Newbie from Central Vic

[KathS]

Hi everyone. My name is Kath and I have two kids, 8 and 10, and one fid, a cockatiel. We had the most adorable, loving, loyal, beautiful pearl named Cheeky. But I will post his story on the sadly missed board when I feel I can.

We now have a young pied? maybe eight weeks old and I think he is a male because he is very loud. He hasn't been hand raised like our pearl and the taming progress seems to be very slow. He seems to despise me at the moment and I am looking for some advice or encouragement

We also need a name! I will try to post a photo soon.

I can get this bird to stand on a stick when I say up and he did stand on my finger once but since I had trouble catching him after letting him fly inside he seems very angry with me and has drawn blood a few times. Now I am a bit nervous to offer my finger.

I trimmed one wing last night - regretfully - about six primary feathers but that has only slightly slowed his flight and made him angrier. I suppose I will have to trim a couple more.

I have a lot of questions but that is all for now.

[fischer]

Hi Kath ;D, Welcome to the forum, We quite a few experts on handraising and taming birds, who will be only too happy to help you . Any questions you have, just ask.

Cheers Tony

[lovemytiels]

Hi Kath, a very big welcome to this great forum. Hope we might be able to help with your new tiels naughty problems. We have very knowledgable people here only too willing to help a fellow bird person. Looking forward to your posts. Cheers Anna

[pollyparrot]

WELCOME KATH

[chickabee]

Hi Kath, and a big welcome from me too, looking forward to chatting with you and also looking forward to seeing some photos, we all love pictures in here ;D ;D

[billspets]

hello Kath and a big welcome from me as well

to calm your new bird i find bribes help with the calming down i use toast with a little bit of vegimite on it but other food rewards will work as well

hope this helps
regards
bill

[hillcresttiels]

Hi Kath, Welcome Aboard I get many calls for request for Pet Tiels and would never sell a parent reared bird that has fledged for a Pet seems that is the case here hopefully in time he/she will settle with you! where are you located in Victoria as I'm from Tullamarine cheers

Frank

[ollie]

Welcome Kath!
Lots of time and patience will be needed. The first step is to win confidence and I think it would have been better to get someone else to clip the wing. They take a long time to forget if ever. Act calm and don't let it think you are frightened. No jerky movements and no loud voices to start with. I have always found with tiels it is the females who are nippy.
Good luck and I'm sure there's heaps of good advice coming your way.

[KathS]

Thank you everyone for your friendly welcomes. Very much appreciated. I did manage to tame a similiar tiel over the past six weeks and I had him at a wonderful stage where he would fly to me wherever I was in the house and could copy our whistles, etc. and then I made a dreadful mistake one day forgetting he was on my shoulder and going outside.

Our Cheeky used to go everywhere with us - walks to the river, down to the school to read with the kids, help weed the garden, and I just forgot for a few seconds it wasn't Cheeks on my shoulder I still can't believe how I could have done something like that.

I understand what you are saying Frank - I'm paying the price for not paying the price - should have invested more in a h/r bird.

My daughter was able to coax him onto the stick last night to put him back in the cage so he obviously just has a problem with me at present. I think he is a very intelligent bright bird and if I have the patience and perseverance he will make a lovely pet.

After all the encouragement above, I am off to try the toast and vegemite - and if that fails, may arrange a trip down to Tulla one day Frank? We are in Shep but often go to the airport.

[KathS]

I totally agree with you Ollie. Someone else clipped Cheeky's wing for me the first time. I should have asked at the pet shop. This bird was an impulse buy after a couple of days feeling so dreadfully guilty about Shadow (the previous pied). I bought him hoping that his calls might attract Shadow back - that's why I bought the noisiest one

Just may have to invest in an outside avairy and learn about breeding and h/r lol Is this how it all begins? ;D

[hillcresttiels]

Hey Kath great part of the state bird sales will be at Shepparton on the 15th May might catch up cheers Frank

[KathS]

Gee that must be some sort of sign Date I can't forget - may have some birthday money to spend.

Whereabouts are the meetings Frank? At the showgrounds?

[hillcresttiels]

Hey Kath guess what 15th May is also my birthday sales will be at Ian McLennon Hall 11-2pm cheers

Frank

[Bentayle]

Hey Kath, You are in my neck of the woods. I am in Benalla.


Frank thanks for the info on the bird sales. I shall put that one in the diary. Hope to see you there


Kazz

[hillcresttiels]

Look forward to it cheers Frank