you can hold me if you can catch me!

[hydra]

chicken is good being held and having a belly rub, but getting her to come out is insanity. shes like "oh no end of the world!" and once i have her shes like "oooh okay i see now"
how can i make the picking up process happier?

[sphinxface]

I need to know how to make the holding process happier :(

[Teri]

yeah no holding for me and coope well unless you count her the tight hold her beak often has on my flesh! lol

[hydra]

yeah shes such a good girl when she is picked up,, but the process of doing it she "flies" all over the cage, sqwaking like the sky is falling!

:confused:

[Z28Taxman]

yeah shes such a good girl when she is picked up,, but the process of doing it she "flies" all over the cage, sqwaking like the sky is falling!

:confused:

You could try just opening the cage and let her come out on her own. Sooner or later she'll probably get nosey enough to come over for snuggles.

Sometimes Ditto likes to play a little game. When I open the cage, he runs up like he's ready to hop on my finger or shoulder. Then when I get close for him to hop on, he runs back in his cage. He'll do this until I turn my back on him and walk away, they hate that. Before I can take 3 steps he flys to my shoulder and chirps. :rofl:

[Janie]

I like Dave's idea and that's what I'd try first. :) If that doesn't work and since she doesn't mind being held, I'd just go for it. One of my three, Big Boi, loves being held and petted but hates to be caught! :D Even if he's already on my shoulder and I reach for him he runs to the center of my back so that I can't get him. But, once I get him he is very happy to be held and petted and does not fly off.

[Sweetpeaches]

i've been through all kinds of stages with peaches. when she first came home at 5 mos. old she learned to step up right away and whenever i put my finger in her cage she would step up so i could take her out. but at that time there was no way i could touch her with my fingers or hold her.

then came the phase after she realized her cage was "her" territory that i could no longer stick my hand in without getting a nip...no more step ups from in there. so i just left her door open and let her come out on her own...which she did..then from the door she'd step up.

now 9 mos. later i can put my hand back in her cage and she jumps right on it. i can hold her and pet her...but guess what? she will NOT step up for me anymore! when i put my finger in front of her or a dowel she throws her wings out sticks her tail in the air and jumps right over it.

now i have to scoop her up in my hands and carry her back to her cage! the little stinker!

[Z28Taxman]

I like Dave's idea and that's what I'd try first. :) If that doesn't work and since she doesn't mind being held, I'd just go for it. One of my three, Big Boi, loves being held and petted but hates to be caught! :D Even if he's already on my shoulder and I reach for him he runs to the center of my back so that I can't get him. But, once I get him he is very happy to be held and petted and does not fly off.

Ditto atcually wants me to reach in the cage for him. He sometimes gets in his moods where he wants me to play in the cage with him. And while the cage might be almost big enough for me to curl up in there, he hasn't figured out that I can't fit through the door. :rofl:

[hydra]

theres one room in my house that she is allowed to roam free. i guess instead of taking her out to hold and pet, i should let her out on her own, and see how she feels from there.

thanks for the ideas!

[Z28Taxman]

theres one room in my house that she is allowed to roam free. i guess instead of taking her out to hold and pet, i should let her out on her own, and see how she feels from there.

thanks for the ideas!

If she likes to be handled when she's out of the cage, I'd open it and sit near and see if she comes to you. Once she decides to come out she just might come over to you for some snuggles.