Hi all
Neo is doing great still plucking his feathers,still hate a spray bath.but loves his own night room where every morning he is on the window sill watching the world go
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Hi all
Neo is doing great still plucking his feathers,still hate a spray bath.but loves his own night room where every morning he is on the window sill watching the world go
Hi everyone, well it’s been a while and I must apologise for that. I’ve been very busy at home but at last I’ve found a bit of spare time to update you on our little George.
Well, there’s been massive improvements since I did his last update, he’s definitely more confident and coming out of his shell around other people. He is an absolute sweet heart and is getting better every day.
He now lets us into his cage to put bowls in with much less screaming, practically none. He is the best talker of our greys and is now blowing kisses on command to my daughter Eve when she says “Blow me a kiss George.” he also says “Night-night” very well when we turn off the lights at bed time. His vocabulary is varied and he speaks extremely clearly and fluently. He regularly makes everyone laugh as he still whistles the Simpsons and Moves Like Jagger. The thing that makes everyone crack up though is when he whistles random tunes and dances like crazy on his perch.
He lets Sandy give him kisses and put bowls in the cage to give him a drink. When he came to us he did not like men. He has a very special relationship with Eve. It is around her that he shows most confidence, letting her tickle him all over and a little while ago even stepped on to her and sometimes goes to her when he falls or he decides to jump off his cage. He plays with her on the floor when he comes out and he strolls about sussing out the spaces under the chair or behind the sofa!
He loves Scarletts jelly pots and has lots of fruit and veg. His favourite fruit has got to be apple. His favourite veggie has to be sweet potato but it has to be cooked and mashed, oh, and served warm! He gets jealous when it is the other parrots’ turn to have some and is very greedy- he wolfs it down! He is not scared of the spoon and licks it clean every time.
He loves his sprays with warm water and his feathers are growing beautifully. His flights are coming in lovely now too. He preens himself regularly and he keeps himself looking gorgeous.
His beak was huge and I’ve tried all sorts to help him grind it down. However when George came to us he didnt know how to play. It’s taken us since April 2012 when he came to us until now to get him to play. But I’m ecstatic to report, he plays with most things now and because he has lots of chewy toys his beak is slowly shortening.
He’s also a dab hand at throwing his food! He loves nothing more than emptying his food dish at night, little horror!
He will travel around his cage a lot more now. When he came to us in April this year, he would sit for days at a time on the same perch not making a murmur, now he’s all over. It’s so lovely to see the changes in him.
He used to scream and throw himself at the sight of a blanket to cover him at bedtime, so I decided it was far too stressful to cover him so we left him uncovered at night and that helped him a lot. However since then, he’s grown in confidence and his vocabulary has grown with his confidence so he was keeping our other three birds awake until we all went to bed. So, a few weeks ago I thought I’d give covering him up another go. Instead of directly covering him I attached a blanket to Diesels blanket, I attached the top of Georges blanket to the ceiling toys and then attached it to Charlies blanket. Guess what… No screaming no throwing himself and a rested George. Yippeeee I’ve found a way to help him rest a little better.
All in all George is a joy to be around and was a life-changing addition to our family. None of us can imagine life without him and we have never looked back since adopting him. He is absolutely great and everyone loves him.
He’s coming on day by day but it’s baby steps with George and we are still working hard with him as he has major trust issues which means that whatever we do with him has to be done very slowly but for our George, we have all the time in the world.
Jo
Well its been a while since my last update and also its near on a year since we collected Coco for re-home.
Nothing much has changed, she still only has eyes for Karl but im still able to use the buddy perch to take her anywhere and my fingers stay intact
She has also learned that i wont go in her cage to feed her dry foods till she climbs off the perch attached to the inside of her door, so happily moves and then waits till her bowl is filled, they never fail to amaze me on how clever they are and how soon they pick things up
She is still the super chewer she has always been and likes nothing more than a block of untreated pine in the bottom of her cage and will happily shred it to death in a matter of hours
we have invested in a aviary this summer and she has loved going outside with the others, and despite being a little over protective of her cage she shows no sign of this in the aviary and they all find their own space and get along fine
All in all she is doin well, like she has always been here
Hi all, just an update on our rescue georgie
Georgie is still very happy and contented, still only says a couple of phrases despite the nutter Grey Lulu next door in a cage talking for England!!!
Really good eater and will try anything new not fussyat all, wouldnt be without her .
Well after being allowed a lay in as little one slept in I got up feeling good I came downstairs and headed for the kitchen to make a cuppa and was welcomed with a ‘Hello’ coming from the floor!
Now Busby is his own little mind and chooses when he is out only time he is locked in his cage is when it’s bed time so I know he is safe and not being naughty! How wrong was I!
He manages to get out of the bottom of the cage he slides the grill and tray open bit by bit until it’s big enough for him to slip out of!
Well he had a right fun time and totally enjoyed himself by the looks of it, he had taken a dislike to our wicker washing basket and thought he would rearrange it!
As you can see he is really pleased with himself, he then shouted “where’s my dinner” and started chasing my feet around!
Got to love them eh!
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