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[oshinbreez]

Date: 10/5/2006 2:31:36 PM
Author: belle

Date: 9/22/2006 3:44:04 PM

Author: oshinbreez


When we were given mom and dad, we were planning on breeding and selling them. BUT....when the 1st ones were born, David couldn't bear to give them up. Neither could I. We thought we'd be able to sell the 2nd ones....but again, we fell for the little ones. I'm not even thinking about trying to get rid of these. I know it will never happen....lol

i know how that goes! i ended up with a pair of cocktiels about 13 years ago. one day there was an egg in the bottom of the cage, so i started reading about raising them. i set up a nest box and decided i would try to breed them and hand feed the babies to sell. the first clutch only had two eggs but i let mama sit on them to see if they would hatch. sure enough, two babies hatched! after spending every 2hours feeding those birds around the clock, i knew there was no way i would be able to sell them. all in all, i raised 15 babies. i ended up giving them all away to very nice families over the years. the only bird i kept the entire time was the female from the very first clutch from 13 years ago. she was the absolute sweetest bird ever. i thought about breeding her and even started looking for a male that she might like but i knew 13 was getting old, so i didn't persue it too hard. unfortunately, she passed away recently and i never got a chance to breed her. it must not have been meant to be.


i enjoyed seeing your baby pics. it will be fun to watch them grow up. thanks for sharing!

Awwww, I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of your sweet bird. What was her name? I think we need to start a pet bird thread for everyone to post their pics of their beautiful loving birds.

 

[oshinbreez]

Date: 10/5/2006 2:44:51 PM
Author: belle

Date: 10/5/2006 2:08:26 PM

Author: oshinbreez




Why should he mind a bird? We have 2 dogs (1 outside, 1 inside), cat (usually outside), Oscar (huge fish in 55 gal aquarium), plus the babies mom, dad, and 4 siblings.

is your oscar albino or black? (or both!)

i don''t have an oscar anymore. the tank is now filled with a variety of african cichlids. instead of having one big monster, i have a bunch of smaller ones.

Oscar is Black with some orange spots on his side. He''s probably about 10-12 in long.

 

[oshinbreez]

It won''t be long before the babies have their own cage. I got up this morning and the oldest was out of the box and sitting in the corner of the cage with mom and dad.

I started a new thread....Show me your feathered family members. Please post your pics for us to enjoy.

 

[Beacon]

Look how quickly they are growing and changing! They are both adorable. The older one looks like she/he is going to be a real beauty. They do seem very hand tame and enjoying your company. How fun to have these birds.

 

[oshinbreez]

Date: 10/6/2006 12:26:51 PM
Author: Beacon
Look how quickly they are growing and changing! They are both adorable. The older one looks like she/he is going to be a real beauty. They do seem very hand tame and enjoying your company. How fun to have these birds.

Thanks. Post pics of your bird. I''d love to see it.

 

[oshinbreez]

The babies are now 4 weeks and will be going to their own cage soon. They have all their feathers, and can fly. I think it scared them when they realized that, so I clipped their wings. I hope you''ve enjoyed watching them grow. After these today, I''ll post one of them in their own cage. Here''s the oldest. Isn''t he pretty?

 

[oshinbreez]

side view

 

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back view

 

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back view

 

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And the little one

 

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side

 

[Kaleigh]

They are growing soo quickly!!! And they are absolutely adorable. I bet they will like having their own cage. Do they spend a lot ot time with mom and dad?? Are you teaching them anything special yet, like whistling and such??

 

[oshinbreez]

last one

 

[oshinbreez]

Date: 10/12/2006 5:23:26 PM
Author: Kaleigh
They are growing soo quickly!!! And they are absolutely adorable. I bet they will like having their own cage. Do they spend a lot ot time with mom and dad?? Are you teaching them anything special yet, like whistling and such??

Hi Kaleigh. They''re still in the cage with mom and dad, still in their box. They''re still being fed, and I''d rather mom and dad do it than me....lol. Haven''t tried teaching them any tricks except step up command. I can''t whistle, so that''ll be left up to David.

I''ve noticed that you haven''t posted a pic of your sweet bird in the "feathered family members" thread. I''d love to see her pic.

 

[Kaleigh]

Oh I wish I could but my digital is out on loan. But Khackie looks exactly like your mommy and daddy birdies. I mean they could be twins!!

 

[Beacon]

Adorable and such fast progress!! What sweet birds. Are you going to keep them or sell them?

 

[oshinbreez]

Date: 10/13/2006 5:35:57 PM
Author: Beacon
Adorable and such fast progress!! What sweet birds. Are you going to keep them or sell them?

We''ll be keeping these too. We''ve decided enough is enough. If we end up getting rid of any of them, it''ll be mom and dad. But I don''t see that happening either.

 

[kpebbles]

oh my god, they are sooooo adorable!! they have a permasmile...

they look so friendly too.. enjoy, they will make wonderful pets!