Everyone and their web page has suggestions on how to keep your parrots safe on a night when humans tend to get a little crazy, and as Halloween falls on a Monday this year, you might get some noise and goings-on from Friday through the actual day. Be prepared, keep your avian vet’s phone number handy, as well as a 24-hour emergency clinic. Chances are you won’t need either, but taking chances with our birds is never wise.
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Hen Killers
My first pair of zebra finches were my ideal for beautiful birds: the male was a normal gray, with a beautiful chestnut waist coat and bright orange cheeks; and the female was white and sweet. I called them Don Quixote and Dulcinea. As soon as they got a wicker nest, they went to town laying eggs, and in a couple of weeks, the eggs hatched, and Don Q changed into an overprotective killer, defending his territory.
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I love to look at my small yard and cages for the birds and think about how I would change it if money were not an object. I would improve my aviary, add a few more, install water systems, and have room for lots of juveniles separate from the breeders. It’s a lot of fun, and once upon a time I would make sketches of the new look during boring meetings.
Continue reading “Changes to Someone Else’s Aviaries”Remembering the Rainbow Spirits
I feel that when I casually mention in a post that a certain member of my flock has passed away, it’s not the best way to share the sorrow and loss that we feel, so I am going to post perhaps once a quarter a special blog about the wonderful birds I have known and lost. And when no birds cross the Rainbow Bridge between these blogs, I will reflect on those who went before I had this idea.
Continue reading “Remembering the Rainbow Spirits”My Blind African Gray Parrot
If you have been reading this blog for awhile, you probably know that I love African Grays and always wanted one to get to know, and the big test of this desire came when I had the chance to rescue two special needs Congo African Grays (CAGs). One, Bo Dangles, has no toes and likes to hang by her beak from time to time; I’ve written a lot about her because she’s the most talkative of my parrots and fun to interact with. The other one was Blind Io, named for a Terry Pratchett character, and yes: he’s blind.
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