Cockatiel
Games
My birds are notorious for making up their
own games and entertainment!! For instance,
Chiko loves peeking behind pillows on the
couch and waiting for me to whisper to her "what's
that?". She then starts hissing and backs
away from what she is looking at. Another game
she plays is sitting on my lap when I am at
the kitchen table - she is looking at the closed
drawer in the center of the table, so I open
it a little bit for her to peek in. She starts
swaying back and forth, waiting for those
famous words, and then hisses at the drawer.
She'll also crawl into dark spaces and wait
for me to say "what's that" or "it's gonna get you",
and lets out a scream!!!.
Jasper loves to play "catch me if you can".
He will NOT let me put him back in the cage until
ALL the other birds are in first, and then
I have to chase him all over the house. He usually
is running across the floor like a roadrunner
and stands and watches me come toward him.
Then he pretends he's going to take off one
direction, but goes another so I can't catch him.
This game I try not to play if I am in a hurry
to get to work in the a.m. - That will guarantee me
being late for work, no doubt about that,
so he doesn't come out in the mornings!! Also, Jasper
and KC love to hide behind my Dirt Devil,
which is parked under the bookcase for instant
cleaning daily! When I asked "where's Jasper",
he peeks over the top of the little vacuum
and then dares me to catch him. In the meantime,
KC stands and watches with her BIG eyes
almost bugging out, waiting to see if she's
in trouble!!! What a hoot!
DJ and Chipper like to walk around in the living
room, checking out behind the couch and
seeing what entertaining things they can find
to chew on. One of their favorites is shoes with
shoelaces to chew. I am missing all the plastic
ends to my shoelaces!!! By the way, I've
learned the shoelaces make good toys for them
- just hang a new lace in the cage and they
will be entertained for HOURS!!!
Shadow is the imitator - she walks around and
attempts to copy everything all the other birds
are doing, although she doesn't really "hang
out" or "bond" with the others - she's kind of a
loner, but entertaining to watch as she follows
everyone around to see what they are doing!
I'd love to hear stories about other people's
birds and what they do to entertain themselves
and you in the process!!!! They are
definitely very intelligent animals, no doubt about it!!