Flight suit.... Check!

Lola had her first flight suit training today! She was fine having it next to her, was playing and biting it while it was on her perch. I picked her up and placed her on top of the suit, and she was fine. So I began scratching her neck, and carefully picked each foot up and placed it in the "holes." She was very still because I was scratching her the entire time. Once the feet were in, I pulled her wings through the holes, and velcro'd her in....all while scratching her neck. Once she was in I immediately made a big fuss about her being a GOOD girl!

She wasn't THRILLED with the idea, but tolerated it. She tried munching on her suit, but I would say "no" and redirect her attention every time. 

 

She wore it for about 10 minutes, while I fussed about how she was such pretty bird. She was very nervous when I had to take it off, because of the Velcro sound. I reassured it her the entire time, and scratched her while I unvelcro'd it. Then I spent a few minutes doing up the Velcro, and undoing it so that she can grow accustomed to the sound. Overall, she was such a good girl, and has really taken everything in stride! We celebrated 5 weeks together on Saturday!