HKS
Regular Member
Hello! Hope all is well.
Same old here, Phoebe still really dislikes me and constantly attacks me if given the opportunity, Joey is still shy but no bother apart from constant screaming!! Both are very destructive.
We are moving to a much more remote location, house in the middle of nowhere situation. The situation with my two caiques has not improved, they scream an awful lot, I have to partially cover their cage to keep it dark for them to stay quiet (hate doing this). Even if we let them out they continue to scream or they go places they shouldn't be going such as behind the TV, I'm terrified they chew a wire, or they go in the kitchen (all open plan), they chew my windowsills, chew the door frames. I've let them chew to bits the bit of wood the curtain rail is attached to! I choose my battles.
I wondered what your thoughts would be on them becoming aviary only birds at the new house? I first thought I'd have an indoor type aviary, then some sort of window they can go through to get to their outdoor aviary (attached to the house) but then I thought why don't I just build them a nice aviary and heated shed etc in the garden of the new property. I don't think they're attached to us as humans at all but I don't want to put them outside if they'd miss being with humans in a house situation? I personally think they're very unhappy in this current situation, given the constant screaming, destruction, they don't want human attention or cuddles or anything, they don't dance or even whistle very much. (Phoebe used to)
Its very different to when I had Archie and Phoebe, but Archie was very loving and attached to humans. Phoebe was a completely different bird to what she is now.
What are your thoughts? Has anyone ever done this?
Phoebe and Joey are very much a bonded pair.
Same old here, Phoebe still really dislikes me and constantly attacks me if given the opportunity, Joey is still shy but no bother apart from constant screaming!! Both are very destructive.
We are moving to a much more remote location, house in the middle of nowhere situation. The situation with my two caiques has not improved, they scream an awful lot, I have to partially cover their cage to keep it dark for them to stay quiet (hate doing this). Even if we let them out they continue to scream or they go places they shouldn't be going such as behind the TV, I'm terrified they chew a wire, or they go in the kitchen (all open plan), they chew my windowsills, chew the door frames. I've let them chew to bits the bit of wood the curtain rail is attached to! I choose my battles.
I wondered what your thoughts would be on them becoming aviary only birds at the new house? I first thought I'd have an indoor type aviary, then some sort of window they can go through to get to their outdoor aviary (attached to the house) but then I thought why don't I just build them a nice aviary and heated shed etc in the garden of the new property. I don't think they're attached to us as humans at all but I don't want to put them outside if they'd miss being with humans in a house situation? I personally think they're very unhappy in this current situation, given the constant screaming, destruction, they don't want human attention or cuddles or anything, they don't dance or even whistle very much. (Phoebe used to)
Its very different to when I had Archie and Phoebe, but Archie was very loving and attached to humans. Phoebe was a completely different bird to what she is now.
What are your thoughts? Has anyone ever done this?
Phoebe and Joey are very much a bonded pair.
