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Post by a11ycat on Jan 31, 2007 11:22:53 GMT
Very to sorry to hear this, its absolutely terrible that someone would do that. Best wishes to you and your daughter.
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Sunny
Sept 28, 2006 12:28:20 GMT
Post by a11ycat on Sept 28, 2006 12:28:20 GMT
She died in my arms, at 1pm, today. She was a beautiful bird, she enlightened me on how amazing birds can be. She loved me fiercely, and I loved her too, though I couldn't be with her 24/7 which she would have preferred. I will never forget her. At least she now rests in peace, and her spirit flies high and free.
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Post by a11ycat on Sept 25, 2006 11:10:26 GMT
Died suddenly in the early morning on 24th September 2006.
Was fine up until 23rd September when seemed very tired, and was fairly weak by the evening.
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Post by a11ycat on Jan 26, 2007 13:44:39 GMT
She's a beauty! Lovely yellow colour!
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Post by a11ycat on Nov 13, 2006 13:50:29 GMT
I let him spend time with Tango yesterday and Geoff was able to get him out of the cage and hold him for a bit with some carrot bribery. So we then watched a film with Tango out, and it seems Geoff knows just the places to scratch/tickle Tango, so Tango was very happy. We worked out the boundaries too, i.e. I can't kiss my bf while he is holding Tango, and we can't allow Tango anywhere near Geoff's face as he occasionally remembers his jealousy, but it was great progress for both of them! I just hope we can build on that and work on overcoming his fear of other people... bribery seems to be the way to go!
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Post by a11ycat on Nov 7, 2006 14:06:04 GMT
He is clipped, the feathers are beginning to grow out, but he's still not at the stage where he can fly...
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Post by a11ycat on Nov 7, 2006 10:22:40 GMT
I was getting the feeling that it was a jealousy/protection thing on Tango's part. It's just dealing with it that is the problem.
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Post by a11ycat on Nov 6, 2006 14:01:10 GMT
I've had Tango for 5 months now, and I'd guess he's around 8 months old, its hard to believe it has been so long! Our relationship has gone from good to great, he does nip me occasionally but other than that we get on well. I've been teaching him tricks, he knows 2 now, and we're working on a 3rd, I find that he struggles with some tricks that tend not to be his natural behaviours, like nodding his head, but others like turning around are much easier to train him to do.
I am concerned that he might have started trying to regurgitate for me, as he sometimes bobs his head up and down while making 'fussing' noises... I'm not sure what I'm doing that encourages this behaviour - it just seems to be him being pleased to see me...
I'm also a little concerned that he's turning into a 1 person bird, I live alone at the moment, and so am the person he see's 80-90% of the time. I went away for 2 weeks and left him in the care of my neighbour who has looked after my birds before, she said that sometimes when she was changing his food, he would go 'crazy' in the cage, flapping around and darting all over. Now whenever she comes around, he acts like he's really scared of her, he tries to get away from her any way he can, and sometimes starts shaking. Also, he has started growling at my boyfriend who he used to be fine with, he also is very nippy around my boyfriend and is generally not nice towards him. On friday evening, he actually bit my boyfriend hard on the lip, when my boyfriend was just reaching past him to get something. I need to get this problem sorted, as I want him to be able to hang out with me, my boyfriend and my friends. Does anyone have any ideas how I can change this behaviour?
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Post by a11ycat on Jul 24, 2006 15:00:53 GMT
Sorry for your loss, I hadn't quite made the connection.
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Post by a11ycat on Jul 24, 2006 14:01:56 GMT
I'm guessing he doesnt have a ring on him?
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Post by a11ycat on Jul 19, 2006 9:33:43 GMT
It sounds like its going well already for you! If he can relax with your hand in the cage then thats great! Have you tried offering him millet? That would probably be the ideal bribe to get him to come nearer your hand!!!
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Post by a11ycat on Jul 18, 2006 12:42:08 GMT
Just remember that tiel's can be stubborn little things, if they get stuck in their ways then it'll take a lot to change it! I have two tiels, Sunny loves being scritched around her neck, particularly under her chin, whereas Minstrel still hates fingers and I've had him for 6 months! Good luck with him!
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Post by a11ycat on Jan 12, 2007 12:02:45 GMT
Wish you the best of luck with the brooding and hatching! Want to see photos of any chicks too!
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Post by a11ycat on Jan 10, 2007 15:58:02 GMT
I contacted the breeder to find out if they were related and he said that they were definately not, which is a relief as I wasn't too keen on the idea of siblings having relations with each other particularly as it might affect the health of offspring. They have a mineral block and cuttlefish in their cage too, and I'll try and feed them more apple. Thanks for your help.
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Post by a11ycat on Jan 10, 2007 12:06:37 GMT
Hi, My two cockatiels that I purchased in November (as young birds) from a breeder seem to be 1 male and 1 female. Today my boyfriend observed them getting it on with each other, Sparky getting some action on Smoky.
I had always suspected that they were male and female as Sparky is a noisy fellow who sings alot and I had seen Smoky appear to make advances towards Sparky, though after having posted pictures on a breeders forum to try and confirm what mutations they were (Sparky is cinammon and Smoky is white-face, both are pied (I think)) it was suggested that they were both females as they both have bars underneath.
As far as I am aware neither of these birds has been through their first moult yet as they had both lost most of their tail feathers from being kept in too small a cage when I purchased them from the breeder, and the tail feathers are only beginning to grow back now.
They currently live in a large cage with 3 budgies quite happily, and I had not intended to breed them as they may be related and I would have to find new homes for any offspring as I don't have the room for more birds.
If anyone could share some advice as to what I can do I would appreciate it.
This is probably a stupid question but do eggs always result from mating? There are no materials in the cage which the cockatiels would easily be able to nest with and I have seen no sign of nesting behaviour. I will make an effort to reduce their waking hours to 12 hours a day, but how much of a difference can I expect this to make? Do I need to start supplementing their diet? They currently get cockatiel seed, some veggies (not always eaten), vitamins in their water, and some Golden Feast with calcium supplemented twice a week. If there are eggs and they start brooding them, I presume that I should rehouse the budgies into a separate cage? Is there anything else I could or should do?
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