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BrightsideB
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I have two of them I posted one before yours lol she is a cinnamon. My green one I hand fed has escaped from inside several times and just fly’s in the backyard and starts saying his name saki lol. He comes back because to him I am a part of the flock. Probably thinks I am his parent. They are called the clown parrots because they like to roll around and act goofy. Are you going to keep him if his family doesn’t find him?
Leo in N E Illinois
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We have a 60 or more year old feral monk parakeet colony centered around University of Chicago campus. There are also regular sightings of various conures elsewhere in Chicago area. While some bemoan them as invasive species, I think it's cool, North America used to have a native conure, the Carolina parakeet. It went extinct when chestnut blight killed their main winter food, the chestnut tree. It would be nice to have another conure fill that niche.
jaco94
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Beautiful photo with the cat
As , he may have someone waiting for him , i went to the police station, to the town hall , i put an ad on a specialized website for lost and found animals , and for the moment, nothing .
But i think i'd be a little sad if he had to leave .
If , i don't find the owner , i'll keep him , i love the way he jumps on my shoulder when he see me , a true acrobat , and when he comes down from one perch to another hunging by his claws and head down , he reminds me a bit of Tom Cruise in Mission impossible !
BrightsideB
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That’s cool! I found a stray dog once she hopped in my car before she entered a highway and I finally found her owners and she cried and didn’t want to go back home and the owner was rude and said “well I guess I owe you something.” I told him he didn’t and he left. I wish I had not looked for the owner now because she became part of the family and was happier. The fact is if the family really loved their pet they would put up fliers and such. Unlike the people who owned the dog I found. I think she ran away because she didn’t like her home. But the kids saw my flier. I had one across the street from their home. But it is only right to look for their family.Beautiful photo with the cat
As , he may have someone waiting for him , i went to the police station, to the town hall , i put an ad on a specialized website for lost and found animals , and for the moment, nothing .
But i think i'd be a little sad if he had to leave .
If , i don't find the owner , i'll keep him , i love the way he jumps on my shoulder when he see me , a true acrobat , and when he comes down from one perch to another hunging by his claws and head down , he reminds me a bit of Tom Cruise in Mission impossible !
You can train them to poo on command as well. They learn through positive reinforcement like excitement and treats. It’s good to keep treats for rewards. If they behave they get more treats. If you encourage them to poo in certain places they can learn that way. If they do things you don’t like just ignore them. If you get mad they can mistaken that as excitement. And get all happy when you are frustrated lol.
LittleDingus
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We used to live in Hyde Park across the street from the main park this colony was centered on. Interesting to see "tropical" colored birds...they're green...pecking in the snow!
My understanding is the colony is mostly depleted now. Theories about them widening their range to flee competition from other species...but noone seems to know for sure why the decline.
jaco94
Chumono
Thank you for this comment, I started to watch some videos and indeed I saw some owners who put the bird above the toilet to make it poop, which scares me a little is the reaction of my two small dogs, I will have to try to get them used to this funny little feathered animal ...
Moreover, these are birds that need activities and to be able to spend time outside their cage to stay happy and not to get depressed, have you set up a cage for them in your home? because I guess it's more reassuring for them to have a place where they can sleep, eat ...
jaco94
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jaco94
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Here, in the Paris region there are many rose ringed parakeets, it is very surprising at the beginning to see this kind of birds because we are more used to seeing pigeons and sparrows.
jaco94
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BrightsideB
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You have to be careful with other animals and the conure. And monitor them with other pets. Butterball my cat is fine with the birds because he has slowly been able to tell that it feels good to have the birds pulling at his hair and lightly chewing on his ears. And he is lazy and old. But I would never leave them alone together. The birds don’t see the danger so they want to be friends with them. If your dogs do not show any aggression that is good. It makes it less likely they will attack the conure. If they do then the conure hopefully will learn to avoid them and give them space. Overall you don’t want to force them to be friends the fact is they might never be but they can still live together as long as they have their space.
A trend with conures is that they always want to hang out. A cage is necessary. A little tent with food and water and a little stuft animal is good. The bigger the cage the better. They will play around. Wooden chewy toys, TAKE OFF BELLS and MIRRORS. You have to kind of just learn their personality. And acclimate him into your life. If he likes chilling by himself with his toys then it is easy to let him out of his cage and have a play set to hangout on. I have to put saki in his cage because he insists on being on me all the time lol but has gotten better. I made a play zone by cutting branches off a maple and widdling the bark off and put it in the oven on low heat to dry it out. Used hemp string to tie together.
BrianBay9
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I am amazed at the volume of noise that can come out of such small birds!
jaco94
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Thank you very much for all this great advice
Leo in N E Illinois
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While traveling, stayed at a host's home where they had converted a bedroom to a small aviary. Cockatiels, conures, and budgies in a spare bedroom. I think I still have some high frequency hearing loss due to the chorus at sunrise. Yikes, they can be loud. And unless one has a sunrise to sunset life style, that sunrise chorus starts awful early in the morning. Usually the only time I see a sunrise is when I'm a little late getting to bed that night. I don't do mornings, so to say.
That trip convinced me that birds were not a pet suited to my lifestyle. Though maybe a canary might be okay. At least the canary's sunrise chorus would be pleasant and not likely to cause permanent hearing damage.
I'll stick to my orchids and bonsai. Maybe another dog in my future.
That trip convinced me that birds were not a pet suited to my lifestyle. Though maybe a canary might be okay. At least the canary's sunrise chorus would be pleasant and not likely to cause permanent hearing damage.
I'll stick to my orchids and bonsai. Maybe another dog in my future.
jaco94
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I made some improvements to the bird house
I found a branch with a nice nebari, admire this taper ( much better than on my few trees )
I didn't think this little pot was gonna become a parrot feeder, but why not
The clientele seems satisfied
I found a branch with a nice nebari, admire this taper ( much better than on my few trees )
I didn't think this little pot was gonna become a parrot feeder, but why not
The clientele seems satisfied
hinmo24t
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Hartinez
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Green legged spider with pink abdomen on a green leaved spirea with pink flowers.
jaco94
Chumono
Some news from the parrot ...
A person who saw the ad on the internet sent me the following message:
"the parrot belongs to a friend who is an old man who doesn't have Facebook how can I get it back?"
I found it very strange and I replied:
Please ask its owner the details that are written on his identification ring (because I have them in my possession, and only the owner can know them) as well as the date and place from where the bird escaped and since ...no news from this person !
Moreover his Facebook post has been deleted ... people sometimes have such a bad mentality
Anyway , even though i might become half deaf because of the screams he makes when he 's stuck to my ear i won't leave this bird to anyone , unless I'm 100% sure it's really the owner.
Ps : yesterday he was not satisfied with my work , so i modified his mobile perch !
A person who saw the ad on the internet sent me the following message:
"the parrot belongs to a friend who is an old man who doesn't have Facebook how can I get it back?"
I found it very strange and I replied:
Please ask its owner the details that are written on his identification ring (because I have them in my possession, and only the owner can know them) as well as the date and place from where the bird escaped and since ...no news from this person !
Moreover his Facebook post has been deleted ... people sometimes have such a bad mentality
Anyway , even though i might become half deaf because of the screams he makes when he 's stuck to my ear i won't leave this bird to anyone , unless I'm 100% sure it's really the owner.
Ps : yesterday he was not satisfied with my work , so i modified his mobile perch !
atlarsenal
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BrightsideB
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This rabbit has been in the backyard for several weeks.
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