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Post by dianapalmer on May 9, 2014 22:54:02 GMT
This afternoon Emma took the initiative to come over close to my chair. She perched on the handle of a wicker basket, and I chatted to her.
I gave her a sunflower seed every now and then while I was talking to her, and she was all ears!
Then, I offered my arm. She hopped up and got some more seeds and conversation. It was very nice! Then, she walked up my arm to my shoulder and perched there for a while.
Then, she started looking over at the cage. I offered to take her back, and got up with her on my arm, walked toward the cage, and about halfway there she flew over to it.
So, she's definitely adjusting to how much she can now fly.
Today was a success in the getting-comfortable-again phase.___
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Post by luvsanimals2 on May 10, 2014 18:40:44 GMT
wohoo, sounds like the trip didnt phase her at all  |
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Post by kmic on May 10, 2014 18:45:07 GMT
That sounds really good Diana well done!
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Post by dianapalmer on May 10, 2014 20:01:56 GMT
It's a little hard.
All the birds were on top of the cage, and I misted them. They enjoyed it.
Something must have startled them all of a sudden as they all flew off. Emma ended up on the floor. She wouldn't let me pick her up, either with my arm or with a perch. She behaved like a cat that doesn't want to get caught. She went under the bird cage stand and walked back and forth under it, flock calling, but refusing to step up.
After several minutes of this she found her way over to a basket next to my chair. I slowly sat down. She stayed put and I talked to her a bit, then offered my arm, and she jumped on, then went up to my shoulder, and I gave her some seed.
It's hard to figure out. She doesn't want me to pick her up from the floor, even though she clearly wants to get back up to the cage. But, then, she'll come from the basket handle.
I got up to take her back to the cage, and she flew over, barely making it.
In some ways she reminds me of a toddler who keeps saying "I want to do it MYSELF!" even though she can't.
We've got a long way to go.
Now, she's back
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Post by luvsanimals2 on May 10, 2014 20:11:30 GMT
Hm, Maybe it is the way you are position by her when kneeling? Like you are kneeling over her?
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Post by dianapalmer on May 10, 2014 22:59:05 GMT
It's an idea. Maybe I should try lying down in the floor instead. I'll try that next time.
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Post by luvsanimals2 on May 12, 2014 20:23:55 GMT
Goodluck  |
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Post by lisamarie on May 15, 2014 2:30:37 GMT
I'm taking Lucy tomorrow for a clipping she's been driving me insane that I can't get her back in the cage after she comes out for awhile. Sometimes she goes back in on her own but most of the time it's not at the time I need her to go back. I hate that she'll fly around when I try to catch her because she pants and breathes very heavily after and that scares me. So I think we are better off with a clipping. I'm going to feel awful because she's been loving her flying
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Post by dianapalmer on May 15, 2014 14:10:54 GMT
What you describe sounds so much like what was happening with Emma!
Unfortunately, now she runs away, tries to fly, ends up on the floor, and runs under something. I am having almost as much trouble catching her on the floor as I was having while she was flying. Well, that can't really be true . . . but it's still difficult.
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Post by kmic on May 15, 2014 17:00:54 GMT
Diana, was wondering, now that her wings are clipped, is she still able to go to the cage alone? Can she reach the cage from on the floor?
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Post by dianapalmer on May 15, 2014 19:04:18 GMT
If Emma is on top of the cage she can climb down to go in.
Since her wings were clipped, she has been staying on top of the cage. The one exception is when it's time for her to go in. Then, the others go in but she runs away from my hand, flies, and ends up on the floor. Once she's on the floor, she really can't get up to the cage.
I have a wicker basket near the cage and, eventually, she climbs up on that. I slowly life it up to the cage (think elevator), and she will then fly the short distance (less than a foot) to the cage, and go in. Then she retreats to the highest perch and stays there for quite a while.
Yesterday and today I am back to trying very basic clicker training with her--associating the clicks with treats. Also, rewarding her for not running away from my arm (if it's about a foot away).
The vet trip and clipping probably set her training back two months. Beforre, she was eagerly jumping onto my arm to get treats (as long as it wasn't time to go back into the cage). I haven't seen any of that behavior since the clipping.
I am not sure I did the right thing when I clipped her, but the jury is still out.
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Post by Pammy on May 20, 2014 3:12:31 GMT
I'm sorry to hear that things continue to be so rough with Emma, Diana.
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