Hi!
So this is my first post and first ever bird because I couldn’t find any threads that would help me enough.
Two months ago I bought a IRN who I was told is a 4 month old male. the first few weeks were pretty difficult for both of us but we did get through. We are at a stage where I really don’t know what to do. I’ve been as slow, cautious and respectful of Rolexe’s territory as I possibly can but I feel like we’re not making any progress. As soon as I come into the room and he hears my voice he looks interested but if I get any closed than 5ft he turns his back, as I get closer and talk to him he moves to the right of the perch and puts one leg up to run away thats when i stop and carry on talking calmly, he then turns around and faces me which I think is a great sign anyway. So thats that I can come up to the cage but when ever I bring my hand up he runs to the back of the cage and depending on what mood hes in he might jump back on the perch facing me. Now, as from today I’ve thought it might be a good idea for him to step out the cage for the first time since i felt bad for him sitting in there for two months. Because hes clipped i need to put his cage on the floor so he knows he has a safe place to escape to, I have a sofa next to the cage to be as close as possible so that he can get used to my presence but he decides to sit in the other side of the room on the keyboard, he loves that keyboard. I try grapes because he loves them to get him used to hands but he will not move towards is only when I move away will he take the fruit and we just move in a circle. Am I doing anything wrong? Is there anything I should be doing? Please help because I don’t want to put any pressure on him, also his feathers look a little concerning sometimes because of all the flapping around when I put my hand close his tail feather breaks or sticks out of the wing. I have read a lot on how to tame but I feel like I still have no idea about this hence why I write this post.
Thank you
So this is my first post and first ever bird because I couldn’t find any threads that would help me enough.
Two months ago I bought a IRN who I was told is a 4 month old male. the first few weeks were pretty difficult for both of us but we did get through. We are at a stage where I really don’t know what to do. I’ve been as slow, cautious and respectful of Rolexe’s territory as I possibly can but I feel like we’re not making any progress. As soon as I come into the room and he hears my voice he looks interested but if I get any closed than 5ft he turns his back, as I get closer and talk to him he moves to the right of the perch and puts one leg up to run away thats when i stop and carry on talking calmly, he then turns around and faces me which I think is a great sign anyway. So thats that I can come up to the cage but when ever I bring my hand up he runs to the back of the cage and depending on what mood hes in he might jump back on the perch facing me. Now, as from today I’ve thought it might be a good idea for him to step out the cage for the first time since i felt bad for him sitting in there for two months. Because hes clipped i need to put his cage on the floor so he knows he has a safe place to escape to, I have a sofa next to the cage to be as close as possible so that he can get used to my presence but he decides to sit in the other side of the room on the keyboard, he loves that keyboard. I try grapes because he loves them to get him used to hands but he will not move towards is only when I move away will he take the fruit and we just move in a circle. Am I doing anything wrong? Is there anything I should be doing? Please help because I don’t want to put any pressure on him, also his feathers look a little concerning sometimes because of all the flapping around when I put my hand close his tail feather breaks or sticks out of the wing. I have read a lot on how to tame but I feel like I still have no idea about this hence why I write this post.
Thank you
Marcel and Rolexe!
