if you take the time to understand them, they can be the most loving and loyal of birds.

Sounds like you're off to an excellent start.
 

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