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A Little Update
June-
June loves me but he really loves me when Ipyana is not around. LOL! Ipyana jumped on June's cage the other day and June was really mad at me for it.
June is starting to warm up to me. I think he has finally accepted the fact that Ipyana is here for good. He is no longer angry with me about it. He is starting to be cuddly and loving again. The only exception is when he's cuddly and Ipyana see's this and starts screaming. It seems as though the screaming frightens and intimidates June. It's going to have to be something we will work on.
Ipyana-
Ipyana had yet another accident (when will it ever end?). His blood feathers are already comming in again. I have been spraying his body with "George's Aloe Vera Spray" to reduce body itching and picking/plucking. I have noticed that his foot had a lesion because he has been picking at it too much. So I especially sprayed his foot. He freaked out (as I have said before, he hates that spray!) and broke another blood feather. The poor thing is doing better now. I also learned how to clip his nails by myself, without taking him to the vet (saved me money that way!)
I have also taught him to shake hands. LOL! I put my hand in front of his right foot and tell him to "shake hands", he puts his little foot in my hand and I put my thumb lightly on top of his foot, shake it up and down and praise him for it. (He loves "shaking hands"!)
Ipyana has started a new pattern. He doesn't want to go to bed. I put June and Ipyana to bed at the same time. June has no problem going to bed. Ipyana on the other hand lets me know that he's not tired (He never really seems to be. Hes always on the go). After I have covered him, I can hear him scrambling around the cage, eating, whistling or all three like he just woke up in the morning. It takes a while for him to settle down but he eventually gets there.
He also has stared this little rebellious stage of life. If I am doing something he doesn't like and he is out near me, he screams or tries to bite or both. When he does this I tell him "No", put him back in his cage and cover him. Now when I do this, I get the threatening open beak and hiss. June went through this and sometimes is still like that. I am hoping that he will get over it. He also doesn't like me having time with June without him being included. So when I do get June out by himself, Ipyana starts screaming and trying to bite his toys. Or he will just start screaming in general.
I am taking Ipyana to the vet for his yearly check up and I am also getting a blood test done. The blood test really is needed b/c he keeps breaking off his blood feathers. (I have been avoiding getting the blood test done for a few months) He has broken off 3 in the past 2 weeks. I think he may have a vitamin deficiency or a feather disorder or something. This test will tell us. Can you believe that a blood test for a bird can run from $100-$400?!?! Wowee! I never expected this when I got Ipyana but he needs it. My birds mean everything to me.
As we know, June is scared of Ipyana. I can totally understand this. Ipyana has decided to keep Junes fear in check. I had them both out at the same time. June was being friendly and sweet. June's fear started to subside. Then for absolutely no reason Ipyana starts trying to bite June! Of course June fired back with aggression. I then separated the two. June is now more scared than ever. Ipyana is so sneaky. He will be all innocent and sweet, and then out of the blue, attack June. When I get June out of his cage and not Ipyana, Ipyana will start screaming like the world has come to an end. I think Ipyana views it as June is taking me away from him and maybe that is the reason he is attacking June. It's going to have to be something we will work on.
I obviously watch way too much "Threes Company" (I have three seasons) Because Ipyana has picked it up! LOL I have never heard birds whistling the "Threes Company" Theme song! He's a unique one! Of course he's a tad bit off, but it seems all cockatiels get a little off.....LOL
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