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Oh no MDS whicn one do I take !

Evelyn — Sat, 19 May 2012 00:10:00 GMT

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Bean Supreme

sheila88 — Fri, 18 May 2012 22:48:16 GMT

So how do you fix the Bean Supreme? I soaked it in boiling water for 30 minutes. Then drained. Some pieces are large. Echo 2 really loved it; she just threw out the big pieces.

Should I actually cook it in boiling water for a few minutes, then soak and drain?

The mix is loaded with good things...don't want her to miss out because it is too hard to eat.;)

She had variety today. Ate from both seed cups, one with Volkmans and one with the breeder's mix (Higgins?). Ate hot pepper, sweet pepper and sweet potato, then the bean mix.

Going to make Harrison's birdy bread tomorrow.

Thanks for any suggestions on how to cook the bean mix.:)

Pecking order.

sno_frog — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:52:03 GMT

Well Gerbe introduced herself to the parakeets. The keets where out while I was cleaning their cage. My mom gave Gerbe clean water and she came out of her cage and fluttered to their cage a little too close to the male. The female keet let her know she was too close to her man. No owne got hurt but there was a tense moment. Everyone is back in their cage and Gerbe did not even appreciate that I saved her. She bit me drawing blood in 3 places. Are band aids toxic to birds? Lol

Looking for a Breeder

petesmama — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:29:20 GMT

We are in the market for a new young one to add to our family. We just lost our precious little one and wish to get new precious one. We sure do love them! We are looking for a Green Rump either male or female.

We would have to pick up at XNA Highfill in Rogers AR or Branson MO airports. Please PM me

Thanks so much!

Three Newbie questions

bozabus — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:47:41 GMT

I've got three more. I hope I'm not being too much of a bother. I've got a new baby and he's so different from my old buddy, it's like starting over.

1. Cage set-up near a window so they can see outside (wild birds). Good or bad?

2. Cover cage? Does this help them sleep, but maybe not develop winter down?

3. Training. It's me and my wife. Should we both handle the bird 50/50? Or mostly just one person to solidify the bonding better?

Hello to all

Pudgealicious — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:47:03 GMT

Hey everyone new Parrotlet owner here from the UK!

He's called Pudge and he's about 7 months old apparently, I've been looking after him for 8 days now.

http://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/...04791967_o.jpg

That's him hiding on top of a bridge type thing in his cage.

Anyway so I've been holding millet out to him and he's been eating it, I even managed to stroke him a little bit the other day. However he's still ridiculously skittish, and he goes from being very calm and letting me get incredibly close to flying about his cage when I hold my hand out to him.
I'm not sure whether he was hand fed as a baby but I'm pretty sure he's been in a pet shop for a lot of his life (I couldn't not buy him he looked so lonely).

He'll tweet loudly at birds that sing outside and he has had the odd session of incredibly loud tweeting for no apparent reason.

Does anyone have any idea if I'm going to be able to get this little rogue tamed or if he's always going to be scared of me? He won't eat anything except seed and he won't take any baths so I'm starting to worry about his wellbeing, if he was more tame I could try and introduce him to those kind of things.

A home ready and waiting

Rhyme — Fri, 18 May 2012 11:26:56 GMT

So after Poco passed away, I wanted to make sure everything was nice and clean. My schedule is to do a full cleaning every Tuesday anyways so it was my normal day to do this. I spent 2 hours though making sure everything was spotless for my next little friend. So I want to share my future birds home with you guys.

This is just the cage, it has a hello kitty blanket for it's cover:

Here is the play pen on top of the cage:

Next to that I have attached to my slanted ceiling a ladder and swing. I made the swing myself.

Here is a wide angle view of it all together:

And finally, this is something I created and I mounted the branch to the wall next to the window for a nice perching area.

I really hope my next little one likes his/her home. <3

Figured out the treat cups...

UsagiYokai — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:35:51 GMT

So I put some of the Volkman's parrotlet seed mix into his treat cups on his stand so I'd have access to food for BB's snacking while I'm at my computer. He must really love this seed mix because he's never done this before. :D

He's also learned to do a flip on my finger which my hubby thinks is adorable. He'll also run across a table/flat surface when I call him. I'll have to post a video of that sometime soon! We're currently working on training him to play dead and fetch. Barnaby is going to have his fruit pretty soon so I'll have to get the paper towels out for that. Little guy likes to make jam with his beak and smear it all over my hands. :p Enjoy the pics!

