Changing Cages!
Before I could transfer Bobby to a slightly larger cage (not his final one- still to order that yet
) I had a few days making sure that the 3 plus 2 cockatiels would get on OK together in the same cage.
For almost a week I have had the 5 of them out together flying free and one of them was determined to be the Big Boss so I had to be certain there would be no fighting when they were all in the same cage! Bobby was patient and just sat in his cage and watched them -not sure about allowing Bobby out with them at the same time.
The next step was to tempt Bobby into the other larger cage but he's very alert and seems to read my mind. So I just clipped the two cages together and put some of his favourite food into the new cage and left him to make up his own mind.
When I returned he was in the larger cage but it was obvious he didn't like the perches and although he seems to like the wooden beads on the swing he has yet to sit on the swing.
While he was having his free flying time this gave me the chance to swop his favourite perch from his old cage into the new one and it worked!
I stayed with him while he was flying about and he did come onto my arm when I tempted him with chicory what I didn't expect was that he must have thought that I would be a bit more tasty and proceeded to try out my arm (OUCH!) good job I had a thick sweater on. The good thing was he did stay on my arm and let me walk with him and when I sat down he stayed there and continued to eat the chicory.
Guess he's going to be OK -- after all is said and done 'Rome wasn't built in a day!'
(p.s.--. (It's ME Bobby-I didn't want to hurt Mum's feelings but there was a wee bit too much fat there for me so I’ll stick to my proper food from now on 
)
Guess this will have to do me meantime!
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