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Post by freswood on Jul 4, 2007 1:01:28 GMT
I'll be leaving in an hour, and I'm wondering how we'll go getting him into the cat carrier. Yogie is very picky, and doesn't really like it when people put their hands in his cage (unless the hand is holding native flowers!) He's getting better though.
I get the feeling that Yogie was under-fed by his previous owner. Before his droppings were tiny and didn't contain any solid bits - it was just a little squirt of brown liquid. But after a couple of days of feeding him a very varied diet, his droppings are larger and more normal-looking.
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Post by freswood on Jul 3, 2007 7:15:24 GMT
Hey, sorry I tried to post yesterday but the Internet's been acting up. He hasn't vomited since, but is still sneezing. We'll be taking him to the vet tomorrow so he'll get a full check-up.
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Post by freswood on Jul 1, 2007 8:51:25 GMT
OMG HELP He's vomited twice (jiggled his head up and down, and expelled a liquid that looks exactly like lorikeet poo) and is sneezing. I called the owner and she said that it's normal for them to vomit when they're first taken home (IS IT? ) and that he sneezes all the time (this can't be good?!) I'm really freaking out here. Other than that he's quite calm but I'm still worried about his health. It's night on a weekend now and the vet wouldn't be here, so I'm counting on you guys (and google). Thanks!
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Post by freswood on Oct 8, 2007 5:46:04 GMT
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Post by freswood on Aug 23, 2007 9:02:11 GMT
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Post by freswood on Jul 7, 2007 5:35:29 GMT
I went crazy and took a bunch of photos of my new baby Here are a couple of him. Do you guys think he looks in good condition? Here is the inside of his cage. Since I took it his cage has become a lot more cluttered with toys! At the moment he's playing with that rope toy that's in the background (I can't tell if he loves it or hates it!) I know he looks a bit misshapen in this one, but he's just part-way through sneezing XD Having a scratch
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Post by freswood on Feb 20, 2008 8:58:49 GMT
Yep, and he's feeding it to Archie. Is this normal behaviour? Yogie is about a 1 to 1.5 years old and Archie is 4 months.
I could tell because Yoges ate, and then pumped his body up and down rapidly with his beak open before 'frenching' Archie. The pumping motion was the same motion he used when he vomited on the day we got him.
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Archie
Jan 9, 2008 9:49:49 GMT
Post by freswood on Jan 9, 2008 9:49:49 GMT
My boys are in the same cage tonight, sleeping together for the first time. Neither of them seemed to mind too much. I just went to check on them a minute ago and Yogie grumbled at me They know exactly where they sleep - Yogie in the bottom left corner, snuggled up to his favourite toy, and Archie on top of his seed stick in the top left of the cage.
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Archie
Jan 7, 2008 0:37:35 GMT
Post by freswood on Jan 7, 2008 0:37:35 GMT
Blaine: They're spending quite a bit of time together in the same cage. Yogie and Archie are no longer constantly fighting, and today I taught them how to have breakfast together in a civil manner. It's been two weeks since we got Archie, and I believe they will be permanently in the same cage within a week. Do handreared birds ever lack certain skills? Archie had never properly groomed himself until Yogie showed him how to.
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Archie
Jan 1, 2008 4:25:16 GMT
Post by freswood on Jan 1, 2008 4:25:16 GMT
Is it normal for lorikeets to lick each other's nostrils, and chew each others' feet? Yogie still seems to be grooming too aggressively and Archie hates it. Even after running away from Yogie, Archie will return seconds later only to be "attacked" again. I have no idea how to discourage Yogie's behaviour.
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Archie
Dec 28, 2007 22:32:30 GMT
Post by freswood on Dec 28, 2007 22:32:30 GMT
It's been almost a week since we got Archie. He's starting to fight back a bit which is good - not in an aggressive way; he just nips Yoges on the foot when he's had enough. But he loves being groomed on the neck by Yogie, and turns his head around so Yogie can groom the front I get the feeling it might be a few more weeks until they can share a cage. I highly recommend the Peninsula Bird World. That's where we got Archie, and I was very impressed by the hand rearing they do. None of their birds bite, and they're all relatively cuddly. But most importantly, they're well looked after and given toys to play with.
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Archie
Dec 27, 2007 7:38:17 GMT
Post by freswood on Dec 27, 2007 7:38:17 GMT
We got our new lorikeet on Christmas Eve His name is Archie and he's about 2 months old. At the moment he and Yogie are in separate cages because Yogie's pretty forceful. Don't get me wrong - he loves Archie to death. But Archie's very intimidated. For some reason, Yogie won't stop grooming him. It's as though Yogie doesn't understand what is socially appopriate - such as it's not appropriate to groom another bird's eyelids and nostrils. Why do you think he's doing this? Is Yogie overly friendly, or is this behaviour normal between an older and younger bird? Here are some photos of my babies Archie's the little one who is being raped by Yogie
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Post by freswood on Nov 14, 2007 9:54:46 GMT
All of my birds want to eat what I'm in the process of eating! My budgie once actually managed to feed me seed before I realised what she was doing. I very quickly spat it out. lmao! So yuck but so cute. Today Yoges was out of his cage while we were eating dinner. He flew onto the corncob I was eating and, well, let's say I couldn't finish it. What a cheeky one. Then he sat there on the table eating my cob, I walked off for a bit, and while I was gone he took a dump on the table This morning he even tried to climb into my cereal bowl.
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Post by freswood on Nov 13, 2007 6:20:43 GMT
Sorry I've been away for so long - I'm in the middle of year 12 exams so everything's been pretty hectic! Having a lorikeet certainly does not make exam-time easier...my god he's like a toddler! He won't even let me study for 10 mins without wanting my attention. Something I've been wondering about for a while - why does Yogie get offended if I eat and don't offer him any. He gets really cross and even bites me! Do lorikeets share food in the wild? What makes me think that is Yoges doesn't simply want the food I pass to him, but actually eats a piece that I'm in the process of eating I've got to be very careful about what I eat in front of him, because I tend to eat a lot of garlic and chocolate (not together of course!)
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Post by freswood on Nov 20, 2007 3:11:08 GMT
Good news - we've put a deposit on a little boy lorikeet! He's too young at the moment, but we'll be picking him up around Christmas. He's called Archie We're getting him from Peninsula Bird World - I seriously recommend that place. They take really good care of their birds, and their hand-reareds are unbelievably tame and affectionate. Archie's pretty expensive for a rainbow - $275 AUD, but I think it's good to support breeders that take such good care of their birds.
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