Chris, if it makes you feel better, Milly doesn't like to come out on my finger either. Helen can get her out of her cage, but I have a tough time. She doesn't bite me, just gets agitated and starts hissing. So, I get Roger out of his cage, which is right beside Milly's, and he climbs up on hers and starts saying "hey birdie" to her through the bars of her cage, and eventually, she comes right on out on her own. I just leave their doors open, turn off the ceiling fan (their wings need clipping and they can fly), give them their bath water, turn on the radio, and close the door. They have a blast, just eating out of their extra food dish on top of their cages, taking baths, and looking at themselves in the mirror. Right now, they live in our spare bedroom for their safety. We have had so many dogs in the house, that I felt I was taking too much risk having their cages in the living area.

Milly doesn't talk either. She just chirps, but her chirp is more cheerful now, after being here about four months. I don't think the poor girl was brought out of her cage much at all prior to her coming to live here. I don't think she will ever have Roger's personality, but she adores him. Today, I was watching him sing his Zippity Do Dah song to her. He puts his little head right up to her ear and sings to her. It is the sweetest thing I have ever seen. Hope I can catch that on film sometime soon!!

And by the way, Chris. It was funny to read that your Bono became Bonnie. Milly was "Willy" when I got her. They swore it was a male Cockatiel. No way!! I read and read and this is girl, for sure. Roger proved it a while back.