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kaeladedah
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-18
Age : 35
Location : North Carolina, USA
My Birds : Cheney Bird, Green Cheek Conure
Pigpen, Lutino Budgie
Nava, Lutino Lovebird
Oliver, Indian Ring Neck
Posts : 1449
 |  Subject: Piper news.  Sun Jul 31, 2011 7:37 pm | |
| Piper hates being touched, having hands (or other birds and toys) too close to him, or being pet. But for the past few days, he's been testing his wings and, since his wings haven't grown in, landing on the floor. When I call him, he's lately been scooting himself across the floor and stepping up on my finger. He'll then hang out on my shoulder and preen my hair and cheek for 15 or so minutes. It looks like my little Piper actually does like human attention, if only on his terms.  Pigpen still hates being touched or bothered, but she's taken to hovering over my head to make sure I'm not hurting her friend. Maybe she'll come around and realize she likes me, too. | |
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GlassOnion
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-19
Age : 32
Location : Vancouver
My Birds : Cockatiel, Budgerigar
Posts : 1209
| | Subject: Re: Piper news. Sun Jul 31, 2011 8:34 pm | |
|  Nice!! Spice is exactly the opposite. I can lift her her wings, touch anywhere, grab her like a soda can, hold her on her back in my palm, and she won't mind most of the time. But we won't actually "hang out". | |
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kaeladedah
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-18
Age : 35
Location : North Carolina, USA
My Birds : Cheney Bird, Green Cheek Conure
Pigpen, Lutino Budgie
Nava, Lutino Lovebird
Oliver, Indian Ring Neck
Posts : 1449
| | Subject: Re: Piper news. Sun Jul 31, 2011 8:38 pm | |
| - GlassOnion wrote:
- Nice!!
Spice is exactly the opposite. I can lift her her wings, touch anywhere, grab her like a soda can, hold her on her back in my palm, and she won't mind most of the time. But we won't actually "hang out". Maybe if we bred them, we'd get an ideal budgie! It's so funny to see him come shuffling across the floor to step up, but if I raise my hand to him while he's on my shoulder, he tries to fly away. Baby steps, I guess. | |
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VickiNumbers
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-21
Age : 56
Location : Denver, CO, United States
My Birds : Allie ~ Yellow Sided Green Cheek Conure
Mickey ~ Turquoise Green Cheek Conure
Sam ~ Blue Front Amazon
Caesar ~ Bronze Wing Pionus (actually my HUSBAND's bird *grin*)
Mack ~ Lutino Cockatiel
Forté and Duncan ~ Budgerigars
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Posts : 1521
| | Subject: Re: Piper news. Sun Jul 31, 2011 8:40 pm | |
| try raising your hand with something yummy in it - like millet or dried mango or papaya! Who'd fly away from that? | |
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kaeladedah
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-18
Age : 35
Location : North Carolina, USA
My Birds : Cheney Bird, Green Cheek Conure
Pigpen, Lutino Budgie
Nava, Lutino Lovebird
Oliver, Indian Ring Neck
Posts : 1449
| | Subject: Re: Piper news. Sun Jul 31, 2011 8:43 pm | |
| - VickiNumbers wrote:
- try raising your hand with something yummy in it - like millet or dried mango or papaya! Who'd fly away from that?
Piper. I think he's afraid of movement. If anything is moved around or near him, he automatically tries to fly away. | |
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VickiNumbers
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-21
Age : 56
Location : Denver, CO, United States
My Birds : Allie ~ Yellow Sided Green Cheek Conure
Mickey ~ Turquoise Green Cheek Conure
Sam ~ Blue Front Amazon
Caesar ~ Bronze Wing Pionus (actually my HUSBAND's bird *grin*)
Mack ~ Lutino Cockatiel
Forté and Duncan ~ Budgerigars
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ScooterNScotty
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-24
Age : 63
Location : Southern California
My Birds : Scooter
* "Normal" male Green-cheeked Conure
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Scotty
*male Cape Parrot
*(HD unk ~2008)
Blanco (Caballo Blanco)
*Whitefaced male cockatiel
*(HD unk, found 4/2012)
Posts : 2248
| | Subject: Re: Piper news. Mon Aug 01, 2011 12:04 am | |
| Maybe if you raised it verrrrrrrryyyyyy sloooooooowwwwwwwwly? | |
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Margaret
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-18
Age : 51
Location : Chicago
My Birds : • Budgies: Mango, Blueberry, Plum, Sunny
• Cockatiels: Chico, Mickey
• Linnies: Venus and Mars
• Amazon, who was with us: Lucky
Posts : 1418
| | Subject: Re: Piper news. Mon Aug 01, 2011 4:25 am | |
| Typical budgie! Mine all(exept Mango- the rescue one) was comming to our hands. Now, only when they want something and have a good day  | |
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zazanomore
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date : 2011-05-18
Age : 31
Location : Thunder Bay, Ontario
My Birds : Einstein - Cockatiel [3]
Charlie Bird - Cockatiel [15]
Clyde - Budgie [4]
Bonnie - Budgie [4]
Madoc - Budgie [1]
Posts : 1474
| | Subject: Re: Piper news. Mon Aug 01, 2011 1:43 pm | |
| Remember, he's still new. | |
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