Todays the BIG day!!!

[Atwee921]

Im getting my bird today!!!!!!!!!!!! IM SOOOO excited!!!!!
I think im gonna name s/he Iggy I like that name xD
I was wondering if her cage looks okay...
http://tinyurl.com/6jvbf23

 

[Bobioden]

Congrats, what time are you getting him? Can't wait to see pics.

the link does not work.

 

[TurquoiseMel]

Wooooooooh! ! Iggy !!! Congrats! & yea the link isn't working. Let us know how your first days with him goes

 

[Mayden]

Pictures asap Good luck and have fun!

 

[ann]

YAAAAAY! congrats on you and iggy! to many years of joy and companonship and laughter to you and your feathered friend!!!

 

[andrea.faerie]

HOORAYYYY!!! I'm so happy for you! You've been so patient! <3 picturessss!

 

[Atwee921]

I JUST GOT HOME WITH HIM!!!
He was like latched onto my finger when I was trying to put him in the carrier to go home And the people at the breeder are SOOOOOOOOOOOO nice. They said when you get a bird you become their family :') Hhehee. So in the car he was sitting in between my and my mom and he was closest to me as could be <3 Then he started regurgitating in the carrier lol. Now hes in his cage as far to the back as he can be and hes not moving at all and he looks really scared....any tips?? Do you think he'll be better tomorrow? And how long should I wait to take him out?? I feel soooo baddddd he looks really really really scared

edit: Ill get pictures asap but #1 hes in the back of the cage so its dark and my camera isnt good lol and #2 i dont wanna stress him out even more.

 

[Atwee921]

Should I feed him fruits tonight??

 

[merlinsmom13]

I don't know why you couldn't feed him fruit or anything he is comfortable eating. Just leave him alone tonight, talk softly outside his cage. You've read the posts, be patient a little longer. Dont do anything outside of his comfort zone. You'll know when he is ready for interaction. Congrats on your new baby!

 

[Atwee921]

Hes falling asleep and my dog scared him badly so Im gonna cover his cage almost fully with just like half the front open.

 

[Atwee921]

Aww hes grinding his beak and fluffing his feathers Hes so adorable. He was making little sounds and hes already getting less shy so I think I might be able to take him out tomorrow night.

 

[TurquoiseMel]

So cute! Yea, just leave him alone for a while, stay out of his face & talk softly whenever your near the cage. I know my boy's frist day he would go crazy anytime someone went near his cage.
Tomorrow if he seems more comfortable leave the cage open & see if he wants to come out. If he's scared of the dog maybe you wanna keep the dog out of the room while you do this. & yea if you know he likes fruit go ahead & feed him some.
I'm so happy for youuu

 

[Nakiska]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! I'm soo excited for you, and impressed you were able to wait SOOOOO long before finally getting this little love of your life.

Now...patience, patience, patience my dear. You waited this long, don't rush the bonding. It's soo hard, I know.

I have 6 birds now...4 Cockatiels, of course you know I have our Franklin (YSGCC) and I rescued a pigeon 21 days ago.

The method that has worked for me the best for all 6 birds has been to let them just "Chill" with us while we're doing nothing. We spend tons of time with them in the quiet of our room, laying on our bed, reading a book, watching TV...etc. I lay a towel down (like a bath towel) and put some treats on it, then I get our bird, put him/her on the bed and just lay down with my book, magazine...what ever and I pretty much "ignore" the bird.

Course, I spend very little time reading and all my time watching while the new bird "explores." Each of them has taken very little time at all to wander up on my spouse or I, we talk to them A LOT, in a soft voice and share our fruit, veggies or popcorn (air popped) with them.

I don't know where your cage is, but if it's in your room, I'd place him next to your bed for a while tonight and just talk to him, read him a book, don't move too suddenly or make loud noises...I've found they're quite sensitive to them. You can open the cage door too...and just leave it open while you spend your one on one quiet talking time with him. He'll learn to find your voice very soothing and look to you for security.

Our Franklin was already clipped when we got him and STILL he can't fly. Today for the first time since we bought him, I took him in the car with me, sitting on my shoulder, he stuck with me like glue when we went into the hardware store and again when I took him into the grocery store. Of course, he then becomes a "novelty" and a few people came up to ask me questions. Franklin LOVED his outing with me and when he got nervous a couple times, I'd tell him it's okay, you're a good boy and he'd snuggle up to my neck.

One man came up and stuck his hand out, hoping Franklin would jump up on him, but Frankie looked at him and scurried over to my neck, then peeked at him. It was soo cute!

Franklin loved his outing sooo much that I'm DEFINITELY going to have to invest in a harness for him.

Pretty soon your little guy will be all over the map, like our Franklin is. Just give him some space to explore and he won't be able to stay away from you. It's certainly worked for us.

Good luck and I can't wait to see pictures of your little gem, pineapples are sooo gorgeous!!!

Toni

 

[MikeyTN]

Aww hes grinding his beak and fluffing his feathers Hes so adorable. He was making little sounds and hes already getting less shy so I think I might be able to take him out tomorrow night.

Grinding beak means he's tired...congrats on the new baby as we got a new baby today as well. Mines playing with his toys and eating right now. I've had him out several times already, even give him a bath.

 

[Atwee921]

OMG instead of going INTO the sleepy tent he is on the bars so that the sleepy tent his like crushing him lol (not crushing hes fine dont worry)

 

[Echo]

Sometimes it takes a little time for them to actually sleep INTO the tent. But they do

 

[Atwee921]

Hes been running around the cage and eating. I tried to take a picture and my camera flashed D: Is he gonna be okay?? Hes in the back clinging onto the bars really scared and Im scared....

 

[Bobioden]

Did you handle him in the store before you brought him home? He is hand tame right?

 

[Atwee921]

Yeah I did he was really cuddly. He is definitely hand tame. He wouldnt get off of me when he had to go in the carrier lol. But I opened the door and he ran to the back