I am still training Zeke and we are getting there slowly but surely. He now will step up onto my finger but only from 1 perch and only if I have millet . I read a tip on taming budgies about taking him everywhere with you so as Zekes cage is on wheels where I go in the house he goes. I wheel him into the kitchen when I am cleaning, next to the computer when I am on here and he even sits and watches tv with me , but all this time I am talking away to him like and idiot. I am always explaining to him what I am doing or what we are watching on tv etc lol. I was informed by my dear husband today that as we live in the warm climate all our windows are always open and the houses next door are fairly close that they can hear everything I am saying. I reckon they think I have suddenly gone mad :laughter:

And as for Zeke sometimes he comes to the side of the cage for a stroke and sometimes he pretends to be asleep and it looks like he is trying to say to me for god sake Mum shut up and give me some peace :rofl:

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:rofl: Yes... non bird people always seem to think of us bird fanatics as a little odd

:rofl: Only bird people can understand

It is not just bird people. I talk to my dogs like that.

 

Sometimes when I feed them, I sit their bowls down, they sniff it and look up at me. I start saying things like "this is not a buffet you know, if you are not happy with what is served, you can go to bed without any dinner....." Only later when I look back on it do I realise that my dogs must hear like in that episode of the simpsons where Homer is yelling at Santa's little helper and all the dog hears is "blah blah blah blah blah bed blah blah blah blah dinner"

Sounds familiar :mallet:

dogs must hear like in that episode of the simpsons where Homer is yelling at Santa's little helper and all the dog hears is "blah blah blah blah blah bed blah blah blah blah dinner"

 

:mallet: :rofl: :rofl: Love it!!!