Post by siobhan on Jul 19, 2019 10:35:33 GMT -5
Jade loves her new home and her new mama loves her. I should have done this years ago, and not just for Benjy's sake, but for Jade's. Jade would never let me touch anything but her beak. She guarded her cage ferociously and almost never left it, even though her cage was constantly open. I have tried, over the years, to get her to step up, to sit on my lap, to let me stroke her head, and never made much if any headway. I know she WANTED to. I could see it in her eyes as she watched me with Clyde and the others. She WANTED to be petted and to sit on me like they did.
The very first day at her new home, with her cage left behind at my house (that was probably the secret right there), she was sitting on Brenda's arm and shoulder, giving and getting kisses, having her head petted, making friends with Brenda's two Quakers and fitting in as if she'd always lived there. Brenda doesn't cage anyone at her house and the whole place is set up for the convenience and happiness of the birds. Perches and toys and food and water strategically placed everywhere, and a double-door entry so nobody can accidentally get outside.
I wanted to wait to be sure Jade would be okay with Brenda (and now I feel silly for even worrying about it), but now that I'm sure Jade and Brenda are both happy, I'm going to dispose of Jade's cage and give her toys to the others. Clyde and Benjy sleep in Clyde's cage (with the door open) and that's about the only time anyone goes into that cage, and Freddie won't go into a cage at all. He sleeps on a hanging lamp.
The very first day at her new home, with her cage left behind at my house (that was probably the secret right there), she was sitting on Brenda's arm and shoulder, giving and getting kisses, having her head petted, making friends with Brenda's two Quakers and fitting in as if she'd always lived there. Brenda doesn't cage anyone at her house and the whole place is set up for the convenience and happiness of the birds. Perches and toys and food and water strategically placed everywhere, and a double-door entry so nobody can accidentally get outside.
I wanted to wait to be sure Jade would be okay with Brenda (and now I feel silly for even worrying about it), but now that I'm sure Jade and Brenda are both happy, I'm going to dispose of Jade's cage and give her toys to the others. Clyde and Benjy sleep in Clyde's cage (with the door open) and that's about the only time anyone goes into that cage, and Freddie won't go into a cage at all. He sleeps on a hanging lamp.
