My husband, and my daughter thought I was crazy because Yogi would babble incoherently to me with a quick "hello" at the end. Of course the second hubby or my daughter came within hearing distance, it was silence.
Worse yet was his refusal to go within a foot of ANY toy I gave him.
How do you rotate toys for the little green chickens? Yogi is only just this week starting to touch the toys I put in the cage before he came to live with us lol. I can't even imagine rotating out toys to put in something new
oops.. getting off topic <ahem>.
I caught my little closet talker on video, so hubby cancelled the strait jacket
My little genius said the following when he was caught on "Totally Hidden Mommy Cam"
1. Hello
2. Good Bird
3. Step Up
I've also learned the concept of "for every action there is a consequence/reaction" lol.
Action: He's a great big ole snugglebug too. I know shoulders aren't a great place to let your bird hang out, but he likes to cuddle there
Consequence: A quick nip, and a missing piece of the top of my right ear <ouch.. did you know it takes a long time for cartilage to stop hurting, once injured> lol.
Action: Yogi likes to tug at the chain on my neck, and the edge of whatever top I happen to be wearing (while making the cutest little noise..I think he's playing his version of peek-a-boo).
Consequence: Various little nip marks along my collarbone, resembling a Yogi-chain
Action: While I was reading, Yogi was climbing around and trying to remove my glasses. He got bored with that after he realized they don't fall off when he tugs on them. So my little plastic surgeon decided the freckle at the corner of my lip just shouldn't be there.
Consequence: Yogi removed a freckle for me "free of charge". Reading and Yogi up close and personal don't mix.
So I'm learning the hard way that shoulders are a no-no. Yogi is being a real little trooper about it though. He's more than willing to move on to other areas that have freckles, and with surgical precision he removes them
It's been a fun-filled month with Yogi/ogi/Yogurt.
He loves when I ruffle up his head feathers, and tickle under his wings. When he gets a lot of head massaging, he actually starts to purr like a little kitten. Very loving little guy when he isn't removing freckles lol.
He has stopped tormenting the other furry animals, and they in turn have decided it's safe to sleep with both eyes shut when I'm there to protect them
The cats and dog have come to terms with not being allowed anywhere near the birds. I'm glad I read the posts about never letting the bird out of my sight, or the animal's saliva to come in contact with the bird. That was probably the best advice I read about "before" I brought a bird into the house.
Ok.. enough babbling for now. Just wanted to let everyone know how my little buddy is doing.
Deb