Oct 6, 2011 7:41:27 GMT
Marianne Marlow
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Jun 17, 2023 8:54:28 GMT
Yesterday, Chipper kept going to the kitchen, trying to land on the basil plants. I decided to see if he would land on me to get some basil. Eventually, with Max's help, he did     |
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Post by Loz on Jun 17, 2023 9:20:32 GMT
Good boy, Chipper! Congratulations to Max & Marianne on your great achievement. It's a thrill to get one to land on you, especially a budget who has rarely, or has never, done so  |
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Marianne Marlow
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Jun 17, 2023 9:45:21 GMT
Thanks Chipper has never landed on me before. He's landed near me on seed pots when I am filling them up in the evening. I wonder if he'd do it again without being coaxed. |
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Post by tweetiepiesmom on Jun 17, 2023 13:53:00 GMT
Thanks Chipper has never landed on me before. He's landed near me on seed pots when I am filling them up in the evening. I wonder if he'd do it again without being coaxed. Now that he's discovered its 'safe', maybe landing on you will become a regular occurrence! If he does and stays on you for a visit, don't forget to check your shirt for budgie 'gifts'! |
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Oct 6, 2011 7:41:27 GMT
Marianne Marlow
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Jun 17, 2023 13:57:32 GMT
It's funny, he's been with us since he was 6 weeks old (an unusual occurrence to have such a young bird here), but he's always been a bit flighty around us.
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Post by ffiscool on Jun 17, 2023 14:30:15 GMT
Well done Chipper.
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Marianne Marlow
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Jun 17, 2023 14:59:25 GMT
and to Max for helping |
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Post by Ira on Jun 17, 2023 15:06:07 GMT
Marianne Marlow Gwen's trio can be pretty flighty too, even though they're not scared of us. But those three seem to just be little pocket rockets. So nice that he was brave enough to come with some encouragement. Definitely worth keeping up offering him things! With Aster we found starting by offering things without asking anything in return worked to build up his confidence with approaching us for things. Stepping up was too aversive to him, so he just got rewarded for being brave enough to approach at all. OH did a lot of one-to-one work with him and now he's fairly quick to hop over for food, although he's not competitive so he leaves if someone else comes to steal his treat.
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Post by ariella on Jun 17, 2023 17:36:16 GMT
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Post by lemonora on Jun 18, 2023 5:35:49 GMT
So happy to see that 🥰
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