Hi

Thought we would keep you posted in a bio of our taming training with Benny. She is currently near on 7 months old

Over the past two weeks, we have gone right back to scratch with our training. As we went overseas and kind of lost everythingwe had done prior.

But every morning before work, I sit with her and just talk to her through the cage for 15 minutes.

Then every night either my partner or I sit with our hand just inside her cage door with millet head between thumb and pointer fingers.

Peter is getting closer, but he is male and I think she is falling in love...lol....he can get the millet up against her belly and she looks down at him, longing to eat it, but not quite yet ready

Me on the other hand....I'm just holding it below the stick she is sitting on at the time, as she does a runner if I try to get closer...talk about favoritism..hehe

 

But we are loving the connection and response's that we have achieved in just two weeks and although we have heaps of work to do (thats all of us) we will persist.

Im going to introduce her to some veggies this weekend and see the outcome....maybe she will favour me for once, the mother budgie with the good food..haha

 

She had a 3 minute fly around last Sunday twice and flew back to her cage of her own accord, which we were really pleased about. As we didn't want to do the whole running around the room etc chasing her...as I think that would be another set back. But anyway....will keep you posted and thanks to the FAQ Taming your Budgie - I refer to it almost every second day, just to retrace and refresh

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What a great Idea .... good luck with your taming :question:

Sounds good! It does take a lot of patience by you and trust by her... but it will be worth it. I look forward to following your journey here :question:

thank you for the update :yes:...patience pays off.

you are both doing great :yes:

Just an update how our taming of Benny is going......

Well we have diligently been sitting with her each morning before work and after work (with millet head)

Im now able to put my hand completely in the cage without her going crazy around the cage. She either preens or sings while its there.

But with Peter, she is now eating millet head from his hand....typical....another lovely falling for my partner.....I think again I will be the other "chick"

She is flying around more confidently, but we have had one accident of her flying into the glass sliding door - thank goodness she was okay

but boy did it give me a fright.I cannot beging to tell the guilt I felt afterwards.

I was sitting reading, didnt hear her come out of the cage (normally we have a grand performance of squawking and wing flapping just prior)

and Pete ducked out to put the rubbish in the bin and it was that quick.....mental note to close the curtain at all times.......regardless of how quick we are going

to be..?? Totally our fault, but she is okay, maybe a slight headache, but we have monitered her since and there doesn't seem to be any symptoms....

Otherwise all is going well. She loves soft gentle whistles !

She wasnt very partial to the introduction of vegies and went stiff while it was in her food bowl. So I just took it out straight away. Maybe I think it may have been

too much at once, with our hands and then vegies etc.....but will try again at a later stage.

Anyhoo, will write again and keep you posted.

thanks for the update kim, Benny sounds like she is getting there and coming along nicely,

 

keep up the good work

Everything sounds awesome you have have great patience and it will pay off. Yes those darn windowns....they just attract to them it is nut. I am glad Benny is okay, it is a horrible sound to hear them hit. I looked at my window a could days ago and saw feathers on it this was on the outside and though oh wow a bird must of hit our window well on the ground (the kids saw it) was a robin that was dead I felt horrible even outside birds don't get it right .

News just in...........Benny ate millet head from my hand today too...yay

I was so excited, that I was the one that froze instead of her...hahaha

I cannot wait until she does it again, I keep just touching her belly with the millet, and now she too is kinda snapping at it.

I hope this is a good sign of more to come from all of us..

Yipppeee

Congratulations!!!!!!!!

 

:bliss:

 

Sounds great and I look forward to more steps ahead.

very cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Hi All

We have got no further with Benny, since the last post. She ate then and hasn't since...Nevermind

Plus we did get a little complacent with it and now have probably fallen behind, so its not her fault.

She is coming out of her cage alot more though and seems more comfortable with us walking around near

her etc.

Anyway....also wanted to wish you all a Very Safe and Magical Christmas, hope its filled with much happiness

and plenty of wonderful memories to treasure

Cheers Kim, Pete and Benny

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Merry Christmas to you too! :rofl:

l'm sure in time she will become more use to you and become tamed.

 

Merry Christmas to you :22:

Hi, well its nearly been a month and only tonight has Benny eaten Millet Head from me, for 3 minutes exactly

Its been a long 3 weeks.............and I tell you she's stubborn, but every day has been an advancement for us

She's coming out of her cage again, now that we have taken the Xmas tree down....don't think she was too keen on

that being up with its lights and all

Hope everyone had a great new year and wish you all much happiness for 2009

Do have a question though, she (that we have/haven't seen) has never had a bath, so, is it too soon, seeing she has only just

starting eating from my fingers, when I should maybe introduce a bird bath (the little plastic ones?????) ????????

It all takes time. Some birds are faster than others... but congratulations on your progress thus far. Keep up the good work and hopefully you'll get more progress soon. As to the bird bath, each bird is different. Some enjoy a bath and some prefer being sprayed with a water bottle. You can add a shallow bowl of water and see how she goes. Try flicking the water with your finger so she sees it too. You can also add some herbs or leaves (bird safe of course) and see if she prefers that... some would rather this over a bowl of water. If no luck there... try spraying her. You'll soon figure out if she likes any of them... and if not... no dramas. Let us know how you go.

okay, Hi all

So Im reporting in for Feb...and there has been no further advancement with Benny

She is still eating millet head from our hands and flying around the house like a bat out of ***

She turns 1 year on 27th Feb, so I hope we haven't left our run too late to train/tame her

But even still, we have had progress

I have been flicking her with water and she loves that, its no major bathtime, but Im pretty sure, she appreciated

it on those very hot days of late

Pesistance pays off......

Hope everyone is well and that no-one has been affected by the recent fires.......god bless

Cheers Kim