This story has two parts, as it took place on two different days.

The other day, when I was eating my cereal in the morning, I had just finished when Lucy decided to drop one of her pellets into the bowl. Then to retrieve the pellet, she decided to literally jump into the milk that remained. I got her out before she could get her feathers wet, but she had some sticky feet that day.

Fast forward to today, about one or two days later (I don't quite remember), I decided to get her a cup of water to drink out of. It was a very small coffee mug, that I chose so she would be convinced that I was going to drink out of. It was almost filled to the brim, so she didn't have to reach too far to get anything, in order to minimize the risk of her falling in. She started dipping her beask in, and shaking her head, flinging water everywhere. She even managed to get some water in her nose. So I thought that it was too full for her to drink out of (like that makes sense at all). Since I was done with my breakfast, I went ahead and pour out a little and put it into the bowl I had my cereal in. Still, she would dip her head in, and fling water everywhere.

So I got her a shallow container, and poured all of the water from the mug into it. When she did it the third time, I realized what she was actually doing. So I got a bigger container that gave her more room to move in, and she got in. I filled up the smaller container, and poured it into the big one slowly, to the point where it was almost a drip. She really seemed to enjoy that, as she got right under it, shook her feathers and everything.

She bathed in the container for a good few minutes, as I occasionally scooped some water in my hand and poured it on her. Then she got out, and went to the other side of the table where the sun was shining through the window, to warm up.

I managed to get a picture with my iPad, of her bathing.


Possibly one of the cutest things I've seen her do, as well as one of the messiest (aside from just eating, as she likes to walk around while eating, leaving crumbs everywhere).

I think it felt good to her, especially with all of those itchy pin feathers coming in.

Jaid does something like that too. Whenever I take a toothbrush to the grate, Jaid hops in the poop water and has a splash.

It seems to be Female cockatiels that love bathing.Rocko hates any type of bathing and Loki loves bathing and being misted.

She looks like she's having a grand time!

Oh, she had fun alright. Gave the whole table a bath while she was at it, too. Better than her trying to bathe in milk.

yes, in my house mostly females do get into containers with water but not males. When I spray them, everyone loves it.
I use glass baking dishes for bathes.

Oddly enough, Lucy doesn't seem to enjoy being sprayed. Instead, she seems to prefer having a thin stream of water pour directly on her, while she uses the water she's already in to further bathe herself. The exact opposite of what you would expect.

your table must be like an ice skate rink for her
it's so shiny!

Definitely likes running around on it, that's for sure. Sometimes, she'll run around on it while watching her own reflection. A crazy bird, she is!

Some birds LOVE having a slow stream or drip from a faucet fall on them, although none of my cockatiels have ever been keen on it.