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Your First Day - New Owner Perspective
You
have
picked
up
your
bird
and
travelled
home
with
it,
you
are
very
excited,
such
a
beautiful
bird
which
has
already
stepped
onto
your
hands
and
arms,
it
has
called
and
is
probably
wanting
your
attention,
you
cannot
wait
to
get
back
home
to
get
it
out.
In
the
car
journey
you
have
seen
it
at
the
front
of
the
carrier,
you
have
tried
to
stroke
it
but
the
bird’s
backed
off
a
bit
and
the
bird
is
sitting
towards
the
back
of
the
carrier.
Not
to
worry,
it
will
be
ok
when
we
get it home.
Once
you
are
at
home
you
get
the
new
cage
ready,
you
open
the
carrier
and
put
your
hands
in
whilst
telling
the
eclectus
to
come
out,
the
bird
backs
off,
you
know
it
doesn’t
bite
so
after
a
bit
of
coaxing
you
place
both
your
hands
in
to
grab
it
gently,
the
bird
tries
to
get
away
in
panic
and
then
it
bites
you,
you
back
off
surprised,
maybe
this
bird
is
not
as
tame
as
you
thought
it
was.
You
place
the
carrier
in
front
of
it’s
cage
door
and
try
to
persuade
it
to
go
in
but
it
won’t,
you
tilt
the
carrier
hoping
the
bird
will
slide
out.
After
waiting
for
what
seems
like
eternity
you
try
to
place
some
utensil
in
the
slots
from
the
back
of
the
carrier
to
push
the
bird
out
but
the
bird
refuses.
You
start
to
get
stressed.
In
the
end
you
decide
a
towel
is
needed,
you
place
the
towel
in
the
carrier
and grab the bird, you get it out and reassure it that every things ok.
You
have
been
told
to
leave
it
for
a
few
days,
so
you
do,
your
family
come
and
have
a
look,
your
family
try
to
talk
to
it,
children
place
their
hands
all
around
the
cage,
the
bird
is
not
really
moving,
now
and
then
it
cries
as
if
its
waiting
you
to
come
over.
Now
and
again
it
jumps
with
fright
for
no
apparent
reason.
A
little
while
later
you
cannot
hold
your
control
any
longer,
you
want
to
relive
the
moment
with
your
pet
when
you
went
to
collect
it,
you
open
the
cage
door
and
the
bird
does
not
come
out.
A
small
time
later
you
try
and
place
your
hand
next
to
your
bird,
it
backs
off
and
tries
to
attack
your
hand.
You
are
getting
frustrated
and
anxious,
you
then
use
a
towel
as
that
worked
before,
you
grab
the
bird
which
struggles,
it
bites
the
towel
and
eventually
gives
up.
You
sit
on
a
sofa
with
the
bird
wrapped
in
a
towel
stroking
its
head,
you
talk
to
it
reassuring
it
you
are
not
a
danger
to
it,
the
bird
settles.
You
decide
to
take
the
towel
away
hoping
the
bird
will
remain
in
your
lap,
the
bird
scrambles
and
flies
away.
When
its
time
for
bed
you
approach
the
bird,
it
see’s
you
coming
and
it
backs
off,
as
you
approach
it,
it
flies
to
the
other
end
of
the
room,
you
put
your
hands
near
it
and
it
lunges
and
then
flies
off
again,
the
bird
is
getting
tired,
you
can
hear
it
panting,
you
are
frustrated
and
in
the
end
you
use
the
towel
again
to
catch
it
and
place it in it’s cage.
The
same
thing
happens
the
next
day,
the
same
pattern,
the
same
stress,
the
same
frustration,
you
look
at
the
bird
and
you
are
wondering
what’s
gone
wrong,
you
wanted
a
tame
baby
eclectus,
this
one
is
wild,
doubts
start
to
creep
in
if
you
have
done
the
right
thing,
was
this
bird
actually
hand
reared,
what
do
I
do
if
this
continues,
it’s
not
safe
for
the
children.
How
do
I
ring
the
breeder
up and tell him there is something wrong with this bird, it’s not tame.