Time for an update I think
I've finally got them started on vegetables! At the moment they will only eat green ones. I tried offering a variety for 2 weeks and tried a warm mix but failing that I started offering a single type and they took to eating curly kale so I gave them just that for a few days and then sneakily added spinach leaves which at first they left but over the past few days they've also been eating those. I'll try broccoli again next and see if I can sneak some green pepper in later on. Then I'll work on brightly coloured veg
They chewed a hole in their old comfy hide and it seemed a little small anyway as they squabbled a bit when moving around inside so I bought them a purpose made lovebird box but the squabbling got so bad that on Tuesday night they were squabbling during the night! So out it came and they're now back to sleeping in the open on toys (away from each other!). I bought a little hide which looks like a tent with a perch inside (no bottom) but instead of using the perch they both squash up together on top of it against the cage mesh!
Yesterday I replaced the natural wood perches as it did seem there was too much diameter to them and used 12mm wooden dowels. They still have a variety of sized perches and toys to climb around on though.
Emu (the sea green) has started letting me watch him eat. Previously if they were eating when I got close they'd fly away but Emu has become a lot more tolerant and as long as I keep still he'll remain eating. Today Why surprised me by staying on his hoop toy about 12" from the water bowl whilst I replaced the bowl after cleaning/refilling. That's the closest I've ever gotten to him yet!
Emu is becoming quite the master at untying knots. Their ladder toy is attached to the metal clips with rope and he's mastered the art of untying the rope from the clips. The other day I retied the knot, put the ladder back in and straight away he was on it pulling the knot apart again.
Their confidence when I'm in the cage cleaning is growing too. There's virtually no fuss now even when I'm stood up and filling most of their space.
It's so nice to watch them develop and I look forward to looking back at this thread the same time next year and seeing how they've changed
