Held Peaches...
jmcquown
chirps. I gently grabbed her and brought her out of the cage. She tried to
bite my finger once, twice; bit down really hard at one point! But I held
her (tightly but gently, if that makes any sense) and talked soothingly to
her. I started stroking her head with my other hand while talking to her
softly. "Pretty Peaches, good girl, Peaches." She relaxed in my hand and
even started blinking her eyes at me like she might fall asleep if I
continued in that manner much longer! ROFL
I held her and stroked her head for about 5 minutes, talking all the while,
then I returned her to her cage. I think she's going to get the hang of
this :)
Jill
Owly
her, I mentioned in my other, rambling post that this is how my daughter
still has to get one of her loveys out, even after nearly 2½ years...but
once out she's a sweetheart and loves being out. This is progress, you go
girl! :)
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> Great job, Jill! She can't learn to enjoy being with you if you
> can't hold her, I mentioned in my other, rambling post that this is
> how my daughter still has to get one of her loveys out, even after
> nearly 2½ years...but once out she's a sweetheart and loves being
> out. This is progress, you go girl! :)
I tried again this morning and she refused to get on my finger. I brought
her out of the cage and lost my grip on her. Maybe she's younger than I
thought. She could barely fly (good for me!) She fluttered halfway across
the room and then landed on the floor and I was able to scoop her up and
talk softly and encouragingly to her. Stroked her head again.
I was under the impression she was older because she's got pin-feathers on
the back of her head like when a bird starts their first molt. My 'keets
never did that until they were at least 6 months old. But parrots are a new
domain for me. Hmmmm.
Jill
jmcquown
> Great job, Jill! She can't learn to enjoy being with you if you
> can't hold her
This time while I was holding her I shifted my fingers slightly and she took
off. But she can barely fly, so maybe I'd better reassess how old she is :)
She fluttered like a fledgling, flying for about three feet, then she was on
the ground waddling away from me like a duckling! She was easy to catch
when she tried to hide inside the folds of my umbrella. ROFL!
Again, I caught her and praised her. Stroked her head and got her calmed
down. Talking soothingly all the time. I held her again for about 5
minutes, then put her back in her cage.
Peaches is going to be a real challenge!
Jill
Owly
difficult for her as walking would be to a 5 year old child who'd always
been strapped down. It will take her time to build the proper muscles and
learn all of the dynamics of her natural means of locomotion; the ideal
window of opportunity has passed, if that's the case. So that's not
necessarily a good indication of her age, she could be as old as you were
told she was.
The more you handle her, the calmer she'll get with you. Are you saving her
favorite foods and tidbits (millet spray for example) for when she's out of
the cage and with you?
(BTW, budgies are parrots - parakeets are, literally, long-tailed parrots
:).)
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jmcquown
> The more you handle her, the calmer she'll get with you. Are you
> saving her favorite foods and tidbits (millet spray for example) for
> when she's out of the cage and with you?
No, but I will do that going forward. Right now I'm just trying to get her
used to being handled :)
> (BTW, budgies are parrots - parakeets are, literally, long-tailed
> parrots :).)
But not the same. Parakeets require grit to digest their food and they
originate from Australia, although they are being bred everywhere now. Ever
seen a flock of parakeets at a pond in Australia? The original colour is
green with yellow striped heads. Parakeets have been bred to produce a
multitude of colours. I found in my caring for them, the white variety tend
to be more sickly.
Budgerigars are larger than Australian parakeets and have bold spots.
I have no idea how old Peaches is, but I don't think her wings were ever
clipped. I think she's young but wasn't handled much.
Jill
Owly
don't think any of them are "the same" as any others, really, there's quite
an array that have originated there.
I know that some folks feed grit to them, even though budgies hull their
seeds; it's hard to say how common grit impactions are, as the majority of
people who have budgies don't bother to vet them when they become ill, much
less pay for necropsy :(. They seem to be the most common of the
"throw-away" birds.
They're delightful little clowns, I haven't had one since the late 90's and
doubt I'll have any more, although I've bird-sat for one the last few years.
When she's been here, I've really enjoyed her and it's made me miss having a
little budgie pal, but I think my flock is plenty big enough now, so we
probably won't be adding any more until my old cockatiel eventually (but I
hope not for a long time!) leaves me...and then I think I'll be getting a
parrotlet, and that'll be the end of it :). Too old to keep birds that will
be outliving me anymore...
At any rate, I'm enjoying reading about your little Peaches and your
progress with her! :)
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A Marie
"Owly" <ow...@email.com> wrote in message
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> Yes, Australia has produced some of the most lovely parrots in the world!
I
> don't think any of them are "the same" as any others, really, there's
quite
> an array that have originated there.
>
> I know that some folks feed grit to them, even though budgies hull their
> seeds; it's hard to say how common grit impactions are, as the majority of
> people who have budgies don't bother to vet them when they become ill,
much
> less pay for necropsy :(. They seem to be the most common of the
> "throw-away" birds.
My vet has always told me Not to give grit that it was Not needed and I have
never had any issues On the other hand i know three people who have had
issues that fed grit
This is a ongoing debate though.
Lovebirds are such darling little things
There are some great sites you can read up on them at online do a search at
www.google.com
The best way to get the little one used to you is to sit next to the cage
talking and then opening the door and letting your hand sit there with a
treat she really likes in it and little by little
I always hate grabbing them for fear they will be flighty from my chasing
them around the cage
Also be sure to give her plenty toys and such
Mine always loved little balls to play with they would roll them around and
i would thread little pieces of veggie in the cage bars their favs were
broccoli apple carrot and greens mostly turnip they also Loved the tops off
of beets
They are big piggies for bird bread as well i made my own there are some
places you can buy it though is time does not permit Gonzos Bird bread is
one that is GREAT and healthy and easy to serve
Sounds like this little one will be VERY Happy
Good Luck
A Marie