P.S. I hate how he looks with the flash, the colors get so washed out... :C

Super silly pic! Shinobi is photo bombing, yes my dog's name is Shinobi. :D

What happens if my parrotlets eggs dont hatch after 21 days

Punk4112 — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:41:00 GMT

It's been a couple days after the 21 days and we been waiting for the babies to hatch but nothing yet I don't think they are going too but I was woundering if the 21 days is for all parrot or just some? Do I need to take the eggs out maybe or should I wait maybe a couple days longer to see if they might still hatch?

A Boring Pic Of Belle

wearingtaci — Thu, 17 May 2012 23:41:56 GMT

I snapped this(on my tablet,so please excuse the poor quality)of Belle this evening.
For those that missed it. I bought Belle to keep ,y grandmother company,knowing that Belle would probably outlive her. Belle lived with my grandma for a week before she had to come to my house for multiple reasons. Of course I was out of town on business so we have only had a couple of weeks together. She didn't know step up when I got home and wasn't fond ofhands in her cage. In two weeks she has really come around,she steps up nicely and begs to come out of her cage as soon. as anyone gets home in the evening.
Our next hurdle is to get her eating more then just seeds,but she is young so that shouldn't be too much of a challenge

Oh but wait I don't want him to look like a Poodle

lmcrumley — Thu, 17 May 2012 23:07:15 GMT

What I don't understand is why get a poodle if you don't like the poodle look? Every so often I'll get a customer that want's me to do a hair cut on her poodle but dose not want a poodle cut. So today her non poodle cut she wanted was between Short fluffly like cotton and Short flat like velvet, Short muzzle but not like a poodle, Short feet where you can see the nails but not short like poodle feet. How do you get a poodle and not expect it to look like a poodle? I don't get it.

Btw I'm not trying to offend any one who dose have a poodle and is the same way. I just don't undersant the concept of owning a poodle but not wanting it to look like a poodle. I just think it's a bit funny.

Cage for Button

thetinytyrant — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:32:07 GMT

We got button what we thought was a great cage!

And then we noticed that although it is stated to have 1/2" bar spacing, there are considerably larger gaps at the top of each side where the scoops are, and above and below the door. After considering returning a cage we really loved, we opted to modify the cage rather than return it by putting some bird safe wood into the larger gaps.

We like the way it looks on the test area, and intend to complete the project tonight. It will add a little bit of a custom look to the cage, and the wood is flush on both the inside and outside, so there won't be any areas Button will be tempted to chew, although we made sure to buy bird safe wood and sanded it extra smooth before treating the wood with food safe butcher block oil.

Now that we're sure we will be keeping the cage, I can add toys and embellishments before her homecoming on 5/18/12!! We plan to put wooden or jute baskets in the bottom to store extra toys and necessities on the shelf so it doesn't look messy and all ties together.

We also moved the cage from the kitchen after reading the warnings about fumes and toxicities (thanks to reading the forums here!) and have decided to use a second smaller "sleeping cage" in a bedroom so that she will be undisturbed by the television my husband likes to watch after her bedtime. No one needs to listen to Storage Wars when they're trying to sleep! It will also save us some money since we won't have to buy a sleeping cover for this huge cage. The dimensions of the big cage are 32" x 21" x 34" at the tallest portion. The dimensions of the sleeping cage I believe are 18" x 16" x 16" but I'm not sure because I'm getting that cage from the breeder when I pick her up tomorrow. It's the size she keeps her breeding pairs in, and the cage the babies were in when I viewed them, so I am guessing it will be big enough for sleeping one bird.

What do you think? Hit me with your wisdom...

Playpens

bozabus — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:48:04 GMT

We've gone through about 5 or 6 playpens over the years. A lot of the ones commercially made out there don't seem to suit the playful parrotlet that well. They are usually built for 'tiels or budgies, or larger birds. Can anyone recommend one that works well for parrotlets? Ideally with a square base, 12" up to 18" on a side. I might just have to build it myself.

Disappointed

sugar — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:24:01 GMT

I recently decided to get a baby parrotlet. I've never been a bird mom and I'm starting to get a little disappointed and frustrated. :( Peekalo came to live with me about or 4 wks ago. I talk to him anytime I'm around his cage, I get him out 2 - 3 times a day talking to him, repeating things using a soft voice, praising him when he will "get on" my finger. When he is out of his cage his favorite place seems to be on my shoulder. What has been disappointing is he would rather me not mess with him. A lot of the time he tries to hide from me and move away from my voice. Does this mommy bird thing just take time or could I be doing something wrong? Any suggestions out there?? :confused:

Make your own boing toy

sno_frog — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:36:24 GMT

Here is another link that I found. It is one made with cotton rope. At the bottem it gives wire sizes for bird sizes. Now I need to hit the hardware store.http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art6814.asp