Skye ate millet from my hand!

[Ijistcantsayno]

So a bit of back story...my daughter has a play this weekend and has literally been rehearsing from the moment she gets out of school until 7PM all week. Which sort of works great because that gave Skye time to settle in a bit without to much attention. I have been doing the afternoon feedings this week because she isn’t home. I went to give him a new millet spray this afternoon because the other one had been eaten clean and he just started snacking on the very tip. AS I WAS HOLDING IT!!! OMG! So obviously I stayed as still as possible. When he had his fill I took it out. When my daughter came home I had her just stick her arm through the tiny food door and he flew RIGHT TO THE MILLET and started munching away. It’s not quite a full week since we brought him home. He’s had almost no human contact his whole life but is warming up super fast. I’m thinking we got super lucky, but I am so thankful that we did.


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[Scott]

Skye wouldn't be the first bird to sing the praises of millet! Sounds like a breakthrough to celebrate. Might find some benefit from this building trust and bonding thread: http://www.parrotforums.com/general-parrot-information/49144-tips-bonding-building-trust.html

 

[Ijistcantsayno]

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[noodles123]

Yay- keep taking things slow and in time I'm sure you will see even more progress!

 

[Flboy]

Really awesome! On those sliding food doors, some little ones quickly learn how to let themselves out! If he start playing with it , you may need to improvise something!

 

[Ijistcantsayno]

The cage...oh dear lord that has been a fiasco, you have no idea...I’m ordering one from amazon on Monday. Let’s just leave that one be...I’ve already invested way to much time,energy ,and cash into what was supposed to be in my house already. [emoji35]

The cage is sort of a “trigger” for me right now. He wasn’t ever supposed to be in that cage AT ALL. Thank God I can return it for a full refund if I clean it first.

I will secure the water and food doors when I get home this afternoon. Are twist ties safe for about a week? If not I can swing by the hardware store.


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[Ijistcantsayno]

Yay- keep taking things slow and in time I'm sure you will see even more progress!

He’s sort of running the show. We are spending small increments of time with him several times a day and he seems to be realizing we aren’t going to eat him. I haven’t “asked” him for anything. He’s been calling out and we whistle back. Now he’s eating millet without any prompting on our part. We are all just going with his flow and so far that seems to be working. [emoji16]


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[AmyMyBlueFront]

Millet is the "crack" of the birdie world!



Jim

 

[Flboy]

The cage...oh dear lord that has been a fiasco, you have no idea...I’m ordering one from amazon on Monday. Let’s just leave that one be...I’ve already invested way to much time,energy ,and cash into what was supposed to be in my house already. [emoji35]

The cage is sort of a “trigger” for me right now. He wasn’t ever supposed to be in that cage AT ALL. Thank God I can return it for a full refund if I clean it first.

I will secure the water and food doors when I get home this afternoon. Are twist ties safe for about a week? If not I can swing by the hardware store.


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Hi,
I used tyewraps to put outward pressure on the bars. Twisties may work, but if he goes after them, I think there is zinc in the wire! A serious poison!

 

[Ijistcantsayno]

The cage...oh dear lord that has been a fiasco, you have no idea...I’m ordering one from amazon on Monday. Let’s just leave that one be...I’ve already invested way to much time,energy ,and cash into what was supposed to be in my house already. [emoji35]



The cage is sort of a “trigger” for me right now. He wasn’t ever supposed to be in that cage AT ALL. Thank God I can return it for a full refund if I clean it first.



I will secure the water and food doors when I get home this afternoon. Are twist ties safe for about a week? If not I can swing by the hardware store.





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Hi,

I used tyewraps to put outward pressure on the bars. Twisties may work, but if he goes after them, I think there is zinc in the wire! A serious poison!

Hardware store it is, thank you!


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[Jasmine333]

So a bit of back story...my daughter has a play this weekend and has literally been rehearsing from the moment she gets out of school until 7PM all week. Which sort of works great because that gave Skye time to settle in a bit without to much attention. I have been doing the afternoon feedings this week because she isn’t home. I went to give him a new millet spray this afternoon because the other one had been eaten clean and he just started snacking on the very tip. AS I WAS HOLDING IT!!! OMG! So obviously I stayed as still as possible. When he had his fill I took it out. When my daughter came home I had her just stick her arm through the tiny food door and he flew RIGHT TO THE MILLET and started munching away. It’s not quite a full week since we brought him home. He’s had almost no human contact his whole life but is warming up super fast. I’m thinking we got super lucky, but I am so thankful that we did.
and sometimes just stand and gently talk to him touch him when I gently stroke his belly.

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That's great Skye took some millet from you. Oliver has done that too, I read budgies love that stuff. Also must help the bird associate something pleasant being given to them by a person, therefore goes a way in the positive direction to taming. Naturally we want a tame companion, but must remember we are dealing with almost the same as a wild animal.

 

[Ijistcantsayno]

So a bit of back story...my daughter has a play this weekend and has literally been rehearsing from the moment she gets out of school until 7PM all week. Which sort of works great because that gave Skye time to settle in a bit without to much attention. I have been doing the afternoon feedings this week because she isn’t home. I went to give him a new millet spray this afternoon because the other one had been eaten clean and he just started snacking on the very tip. AS I WAS HOLDING IT!!! OMG! So obviously I stayed as still as possible. When he had his fill I took it out. When my daughter came home I had her just stick her arm through the tiny food door and he flew RIGHT TO THE MILLET and started munching away. It’s not quite a full week since we brought him home. He’s had almost no human contact his whole life but is warming up super fast. I’m thinking we got super lucky, but I am so thankful that we did.

and sometimes just stand and gently talk to him touch him when I gently stroke his belly.



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That's great Skye took some millet from you. Oliver has done that too, I read budgies love that stuff. Also must help the bird associate something pleasant being given to them by a person, therefore goes a way in the positive direction to taming. Naturally we want a tame companion, but must remember we are dealing with almost the same as a wild animal.

100% agree, even the small victories are really huge milestones! And I’m not above bribery to earn Skye’s affection. It’s one of my new favorite past times!

I used to rehab wildlife before I had my kids. Totally different mainly because you do not want the wildlife to grow accustomed to humans, but similar in the same sense that the birds are (semi)wild when we bring them home and in both cases the transition is absolutely amazing.

10 years until I can get back into it and not worry about what diseases I might be bringing home on my clothes or into the house.




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