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Post by Loz on May 4, 2024 14:41:52 GMT
Seems to be a bird that may have been placed on a shoulder from a young age, and being a singleton means she had all the fuss. But hey, once quarantine is done hopefully Coco will start to feel more comfortable around you if she sees Quincy interacting with you. Or maybe Quincy will be curious about having another tiel around. Quincy is such an adorable name. Coco's shyness and previous isolation are two of the factors in the decision to look for another tiel. Not the most important ones but they featured heavily in my thinking. I had no idea what I was taking on with Quincy though. Talk about polar opposites!
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Post by Azalea on May 4, 2024 15:46:03 GMT
I was wondering about the bird in your profile pic. She is beautiful! (I think she looks male but, as I've said before, Cockatiels have occasionally been to known to look and act like the other gender.) Pepper and Kona sit on me a lot; I can be stuck with them on my head and shoulders for at least 15 minutes. Try offering millet or treat mix to the other birds in front of Quincy. Also, if you slowly bend down or crouch on the floor, she might fly off. I discovered this when trying to pick shredded toy pieces off the floor. You can also try a stupid-looking hat. I ordered an ugly bright pink, somewhat floppy sun hat from Amazon (I didn't like it as much when it arrived). I wore it into the bird room and everyone flew away in a hurry. And maybe Quincy will bond with one or two other birds over time. As Ira suggested, she might not be used to a flock.
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Post by Loz on May 4, 2024 15:52:51 GMT
I've been informed that Quincy has laid eggs in her younger days ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) I've tried millet bribes, I've made it awkward to remain on my shoulders - I've taken off my jumper! - but she stuck there, no matter what. However, I'm thinking this was an insecurity thing, for the first day or two. She's currently perched elsewhere and seems quite happy. I think/hope things will begin to settle down. Perhaps when she has scoped out the other places to perch on in the room.
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Post by Loz on May 4, 2024 16:11:01 GMT
I took Quincy on a tour of the Herb Jungle earlier. She tried spider plant (ew), mint (ew), basil (ew), thyme (hmm) and aloe vera (yum!) ![](https://i.postimg.cc/HcYqf3FN/20240504-111234.jpg) Here she is with a chunk of aloe vera that she'd torn off: ![](https://i.postimg.cc/JDpfmZLz/20240504-114451.jpg) I love how she delicately wipes her beak when she's done: 1drv.ms/v/s!AnyoyWilEZ_Xh_5JiDJXFvxkRyOJkg?e=vKo7xGSuccess at tempting Quincy onto my hand (instead her of bashing it with her beak): ![](https://i.postimg.cc/nMwyP42d/20240504-120859.jpg) 1drv.ms/v/s!AnyoyWilEZ_Xh_5QLr__ss5uHYs69g?e=NAgFJYI'd been discussing a floor-mounted perch with Karen at Natural Bird a week or two ago and bizarrely, one was included when I collected Quincy. Odd coincidence! Her previous carer told me Quincy never uses it. Birbs do like to make liars of us ![(rofl)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/rofl.png) ![](https://i.postimg.cc/236pGcQb/20240504-121319.jpg)
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Post by Ira on May 4, 2024 16:33:42 GMT
That could be it too. Unfamiliar surroundings, but she knows a human is a safe perch.
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Post by Loz on May 5, 2024 7:45:47 GMT
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Post by Marianne Marlow on May 5, 2024 8:02:55 GMT
What is this loz? a door with some sort of mesh on it? ![](https://i.postimg.cc/sf4xXgGB/20240505-081718.jpg)
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Post by Loz on May 5, 2024 8:19:45 GMT
There's a tale here Marianne Marlow but I'll spare you much of it. The door was glass and was part of a shower cubicle (I really loved that shower). The shower unit broke one day and at the time, I was broke too and couldn't replace it. A decision was made years later to convert the cubicle to a bird cage so I bought some s/s mesh and fitted it. I've kept one or two of the budgies in there during quarantine but I just didn't like it - it's gloomy in there, even with the lights on. So it's a handy door for putting perches, etc up and the cubicle holds a small amount of useful junk ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by Marianne Marlow on May 5, 2024 9:21:13 GMT
Oh I see!
I thought it looked pretty handy to put bird things on!
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Post by Loz on May 5, 2024 9:44:46 GMT
At one point, the back bedroom was to be a bird room.
Plan B is my bedroom is the human room.
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Post by skysmum on May 5, 2024 10:56:23 GMT
Awww, Quincy is lovely, one extreme or the other isnβt it π
Hopefully she will bring bring coco out of her shell a bit, or just want you for herself π
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Post by criswell on May 5, 2024 11:27:01 GMT
Quincy is such a sweetie and a lovely addition to your flock. I'm glad she's exploring her environment now and really settling in.
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Post by Loz on May 5, 2024 14:37:33 GMT
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Post by Loz on May 5, 2024 20:10:12 GMT
Quincy inspecting the computer equipment: ![](https://i.postimg.cc/zLXrvJWP/20240505-192336.jpg) ![](https://i.postimg.cc/zb4ZxKQ9/20240505-192406.jpg) Sweetie, isn't it a bit late to have a bath? ![](https://i.postimg.cc/qtbdC9xB/20240505-204044.jpg) Yes of course. You can dry off on Daddeh: ![](https://i.postimg.cc/mzPW38mY/20240505-204535.jpg)
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Post by blueelephant on May 6, 2024 6:13:47 GMT
loz a fan of head scritches!!! Quincy is a keeper that's for sure. I miss being able to provide that service. Silver was my only boy that liked a good scritch. That and a good snuggle under my neck.
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