Jaime1215
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Hi!!
I just wanted to take a second to introduce myself and my family. My boyfriend and I have just got our first pet together (we both have other pets as well). We chose a beautiful blue quaker 2 weeks ago today from a breeder. When we picked him up, he was 14 weeks old so he is now at the 4 month mark. His name is Percy. He was fully weened and the breeder sent us home with a travel cage, the food he was weaned on to, and some millet spray. Currently, I live in Biloxi, MS and my boyfriend lives in Mobile, AL (where Percy calls home). I'll be moving in with him in December but I spend a good portion of each week there as I'm a full time grad student taking classes online. We think this is actually good as we both get time to bond individually, Percy gets some time to learn to entertain himself when my boyfriend is working and I'm not there, and we get time as a flock.
He's set up with 2 cages, one in the bedroom to sleep (his wings were clipped when we got him so he's a bit unsteady) and a large cage with a playtop out on the screened in porch where he can see all the other birds and explore/stretch his wings. He was quite hand tame when we got him and he's already preening both of us and preening himself on us. He comes to either of us, he's learned step up, stretch (lifts both wings above his back), kisses, and he is chatting up a storm every day. We are just in love with this little man and he already has such a personality. We've been switching him from seed mix to nutriberries this week to start the transition to pellets. He loves them and he picks smaller pellets out of the seed mix, so I think we'll be ok. He sure does LOVE to eat. We picked him up and he was 80 grams, now he's 82.
Luckily, I have had sugar gliders for several years and I have a wonderful exotics vet that I know well and trust. He sees everything from bald eagles at wildlife rehabs, to zoo animals, to rescued baby possums. He'll be the one seeing Percy as well.
My sister also was owned by, (hobby) bred, and raised 22 parrots before she passed away. Ring necks, love birds, cockatiels, African grays, and conures. She had an entire room set up for them as an aviary and the birds all lived in harmony (most of the time). All except for one, the sassy and incredibly sweet little Quaker who ran the entire lower level of the house. She made me fall in love with quakers and was going to come to me, but I was serving in the military overseas when my sister passed and I was not allowed to bring Mika. The flock was all rehomed with pairs kept together. Mika was placed at a senior assisted living facility as a therapy bird where she gets all the attention she could hope for, and I am finally at a place in life with a partner who loves animals as much as I do and the time to devote to our little blue gremlin.
Our feather/fur family includes my little shih tzu, two laid back cats that think they're dogs, two female sugar gliders who are spoiled rotten, an American Eskimo and a Klee kai who are terrified of tiny Percy. It's a big "flock" but we have more than enough time and love to go around.
We're so excited an in love with our newest addition and we can't wait to see him grow. He still has feathers coming in and is currently sporting a teal mohawk lol. I'll add pictures once I get them loaded to a photo sharing site.
Well that's us!! Sorry so long!
-Percy's People
I just wanted to take a second to introduce myself and my family. My boyfriend and I have just got our first pet together (we both have other pets as well). We chose a beautiful blue quaker 2 weeks ago today from a breeder. When we picked him up, he was 14 weeks old so he is now at the 4 month mark. His name is Percy. He was fully weened and the breeder sent us home with a travel cage, the food he was weaned on to, and some millet spray. Currently, I live in Biloxi, MS and my boyfriend lives in Mobile, AL (where Percy calls home). I'll be moving in with him in December but I spend a good portion of each week there as I'm a full time grad student taking classes online. We think this is actually good as we both get time to bond individually, Percy gets some time to learn to entertain himself when my boyfriend is working and I'm not there, and we get time as a flock.
He's set up with 2 cages, one in the bedroom to sleep (his wings were clipped when we got him so he's a bit unsteady) and a large cage with a playtop out on the screened in porch where he can see all the other birds and explore/stretch his wings. He was quite hand tame when we got him and he's already preening both of us and preening himself on us. He comes to either of us, he's learned step up, stretch (lifts both wings above his back), kisses, and he is chatting up a storm every day. We are just in love with this little man and he already has such a personality. We've been switching him from seed mix to nutriberries this week to start the transition to pellets. He loves them and he picks smaller pellets out of the seed mix, so I think we'll be ok. He sure does LOVE to eat. We picked him up and he was 80 grams, now he's 82.
Luckily, I have had sugar gliders for several years and I have a wonderful exotics vet that I know well and trust. He sees everything from bald eagles at wildlife rehabs, to zoo animals, to rescued baby possums. He'll be the one seeing Percy as well.
My sister also was owned by, (hobby) bred, and raised 22 parrots before she passed away. Ring necks, love birds, cockatiels, African grays, and conures. She had an entire room set up for them as an aviary and the birds all lived in harmony (most of the time). All except for one, the sassy and incredibly sweet little Quaker who ran the entire lower level of the house. She made me fall in love with quakers and was going to come to me, but I was serving in the military overseas when my sister passed and I was not allowed to bring Mika. The flock was all rehomed with pairs kept together. Mika was placed at a senior assisted living facility as a therapy bird where she gets all the attention she could hope for, and I am finally at a place in life with a partner who loves animals as much as I do and the time to devote to our little blue gremlin.
Our feather/fur family includes my little shih tzu, two laid back cats that think they're dogs, two female sugar gliders who are spoiled rotten, an American Eskimo and a Klee kai who are terrified of tiny Percy. It's a big "flock" but we have more than enough time and love to go around.
We're so excited an in love with our newest addition and we can't wait to see him grow. He still has feathers coming in and is currently sporting a teal mohawk lol. I'll add pictures once I get them loaded to a photo sharing site.
Well that's us!! Sorry so long!
-Percy's People
Percy looks like a sweetie from your avatar pic
