Sooooooo happy

Finally Billy has actually got up close and personal ... and also been friendly

He hopped up onto my arm to reach a treat
and abit later....
He sat right beside my Sons face and gently pecked all round his face, lips, nose, eyelashes etc as if if he was preening my Son

He also allowed my son, to put his hand beside him (almost touching) without flying off

Just had to share !!

It has been roughly 1 month since we brought Billy home and his already started to allow us closer ahhhhh it feels sooo nice when a creature shows trust in you... especially when they are sooo dainty and nervous to start with.

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Billy also got abit up close and personal with Sailor (dog) and got LICKED ! lol
Sailor then got jealous and actually stole a seed from Billys beak and Billy just stood there on the desk, looking shocked at the dog having the audacity to do such a thing

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Being new to this forum, can you tell me who/what is Billy?

hi,

i'm so pleased for you. it's great when they show trust in you isn't it. my dog gets preened by both my birds, he doesn' t bother when they sit on his back, i thought he would as theyr'e claws would maybe feel jaggy. great news of how things are progressing. keep up the good work, at least now you'll feel that you are doing something right. let us all know of your pets progress, thank you for sharing. ttfn

In all the excitement I forgot!
Billy is a Conure.. I was told he was a green cheek, but I think his a maroon bellied.

He is a little sweetie, I was starting to think he would only ever go near us, but not actually touch us... he still wont let us touch him, but were soo close !! lol

He now knows that when we all sit at the table, it means were eating, so he happily and boldly flies over, lands on the table and just takes what he wants lol
He took a roast potatoe off my plate this eveinga and tucked into it.. then when he was finished having a nibble of my food, he climbed onto my tumbler and helped himself to my apple juice

the cheek.. the poor dog isn`t allowed to stay in the same room while we are eating, but Billy (the conure) is allowed to not only stay in the room, but also help himself to our food

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Thank you sailor.

I am so pleased to hear that you and your Billy are slowly bonding.

Congratulation!!! Your billy is friendly now. It is really good news. I think you are really enjoying it. Wish you all the best.

hi i normally post in the dog section but just noticed the bird one i also havve a conure called pollyanna dont actually know if shes a girl or boy but hey they are wonderful she is silly tame sits on you kisses you jumps in your bowls of breakfast she loves cheerios and she talks alot which i think is unusual for them does billy talk ? he will come around and it will be great i am jelous though i cant have pollyanna out with bonnie around as pollyanna trys to peck bonnie and bonnie doesnt like it at all so im too scared we also had to put her cage higher as bonnie kept jumping up!

Pollyanna sounds lovely
Billy also wont think twice about sitting in your food to share it I have brought him a small cat bowl, with the food and water sections... so when I set the table now he has his own bowl and can eat with us! He loves meal times and his favourite is roast chicken, mash and brocolli .... with apple juice to wash it down

Billy doesn`t talk, but he does say what sounds like "hello Billy" in a rather rough chirpy voice

Billyu will peck sailor given the chance, but sailor doesn`t seem bthered.
I have to be extre,mely wary around them when they are in the same room and loose tho, as Sailor gets abit excited when Billy flies and altho he hasn`t tried to... I can tell that Sailor really wants to catch Billy!
I give sailor very firm LEAVE commands and make sure he gets showered in fuses and treats if he ignores Billy. So far so good tho, they have both been calm and gentle around each other.

As for the cage, sailor gets told LEAVE when ever he approaches it, but he tends to just sniff gently around the cage, then stick his head through the door to nick thte fruit out of Billy bowl while Billy looks on in disgust


Billy has become more tame in recent weeks, he has flown over and landed on my shoulder several times and preened my hair
Still not managed him to tolerate hands yet, unless we dont move them and he accidently lands on our hands while trying to get to something else ... but it is a start

I`d love to see a photo of Pollyanna if possible! I have fallen in love with Conures

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yayyy well done, it takes time but it seems billy is finally starting to trust, just hope he realises how lucky he is lmao.
the smaller conures are quite cute, the bigger ones like the nanday and blue crowned have higher pitched and louder screeches that go right through you , but in their own way they still have funny personalities, my nanday and blue crowned are in the aviary and every day i have to do the feeding and cleaning with a bird on my head(nanday) , if i speak to any of the others though she gets jealous and bites - she had a bad start in life was found in a garden then moved 5 homes in as many weeks - i couldnt give up on her and move her again she deserved a chance, she is very nervous and just needed to be understood .saying that she has took chunks out of me including my head so i do make sure im covered up when i go in with her- shes happy in her own way blows kisses and follows me everywhere just doesnt trust anybody fully(we have an understanding and i dont push it with her) and shes been here for over a year but i know her ways and i hope in time she comes around because she can be the sweetest thing when SHE wants to be, she lets me stroke her back and her bites are sometimes kisses because she makes the sound theyre just over amorous.
Edited to add: she seems happier in the aviary than in the house , the slightest things like sudden noise/doors opening was enough to absolutely terrorise here(i can only imagine what has happened in her past), in the aviary she does her own thing and is out all the time, in the house i couldnt let her out with other people around.sometimes its working with what suits them.

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That's great news! So thrilled for you.