Nakiska
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- May 30, 2011
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- Parrots
- 4 Cockatiels 2 males Chicken Little & Charlie, 2 Females Chiquita and Sweet pea. Yellow Sided Green Cheek Conure -Franklin and our now tame, rescued feral Pigeon - Belle.
So last night I had out our Franklin, as usual...and hubby and I were watching a movie, I was laying across our bed on my side, propping my head up on my hand and my other arm was just resting on my side slightly bent at the elbow, and Franklin was just milling around like always. He walks around the bed, burrows under the blankets, and climbs all over my husband and I. You know...normal conure stuff
So anyway, Franklin had been up on my shoulder, walked down my arm, hopped onto my thigh area, walked down toward my knee, hopped off my leg onto the bed behind me. All of the sudden, out of absolutely NO WHERE! WHAM!!! I felt a stinging, pinch, almost like a bee sting on my elbow! (I was wearing a T-shirt, so nothing covering my elbow) At first I didn't know what hit me and as I sat up and moved my arm, I felt Franklin's body and he was NOT letting go!! That little stinker!
My reaction was, of course I jerked, looked at my husband, confused "OOOWWWW! What the heck!!! OH MY GAWWWDD! Franklin just bit me!, BAD! Oouch! He let go, and I when I went to pick him up, he lunged to attack, so I grabbed the first thing I could find, a shirt that was laying on the floor and picked him up, put him in his cage and covered it.
Oh - and I told him, bad boy for biting me! OUCH!
He's 8 1/2 months old and he's NEVER done anything like this before. I have a bruise on my elbow...and I do NOT bruise easily and I can still feel where he bit me, but he didn't break the skin.
It was night time anyways...when I put him in his cage and covered it...which we never cover his cage...and I didn't uncover his cage til this morning, I talked to him, opened his door, he promptly came over and let me pet him, but I had to leave for work, so I didn't take him out.
He appears in good spirits today, but dang, what on earth could have instigated a bite like that? Before he bit me, I hadn't even moved, I was just watching the movie. I suppose I'll never know, but for what ever reason, my elbow sure ticked him off! Hahahahhahaah!!!! I hope I handled it good. I didn't handle him in anger, per say, I simply picked him up with the shirt and put him in his cage and covered it.
Anyway...just thought I'd share...sure shocked me!
Toni
So anyway, Franklin had been up on my shoulder, walked down my arm, hopped onto my thigh area, walked down toward my knee, hopped off my leg onto the bed behind me. All of the sudden, out of absolutely NO WHERE! WHAM!!! I felt a stinging, pinch, almost like a bee sting on my elbow! (I was wearing a T-shirt, so nothing covering my elbow) At first I didn't know what hit me and as I sat up and moved my arm, I felt Franklin's body and he was NOT letting go!! That little stinker!
My reaction was, of course I jerked, looked at my husband, confused "OOOWWWW! What the heck!!! OH MY GAWWWDD! Franklin just bit me!, BAD! Oouch! He let go, and I when I went to pick him up, he lunged to attack, so I grabbed the first thing I could find, a shirt that was laying on the floor and picked him up, put him in his cage and covered it.
Oh - and I told him, bad boy for biting me! OUCH!
He's 8 1/2 months old and he's NEVER done anything like this before. I have a bruise on my elbow...and I do NOT bruise easily and I can still feel where he bit me, but he didn't break the skin.
It was night time anyways...when I put him in his cage and covered it...which we never cover his cage...and I didn't uncover his cage til this morning, I talked to him, opened his door, he promptly came over and let me pet him, but I had to leave for work, so I didn't take him out.
He appears in good spirits today, but dang, what on earth could have instigated a bite like that? Before he bit me, I hadn't even moved, I was just watching the movie. I suppose I'll never know, but for what ever reason, my elbow sure ticked him off! Hahahahhahaah!!!! I hope I handled it good. I didn't handle him in anger, per say, I simply picked him up with the shirt and put him in his cage and covered it.
Anyway...just thought I'd share...sure shocked me!
Toni