Precisely Parrots Companion Bird Forums - Parrot / Pet Bird Message Board - Blogs - ThatsFowlPlay https://www.preciselyparrots.com/blog.php?1537-ThatsFowlPlay Parrot/Companion Bird Message Board Community: Source for information and advice on proper care of parrots and other pet birds. Exchange or obtain information on our community message board about bird food, training, toys, socialization, illness, and other aspects of owning companion birds. Topics for discussion may include feeding and recipes, behavior concerns, cage and playgym solutions, bird toys, flight, first aid, general health care, species information, and various problem solving issues. en Sun, 10 May 2026 13:39:01 GMT vBulletin 60 https://www.preciselyparrots.com/images/misc/rss.jpg Precisely Parrots Companion Bird Forums - Parrot / Pet Bird Message Board - Blogs - ThatsFowlPlay https://www.preciselyparrots.com/blog.php?1537-ThatsFowlPlay <![CDATA[Some small issues; Day 5 & 6 [5/13/17]]]> https://www.preciselyparrots.com/entry.php?106-Some-small-issues-Day-5-amp-6-5-13-17 Sun, 14 May 2017 03:54:44 GMT Ello Lovies!!! The past few days have been good but not great. She is being quite territorial. I learned to let her come out the cage herself to... Ello Lovies!!! The past few days have been good but not great. She is being quite territorial. I learned to let her come out the cage herself to avoid being nipped. Gladly, I can change her food and water from the outside of the cage. Then she is having bedtime trouble (which I posted in the main forums). My guess this is part of getting to know her likes and dislikes. Although, yesterday we have been touching up on Step up train and she is doing well. She really loves her plastic links and they make excellent foot toys. I usually add them to the bowls on the playtop so she could play with those while she is out of her cage. Today she's been a snuggle bug. She flew over to me while I was on the bed, looking for some head scratches. I hadn't done my bed then, so she snuggled into the blankets for a while. Nothing much has happened so just a quick update.

Adieu fellow Hoomans
~ThatsFowlPlay:heart:
 ]]> ThatsFowlPlay https://www.preciselyparrots.com/entry.php?106-Some-small-issues-Day-5-amp-6-5-13-17 <![CDATA[So much new stuff!!; Day 3, 4 & 5 [5/11/17]]]> https://www.preciselyparrots.com/entry.php?105-So-much-new-stuff!!-Day-3-4-amp-5-5-11-17 Fri, 12 May 2017 03:00:53 GMT Ello Lovies!! So yea.. Its been a while. Buuuuttt... I have some exciting news!! Kai's cage and bird toy parts had arrived!!

First, about the bird cage. It was a pain in the 'bootay' to put such a large cage together BY YOURSELF. The hardest part was putting the panels of the cage so it forms a body. I had to lean stuff on the walls so I had some free hands to screw them together. Somehow, I assembled it together in 3 hours cause the instructions were horrible, only one page. So most of the time I had to... wait for it... Wing it!! *Ba Dum Tss* (pun intended) Sorry I'm weird. :th_biggrin: I, at the time, didn't have any perches or toys to hang so it sat there sad and lonely for a few days. I had got some perches to decorate and Kai at first was not a fan of the cage but she warmed up to it. Here's her in the cage and the cage it self;





The toy she is hiding behind was made by me!! :pinkgrin: I had ordered some toy making supplies from http://makeyourownbirdtoys.com/ and experimented with a lot of things. While I was making toys, Kai decided she wanted to see what I was doing and flew over to my desk. Come to find out, she likes to play with brightly colored plastic charms and links. She also loves chewing on the crinkle paper that is stuffed into the toys. So far I have made 2 toys in which she seems to love, and I'm currently stuffing another toy I recently made.

Here are the two toys I finished;





Here is the one I'm stuffing with treats and crinkle paper;






I'm quite proud of myself. :th_smile:
Also I just received some RoudyBush pellet samples and need some opinions. Should I go with RoudyBush or Harrison's? I'm leaning a tad bit closers to Harrison's because its organic and I've heard some good feedback from other fellow bird owners. I'll post this question in the main forums but I just wanted to put it out there.

Adieu fellow Hoomans.
~ThatsFowlPlay:heart:
]]> ThatsFowlPlay https://www.preciselyparrots.com/entry.php?105-So-much-new-stuff!!-Day-3-4-amp-5-5-11-17 Sorry https://www.preciselyparrots.com/entry.php?104-Sorry Thu, 11 May 2017 04:18:35 GMT Hello lovies!! Its been a few days since I posted but I been so terribly busy with Kai, but I hope to soon post a blog on what was going on the past... Hello lovies!! Its been a few days since I posted but I been so terribly busy with Kai, but I hope to soon post a blog on what was going on the past few days. Thank you for your understanding.

