Plugging along... waiting for Spring

Why no update for such a long time?  Easy.  I've been lazy. 

Here's what we've been doing:  We train a little "here and there" throughout the day on some days, train heavily at cage cleaning time on some days, and do very light training on other days.  I've had to mix it up so that my flock isn't sitting there, hungry, waiting for me to show up with the goodies... and them skipping that dry bird food all day long.

I got new foraging toys for all 4 birds.  Bobby was too scared for the first two weeks to have it in the cage.  It's in the cage now, but still untouched.  His phobia comes and goes, but the hormonal season takes it's toll on him.  He's cut off two or three tail feathers, but his chest feathers are growing back in.

Coco's been ok, but not great.  He's hormonal, too.  He chews a lot of cardboard and sometimes will not train at all in spite of the fact that he hasn't been given any sunflower seeds all day long.  I've decided to "try" and if he's not in the mood, just back off.  Three days in a row he wouldn't train, but by last night he was STARVING for some seeds and complied eagerly.  (: 

Lucy shakes her head vigorously up and down for "Are you a bird," and Gracie shakes hers in a "no" for the same question.  This new trick seems easy and fun for the girls.

So, as I said, it's been hit and miss these past weeks, but we aren't joining the circus and there isn't any deadline.  I enjoy interacting with them when they're up for it and try not to be too disappointed when they want to just do their own thing.

No bites.  No screaming. No extreme phobia.  Lucy is getting to like head pets.