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Post by mueb on May 15, 2008 8:09:08 GMT
Yep it's the right pic this time What a wally I am eh?? old age creeps on I love Megan as a name and it seems to suit her..........
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Post by mueb on May 15, 2008 8:05:44 GMT
Tootsie now has some wing & tail feathers In fact she can fly! so when she is fed up with running after me she just gets lift off also her tail is beginning to look like a normal tail now. She is a right little madame though & tells me off if she doesn't want to do something
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Post by mueb on May 14, 2008 18:07:16 GMT
I don't think you will be disappointed, this little one is great. In fact I shall be sad to let go #cry#
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Post by mueb on May 8, 2008 18:10:28 GMT
Well, as soon as I take him out his cage, he would not let me go. It also seem like he likes woman, and just want to bite all men. Now i can go outside with him and he just sits on my shoulder the hole time. You're asking for trouble if you take him outside with you unless he is harnessed? if not just think - one slight noise to frighten him and he will be off!!! it has happened to people I know in the past.
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Post by mueb on Apr 28, 2008 11:23:10 GMT
We used to breed lovebirds. You need to separate your two pairs unless you have a huge aviary for them as the territorial thing comes into it when breeding them and they WILL fight!. They need humidity within their nestbox so we use natural peat (from garden centres) in the bottom with coarse shavings on top. They also need willow twigs and branches in their cage/aviary so they can strip off the bark to make their own bit of nest in the box as well. You will see the female with bark strips tucked in her rump as she takes them into her nest - lovely to watch. Also they need extra calcium/vits etc at this time and introduction to eggfood (which they will feed their babies with).
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Post by mueb on Apr 19, 2008 8:01:19 GMT
Wow! is the green dot on the door your Biggles? Now there is definately enough room for a friend for him How about a sweet little cinnamon greencheek??? See below - I have 2 available!!
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Post by mueb on Mar 11, 2008 19:38:40 GMT
Well I hope Biggles likes her We have a male hahns here and he talks incessantly, knows everyone's name and even knows what I am going to say BEFORE I say it Quite often little conures get jealous so one tip would be to make sure you give Biggles perhaps more cuddles than usual! Both these types of birds can be a bit naughty in birdy arguements so it will be good if they can become friends, it may take quite a bit of patience & time though.
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Post by mueb on Apr 3, 2008 11:06:24 GMT
Personally I would suggest buying yourself a book on hand-rearing then you can get yourself a routine and learn for yourself the ups & dowsn of hand-rearing. I have been hand-rearing birds for 20+ years and I don't do anything like Sal has suggested!!!! goes to prove everyone does things differently............ Beware of using anything damp as dampness creates fungus and can lead to aspergillosis. I have never used anything that's damp at all.
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Post by mueb on Mar 14, 2008 22:51:40 GMT
We used to breed Kaks and I reckon your bird is older than 4 months! We have had hens lay eggs at 1yr old but the youngest I have ever heard of is 10 months. If she is older then there is a good chance the eggs are fertile. Mating occurs when you aren't looking
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Post by mueb on Apr 8, 2008 7:56:59 GMT
Yeah! go Bigs go!!
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Post by mueb on Mar 20, 2008 19:29:30 GMT
Sorry Dawn you'll have to bottle it up a little longer Babies are now refusing some feed so from tomorrow they will be on just breakfast & supper. Another couple of weeks perhaps............
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Post by mueb on Apr 7, 2008 8:08:29 GMT
Well he certainly looks fine in his little snuggle hut Glad all is well and it was lovely to meet you all yesterday. Any help/advice needed you know where we are Dawn
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Post by mueb on Mar 22, 2008 19:15:06 GMT
Yes as Donna said, I think decking is treated wood in which case it is best not to use. Mind you these little conures don't normally do much chewing they tend to swing on things, roll on the floor and play with things and they also like a little swing of some kind - we use the three hoop bamboo olympic rings. Those toys your son is holding are fine. Jst putting a few small twigs on the floor of the cage often gives a conure hours of amusement too
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Post by mueb on Mar 16, 2008 22:23:14 GMT
Any of the cottony/rope type perches or hanging toys are a grave danger for birdies. I steer clear with all our birds (large & small ones!) just in case. As Karen says, you can keep them trimmed up when they start to fray but I worry in case i don't see it early enough....so I only have them on the outside of the cage for when they are out playing & I am there to keep an eye out..
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Post by mueb on Mar 16, 2008 19:11:34 GMT
Nice to see you keep the men in your family occupied, saves them getting fat & lazy Right can I put you right regarding your cage? Firstly it looks as though there is a grille on the bottom? if so then make sure you put layers of soft newspaper on top of it for at least the first few weeks. Baby conures can be clumsy and fall, in fact one little conure we sold a couple of years ago fell off it's perch & landed on the grille at the bottom of it's cage on the second day & broke it's neck!!! very sad case. Secondly take a look at the tiny little feet in the photos I've sent you, then look at the size of the perch your dear hubby was cutting for the cage they need perches of varying sizes but they need several of the smaller diameter ones as they do have tiny feet. The size of an adult human's forefinger is the minimum size (as an average) Thirdly, I see you have one of those cottony ropes in the cage, a word of warning - their little toenails easily get caught up in the threads and if they cannot get out of the thread then they often die of shock. We put those type of toys/.perches on the outside of the cage so they play with them when out & we are there to see if anything happens so can rescue them! I hope you don't mind me telling you these things but it is in the best interests of Taome. Better tell hubby there is room in that cage for at least one more lol
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