Charlie boy has been with us now almost two months, he’s not plucking as much and now has some pin feathers coming through.
He’s now starting to fly a little, he gets about a foot off the ground and can fly the length of our lounge, but he does prefer to walk.
He’s very cage territorial and even when his door is left open all day he prefers to stay in his cage or stands on his door, I have to really coax/force him to get him out of the cage and as soon as your back is turned he heads straight back to it and climbs in.
When he’s out I tend to shut the door so he can’t get straight back in as I do like him to get some exercise, when this happens he happily follows me around the home, he’s like my shadow lol
I’ve been trying to get him to “step up” but so far he’s not cooperating, if you put your hand towards him, he lunges, attacks and screaches like he’s being murdered, although saying that, he does let me give him head scratches through the bars of his cage and has now started to let me give him head scratches when he’s out of the cage, but this is still very rare!
He does get very excited when he sees me, he drops his wings and does a little dance, but even with this “bond” he’s still scared of my hands.
I think it’s going to be a long process with him to get him hand tame and although I’ll keep trying, I know it may never happen.
He’s definitely a ladies birdie as he always tries to “attack/bite” Stevie and sometimes he does get Stevie and he has given Stevie a few nasty bites!
He’s now fully converted to Animal Zone Pellets and he’s doing well on them, so I’m very pleased with that.
He now also loves his shower time and gets very excited when I say “shower time” he even now opens his wings at times to get more of his body wet.
He’s a constant chatter box and loves to dance, he laps up any and all attention he gets.
He’s enjoying lots more toys now and shows no fear of any new toy/perch I put in his cage.
Charlie boy is such a sweet birdie who does need an experienced forever home who is willing to put the time and work in to him, they also need to be very aware that it could take a very long time for him to gain trust and start making significant progress, but until we find him a forever home I’m happy to continue working with him and fostering him. I’ll also be more than happy to continue his blog until he moves, so you can all still hear about this wonderful birdie and follow his progress.
Julie
