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Post by animalover24 on Dec 12, 2015 19:52:18 GMT -5
Meet Polly  ? |
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Post by aaron on Dec 12, 2015 21:51:58 GMT -5
Hi Polly! Congratulations! What a cutie. How exciting! It's great that you are able to take on Polly from your grandmother. I don't usually feel this way when I see pictures of other quakers, but at least this particular photo of Polly really reminds me of our QP, Cupcake.  Good luck and keep us posted on how things go! |
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Post by animalover24 on Dec 12, 2015 22:24:36 GMT -5
Yeah Im really happy I could do that for her and I will keep everyone posted right now shes in her cage which is covered so she can sleep.
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Post by animalover24 on Dec 12, 2015 22:26:52 GMT -5
And what's surprising so far is she let my boyfriend pet her and she dosent like men  |
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Post by easttex on Dec 13, 2015 5:10:29 GMT -5
She's very pretty. I can see a little Cupcake in her, too. Hopefully she has decided that all men are not so scary, but it could also be part of the honeymoon period. If your boyfriend can continue to approach her with kindness now, when she's probably a little uncertain of things, maybe she will drop her bias. |
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Post by animalover24 on Dec 13, 2015 22:45:10 GMT -5
Well here's an update on Polly. She likes being on my shoulder and when others try to pet her she's like a guard bird lol she let my boyfriend pet her yesterday not so much today
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Post by aaron on Dec 14, 2015 13:24:44 GMT -5
Well here's an update on Polly. She likes being on my shoulder and when others try to pet her she's like a guard bird lol she let my boyfriend pet her yesterday not so much today This is pretty common behavior. To avoid this kind of aggression in the long term you should probably discourage this kind of reaction in her. You may not want to let her stay on you when she acts like this... put her down when she is aggressive toward others. Try interacting with the bird together with your boyfriend. If she is in any way friendly or even tolerant toward him, strongly praise her for it. Have him give her treats instead of you... do things like have him let her out of the cage instead of you. Our quaker, Cupcake, was once bonded to just me and attacked everyone else but this can be changed... she is now affectionate toward everyone in the house. It can take a pretty long time to change, though... so patience is important. But the sooner you address the matter, the easier it should be to influence change. |
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Post by animalover24 on Dec 14, 2015 13:52:33 GMT -5
That's what I started doing when she's being mean I put her in her cage and close it and I leave her alone and I give her praise and and treat when she does good behavior
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Post by animalover24 on Dec 14, 2015 13:53:46 GMT -5
But I've only had her since Saturday
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Post by aaron on Dec 14, 2015 16:16:29 GMT -5
When she's being aggressive, you can probably just put her down for a bit. Putting her in the cage may actually distract from the message, especially if she's in the cage for more than 2-3 minutes. You want as much opportunity for her to practice being good as possible, and timeouts, especially if they are long, are not likely to be understood by these little birds and may actually inhibit their ability to make a connection between things. So put her down and turn away for a bit... and then come back like nothing has happened and begin practicing again. Anyhow, like you said, you've only had her since saturday, so things are all very new. Her behavior will likely change a lot in the beginning as she settles in.
Keep us posted on how things continue to go!
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Post by animalover24 on Dec 14, 2015 17:29:54 GMT -5
I thank you for the information that's good to know and I really appreciate the help and I will keep you all post
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Post by animalover24 on Dec 15, 2015 14:26:45 GMT -5
Polly tried to take a bath in her water dish but it was small so I got a bowl of water and she liked that lol
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Post by aaron on Dec 15, 2015 16:25:55 GMT -5
Cupcake will try to take a bath in our water glasses when she's really desperate for a bath. So we get out a glass baking dish and fill that up and then she's happy  |
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Post by animalover24 on Dec 15, 2015 16:30:25 GMT -5
Me my boyfriend, my sister, and her boyfriend have been working with Polly today and doing what aaron suggested and she's let both my bf and my sister's boyfriend pet her today and Polly isn't being territorial of her cage =D
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Post by animalover24 on Dec 15, 2015 16:33:41 GMT -5
And what we have noticed is she dosent like white or any really light colored clothing.
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Good luck and keep us posted on how things go!
