bittybirds: the blog

Baby Bowie has adjusted quite nicely to his new home. Mike and I have been extra cautious and have made sure he is getting enough attention and staying warm enough. We enjoy whistling and singing with him. He loves being outside his cage and is now very comfortable with Mike and I handling him. I feel that he likes his cage a lot where he has lots of space and toys to play with. We haven’t fed him much other than his pellets, millet spray, and peas, although we found out he really likes apples. There was one scare we had where we noticed nasal discharge coming out of one nostril but it came out easily when Mike touched it with a q-tip. We also called the vet and read some literature and he does not show any signs of fatigue, unhealthy breathing or any other abnormal behavior so I belive that all is well. It’s our first time being birdy parents so we’ve been monitoring him very closely and were kinda over-protective.
I find Bowie being very affectionate with me recently. He will let me pet his feathers and kiss around his head and ears. He likes it when I make little kissy noises and he’ll put his head down for me to scratch it. We recently got him a long rope perch that goes across the cage and he loves that. He’s got a really cool house. Every time we go out we have to stop at the pet store and get him some sort of birdie treat or toy. When we go out we always leave his little birdy TV on and I think he likes that too. Sometimes we’ll find him watching TV on his perch.

I found a piece of long cardboard and my friends and I decorated it for the back of his cage area as well. I find him looking at it sometimes. I believe he is a very happy birdie and I love him soooo much!