Juliette is home! (Lineolated Parakeet)

[rheashard2]

Make sure you have a bra on.

Preferably a sports bra. Hooks, snaps, zippers, slide tabs tend to develop functionality problems.

 

[GivemeSeedsorgivemeFlesh]

Juliette has decided that snuggling in my sleeve is the way to go. She'll stay in there while getting scritches for over an hour at a time. I hope this is okay since she hasn't gone through puberty. It's really hard to change her mind when she wants to burrow somewhere. Hopefully hormones aren't in play yet? She's never bit me in there unless she needs to poop. Chirping sleeves are super cute.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

She's too young for puberty. Since shes not much bigger than a budgie It will start probably when she's about 9 months old and by 12 months she'll be mature. The Lineolated Parakeet Society website has some good information.

 

[GivemeSeedsorgivemeFlesh]

This morning Juliette bestowed a regurgitated pea upon her humble servant. She was quite cheerful, and did some ballet stretches and a tail fan as she observed her minion carefully wrapping the errant pea in a half used paper towel to preserve it for the sake of posterity. Is this normal in a 16 week old?

 

[DonnaBudgie]

I have no idea specific to a Linnie . 16 weeks is too young for any parrot to be getting hormonal. She must just really like you a lot!

 

[rheashard2]

Yup, 16 wks is a bit young for hormones. But affection and excitement can stimulate this.

 

[GivemeSeedsorgivemeFlesh]

Juliette loves her swing. Poor birdie, I neglected to bring it back to her regular upstairs cage and when we went downstairs after a week she was so happy to have it back! I just can't get enough of this fluffy face!