Adieu fellow Hoomans.
~ThatsFowlPlay:heart:
]]> ThatsFowlPlay https://www.preciselyparrots.com/entry.php?104-Sorry <![CDATA[Happy birdie; Day 2 [05/08/17]]]> https://www.preciselyparrots.com/entry.php?103-Happy-birdie-Day-2-05-08-17 Tue, 09 May 2017 02:51:04 GMT Hello lovies!! Today was the first day Kai was by herself at home while I attended school. I made sure she had fresh food, water, fruits, veggies and... Hello lovies!! Today was the first day Kai was by herself at home while I attended school. I made sure she had fresh food, water, fruits, veggies and other necessities she would need while I was not home. Least I could say, she did great!! I came home and she saw me at the doorway and started squawking like a madbird. She seemed in a better mood today and even stepped up on my hand. I let her out of her cage for about an hour and taught her how to forage. I pretty much covered a nutriberry with a tissue and made a tiny hole so she could see the treat. She tore up the tissue. haha :pinkgrin: She then found a bread clip that was lying around and started to play with it. Too bad I couldn't upload a video because youtube is being weird. We worked on step up training and recall training and she is doing well. I let her rest in her cage for a while after. I made myself a salad and had some organic bell peppers left over and gave some to Kai. What do you know, she loves them. Here's her and her bell pepper;
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I shared some blanched almonds, I think they were, with her. She has a liking to those too as you can see;



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Her bigger cage is arriving tomorrow so I'm planning to stay at home so I don't miss it. Like how I missed her package of bird toy parts today. :shame: I have a lot of building to do.
I'm going to read her another book from the 'I Survived' series because we finished the last one.

Adieu fellow Hoomans.
~ThatsFowlPlay:heart:
 ]]> ThatsFowlPlay https://www.preciselyparrots.com/entry.php?103-Happy-birdie-Day-2-05-08-17 <![CDATA[Little miss grumpy; Day 1 [05/07/17]]]> https://www.preciselyparrots.com/entry.php?102-Little-miss-grumpy-Day-1-05-07-17 Mon, 08 May 2017 02:10:00 GMT Kai is being a little bit grumpy after I changed her breakfast and put in her lunch. She refused to step up after she was done eating so she could... Kai is being a little bit grumpy after I changed her breakfast and put in her lunch. She refused to step up after she was done eating so she could spend some time outside the cage. She probably didn't like her lunch witch was made up of mostly vegetables. Or probably the weather. Its been so gloomy today for a Sunday. Or worst thing, I pushed her limit a tad bit too far. But I'm kinda worried about her not being outside the cage as she been eating all day and/or I ruined our bonding :dispirited:. I'm probably going to leave her inside her cage for the rest of day but I'll be sure to read her the 'I survived' book we've been working on. Here's a picture of miss grumpy herself;


Adieu fellow Hoomans
~ThatsFowlPlay :heart:
]]> ThatsFowlPlay https://www.preciselyparrots.com/entry.php?102-Little-miss-grumpy-Day-1-05-07-17 <![CDATA[Kai's new home!! Day 1 [05/07/17]]]> https://www.preciselyparrots.com/entry.php?101-Kai-s-new-home!!-Day-1-05-07-17 Sun, 07 May 2017 19:38:56 GMT Hi there!! Welcome to my new blog. I'm planning to record Kai's first few days/weeks/months with us. So here goes. :th_smile:

Kai, as most of you know had arrived yesterday. I know, I know. Today should be day 2 in her new home but I'm considering today day 1. Soooo, she is settling very well in her temporary cage. She is already playing with her toys and exploring the cage. She seems to be very comfortable with me as she is taking food out of my hand. I soon found out she like apples, grapes, and watermelon. She's not to fond of mangos. She absolutely loves nutriberries so I shall use that for treats.
She is a cuddle bug. This morning when I took her out to change the newspaper, I put her on my shoulder. I had a hoodie on cause its been raining hard down here. She then snuggles into my neck while I move around. Once I was done she refused to step up so sadly I had to gently grab her to put her back in the cage. I put some new food with some fresh fruits in her bowl for breakfast and she went straight for the apples. I changed her water while she was throwing mangos on the floor. Here's a picture of her with her apple.


It was around 10:00 Am here so I read her a 'I survived' book. I finished up at chapter 13. I left the room cause I thought she probably had enough of me this morning. hehe... :pinkgrin:
I came back about an hour later to let her out. She snuggled up in my hood, which I was wear backwards so I can see her. I got some computer work done and put her back in her cage.
I moved a toy around to where she could access it and what do you know. She started playing with it. At this very moment she is still playing with that toy. :th_biggrin:

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