train my parakeet

I’ve grown really fond of Huey. He’s been more active lately. I hope its not the food I gave him because I won’t be able to get more of it. He’s been playing with all the toys in his cage and he used to just ignore them. He seems excited when I get home. But still, he doesn’t like to be pet and doesn’t particularly like it on my finger, so I cannot mark this as complete.

Huey he’s a slow bird lol! He FINALLY figured out how to use his fuzzy bird bed. Now he sits in it and looks so comfy! I made a platform for him the other day and he was really scared of that so he sat in the corner of his cage, away from the platform, next to the bird bed. And thats when he figured out how to use the bird bed. Anyway, he hasn’t used the platform yet, but maybe if I move his ladder he will. He accidently hopped on the corner of it but he hasn’t like sat on the platform. I thought the millet would do the trick. I need to get more of it.

I’m at a standstill on this goal. He gets on my finger after I chase him around and then when I try to put him on the couch or my shoulder he flies around the room. I’ve tried millet and he likes it but he won’t follow it. I guess I should try to get him to jump from hand to hand. I’m kind of lost on this goal. I need to keep at him though.

Just when I thought I was getting somewhere with him he got really scared of me today. I was trying to give him millet and he kept flying away from it. I saw him eat some earlier too. He seems to get in moods when he doesn’t want to hang out with me. I think he’s better at night time.

Last night I let Huey sit on my finger as a I read a paper. He’d get scared and jump off every time I turned the page. I think the next step will be to give him treats. The only thing he likes is millet. Parakeets are supposed to like fresh fruits and vegetables but he just kind of licks them and doesn’t get too excited. Anyway I love my Huey and I’m going to spend time with him every night!!

I know I should go down and play with Huey my parakeet. And I will later. I’m just so tired and I miss my boyfriend. I can’t believe he didn’t call me today. =( Haven’t talked to him since friday- when he said ‘I’ll call you’. I know he has finals but can’t he let me know how he’s doing? He’s done tomorrow and I’m not going to answer my phone if he calls tomorrow because he shouldn’t have done this. Huey’s my new boyfriend.

Well I spent 10 minutes or so reading a book and letting Huey sit on my finger. He doesn’t let getting on my finger (he runs away from it!) but once he’s on my finger, he looks pretty comfortable. But if he sees my other arm move, he flies back to his cage. I think if I take it slow, he’ll get used to me.

I had him sit on my finger while I was watching a movie. It looked like he enjoyed it- he fluffed up. I tried to get him to sit on my knee but then he flew back to his cage. I think if I let him sit on my finger for long periods of time like that, everyday, he will learn to trust me and I will be able to do more with him. But my goal for now is just to spend time with him everyday.

I feel so bad for my parakeet and I’m going to spend some quality time with him tonight. Maybe while I watch a movie. My goal is to spend quality time with him everynight. Even 10 mins everyday would be good. I can afford 10 minutes out of my day even if I do have a huge project going on.