liz wrote:Do you know anything about her past? She may be holding onto many words but not ready to let you know what she can do.
Wolf's rescued Mimi came with a lot of baggage. To his surprise when he fed her one day she said "good food". She has even told him some of her past. What she said was how awful her past was so Wolf had something to work with. Wolf lives his life for the love of his birds. Although he takes time with her and takes care of her she claims his lady as her #1 and not him.
Unfortunately, Yona is a mystery. I don't know anything about her past. The girl I adopted her from inherited the bird from her grandmother. She didn't want the bird so she put her up for adoption. It would be neat if Yona spoke. And maybe she is reserving her words for later--who knows.
Pajarita wrote:It sounds as if she is not quite 100% comfortable in her new home but that's to be expected. They all take their own sweet time... Didn't she have a name already?...Now, I know that it's very disappointing when our bird chooses another person but that, sometimes, they just fall in love with them at first sight and there is nothing we can do about it. This doesn't mean that we cannot have a good relationship with them, mind you! Because parrots can have a 'chosen one' AND friends, too, so keep on working with her. And, sometimes, they seem to prefer one person first just to change their allegiance as they settle into their new lives and this can take up to two years so there is hope yet, Ashley!
I feel that too. I asked the girl I adopted her from what her name was and she said she's just been calling her Crackers. Given the response, it sounded to me that that was a name she gave her while under her care. I have no idea what the bird's name was originally. I tried calling her Crackers and she never responded to it. By the second week I've had her I decided to go with something different.
Yes. I'm not too upset about her being taken with the bf. I think we've at least bonded on a deeper level thus far than her just using his shoulder as a perch. It's not like she wants to cuddle up on him or anything...That would DEFINITELY make me jealous
Actually, there was this one time we were sitting down with the bird watching a movie together. We both were petting her, and pretty soon she started to do this sleepy sway number and she began making new sounds... To me, I think we inadvertently aroused her! WHOOPS! After we stopped petting her she stopped and reverted back to her usual reserved behavior. It was kind of funny. I told the bf "She REALLY likes you!"
I know it's going to take time here, and that's fine. I'm a patient person
And what we have right now is nice too. I'm considering clicker training now that she finally accepts food from my hand. I successfully limited her bird seed and got her on pellets, veggies, and fruit (as well as some other occasional nummies)! She actually didn't start taking food from my hand UNTIL she was off seed. I understand it's like french fries to them xD That would explain her chubbiness. She checked out fine at the vet but the vet did say to get her on pellets because I have an overweight parrot... Yona's a very good eater though. Transitioning her was a breeze. I'm a lucky bird owner!
Thank you for your kind words, advice, and encouragement!
Wolf wrote:When Mimi came here she decided on my Lady as her special human as did Kiki, but in about a year she changed and chose me.
Aha! There's hope for me yet! <3