From Poppy To Ruby!!

After having some difficulty with having 2 Poppy’s in the house (Poppy the parrot and Poppy the cat), we made the decision to change Poppy the parrot’s name, we decided to name her Ruby. She has adapted to her new name brilliantly and seems to like it very much, especially when we sing songs that have Ruby in the title to her, and she even recognises the songs when they come on the radio!!

We have had a fantastic few weeks with Ruby, her character is really starting to show!! She hasn’t bothered about the Christmas decorations, and only got a little upset when I moved one of her perches, which was soon rectified.

We had Ruby’s test results back, and she tested Negative for Psittacosis and PBFD

Since the test results came back clear, we have been slowly introducing her to the other birds. I started with my Amazon first, then my Cockatoo, then my Grey (the bully boy). Ruby has responded very well, and has become very confident around my Amazon, she is not so keen on the Cockatoo because she flies a lot, and Ruby gets a little frightened. When I introduced her to my Grey, she was extremely confident to the point that my Grey was petrified of her, which was so funny to watch as he picks on the other birds something rotten!! He really didn’t know what to do….. I placed him on a T stand near Ruby’s cage, and she climbed and tried to reach over to him to get a closer look, and every time she leaned over he flew away!!
Ruby really has taken it all in her stride, so much so, that I took her into the parrot room, I showed her one of the Java Trees, and without hesitation she stepped straight onto it!!!
She played quite happily in the parrot room for a few hours, and seemed to be very comfortable, she wasn’t bothered by the other birds being around her at all

It really has be an absolute joy to watch her confidence grow, she’s coming on in leaps and bounds!!
She has settled into our family as if she’s always been there, and has taken to her new diet so well, that after only dropping a small amount of weight, she has now put the weight and more back on, and now weighs in at 405g

I’m so proud of her, and wouldn’t be without her for the world!!!

Here is a photo of Ruby in the parrot room chewing a pine cone