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Post by lisamarie on Nov 11, 2013 20:04:53 GMT
So I finally decided to give her a bath  I was running warm water from the faucet in my bathroom and I was getting my fingers wet and just flicking it on her (I don't have a clean spray bottle!) She LOVED it!! I've never been so proud! She was opening her wings and flapping like I see birds do in the videos on youtube. I didn't take any videos or pictures (don't hate me!) only because it's kinda cold in my house so I was in a rush to get the blow dryer and get her warmed up before she caught a chill. She's been so pleasant lately  She's been so eager to come perch on my finger, I place her at the foot of my bed and I'll just put my finger out a few inches away from my face and she'll RUN from the foot of my bed to some perch on my finger and get cheek rubs I am loving the cockatiel life! |
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Post by roxhum on Nov 12, 2013 3:12:47 GMT
That is so cool. Reading everyone post tonight makes me want to go play with my birds. Accept it is bed time for them. I wish I had more time.
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Post by Emily on Nov 12, 2013 4:30:40 GMT
How does Lucy take blow drying? I've wanted to try but didn't want to scare the bajeebers out of Pepper. You'll have to get pictures one time soon!
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Post by lisamarie on Nov 12, 2013 4:39:45 GMT
She didn't mind the blow dryer at all. It was like it wasn't even there. Although Bonnie and Clyde loved it for some reason... They're so weird. They love loud noises like the vaccuum and now the blow-dryer. Whenever there's noises like that they sing and dance so happily and then whenever it's turned off they stop right away -_- But yes Lucy didn't mind it. I just got nervous because as soon as I stopped with the water she started to shiver for .5 seconds and I RAN for the blow dryer because I was so scared of her catching a chill from all the open windows downstairs. My mom is painting the entire living and dining room (both cages used to be in that area but at far opposite ends) and since she's painting I had to temporarily move the cages up to my bedroom side by side -_- I'm kinda breaking the rules by letting Lucy be next to b & c but it's only one week early. Instead of 4 weeks quarantine, I did 3. The book said 2 anyway so I think I'm ok. But it was only for a real "emergency" - either keep them in my heated room or let them inhale paint fumes all day or die of chills because she had all the windows open and the fans on  |
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Post by luvsanimals2 on Nov 12, 2013 4:40:58 GMT
woohooo. there is always next time  |
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Post by Emily on Nov 12, 2013 4:43:38 GMT
I'll have to try the blow drying. Pepper's last bath she shivered and I ended up cradling her in a soft blanket xD
It sounds like you made the best decision for your birds. It is very hard to quarantine but you still did a great job.
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Post by lisamarie on Nov 12, 2013 4:53:32 GMT
And don't get me wrong, leaving them downstairs was NEVER an option, not even from my moms view point. She's not that cruel and she does love them despite anything she does or says she always talks to them in a baby voice all day long so that speaks for itself xD But they won't be having any "beak to beak" contact haha they're just in here for a few days. And my mom had to rush paint because she ordered all new furniture to come Saturday so we all really had no choice in the matter. The only other rooms are either much colder or never frequented by us so my room was and is the best place right now Lucy is loving it because I just keep her door open and she flies right to my bed to play with her toys. Jeez I talk too much D: |
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Post by Emily on Nov 12, 2013 4:56:08 GMT
Aw very cute! Pepper has a knack for crawling up my bed while I'm folding laundry and thinks it's time to play. Still very cute though! I REALLY can't wait till she can fly again!
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Post by lisamarie on Nov 12, 2013 4:58:19 GMT
Why can't she fly well?!
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Post by Emily on Nov 12, 2013 5:00:45 GMT
The breeder cut her wings before she learned to fly unfortunately. She grew back one little dark brown flight feather, but nothing more as of now |
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Post by luvsanimals2 on Nov 12, 2013 5:12:20 GMT
how do u control the poo?
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Post by lisamarie on Nov 12, 2013 5:15:29 GMT
Luvs, do you mean when she's out? Emily, oh no poor Pepper I wish Lucy didn't fly sometimes because she gets herself into impossible areas and I have to do like James Bond things to get her out! |
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Post by Pammy on Nov 12, 2013 6:02:10 GMT
Like Luvs, I immediately wondered about poo on the bed. So far, my budgies have never pooped away from their cage, but I admit that I have concerns about baby Mistletoe being more chummy with me (not that part!) and freely pooping all over the place. Although I will clean it up right away, it won't go over well with my husband.
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Post by lisamarie on Nov 12, 2013 10:52:07 GMT
I put a towel long ways from the foot of my bed up to the top and I put all her toys and everything on the towel. She doesn't seem too rebellious and doesn't dart off onto my blanket ever. But she does come to perch on my finger but that's still ok. As soon as she does poop, I take a paper towel and clean it off the towel so she or I don't get it on ourselves. Plus she doesn't poop too much if I don't give her food while she's out, sometimes I do sometimes I don't. And I usually think "it's been awhile.." So il take her off my finger so she can go on the towel before I pick her up again
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Post by Emily on Nov 12, 2013 14:05:04 GMT
Lisa that is what I do. I have a set of towels I use only for the birds haha.
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She's been so eager to come perch on my finger, I place her at the foot of my bed and I'll just put my finger out a few inches away from my face and she'll RUN from the foot of my bed to some perch on my finger and get cheek rubs 
