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Casper’s New Home Made Playstand!

April 14th, 2011
Casper's New Home Made Playstand!

Here is a photo of Casper sitting proud on his new home made play stand that we made him!

He seems really proud of it!!

And one of the main man just because its a cute pic!


Update on Sammi Boy!

April 12th, 2011
Update on Sammi Boy!

Sammi is still doing really well. He is still very wary of me and even though I managed to handle him before its not been repeated yet :0(
He is still very much Dils bird even though I do EVERYTHING for him! I dont mind that though as he is very happy and thats all I want for him. He still gets excited if I go in their room and if Im paying too much attention to Tweak he will bang on his cage. I must try to get a video of him doing it because its quite funny. A few weeks back though he had a nasty graze to his head and the only way I can think of that he got it is from banging the cage. He kind of lifts the top roof tray up and lets it drop but does it over and over to make a loud bang, the corner is quite sharp so Im pretty certain thats how he did it but a dab of F10 and all was fine :0)

Seems as the weather has been nice we moved his cage right by the open doors to outside. He really loved this. You could hear him singing from the top of the garden. Next time were going to move his cage outside but Id hurt my back and was too risky to lift it.

He adores his pellets now. I find he isnt as big an eater as Tweak is as he always has a little of what he has left over where as Tweak eats the lot then chucks her bowl to the floor when its empty!! When in his cage he loves a good spray but is a little on edge if out of his cage. A few times Ive taken him to the big shower and given him a really good soak!

He still says ‘good night’ quite a lot, he doesnt say Sammiiiiiiiiiii any more but I think this was a nervous thing for him because if something stresses him out (not really happened lately but when we first had him) he would constantly say it. He does our front door creaking perfectly and ive often thought Dil has come home early. He also does Alfie (our dog) whining but he doesnt really bother with him much, just makes cat noises at him :0)

I must take more photos/videos and get them on here!!


Casper – Almost A Week In!

April 9th, 2011
Casper - Almost A Week In!

Well its been a busy week. Casper has settled in really quickly, making lots of noises and watching our every move. Paula mentioned a few words he knew already but he has been saying more and more. I am not sure whether these are words he knows and now has chilled out enough to say them or they have been learnt here.

Casper comes out every evening for at least 4 hours. At the moment he comes out himself and he goes back in with a bribe of a piece of orange!! That been said, the greatest progress I have had is that he will now step up and have put him back in his cage on two occasions. A few days after he arrived, he started making these cheeping noises and allowed me to tickle his head. When he is like this I know he will definitely step up and I am on to a winner. Today he let me give him a tickle when he was behaving normally, so I really do think he is coming round.

He seems to favour me over the children although they are old enough to realise he is unpredictable and has to be treated with respect. He flies from his cage straight to me now which irritates my daughter who would love for him to fly to her.

I really do think he has settled well and I am not regretting for a minute, Here are a couple of photos of him!


New Update On Trafford

April 9th, 2011
New Update On Trafford

Well Trafford is in his sixth month here so it is time for an update.

He has settled in really well and it feels as though he has always been here. His diet is coming along well, loves his veg (especially carrots) and fruit and is eating pellets although not enough as yet. Here’s a couple of photo’s of him with Zuri, they are still not the best of friends but getting better and they certainly keep each other company.

 

Traff likes nothing better than sitting on my shoulder and would stay there all day if he could. He is flapping his wings a lot more now so hopefully the flight muscles are getting stronger and he has flown a short distance on one occasion.

He is picking up lots of new words and sounds and embarrasses me by doing the smoke alarm as soon as I put toast in the toaster. He also tells Zuri and Storm to be quiet when the noise gets too much for him.

This last photo is of him with Zuri and Ruby


Cheeky Boy!

April 5th, 2011
Cheeky Boy!

Well Cosmo has well and truly settled and is showing his true colours.  He follows Hughie everywhere and will fly all through the house to get to him.  He just loves his cuddles as you can see although he’s still not too sure about me.  We are getting there though and he did let me stroke his head through the bars of his cage this morning.  We are getting there.

Cosmo says “Hello” as soon as his cover is off in the morning and has shown his talent of singing Jingle Bells and whistling Pop Goes The Weasel.  He says he is a cheeky boy and he definitely is.  He is slowly getting to know Billy and Echo and we are keeping a close eye while they sort out the pecking order.  So far Billy isn’t too bothered but Echo likes a chase and  is still getting used to the fact there’s another bird who likes to fly about and be crazy!  That’s where I come in.  When Echo chases him I get a visit.

All in all we feel like Cosmo is really part of the family and is such a character.  I think he’s even thinking about joining the forum – certainly makes interesting reading!


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