bkbirdlady
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I actually picked her up last Sunday so its been a few days. It's been fun so far, although I'm feeling a little guilty that she is home alone. I pick up her brother in two weeks, since her arrival was a bit unexpected and early. I have her in a smaller cage until my SO can come by this weekend and help me assemble it (it's huge and just got delivered on Tuesday). Work has been a bit busier than expected this week so I haven't been able to get home as early as I like. So pretty much I stress all day about her being alone and bored (she has toys just not all of the ones I plan for the larger cage). I hope she doesn't end up scarred for life.
She does seem to be warming up to me. The first day as soon as I approached her cage she would move. Now she watches but doesn't seem scared.
She wouldn't take food or treats out of my hand until one day I was cooking with peppers and brought her a slice. She grabbed it right away so clearly peppers are a favorite. The day after she did that I held out some millet spray, and now she immediately takes from my hand when she sees me standing with food.
She finally let me touch her wing a little yesterday before she moved away. I've put the tip of my finger by the bars with no food just to see her reaction and she grabbed with her beak as if to eat but it was more like a gentle nibble if that makes sense.
She also has a temper. Last night her nighttime food (I put food out in the morning, then again in the evening when I get home) was topped off with pellets (seeds at the bottom since that is what she is used to eating at the breeder). She squawked for a good 10 minutes next to her food bowl. She doesn't like Roudybush.
She also knows her bed time. Even though it is still light here at 7:30 she was on the back perch closest to her favorite toy dozing off before I covered her cage.
I plan to spend lots of time with her this weekend. Any tips on next steps? I would really like to get her finger trained so I can start bringing her out of the cage.
I'll update with photos. The ones I have so far are from her first few days when she stayed in the corner.
She does seem to be warming up to me. The first day as soon as I approached her cage she would move. Now she watches but doesn't seem scared.
She wouldn't take food or treats out of my hand until one day I was cooking with peppers and brought her a slice. She grabbed it right away so clearly peppers are a favorite. The day after she did that I held out some millet spray, and now she immediately takes from my hand when she sees me standing with food.
She finally let me touch her wing a little yesterday before she moved away. I've put the tip of my finger by the bars with no food just to see her reaction and she grabbed with her beak as if to eat but it was more like a gentle nibble if that makes sense.
She also has a temper. Last night her nighttime food (I put food out in the morning, then again in the evening when I get home) was topped off with pellets (seeds at the bottom since that is what she is used to eating at the breeder). She squawked for a good 10 minutes next to her food bowl. She doesn't like Roudybush.
She also knows her bed time. Even though it is still light here at 7:30 she was on the back perch closest to her favorite toy dozing off before I covered her cage.
I plan to spend lots of time with her this weekend. Any tips on next steps? I would really like to get her finger trained so I can start bringing her out of the cage.
I'll update with photos. The ones I have so far are from her first few days when she stayed in the corner.
