Musical Cages

Several months ago, my spare bedroom became my bird room. My finches, two pionus, and assorted rodents call my bird room home. So, when I embarked on a cleaning spree, I thought of my two parrot boys, and how they might enjoy a change of scenery.

I began by thinking of the two birds and their personalities. Braynon, the blue head pionus, possesses a quiet attitude. He prefers to hide when strangers are around, and for the most part is my baby bird. He went into my den. With a door that I can close, and in close proximity to me, Braynon enjoys his time in my den. In the evenings, when I write, I let him play on top of his cage, and I can always bring Sam in to join us.

Sam, the white cap pionus, is an outgoing bird. He enjoys company and asking for (and receiving) bird scritches on the back of his head. He went into my bedroom next to Mystic the cockatiel. Mystic keeps him company, and since the master bath is in the bedroom, the room gets quite a bit of traffic when I have company over. Again, there is a door that can be closed if privacy for the birds is needed.

In the morning after I made the switch, I was amazed. Usually I wake to a cacophony of parrot squawks, as my boys could hear my moving around at the other end of the house and demand attention. Instead, I woke to silence. I wished Sam and Mystic a good morning on my way to take a shower, and a few hours later, when I settled into my den, Braynon was patiently waiting for me.

The evenings when I get home from work happen much the same way. There may be a minor ruckus when I walk in the door, but after a few moments it dies down and the evening progresses silently.

I have a stand in my den, to which I bring Sam in the evenings, and the boys enjoy time outside their cages, along with time spent with me. They get treats, such as bird bread, or a cook and serve diet.

Playing musical cages can keep your bird from getting bored.

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