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jimpierce7 · #1 (**permalink**) 04-27-2007, 08:34 AM

This evening was an unusually wonderful night with the fids. Normally around 4 or so I let the birds out of the cages for the evening. Zoey goes to the play gym, Sophie on top of the cages, Benji starts on his cage and Cricket plays on his gym on his cage. Me? I start dinner. I'm in the kitchen so Sophie does her usual aak aak aak. Zoey eggs her on to get her in trouble by sounding off with her shrill yell. About the time I get the hamburger helper boiling it dawns on me the fids are real quiet. Slowly I turn, inch by inch, oh wait thats already been done!! No really, I turn and all four are staring at me!! OK this is Alfred Hitchcock spooky now. Out of the corner of my eye I see the time............ its 5 PM. That is sprout time!!! Thats what they were staring at me for, so back to the cages they go and all get their issue of sprouts.
As Kelly and I eat they get to come back out. By now Benji is on the floor exploring like always. Sophie on the cages wanting to get down to Benji and Zoey will be dismantling wood blocks on the gym. I'm almost done with my desert and Sophie hops to the floor, runs over to my feet and waits on them for me to lift her up. For some reason she is intrigued by my cup. I had just finished my Oreo's and milk. During her exploration she bits my finger which lands her on the floor. I go get her and put her on the gym and play with Zoey.
Cricket is cool on his play gym as always. Benji is loving all the action going on around him running around on the floor. Sophie wasn't having it. She jumps to her cage climbs to the floor and over to me to get back at my cup. Zoey is scared of Sophie. Benji is scared of Zoey. Benji will aggressively put off Sophie. sheesh. With Zoey and Sophie on me Benji feels left out even though he NEVER wants to be held. I needed a break.
Zoey went on the cages. Sophie on the gym. Benji still on the floor. Sophie got back to the floor went over to the cages, climbed up and ran Zoey off. Zoey is flighted but won't fly. Even when confronted with the big red head. She just flaps to the floor. So now she has to show her might. After Benji she goes. Then to Papa for some lovin'. Now Sophie gets back on the floor. Benji, bless his heart, has had enough of her trying to get him to be her boyfriend. Watchin' a 47g Lovebird chase off a 447g Eclectus while the Ekkie is being cutesy is quite something to watch.
The evenings around here usually aren't this action packed. Sophie was on a mission to explore everything as was Benji.
Then came meds time. Poor Zoey does not like having to take her medicine. I learned she will open her beak sooner if I use a towel to hold her but she hates it. Well I got it done and set her on my shoulder and guess what she did? My little no flight gremlin made it all the way across the living room in flight!!! Now I know how to get her to fly, show her the med bottle!! It wasn't graceful. She kinda freaked herself out too by doing it. And wouldn't ya know it? She wouldn't do it again!! Bless her heart too!!!

Pepper's Pa · #2 (**permalink**) 04-27-2007, 12:51 PM

Sounds as if you had quite an activity filled evening that kept you busy with being the head of your flock. I hope you enjoyed all the fun happening around you.

ROYJOY · #3 (**permalink**) 04-27-2007, 02:40 PM

sounds like a wild time, and i hear ya, about little birds chasing big ones, sometimes my lovies will chase my sun.

raddaughter · #4 (**permalink**) 04-27-2007, 03:02 PM

Sounds like yall had an interesting night! Can't say the same for us here...

Mom wants me to sell Harley, Echo has learned how to bark like our 3 toy poodles (very very pitchy and annoying). Harley has not been mommy's happy girl due to the fact that I have been putting her to bed earlier in hopes that she will behave better and quiet down... Life with birds, I swear could not have more drama sometimes!