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Post by dianapalmer on Nov 18, 2013 1:53:52 GMT
I'm feeling pretty hopeful tonight!
Emma has
- discovered her swing, and likes it
- for the last hour has been really chowing down on a millet spray I put in her cage (yesterday she wouldn't go near it)
- took a bath! (I put a pan of water in the bottom of the cage, and to my surprise, an hour later she jumped into it)
- doesn't retreat when I come close to her on the outside of the cage and talk to her
- seems to know what "good girl" means, and seems to like hearing it.
I hope I'm not getting too optimistic. However, she looks so much more relaxed that I'm thinking she may be feeling that her conditions have markedly improved from her lot at the pet store.
[WOW! Millet!!! a swing!!! and, a BATH!!! Man, was I feeling dusty and dirty the last week or so!]
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Post by gillian on Nov 18, 2013 3:44:49 GMT
Aww, sounds like she's one happy camper!
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Post by lisamarie on Nov 18, 2013 4:27:08 GMT
It may be just my opinion but I think baby cockatiels are much easier to tame than baby budgies. It could be a fact or it could just be my thoughts, who knows. Lucy is so well behaved (most of the time) I couldn't be happier with her
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Post by lisamarie on Nov 18, 2013 4:27:48 GMT
And I wish you more luck with Emma! She will come around. She's a cute little bird! And she's lucky to have you to care for her  |
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Post by Emily on Nov 18, 2013 5:04:45 GMT
I have no experience with cockatiels except for Pepper and playing with a Lutino one when I was in elementary school (and by playing I mean holding it with gloves...)
Pepper can be so sweet sometimes but other times she's a naughty bird, she torments Whisper, she sky dives off the cage and gets into every bit of trouble there is to find and it's like I have two little kids. If I turn my head for a minute she's kicking seed off the top of the cage so she can forage for it on the carpet, or in Whispers cage and refusing to come out.
I don't mean that as negative things, just that I really see her as a mischievous little girl right now haha. Emma will have her own personality and you're going to have a blast finding it!
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Post by Pammy on Nov 18, 2013 5:24:04 GMT
This is great news, Diana, and being optimistic is a wonderful thing. I'm so happy Emma is calming down and starting to notice the really good things around her. This is a big step tonight, and I think you will see her progressing very nicely as the days and weeks go by. I am so eager for you to post the next update!
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Post by luvsanimals2 on Nov 18, 2013 14:39:49 GMT
woohoo, seems like she is settling down quite nice
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Post by dianapalmer on Nov 18, 2013 15:55:25 GMT
How do you get her out of Whisper's cage when she refuses?
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Post by Pammy on Nov 18, 2013 16:04:53 GMT
My question is a little different from Diana's, although I am very interested in hearing that answer, too. I'm wondering what the point is in having two cages for any of you who leave cage doors open during the day, or a portion of the day or evening. Why fiddle with up keeping more than one cage if your birds are in and out of their neighbors' cages anyway?
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Post by roxhum on Nov 18, 2013 16:53:16 GMT
Dianna that is awesome news, and it has only been one day. Imagine one month after she is totally adjusted. You have every reason to be optimistic. It sounds like you got yourself a lovely new companion.
Pammy, regarding the two cage question. When I was given Sweetie I was told she could live in the cage with the two budgies. They do co exist outside the cage but they don't interact with each other. There cages are next door to each other and they never interact, they ignore each other. I made the choice to house my cockatiel alone because I can't imagine a stubborn 15 year old cockatiel used to living alone wanting to be locked in a cage with two young active budgies. I think she appreciates having the cage next door but not caged with them. Trust your instinct after you get Mistletoe. I think you will be able to tell whether or not they want to be a family. Personally I think I would wait until baby Misletoe is at least a teenager or young adult before moving her in with Kringle and Claus. I don't have more time to have another bird but admit to becoming more curios about how different it would be having a young cockatiel rather than my older girl.
Dianna, didn't mean to hijack your thread. Please keep us posted on the adventures of Emma.
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Post by dianapalmer on Nov 18, 2013 17:10:55 GMT
I don't mind, Roxhum! |
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Post by Pammy on Nov 18, 2013 17:16:36 GMT
Thanks, Roxhum. I appreciate your viewpoint and opinion on the matter of multiple cages. I agree that a 15-year-old lady cockatiel wouldn't necessarily enjoy the antics of two little boy budgies. I did purchase a separate cage for Mistletoe (it's in the shipping process) that is considerably smaller than my huge flight. I intend to stack it on top of Kringle & Clausy's flight cage. I do want Mistletoe to be safe and comfortable. I guess if and when my birds start freely going inside one another's cages and acting as if both cages are "home" then I will have them all become roommates and use the smaller cage for playing outside when I take my little boy out (once spring comes). I do still hope to add two female budgies to the flock for companion mates for Kringle & Claus, so having that extra cage will be handy for quarantine and in the event that somebody is a troublemaker and can't get along with the others. |
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Post by roxhum on Nov 18, 2013 17:20:45 GMT
Pammy, Where do you keep your cages?
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Post by Pammy on Nov 18, 2013 17:48:59 GMT
Thanks, Diana, for not minding us blathering on about other things on your Emma thread!
Roxhum, Kringle & Clausy's cage is right here in our living room. The front of their cage is immediately to my right (where I am sitting on the couch with my iPad), about 4 feet from my body. The back of their cage is against the wall and the door that goes to our back porch. Normally it's down a little farther, but they have to share the wall with our Christmas tree right now. The Christmas tree is to the left of the cage, and the dining room is to the right of the cage. Mistletoe's cage will sit on top of the flight cage, at least until she wants to live with the budgies.
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Post by lisamarie on Nov 18, 2013 18:23:54 GMT
Pammy, we still are eagerly waiting to see your set up Obviously, I have two cages - one for Lucy and one for B & C because I never let them out (that would be disastrous), and Lucy is always out as long as I am in the room with her! Maybe one day I will muster up enough courage to try to tame B & C Diana, how has Emma been so far today?! |
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