Here in our household we often have family get togethers. Well yesterday she experienced her first one. I had quite a crowd coming this time which included loads of children as it was my 50th birthday party and so I stuck a huge notice above her cage listing ‘ Do not touch she will bite, do not feed and do not open the cage door at all!’. I tried to put a padlock on her door, but couldnt fit one to fit so I fixed a key ring through the door catch.
Well Bailey relished all of the attention and was squawking and singing at the top of her voice. So much so, that we had to move her into the front room!! She’s never been in there before and so was not the slightest bit happy at this move and demonstrated this by going completely silient. She’s more than making up for it today though and seems to have recovered really well from all the excitment.
I cant belive how well Bailey has settled in with us after only having her for a few weeks. I’ve finally deciphered what she was saying before when she was saying ‘Good bowda cheese’ I am now convinced that its ‘Oooh, bag of chips!’ Well, that my explanation and I’m sticking to it! Ha Ha!!
We havent made much progress with the harness training. She still seems to be quite frightenend of it. I’ve been leaving it by her cage to she can see it, but if I hold it in my other hand to stroke her, she moves away from me. I wont give up though.
She will happily come to me and sit on my shoulder and if I walk round the corner, she will fly round to find me, but she isnt all that keen on being stroked when she’s out of her cage. All she wants to do is eat my college homework!! Ha Ha! I dont mind though, I’m happy as long as she is happy coming to me for attention. She must trust me to come to me, so for now, that will do. Everything needs to be done at her own pace.
Just one more thing- ‘I love my bird so much!! What did I do before she came?’
Here is Bailey trying to drink my cuppa.
