She's eating!

[asterroc]

I came home to find Kappa's beak covered in food. :-P Yay, she's eating. And not only is she eating, but she's eating with her feet - she picks up a piece in her beak, realizes it's too big, grabs it in a foot, and breaks off smaller pieces to eat. *Gwah!* ^_^

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[weirdlilfaechld.livejournal.com]

Aw! As much as I love cockatiels that's something I miss with just the little guys.

Soon she will be comfortable enough to wipe her messy beak on your shirt!

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

Gabe occasionally used a foot with things, such as holding a toy steady that she was working on, or holding a tippy bowl. It always made me giggle, which usually made her stop. :-P

Kappa's totally a monkey-bird. Maybe I should've gone with T$'s suggestion of Monkeybutt as a name. ;)

[weirdlilfaechld.livejournal.com]

Autumn will sometimes eat with her feet, but only for a treat and only if she felt she needed to, like when someone tries to kick her out of a food dish or when handed food somewhere she can't put it down to nibble on. Then again, Autumn also loves fruit, so she can't be considered a typical cockatiel!