Hi There.

[LisaHall71]

Hi, I am new here and am looking for some advice. I grew up with galahs and cockatoos all hand raised from the nest. I have recently decided purchased our gorgeous Alexandrine, Ruby. She is 5mths old and was hand raised but when she failed to sell as a hand raised, the breeder started to get her ready for the aviary. We have had her for 2 weeks now and I have been going gently with her and giving her time to adjust.

I have now got her eating from my hand and through the bars of her cage. She will even take food from my mouth. Although she gets cranky when the treats run out and tries to nip at my fingers. At that stage I close the door and walk away.

She seems content in her cage and shows no interest in coming out and will not let me touch her yet. She did start chattering away today, nothing understandable but its a start I guess.

Is there anything else I could be doing to help her settle in and let me touch her? This is my first asiatic parrot. :jumping40

Cheers

 

[wenz2712]

and welcome to the forum

Do you have any pics to share with us?

 

[Devann]

Just spend lots of time near her cage, talking to her. You're doing we'll so far IMO be sure to socialize her well with others. Alex's can be quite "one-person-ish" if not well socialized. Mine is very much that way with me, but I adopted her at 6 years old

 

[antoinette]

[FONT=&quot]Welcome to our wonderful forum

Your bird must have time to settle down and adjust. Just imagine how many new things the bird has encountered, in two week. So many new faces and voices, it must be so scary.
To gain your trust could take days, weeks, months even years. Each and every bird is so different. She obviously feels a comfort zone is her cage.
Sit near the cage, talking and singing to the bird. Let her become familiar with your voice. Leaving the cage door open, offer her treats through the bars at first. When she willingly accepts them, try placing a treat near the open door. Eventually she will starts taking the treats from the door, make no attempt to touch her. When she does come out, she will probably climb around on the cage. Let her explore in her own time. To get her back in, place a treat inside the cage, making sure it's visible.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]

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[LisaHall71]

Thanks for the advice. Today Ruby came out of the cage and was happy to interact with me and loved the camera.

Then she got really brave and discovered flying isn't her strong talent. This did prove challenging as she wouldn't climb onto my hand for me to help her back up to the top where she wanted to be.

After some coaxing she did hop onto her tree branch and was happy once more.

 

[Jtbirds]

Hello and welcome to the forum.

Ant pretty much covered it all

 

[antoinette]

Thanks for the advice. Today Ruby came out of the cage and was happy to interact with me and loved the camera.

Then she got really brave and discovered flying isn't her strong talent. This did prove challenging as she wouldn't climb onto my hand for me to help her back up to the top where she wanted to be.

After some coaxing she did hop onto her tree branch and was happy once more.

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Great news
Ruby is letting you know when she is ready and willing.
Baby steps, one day at a time.