Birdforme
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As some of you are probably aware, we adopted a gorgeous 13 month old Alexandrine parrot. She came from a less than ideal background & we have found out so far that she is able to say “Mother F*cker” and “F*cking Hell” VERY well! She can also say “Hello Lucky” and “What you got there” and other things we haven’t quite been able to make out as yet.
We have just been ignoring the swearing & saying other things to her instead. Will she just eventually kind of forget them if they’re not being reinforced or do we need to do something more to redirect her?
She‘s only been here for two days now & she’s obviously still adjusting to her new home & will be for a long time. I just want to make sure we handle it correctly straight away do we don’t have to go back later & do something else because we did it wrong the first time. The last thing we want is to confuse her even more.
I’ve noticed that she’s MUCH more relaxed & outgoing when my hubby is at home. It’s like she takes cues from him that she’s in a safe place. My hubby is at work today & I’ve left her cage open but she’s not interested in coming out. She’s happy in there I think - chattering away to herself & playing with (aka destroying) her toys
I’ve just gone over & talked to her, gave her a blueberry & a few seeds. She seems wary but her eyes aren’t pinning which is good. I don’t want to overwhelm her so I’m just letting her be. Do you think that’s ok? This is her just now.
We have just been ignoring the swearing & saying other things to her instead. Will she just eventually kind of forget them if they’re not being reinforced or do we need to do something more to redirect her?
She‘s only been here for two days now & she’s obviously still adjusting to her new home & will be for a long time. I just want to make sure we handle it correctly straight away do we don’t have to go back later & do something else because we did it wrong the first time. The last thing we want is to confuse her even more.
I’ve noticed that she’s MUCH more relaxed & outgoing when my hubby is at home. It’s like she takes cues from him that she’s in a safe place. My hubby is at work today & I’ve left her cage open but she’s not interested in coming out. She’s happy in there I think - chattering away to herself & playing with (aka destroying) her toys
I’ve just gone over & talked to her, gave her a blueberry & a few seeds. She seems wary but her eyes aren’t pinning which is good. I don’t want to overwhelm her so I’m just letting her be. Do you think that’s ok? This is her just now.
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