Green Cheek Owners

[Courtzrocks]

Yeah if i give her a little toy or a bit of avicake she will hold it in her foot and pick at it. It's so cute! Even if i give her a sunflower kernal that she thinks is too big she'll hold it in her foot.

[1Sprocket]

That is TOOOOO CUTE!

[Courtzrocks]

Haha I remember one time,matches was trying to steal a toy of beetle and matches tried to step on her with her foot and beetle kicked her in the side hahahahaha then matches stole the toy and beetle grabbed her tail so she couldnt get away fast HAHA it was so funny!

[greencinacheeks]

haha thats funny!

[1Sprocket]

See now you are REALLY makin me want 2 birds! LoL My mom would not be to happy! I would be though! I noticed you said something about a boyfriend. How do the birds handle him? Just asking because my boyfriend, we have been dating for a while. I think he's the one, He thinks I'm the one. And my whole family thinks he's the one, and his whole family thinks I'm the one too. We have been talkin marage but in the next few years. Do they like him?

[1Sprocket]

Like i mean do your birds handle him being around you. Or do they get jelous?

[Courtzrocks]

No they like him...i do not let my birds get overly bonded with me..learnt in the past that bonded birds arent good, i let them bond to me to an extent but i make them go to other people. I have always let other people hold my birds and give them treats (and in beetles case, scratches) so they're good with other people. I came home the other day and couldnt find my green cheek..started panicking and ran out to find my green cheek asleep on my dad lol.

My alex LOVES my boyfriend..she annoys him sometimes trying to bite his belt or eat his food but then he starts laughing at her. She normally falls asleep on him, it's so cute! No room for jealousy here, if they're getting attention they don't care lol...the jealousy is mainly between the birds. Matches is a bit of a bully to beetle but beetle refuses to get out the way lol..

[NikiAndBeyond]

Originally Posted by Courtzrocks

Maybe thats it. Oh and my green cheek also uses her feet like the bigger birds do, she will hold things in her feet just as my alex does.

My baby boy tries to do the same. I got him some plastic cat toy balls with a bell in them. They're a little to heavy, so when he attempts to control it and hold it with his foot, he winds up hitting himself in the head, lowering his leg, bringing up his leg, and hitting himself again. It doesn't hurt him, and he seems to love hearing me laugh.

[1Sprocket]

That's Good! I need a bird that's not typicly a jelous one. My all time favorite bird is an African Grey!!!!! I would do anything for one!!!! But with me being so young and there is still a few years befors I really start thinkin of marage, and then kids. I'm so afraid it will hate my husband and be jelous of my kids. I know several different people who come into the store and say that their bird caused them a devorce because of the wrong bird for their situation. There is this one lady who came in yeserday and is fixin to get a devorce because her husband said him or the bird! And I just don't want that. I mean I love birds. But I would love to have a family also and I don't want to wait till I have ALREADY gotten married and had kids and then bring a bird in.

[teenab]

my bords handle my boyfriend well...but sometimes he's gone for a week or two working out of town & boy oh boy - when he comes home there is a HUGE power struggle. My original bird (got at 12 weeks old - other 2 are older birds & recent rescues) will velcro himself to my face! Right against my mouth usually & anytime the bf tries hugging or kissing me 'chel lunges at & attacks him. This continues for two days. I would discourage it but it's kind of become a fun little game for them - & the bf works in construction so his hands can take the bites (mine not so much!) after a day or two they re-bond & all is fine again. it's actually kinda funny to watch. I figure as long as no one gets hurt they can play their stupid little game!