Posted May 10, 200520 yr Yep thats right and while he was on top of his cage - he normally runs a mile but him and Candy were out and I thought I might try them with some cress. Candy came first as always and munched away while Bob sat in the background and then all of a sudden he came toddling over and sat and gobbled up the lot. I am really pleased and this could be my first step towards slightly taming him. Yay Yay!!
May 10, 200520 yr GOOD JOB! I'll bet your over the moon! Now he knows your not a big evil monster coming to smoosh him he might like hanging out with you a bit more.
May 10, 200520 yr Author Oh Bea I hope so I really am over the moon about it hehe he isnt finger tame or anything tame with me and for him to toddle over and eat from me was amazing its the closet Ive been to him oh except when Ive had to catch him when he wont go away but he even does that on his own now!
May 10, 200520 yr It is a lovely thing isn't it? Birdy is like that with me and it's such a thrill when they seem to 'forget' they're supposed to be afraid of you!
May 10, 200520 yr Author Oh its is Julie I am really pleased with him he has been so hard to try and handle ever since I got him he seems to be getting better now he is housed with Candy because he is fairly tame - well when he wants to be of course hehe! Oh also Georgy my nearly 5 month old has just now started his first moult he is my bird that was underweight and bullied - I wonder if thats why he has started so late - anyway good news is that you can no longer see his keel bone protruding because he is getting a little fatty hehe!
May 10, 200520 yr thats the best feelin ever aint it? well done all hard work paid off you do realise now you wont be allowed to ever eat in peace again (Laughing out loud). ATD
May 10, 200520 yr Author Oh I think its going to take a lot more work before that happens but Im pleased he has at lest started to take notice - its a fantastic feeling I actually feel like Im getting somewhere with him.
May 10, 200520 yr I can understand the feeling, when my untame aviary birds come close to me or eat from my hand i feel so happy! It's nice to know they sort of trust me!
May 10, 200520 yr Author I agree and I think because he also doesnt need to be caught to be put away anymore (he goes to bed all by himself) probably helps and maybe he is starting to think my hands are for good things now and not bedtime hehe!
May 10, 200520 yr Author Yeah they certainly are that - they were naughty little kids last night they were sat on top of the cage and kept pulling at pulling there swing off from the top so it fell to the floor and of course I picked it up and yep they did it again and again - was funny to watch though.
May 10, 200520 yr Blinkie loves throwing things on the floor so i have to pick them up! But he made up for it today by being so keen to eat his celery leaves. He was at the door waiting before i even got to his cage! Good boy, eating his greens!
May 10, 200520 yr Author Good Boy Blinkie - are we certain Blinkie is a boy now? Does he eat spinach all mine go crazy for that!
May 10, 200520 yr Boomery, that is such an accomplishment! It is amazing the feeling that one little act of trust on a budgies part can make you get, isn't it?
May 10, 200520 yr Author Thanks Rainbow its a real achievement Bobby is such a flighty bird and for him to be within inches of me without flying is such a joy - I will keep you posted on his progress.
May 10, 200520 yr Author Yep it sure is - how are you getting on with Sparky - any breakthroughs there yet?
May 10, 200520 yr Nope nothing new is happening and thats the way it will stay until I get his wings clipped, which I can't do until my dad drives me to the vet but he is "too busy" right now.
May 11, 200520 yr Good Boy Blinkie - are we certain Blinkie is a boy now? Does he eat spinach all mine go crazy for that! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> No and No. First no, i'm pretty sure he's a he but like before am not 100%. Second no, i hate spinach and would not like to be made to eat what the budgies don't.
May 11, 200520 yr Author Hehe it wilts fairly quick Bea so Im sure it would go off before you had to eat it!!
May 11, 200520 yr congratz!! it feels great to achieve such a thing when with birds especially untamed budgies!! WELL DONE and GOODLUCK
May 11, 200520 yr Hehe it wilts fairly quick Bea so Im sure it would go off before you had to eat it!! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well that a relief! I doubt dad would be into buying fresh food just for the birds though. At least i use celery. I just buy a bunch and then cut off all the leaves for the budgies.
May 11, 200520 yr Author I want to try celery but the stuff in our supermarkets hardly have any leaves on just the stalks wonder if anyone knows where else I could get the leafy bits. Oh Bobby yet again ate cress from my hand he was in his cage this time so twice in a row!!
May 11, 200520 yr Actually if you take a sneaky peek(I would never suggest you do this of course) you can see new leaves growing from the middle of the bunch sometimes unless you're looking at the prepared packets that have had the tops chopped off already. Anonymous
