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Dianne
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Post subject: Hi, it's me, Dianne, with the 4 birds Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 8:35 am |
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Hello. I have been "lurking" here for a while, and this seems like a nice community, so I decided to join. I am also a member of talkcockatiels. I got my first two budgies (Piper and Snowy) last fall. In December I bought a cockatiel (Emma) at a pet store. She had been hand fed, but was kept alone in a small cage for at least a month before I got her. She has been very hard to tame! After hearing about other cockatiels that were much more friendly, I visited a specialty bid store in February and got an eight week old, hand tame bird (Silver). He has been a delight! I keep all my birds together in a flight cage. This is their choice. They are very happy birdies (if I do say so myself). Only Silver is hand tame. Every morning the four get out of cage time for about 1-1/2 to 2 hours. At that time, I give out sunflower seeds. Each bird gets one if they fly to my arm. I only give them a couple, because I know they are not good for them to have a lot of. In the late afternoon/evening, they get another period of out of cage time, until close to bed time. None of my birds are afraid of me. They fly to where I am sitting, perch on my laptop or my shoulder, and boss each other around. Sometimes, when they come over, they get treats. I am enjoying them. But, I feel I need to train them. At times it is hard to get them back into their cage. They are much too quick for me! and, if I had to take Piper, Silver or Emma to a vet, I don't know how I would catch them. I would like to get Emma clipped, to help in training. But, it's Catch 22: to clip her or get her clipped, I have to catch her, and I can't. I also can't really get one of them alone to another area for training (except for Silver). Here is a picture of my buddies:
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ilovemypetbirds
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Post subject: Re: Hi, it's me, Dianne, with the 4 birds Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 1:20 pm |
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Name: hannah
Posts: 429 Joined: Feb 2014 Location: Brighton, IL USA Gave happy chirps:
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Welcome to the forum! You have some very beautiful birds!
_________________ Frost, Kiwi, Thunder, Aqua, and Skittles.....(parakeets)
Caspian, and Gracie.....(cockatiels)
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Post subject: Re: Hi, it's me, Dianne, with the 4 birds Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 8:32 am |
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Name: Baruch
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Thank you!
I am thinking of naming the 3rd baby Rio...but I am not sure how long that will last haha
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ilovemypetbirds
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Post subject: Re: Hi, it's me, Dianne, with the 4 birds Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 7:03 pm |
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Name: hannah
Posts: 429 Joined: Feb 2014 Location: Brighton, IL USA Gave happy chirps:
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Just wondering....is Jan the only owner of p'lets here?
_________________ Frost, Kiwi, Thunder, Aqua, and Skittles.....(parakeets)
Caspian, and Gracie.....(cockatiels)
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