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Post by cnyguy on Sept 13, 2014 20:21:04 GMT -5
Maybe he's talking in his sleep.  |
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Post by msdani1981 on Sept 13, 2014 22:19:20 GMT -5
LOL
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Post by biteybird on Sept 28, 2014 1:28:17 GMT -5
Whoa, I just noticed this thread (no, nothing wrong with my brain or attention-span...). Pico is gorgeous! It's very cool that he can talk so much already, especially when you haven't had him that long.
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Post by msdani1981 on Sept 29, 2014 13:58:10 GMT -5
LOL Thank you, biteybird!  He's really smart, and Chewy talks all day so Pico mimics him. He can also do all of Taz's sounds and whistles. LOL |
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Post by msdani1981 on Sept 29, 2014 14:02:24 GMT -5
He's in his "testy" stage now, though, and this part of having a baby bird (or any Parrotlet) is not fun. Most of the time he doesn't bite *too* hard, but man, can he give a good (sorry to use your word, Siobhan) CHOMP sometimes! Ouch! |
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Post by msdani1981 on Oct 10, 2014 18:06:18 GMT -5
LOL Today I went over to say hi to the birds, and Pico came running over and said "Hi baby!" Now he's in there yelling "Tickle tickle tickle!" and "Whatcha doin?" and "Wherrrrre's Chewy?" (The other half of the last one is "Peek-a-bird!")" |
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Post by easttex on Oct 11, 2014 14:03:24 GMT -5
You're really making me want a parrotlet , though in the interests of domestic harmony, I can't. My husband was not happy about adding to the aviary the last time, but quaker Peppy has really taken a shine to him, and you know, when a bird decides that you are his human, it changes everything. But I won't try to take things farther. (For now  ) Pico sounds utterly charming. |
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Post by msdani1981 on Oct 11, 2014 19:03:34 GMT -5
Pico is really fun. I have a couple videos that I'll share as soon as I get them uploaded. |
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Post by msdani1981 on Oct 11, 2014 19:15:20 GMT -5
Okay......this bird is knocking my socks off!! He's in there yelling "Peek-a-bird!" and "*kiss* I love you!" and "Taz Taz Taz Taz Taz Taz!" Here's the explanation about the last one....I can't whistle, and Taz does this thing where he whistles the same note over and over again. So I said "Taz Taz Taz Taz Taz Taz!" along with his whistles. Well, Chewy repeats just about everything I say, so he picked up the "Taz Taz Taz..." and Pico repeats everything Chewy says (or tries to) so....there you go. Edit at 7:21pm PST: Hmm.....well, little Pico is amazing me with a) how many words he says and b) how clear his voice is! I was just in talking to them, and when I came by his cage he ran over and said "Hi baby!" and then "Hi Pico!" and then he decided to impress me even more with "There you are!", "Whatcha doin?" and "There you go!" I had no clue that a Parrotlet would talk so much, and sound so clear. His vocabulary is going to be as big as Chewy's very soon, if it isn't already. |
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Post by cnyguy on Oct 11, 2014 22:10:32 GMT -5
Parrotlets aren't noted for their talking ability, but I guess nobody ever told Pico about that. Further proof that generalizations about any type of parrot don't always hold true. |
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Post by msdani1981 on Oct 11, 2014 23:47:07 GMT -5
I can't believe how much he's talking. He doesn't really talk in context, except for "MMMM" (he says that when we give him a treat, and a lot when he's playing with his toys LOL) and when he ran over and said "Hi baby!", but he loves to show me how smart he is. I need some advice, though....what would you guys do? Pico is seriously a little monkey bird. He uses every inch of his 18x18" cage, climbing all over the bars, hanging from his toys, etc. We've considered bringing in the doves' old flight cage, which is huge. We know that he would use every inch of that, too....but would it make him harder to handle? Right now, he won't come out of his cage without a battle. LOL He runs to the door of his cage, but refuses to come out and when we put our hands in to have him step up he bites. |
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Post by msdani1981 on Oct 12, 2014 15:28:22 GMT -5
Okay, I thought I was joking when I said that Pico is going to have a vocabulary as big as Chewy's....maybe not. I'm in the office and Pico is rattling off his repetoire and he added "Thank you!" to the rapidly growing list. So.....the list in it's entirety..... "Good night!" "I love you!" "Tickle tickle tickle!" "What happened?" "Good night!" "Pretty bird!" "Mmmmmm!" (when he gets a treat) "Hi bubba!" "Get you!" (as in "I'm gonna get you!") "Wherrre's Chewy? Peek-a-bird!" (Sometimes he'll just say "Wherrre's Chewy?" without the "Peek-a-bird!") LOL "Hi baby!" "*kiss* I love you!" "Taz Taz Taz Taz Taz Taz!" "Hi Pico!" "There you are!" "Whatcha doin?" "There you go!" I can't wait to hear what he'll surprise me with next! |
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Post by cnyguy on Oct 12, 2014 20:06:34 GMT -5
Pico has an impressive vocabulary. If you're already having trouble getting Pico out of his current cage, I would expect that to continue with a different cage-- maybe no worse though. One characteristic often attributed to Parrotlets is stubbornness (which really applies to most kinds of parrots-- Quakers, for instance ), so you'll probably have to work at getting him to come out of his cage more willingly, whatever cage Pico lives in. |
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Post by msdani1981 on Oct 12, 2014 22:14:30 GMT -5
Thank you, Gary! |
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Post by easttex on Oct 13, 2014 4:24:25 GMT -5
I would agree that changing cages probably won't make much difference in getting Pico out of there, though you never know for sure. I've accepted that Peppy prefers to remain in his cage virtually all the time, but he does hang out on his veranda more and more. I just have to work around him.
Allie CAG sometimes does not want to come out of her night cage, and I have quit battling with her about it. I make sure she has pellets and fresh water, and wait for her to give me the signal. She knows that company and treats will only come elsewhere. It helps that I am home most of the time, but if she wants to stay there, she can.
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) Pico sounds utterly charming.