Venus

This morning Venus found a new use for my glasses. Instead of pulling them off, she used them as a handle, lol. Here she is debating on eating some pomegranate.

And yes we are still hormonal but have a routine down to minimize it and address her desire to nest. It's comical at times because she understands "No" and when she hears it she lays down and drops her beak too like a kid pouting, lol.




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The chicken uses my glasses as a handle all the time. If I'm moving, she will grab on. She has never tried to take them off, thankfully.

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I am so blind that I am almost never without my glasses. The Rbird will not come out of his cage if I'm glasses-less. Not that I've often tried...!

Taw5106 said:

...And yes we are still hormonal but have a routine down to minimize it and address her desire to nest...

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Hi, Trace! What routine are you using? I'm glad you've found a way to work around her hormonal surges.

Aww, what a pretty girl! Not surprised she's found new use for your glasses - at least that way they get to stay on your face!

How long do the hormonal episodes usually last? Glad you're finding a behavioral work-around.

Anansi said:

Taw5106 said:

...And yes we are still hormonal but have a routine down to minimize it and address her desire to nest...

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Hi, Trace! What routine are you using? I'm glad you've found a way to work around her hormonal surges.

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In the mornings I get her out of her cage and we go in the kitchen to make a cup of coffee, feed the dogs, and prepare some chop. We put the dogs out, feed Buzz and Buddy then sit down with my coffee and her chop bowl and I drink my coffee, she eats her chop and tries to drink my coffee. This time spent together is about 30 mins when begins to get antsy and tries to sneak off my shoulder, to my lap, down my leg to make a break for the couch. So this where the fun begins. I tell her no and she goes totally limp laying her beak and body on me and won't move. Then we repeat. If she doesn't stop I pick her up and place her in her cage for 10 mins. This was your suggestion, TY!!! I get her out again and we repeat.

I've been doing this each day and if she gets to screaming none stop, I put my ear buds in. Two months ago I broke down and bought the new Bose blue tooth sport ear buds so I could go walking and listen to my music and it sound great. Also for conference calls so I don't have to drag my phone around the house. Well I got a bonus, they make great earplugs. The stay fit bud seals the ear well so I don't always turn them on but it saves my ears. She has actually hurt my right ear, my doctor noticed it and asked because my ear drum and canal were a little swollen.

She screams less, but she is a smart stinker. I've also blocked the couches and she gets frustrated. My hormonal countdown is 1 more year I'm hoping.


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I'm so glad that you've at least found a way to spend quality bonding time with her while her hormones are freaking out. Choosing to eat together was a brilliant move, since eating scores higher on the survival hierarchy than mating. Well handled.

And yes, it's great that the timeouts are also working (somewhat). Her hormonal urges and instincts are obviously extremely strong, but even so we can at least see that she understands which behaviors are considered unacceptable (as her passive resistance maneuver whenever you tell her "No" clearly illustrates.)

Great job working through this with her, Trace! I know it's been a tough road, but I do think she'll eventually come around.

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I'm so glad that you've at least found a way to spend quality bonding time with her while her hormones are freaking out. Choosing to eat together was a brilliant move, since eating scores higher on the survival hierarchy than mating. Well handled.

And yes, it's great that the timeouts are also working (somewhat). Her hormonal urges and instincts are obviously extremely strong, but even so we can at least see that she understands which behaviors are considered unacceptable (as her passive resistance maneuver whenever you tell her "No" clearly illustrates.)

Great job working through this with her, Trace! I know it's been a tough road, but I do think she'll eventually come around.

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Here is Venus this morning and a moment that makes being patient worth it. She's my little buddy that is the most comfortable around me. Check this out. During our morning routine.




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What a contented girl Venus is! Im sooooo happy to read that you are managing to work through your difficulties with her. I can imagine how trying it has been for you the last few months but you deserve a ton of credit for not giving up and trying to find a way that works.

So glad to see you figured out how to work around the hormones. I know you were having a hard time with it. I'm sure you and Venus are glad you stuck with it. Love the photos. She's so sweet.

Uglow! Good to see you again!

Well I spoke good things about Venus and she tried to make a mad dash off my lap this morning to hit the ground. She tried to jump but a toe stuck in my pant leg and she ended up hanging upside down swinging. I put a hand under her to hold her and using the other to release her toe mentally praying she doesn't bite me. I got her on my lap, told her no and she went limp and laid flat. Here is the best visual I can provide of when does that LOL!




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Hahahaha! You can almost hear the sigh!