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malibu

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Thought I would share some good news!
I have found that my lovie, chica was a bit timid with hands but today she allowed me to have my hand near her without running away or tensing up. She also ate some seed from a spoon with my hand a couple inches from her.
Im so happy and excited for us to really start bonding :)
 

Beasley

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Good girl Chica!! :fairy2:
 

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:starshower::congratualtions::starshower1:

It sounds like you're making fast progress!
 

Zara

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Fantastic! I'm very happy for you both ❤

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malibu

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Thanks everyone for the good advice that helped me progress with her as well! Thought I would throw in another update right now as well. She just ate directly from my hand so Im super pumped :) Im still gonna take things slow though but this is great that shes now progressing quickly
 

Rain Bow

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Thanks everyone for the good advice that helped me progress with her as well! Thought I would throw in another update right now as well. She just ate directly from my hand so Im super pumped :) Im still gonna take things slow though but this is great that shes now progressing quickly

:congratsbig:

Sometimes you have to walk before you run! :yah:
 

Karen

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She just ate directly from my hand so Im super pumped :) Im still gonna take things slow though but this is great that shes now progressing quickly
She is! She must be very happy to be taking such big steps.
 

Duel

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Nice! Did you feed her by hand in the morning like I suggested or what other method did you use?
 

Duel

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I did! however I did it in the evening rather than the morning
Well I'm glad that it's starting to work. Be careful though, I was recently told at a pet store that if you do it too often then they'll get a habit where they will only want to eat from your hand and not your bowl. I did it for around a month with my bird before I stopped but never had that problem with him. Thought I'd tell you anyways.
 

malibu

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Oh okay thank you. Currently I don't feed her from my hand unless its a training treat so I think I will be fine
 
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