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[cnyguy]

Hello, everyone! I've just joined the Forum, and look forward to getting to know all of you. I now have a 7-month-old Quaker parrot named Ralph, who has been with me about a month. I enjoyed the company of a Yellow-crowned Amazon named George for 40 years; George passed away in February of this year, and was somewhere between 60 and 70 years old. Even with all those years of parrot experience, there are always new things to learn, and I'm sure I'll find lots of useful information on this Forum. It's fun hearing stories about other people's parrots too, and seeing their pictures.

 

[parrotqueen]

Hi there! Pleased to meet you and Ralph.

Have a look around, lots to learn.

 

[antoinette]

Great to have you joining us, make yourself at home.
40 years with George, wow what a great experience. Sure you have many interesting stories to share.
Good luck with Ralph.
Looking forward to hearing your stories.

 

[idahogems]

hello! welcome to you and Ralph

So wonderful to hear that your parrot had such a long happy life with you xxx

 

[DustyDusky]

Welcome to the Forum! Take a look around! We are a bunch of fun friendly people who all have great stories to share about our birds!

 

[cnyguy]

Thanks for the warm welcome! I love hearing about other people's parrot experiences, and I'm sure there will be a lot of good reading in the older posts here, and a lot of useful information and good advice.

There was never a dull moment with Amazon George around. He was a great bird, and a good friend, and I miss him terribly. It's fun having Ralph with me though, and it's really a new experience for me. George was already a mature parrot when he came to live with me, and Ralph is just a young fellow-- and he's a Quaker, and Quakers are different. I'm learning new things every day.

I especially enjoy learning about types of parrots that are less familiar to me-- they're all fascinating. I think my motto could be "I've never met a parrot I didn't like."

 

[burley]

hey cnyguy, sorry to hear about the loss of your amazon . I am curious about what you fed George? It seems many parrots have the potential to reach great age and I would like to know what their diets constied of for the real seinor citizens of the avian world.
I want my 2 and a half year old greenwing with me for a long time and would like some advice about diet from someone who has had a bird for a few decades.

 

[Spiritbird]

Sending you another warm welcome. It is good that you are open to learning with all you years of experience. You will find a large variety of parrots here we chat about. My life is graced by a 1 year old Timneh African Grey named Rosie Alexandra. She requires much time and attention but then they all should have that from their guardians. I first considered a Quaker but went for the Einstein of the birds instead.

 

[Marnie]

welcome! i am new too and we had a DYH amazon. i would love to know what you fed George too.

 

[cnyguy]

Greys are wonderful birds, and I'm sure you're enjoying every minute with Rosie Alexandra. You're certainly right about giving parrots all the time and attention they deserve. I've quickly discovered that Quakers are quite intelligent too-- most types of parrots seem to be pretty smart birds.


After 40 years with George, I'm a big fan of all kinds of Amazons. Back in 1969 when George joined the family, sunflower seeds were the mainstay of a parrot's diet. He had to be introduced to a lot of new, healthier foods, and fortunately, he loved fresh fruits and vegetables. Green peas were his favorite. He liked carrots, green beans, broccoli, lettuce, celery and corn too. Macintosh apples were his favorite fruit (he liked other kinds of apple, but not as much), and he also enjoyed grapes, bananas (though some days, he'd toss it out and try to get it to stick to the wall ), peaches, pears and most other fruits. He also liked rice, popcorn, cinnamon toast and pasta, and small amounts of cheese and nuts for an occasional treat. He was fed pellets, but ate them rather reluctantly. Over the years, I was able to reduce the amount of seed in George's diet, but never eliminated it completely.

 

[El.Knightrider]

. . new like me, welcome . .