Elvenking Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 (edited) So my baby is going into his 21st week of life. Again...nothing too groundbreaking...but I will share some of his habits. He loves to sit on my shower curtain rod while I shower and make all the noises he can possibly think of. Sounds more exploritory than anything, but I simply love it. After my morning shower, he loves to watch me preen and get ready. Let me tell you something about flossing. For some reason he gets all excited to see me do this and he start making his little 'excited' noise. For some reason that just gets him all riled up. Another interesting activity happens when I put him in the cage and i have to leave. He will contort his body and legs in ways that puzzle me completely. He will say, put one claw up on the bars...then tuck his head underneath and try to roll upsidedown...it's really hard to explain. But I think he thinks he is a pretzel. Regarding the Aviator...I am pretty sure he is never gonna let me put his head through the first part again. He is anti aviator. And there is no way I am just going to wrestle him to get it on. I am not sure how to help him make the association that it is something good. I will keep trying though. Othere than that he is still his happy loving self. Tons of head scratches and always close to me. I am going to look into a travle cage for him so I can socialize him more though. The Aviator is either going to take a huge amount of work...or it may never work. He is on the back of my making cute noises right now. He loves to sit on my knee and preen while I watch movies or TV...and I always talk to him. Total sweet bird. That is all for now. Here is a picture from just the last couple of minutes so you can see what he looks like today. If I can post it Edited April 12, 2010 by Elvenking Add Pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pearllyn Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 He sounds like he's coming on fine Stephen - he does a lot of things Alfie did at that age - she always went through her repertoire in the shower! Don't stress about the aviator, it'll either work or it wont. As you said, a travel cage is an alternative. It's nice to go out for a walk with them on your shoulder though! Thanks for the update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Very nice update!! Love the new picture of Issac! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvenking Posted April 12, 2010 Author Share Posted April 12, 2010 Added a couple more pics...two of him enjoying popcorn while we were watching a movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pearllyn Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Haha - good pics - that's a grand mess he's got going on there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird519 Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 i love reading these updates... keep them coming. I appreciate them because our dudes are so close in age and i can totally relate with what you are going through. Mojo has a very similar personality. as for the aviator harness. i have a brand new one still in the package that Mojo HATES. i am goint to sell the thing on CL or somthing. instead i use a travel cage for outings. i tried the harness but it is so stressful for my mojo that i can't bear to sacrifice the trust we have due to my impatience. i just wish that they understood what we were doing when we try to put one on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 My fids love popcorn too!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Issac sounds like he has a mind of his own even though he is so sweet, don't give up on the aviator harness just yet but do get a travel cage as it will certainly come in handy when he goes to the vet and for outings, my Josey loves to go in hers. I have seen Josey contort her body in ways that looks like she is hurting herself kind of like a pretzel as you described, I figured she was stretching herself in ways she normally wouldn't but it is funny to see. Both my birds love popcorn as most probably do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvenking Posted April 13, 2010 Author Share Posted April 13, 2010 One other thing he does that is funny. When I say, "You wanna eat?". He starts beeping like a microwave. Then he sees me starting to heat up say water for his formula, and then he starts flying circles in my apartment making the beep noise flying back and forth to my shoulder. It is quite a display and I hope the neighbors don't mind. LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 I love how Issac "helps" get his supper faster!!!! Fantastic visual in my head! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvenking Posted April 13, 2010 Author Share Posted April 13, 2010 I love how Issac "helps" get his supper faster!!!! Fantastic visual in my head! I have a video of it and I will see what I can do about getting it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Will be patiently awaiting to see the video!! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
she Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 great update. I am so glad things are going well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JungleDreamz Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 I was just getting ready to say, WE NEED MORE VIDEOS FROM YOU! lol I would love to see videos of him Thanks for the updates and glad all is going well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvenking Posted April 14, 2010 Author Share Posted April 14, 2010 (edited) Here is a link to me feeding Issac his formula. It may not be spectacular..but it's kind of cute how he gets so excited and starts beeping constantly until his food is ready. It's about 5 minutes. Edited May 1, 2010 by Elvenking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JungleDreamz Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Great video! Thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Nice update and totally enjoyed it. Keep them coming! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pearllyn Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Isaac is supersweet. I love how excited he gets. Thanks for the update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvenking Posted April 14, 2010 Author Share Posted April 14, 2010 Thank everyone for the kind comments on the video and Issac's progress. I have to say that it is so nice having this community to share these things with. It really adds to the joy I am experiencing with my feathered friend. Thank you all for being here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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