Two problems fixed, a new one found
We did a bit of rearranging about a week ago.
Basically, Kai was driving my husband bonkers. She's not very loud at all, but she's been doing her 'honka-honka' Pionus mating ritual non-stop for about a month. She would start it, he would get aggravated, and call me to come get her...thus teaching the little snot that if she wants attention, all she has to do is annoy Dad.
So we created a 'Jason Only' space. We moved my computer and her bird cage into the spare bedroom, and gave him a Man-Cave. His computer, PS3, medical equipment like humidifiers, oxygen condensers, bottle fillers/other assorted stuffs, and a twin-sized bed took over the office.
It didn't take much retraining to get Kai to realize that honking gets her nowhere again. And, she seems to be enjoying her own room as well. She gets to sit here and hang out with me while I do homework, but still has full access to the living room where her manzanita tree and other birdstuffs are. She's fully airborne these days and pretty much goes wherever the hell she wants.
...like Jason's new Man-Cave. Only, she doesn't have anything to land on in there. So she alights on his head. At which point he sighs, picks her up, sets her on his shoulder, and they play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 together.
Jason can't get anybody to take him seriously, because video game gunfire makes her cackle maniacally. Apparently the phrase "I'm not laughing, it's my parrot!" doesn't go over well online.
Basically, Kai was driving my husband bonkers. She's not very loud at all, but she's been doing her 'honka-honka' Pionus mating ritual non-stop for about a month. She would start it, he would get aggravated, and call me to come get her...thus teaching the little snot that if she wants attention, all she has to do is annoy Dad.
So we created a 'Jason Only' space. We moved my computer and her bird cage into the spare bedroom, and gave him a Man-Cave. His computer, PS3, medical equipment like humidifiers, oxygen condensers, bottle fillers/other assorted stuffs, and a twin-sized bed took over the office.
It didn't take much retraining to get Kai to realize that honking gets her nowhere again. And, she seems to be enjoying her own room as well. She gets to sit here and hang out with me while I do homework, but still has full access to the living room where her manzanita tree and other birdstuffs are. She's fully airborne these days and pretty much goes wherever the hell she wants.
...like Jason's new Man-Cave. Only, she doesn't have anything to land on in there. So she alights on his head. At which point he sighs, picks her up, sets her on his shoulder, and they play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 together.
Jason can't get anybody to take him seriously, because video game gunfire makes her cackle maniacally. Apparently the phrase "I'm not laughing, it's my parrot!" doesn't go over well online.