Really fast bonding?

[Larose-]

Hello, I have only had Amelia for 4 days but she will already fly to me when called (about 80% of the time) and if she is outside of her cage she will almost always fly to me. If I put her on her perch she will fly to me right away without being prompted or have a quick snack and then fly to me. I havent been giving her treats or anything to encourage this behaviour, it was almost immediate from when we brought her home. I'm worried she is missing out on other stimulating things while she is so busy being a snuggle bug. Is bonding this quickly common? From what I was reading I was expecting it to be a bit of a process!

[Lovie]

Hi, Larose! Actually, my bird was like that too. It's young and was handfed (like Amelia), so my bird was really tame. I never had to teach it to step up, and it constantly followed me around. In a way, it isn't so good, since Amelia will really depend on you, but it loves you already.

I think it's common for birds to be tame if they're handfed. If they aren't, it's a little harder. So don't worry. Amelia seems like a sweetheart. :)

[Larose-]

In a way, it isn't so good, since Amelia will really depend on you, but it loves you already.

This is what I was worried about. I am just going to make her food a little harder to locate in the cage and if she wants to come play with me she will have to come out of the cage on her own from now on.

[linda040899]

It will vary from parrot to parrot. It can happen at first sight or it can takes months or even years. Harley, my TAG, met me at a bird show and I've been his best buddy since the minute he saw me. He was sold because his owners were divorcing and neither of them wanted him. He had a CAG buddy but I didn't have that kind of money at that time so only Harley came home with me. I have a feeling I remind him of someone from his past but that's OK. I had just lost Miracle and Harley brought comfort along with him.