Squawks from Indiana

[Kylie]

hmmm...well...i guess i should start off with a hi from the girls and myself. i currently only have a green cheek conure named ceily, and a sun conure named alli. ceily is a little over a year, and alli will be 9 months old on march 16. ceily is my little devil bird and loves to try and play it tough, but shes really a sweetie. then alli is my "momma's baby bird" she loves me like theres no tomorrow and i feel the same. she has a problem where she is terified of every person she meets, so shes real cuddly with me and never wants me to leave her line of vision. im trying to slowly work with her...so far...not gone very far. lol.

My Ceily looking cute



Alli doesnt like getting her picture taken, so i dont really have any good ones of here. but heres my baby...still got a bit of green on her wings.



Thought this was cute. Its ceily and my largest cat, ara bell. they love each other...such a strange couple. lol

[phoenixgurl]

Cute birds. I love the last picture, LOL.

[Kylie]

haha thanks...its weird because they are predator and prey, but i let them cuddle and let ceily groom ara under supervision. ara isnt allowed to groom ceily thou. lol

[Phill]

Oh wow what photo the last one Your family is great.. Ceily looking cute in that photo.

[Phill]

And welcome

[abaleesha]

Welcome to the forum.
That last photo is fantastic. No way our cats could get that close to the smaller guys without potential damage.
At 9 months Allie still has a way to go with her colour. Should get her full colour around the 2yo mark.

[Smiley]

HI and welcome to Teen Smileys..

Your birds are gorgeous, I lovee the last pic!

[Kylie]

haha thanks guys. i knew i would get a reaction out of that last picture...lol. but ceily and alli are 2 diff birds when it comes to our cats...ceily loves all 5 of them...and alli tries to bite them between the ears whenever they come around her. i dont know what to do about alli and her shyiness and fear of other people. mom walked in my room tonight to say good night to the birds, then called me in there and asked what alli was doing. haha....she was all fluffed up, with her wings raised, waving back and forth...i told mom she was being defensive of her cage, and trying to scare my mother away...she has never done that before..lol...but mom just called her a retard bird and walked away. haha...but any suggestions on her would be nice...my vet told me to get her out and about and let different ppl hold her...and now the weather is getting better, ive tried, but she either jumps to my neck and hides in my hair, or flutters to the ground...im afriad she will hurt herself. she sees my mother everyday, but is still terrified. but she was 4 months when i got her in october and only had a line of yellow across her shoulders...shes really bloomed. lol

[chocobodragon]

Welcome to the forum, birdfever, your conures are gorgeous! ;D

Regarding Alli and her shyness of people... ways to help with this is to let your mum interact with her when you and anything else familiar (such as her cage) are out of sight. If Alli is in a different room or even out in public, your mum will be the familiar thing and she will cling to her and become more use to her and friendly towards her. Also Alli having a shower with your mum or someone else is another great way to get her use to other people.

When you have friends over, take Alli out and introduce her. She will be scared at first, but it is important to get her slowly use to the presence of others and not give up. Don't force her to go to other people, otherwise that might just make her more scared. Continue having her in the presence of other people until she grows curious towards them.
Also taking her into public (with a harness on) is another good way to get her socialising.

[Kylie]

she screams and runs from mom if im not in the room...even when she is on the floor she wont step up from mom...we've tried being presistent...and treats...and games...and i dont really have any good friends right now...about a year and a half ago, i stopped all partying...so all my friends at the time stopped hanging around...but i even take her to school because i go to a small charter school...and she wont go to anyone...also...mom says she feels weird when my birds see her naked...so she wont do the shower thing...lol. but shes so beautiful, and everyone wants to hold her but she wont let them...she is truly a mommas girl. when i first picked her out (i worked extra hours at my internship to get credit for her) i had to popscile hold her, drag her out of her cage...then when i had her out, for the next week i was chasing her all around the store cuz she was scared of me...im just so lost...

[AmberXSilver]

;D
Hiya.
Kawaii Animals!

[chocobodragon]

Well it sounds like you are doing the right thing with her. I think the important thing is to just continue to make sure meeting people isn't seen as a negative thing, such as forcing her to go to someone if she is terrified. I hope she eventually comes around.

That's sad that your friends would stop hanging around you just because you stopped partying. I know some people think I'm weird because I don't go to big parties or clubbing, but erk, that's their problem. >_>
I think I had one good friend in high school (she has been my friend since 5 years old), the rest barely knew my name, lol. It's only in the last year or so that I've found real friends after leaving school...

[Kylie]

i still have a few friends...then theres people i talk to in school...but all i really have is my boyfriend, my best friend steven (who has never partied in his life) and my friend jessi...but steven works 2 jobs, my boyfriend is currently training in tennessee...and jessi is at college...but now thats its getting warmer out here, ill be bringing my girls out more. i got alli in late october, so it was to cold to bring her out, then winter came, and now its almost spring. at my school internship days are on tuesday and thursdays. i had to drop my internship at birdfever because they gave me a new mentor, and i didnt learn anything and became free labor. but i am going to talk to my teacher tomorrow and see if i can bring her in every tuesday and thursday. not all the kids have an internship, so it wont be a big crowd on those days. i figure id just start slow. lol. but i hope she comes around to. maybe when shes older it wont be a problem. i tried finding the breeder birdfever got her from because i am thinking maybe she was abused before she was sent to bird fever...so far no luck. i checked the national legband registry and it told me the breeder doesnt breed birds anymore. but i still love her and i will keep working with her. thanks guys!

[Phill]

Poor Alli,

Alli has just learnt to trust you and no one else as yet. Like Clara said, don't force Alli onto other people. Does Alli have a treat she likes. You could try with other people to give you these treat (fed you). I know it sounds fun, but if she sees you taking them and making great sounds.. She mite be tempted in taking a treat from them.

[Kylie]

she loves to eat dried papaya...i can stand the dried pineapple, but the papaya isnt my favorite...lol...but i could possibly do it for her. i know i have tried to let mom give her a treat but she botls with the smallest movement on mom's hand. there are times i can get her to step up on moms hand, but she keeps her eyes on me and her look says "momma come save me". and i feel so bad but i leave her there until she bolts off moms hand. but i wont give up on her. my teacher has agreed to let me bring her in on tuesdays and thursdays. so we will start small. thanks for your help guys.