1-22-2008 EXERCISE and cage stepups...

Januayr 22, 2008

LAAAAAADIES and GENTLEMEN!!

"Step right up to the birdcage, see the man eating blue front Amazon step up onto his owner's hand INSIDE the cage. Yes, that's right. The brave man, going where no one has come out with all digits, has stuck his hand into the beast's cage and said 'wanna go?' and 'stepup' and the bird got onto his hand and was safely transported to another room. But, although his bravery is obvious, he is not stupid, the hand-perch is close."

Yea, don't know what came over me or her today, but instead of the hand perch used to exit, I put my hand in there and she came out pretty easily. Now, she didn't LIKE IT, but she got on. I believe it's because I've proven that if she cooperates, she can come join the flock to have some fun. Regardless of the cause it's good. Me taking her to places and fun, seems to make her happy.

We'll have to see how it goes later, u know she's unpredictable. I'll keep the hand perch close.

Also, I 've began exercising her. Her exercising is composed of flapping on my hand. I actually found it accidentally. She was sitting on my hand and started flapping. So, I sort of encouraged it by raising her up and down. She seemed to enjoy it. I'll have to get a pic of it. She's a cutie when she does it. haha. She holds her head down like she's a flying goose. I found out that I had to turn her around and let her face me or she actually get's lift and flies away; flutters down as she is clipped. I hope to have her flighted again. She is acting much better now and for her, for our home, for that time, it was the right thing to do.

I can tell a definate difference exercising her. She get's tired more easily. She is a little less aggressive. She is more focused it seems, not as jumpy. Now, she's not compliant to all things. She bit me yesterday when I tried to remove the calculator she got from my desk as I was working on something. But, she is an amazon. I'm convinced that she is a better, more stable and naturalized bird, if she's exercised.

Mark