Oh she's loving that! You should put a bell on the end of that chain so she can summon you like Lovejoy did to me at 0520 this morning. Or not!!I think she likes it
I want to hang it from the ceiling over her play stand. Right now it’s just hanging off her stand.
How am I supposed to get through my daily routine without a little bird on my shoulder? 
Aw…how sad! I know how hard this must be for you!Tonight, for the first time ever, I'll be leaving Ona with a bird sitter
This is the sitter Ona met recently that is an avian vet tech. And Ona really loved her when they met. I know she will be ok but I'm not looking forward to being without my little girl
We will drop her off tonight and pick her up Sunday. I'm going to try to explain to her later that we are doing this and maybe it will help. I hope she won't be too upset with me.
You are SO lucky to have an avian vet tech as a sitter! My vet has a similar arrangement, his daughter operates a bird boarding service via his clinic, and she's a vet nurse as well. It takes SOOOOOOO much of the stress of out having to leave them. Ona will be very well cared for while you're away, and what a bonus that she likes the sitter too!Tonight, for the first time ever, I'll be leaving Ona with a bird sitter
This is the sitter Ona met recently that is an avian vet tech. And Ona really loved her when they met. I know she will be ok but I'm not looking forward to being without my little girl
We will drop her off tonight and pick her up Sunday. I'm going to try to explain to her later that we are doing this and maybe it will help. I hope she won't be too upset with me.
Don't worry, Ona will probably have lots of fun staying up past her bedtime, playing with her toys and eating treats!
She practiced some of her tricks with her and said Ona was "incredible at them". She even took her on a walk in her backpack! Apparently Ona also liked her roommate and flew to him a couple times when he would leave the room. The sitter said "she is definitely the type of bird that wants to be involved in what you are doing and with you." Sooo true. Sooo... I think she was a little mad.
Awwwwwwwwwwwwww, welcome home Ona! I'm so glad everyone had a great weekend and the great experiment with the sitter was so successful - she sounds wonderful!Ona is home!!!
It was a huge success with the sitter! I am fortunate to have found such a great sitter so close by! She spent all weekend with Ona and really seemed to enjoy having her. She said Ona spend most of the time on her shoulder or trying to perch on her glasses
When I went to pick her up I didn't know what to expect with how she would react. She was silent when she was me, but she did puff up and hop to my finger when I offered it. She gave me a kiss and asked for scritchins. BUT later when we were gathering up her cage and things, she flew to the sitter shoulder, gave her a kiss, and then when I tried to tell her to step up so we could leave she refused and gave me a tiny pinch of defiance!!
She seemed a tiny bit disoriented when we first got home but has settled back in by now. She's already asleep for the night because the bird sitter gets up earlier than we do and she was tired.
Today is her homecoming anniversary day!! She has officially been home for one year!
Oh well in that case, double "awwwwwwwwwwwww"!! Happy First Homecoming Anniversary Day, Ona! You sure are one of the luckiest little birdies in the world!Oh my gosh!! I just realized I forgot!
And tomorrow is the one year anniversary of this thread!
Ona is such a spoiled princess! My Rocky is pretty spoiled too. Today she decided our little bag of Skinny pop was hers, and we let he have it..I think Ona said “good bird“ today. She said it when begging for my husband’s food
She contact called for the outside birds today and at some parrots in a YouTube video
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Oh my!!!
It's fun sharing (plain) popcorn with Rocky because it's a snack that doubles as a bird toy! We started throwing pieces at her and they're so light and airy that they bounce right off her, so she turns and chases us away from her new pile of edible toys. Then she flaps and scatters the popcorn everywhere!Oh my!!!
Did Ona get any of her dad's food? I mean, saying "good bird" and appealing to him with those big dark eyes of hers, how could he resist??I think Ona said “good bird“ today. She said it when begging for my husband’s food
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She did not! He does often share pizza crust or a small French fry with her though…..
Probably for the best. At least she is well-mannered enough to ask whereas Lovejoy is not. I have to cage him at meal time otherwise he just jumps in feet first which gets VERY messy, 'specially if it's his dad's toast with Vegemite on it - I do NOT need that stuff all over his little feets!!
Oh she does not always ask haha! She has jumped right in my food more than once the little stinker. I have to cage her when I am eating pizza or fries. She will not take no for an answer!!
Are they bribing her?!
