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amysspiffy
Egg
Joined: 08 May 2006
Posts: 8
Location: Texas |
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Hi everyone -
Well last weekend I added a Quaker to my two budgies. They are of course separated for safety.
I know it is early to expect any real trust from Mo, but I am having trouble getting him to step up. He was hand-fed and is very sweet, but I am afraid he doesn't have any confidence in my hand. He has stepped up from the edge of his cage a couple of times, but no matter how steady I hold my hand he flaps around and acts like he's falling off. 
I am worried that he will think that he can't step up because my hand isn't safe for him. He is only 9 weeks old so he doesn't have the greatest balance anyway. He perches pretty well and is moving around his cage with more confidence each day. But I can tell that he sometimes gets off balance and he hasn't figured out how to really "hop" from perch to perch like my budgies do.
Is there any way I can help him with his step up? My budgies got the idea pretty quick, but Mo acts like it is the most unnatural thing to do. Thanks for any replies. |
Sunday February 4, 2007 3:27 am |
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Cathy
Kamikaze pilot
Joined: 02 Apr 2005
Posts: 6673
Location: Omaha, NE USA |
Hey Congratulations to you 
You know, I've never had a bird quite so young that they weren't able to balance properly, so I'm afraid I really don't know what to tell you.
I would imagine, tho, as with every thing else, it will just take him a while to learn. Do you keep his perches close to the ground just in case he falls?
I would really love to see some pictures of your little baby! I love the name too |
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Sunday February 4, 2007 2:43 pm |
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amysspiffy
Egg
Joined: 08 May 2006
Posts: 8
Location: Texas |
I do keep his perches really low, and he sleeps in a little fleece tent on the bottom of his cage. He doesn't really fall so much as jump and flap around with absolutely no grace  |
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Sunday February 4, 2007 4:43 pm |
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Cathy
Kamikaze pilot
Joined: 02 Apr 2005
Posts: 6673
Location: Omaha, NE USA |
Awwww, he sounds like just such a little baby
I've never lived with a quaker, but I do find them adorable, with their plump little faces!
Are you still hand feeding him?
I would like to encourage you to start a Fluffies home page & diary where you could record his progress & share with all of us here, I would love to keep updated on his progress! |
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Sunday February 4, 2007 4:51 pm |
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Fluffy Sue
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Posts: 10063
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Congrats on your new quaker! They're such lovely looking birds. I don't know about the character..  |
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Sunday February 4, 2007 11:25 pm |
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