Titch Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Well, things are going strength to strength. The pair are getting closer everyday.. Since altering the way I handle Echo slightly, it's made her so much more manageable. She's quite highly strung and very spookable, someone might drop something next door and Echo will shoot off, Chiku will still have her head in the food bowl, not a care in the world lol.. Before - Echo was quite hard to handle, nippy, and quite demanding.. As I posted before, I decided not to completely pander to Echo's stroppyness whilst ensuring she didn't feel pushed away by our new arrivals appearance. So I often alternate which bird gets fed first, they sit together on my desk perch and will receive pomegranate each one from each hand so it's simultaneous, they both get lots of attention. i got worried about Echo being so #1 that she actually would begin looking on me as a "mate" which as we know is not healthy in the long run. So although it is a little difficult for me, I've just altered the way I do things and made sure both birds know that I'M #1. A member on here said not to get involved with their sorting out of the pecking order, so i've laid off them a little, just intervening if Echo gets too rough as Chiku is still only a little baby, just 14 weeks old to Echo's 10 months! When Chiku has muscle, I shall leave her to have it out knowing they can both give as good as they can get (obviously without it getting out of hand) However, i don't think it will come to that, as the evidence is shown below :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Thats a GreYT update. What a cute photo of Echo giving Chiku and little preening TLC. :-) Thanks for posting the update and photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 That picture does look encouraging doesn't it, they seem to be getting along just fine but glad to hear it is working out better than expected, thanks for sharing that picture with us and great update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Great picture Chris. Glad you found the solution which works for you and your fids! Karma to you for understanding your fids so well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
she Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Great picture. It looks like you are on your way to a solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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