A New Lovie,,,,,,,Noah is his name

[hdwalden]

My Mom and Dad lost their little sweet lovie a few months ago and they have missed him terrible,,,,,,,,,So Dad went to the local pet store and purchased a new Lovie,,,,,,,,, It was the only one they had and I must say after seeing the condition of the store I was so glad that Noah had been rescued, The manager of the store stated that Noah was about 3 months old and had been hand fed and had been in his shop for 2 months or so with another lovebird. The other bird was sold and Noah was alone for 3 weeks with no one paying him any attention. My Dad is 88 years old and he has had such a tough time taming this little lovie,,,,,,,,, so I brought him to my home to tame him down a bit,,,,,,, I have had a lovie for 6 years and do not remember having this much trouble taming a lovebird,,,,,,,,,,, He is very young buy the looks of his color,, so I know he is very young,, so there must be a way to win him over,,,,,,,,,,,, Any suggestions,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ( I brought my lovebird home at 6 weeks and he was so easy to tame) Just give me some help here so I can take Noah back to my little Dad,,,,,,,,,,,, He so loved his last little bird and had him for years,,,,,,,,,
Thanks

[hdwalden]

Ok,, no advise yet,,,,,,,,,,,, Do I leave him in his cage? Go and visit him during the day,,, Do I leave the door open and let him come and go as he pleases,, Right now that is what I am doing,,, He is in a back room safe from all harm with big window to sit in and watch outside,,,,,,,He sits and sings and "talks" but when I even get close to him he hollers and flys away,,, His wings are clipped but he can fly a bit,,,,,,,,,, He seems to be a "bit" more calm when I approach the cage but not much,,, Should I be picking him up,,,,,,,, even though there is quite a fuss to do that,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Sooooooooooo I just do not know what is best way to tame him ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Any suggestions,,,,,,,,,,

[AmandaB]

Sorry I know nothing about lovebirds, just wanted to respond with something! Hopefully someone who knows lovies will respond soon!

[hdwalden]

Thank you Amanda,,,,,,,maybe someone will give me some advise,,,,,,,,,My lovebird Moses was picked out before he had feathers,,,,We went to see him a couple of times a week and watched him grow,,,,,,, He was so used to us when we brought him home there was never an issue of trust,,,,,,, sooooooooo I have no idea how to tame this beautiful little bird,,,,,,,,,,,He is soft light green and turquoise......... He will be quite a sweet pet for Dad if I can ever get him calmed down,,,,,,,,,,, Thanks again,,,,,,,

[CrazyBirdLady]

I know a thing or two about the little turkeys!

First thing is he'll need a little time to settle into his surroundings. This is a good time to spend sitting next to the cage talking to your little one. Open the door and let him out on his own, then once he's comfortable with that, you can work a bit more on stepping up. You can also try taking him into somewhere like the bathroom, dim the lights and handle him for 15 minutes or so. Dimming the light will calm him and most (not all) lovebirds don't like to try to fly in dim light. It's a good way to show him that you are not going to hurt him. Millet for treats at this stage of "taming" works really well as they adore millet. I'd leave the handling for just the quiet times right now and work on trust. Once he feels secure coming out of the cage on his own, not being pulled out, it will be easier to work on stepping up and touching.
If he's hollering, holler right back at him. Really, whistle at him, make as close a sounding noise to what he's making. What he's doing is a contact call and if you and he can "talk" doing this, it's all part of the bonding process.
Good luck with the little guy.

[hdwalden]

Gosh ,, thanks,,,,,,,, I will try all those things,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, He comes out of his cage on his own now,, because he is in a room all to him self,,,,,,,,,, I have found that he is not quite so quick to run when I come in the room... I will do those things and see if I can get him tame enough to take back to Dad,, I do not want him bonding to me,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Thanks again,,,,,,,,,,,,

Denise