John Hines wrote:
> "jmcquown"  wrote:
>
>> I have tried further to get her to come out and play with me but
>> she's having none of that.  She seems content to command me to let
>> her preen my bangs for a minute and then goes back to ringing her
>> bells or tugging on wooden beads (or eating!)
>
> Lots of birds around me have pin feathers, after their winter moult.
> Breaking them up, with some head scratches (on the bird) is a great
> bonding exercise for you and your bird.

Having not bonded with my hand, Peaches freaks when I try to get a hand near
her (no matter how slowly).  I don't want her to hurt herself so I don't
persist.  She doesn't, however, mind if I'm putting my hand in the cage to
offer her carrots, kale, apple slices, treats like millet spray and AviCakes
or Nutriberries.  She simply retreats away from my hand to the farthest
perch.  Maybe now with the hair combing she's trying to socialize ME.
Unfortunately, I don't fit in her cage ;)  She loves it when I play music on
the stereo, though.  And on the rare occasions I watch television, if there
is music in the background she chirps up a storm and plays avidly with her
toys.  She's also always answered when I call "Peaches" in a
sing-song voice
with a chirp-chirp sound as if she's trying to repeat her name back.

Jill




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