buurd
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- May 11, 2018
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- 2 Rosy Bourke's parrots
What's the status of your Bourke's bathing habits?
My B's had never been interested in bathing :| (had them since last spring)
I tried all sorts of different ways to show them and encourage it. I dont know if the person who had them before ever bathed them, at all. I would guess not.
And probably never misted them, either. Because they were not into misting. They just sat there, after id misted them; didnt even ruffle a feather. Just looked slightly incredulous that a soft mist was falling down on them from above.
Personal anecdote that Id gathered, spoke to the fact that they either didnt bathe, or it wasnt done all that often. Since they come from a more arid climate than the rest of the grass parakeets, I thought h this might be plausible. Maybe they did a little dust bathing? I dont know about that, though.
Then a couple of weeks ago, I found my Bs ( a m/m couple) dunking their bits in the water dish ;p So I provided them with a much larger bathing container and they are using it to lightly bathe, on the semi regular. They will splash their wings , or walk through it. The male had a nice old time playing in it for a good five minutes, once. The bath was placed on the floor where he was wandering around, and he just hopped in. He was shy at first. Every time i looked at him , he would stop and freeze in place with his playing, then when i turned away again, he would resume. It is warm enough in the house and under the light for then to dry quickly.
Im not sure if this is going to be a round the year thing, or if they are being extra because it is Australian springtime , now. Do Australian birbs have internal clocks set to Australia-time? Or do they just respond to springtime whereever they are?
They do not preen each other, but I wonder if bathing is a thing for B's in Australian spring, when they should be attracting a mate? Does anyone know? Has anyone observed any like behavior from their killer Bs?
I want to hear all about it, and your babies' particulars
My B's had never been interested in bathing :| (had them since last spring)
I tried all sorts of different ways to show them and encourage it. I dont know if the person who had them before ever bathed them, at all. I would guess not.
And probably never misted them, either. Because they were not into misting. They just sat there, after id misted them; didnt even ruffle a feather. Just looked slightly incredulous that a soft mist was falling down on them from above.
Personal anecdote that Id gathered, spoke to the fact that they either didnt bathe, or it wasnt done all that often. Since they come from a more arid climate than the rest of the grass parakeets, I thought h this might be plausible. Maybe they did a little dust bathing? I dont know about that, though.
Then a couple of weeks ago, I found my Bs ( a m/m couple) dunking their bits in the water dish ;p So I provided them with a much larger bathing container and they are using it to lightly bathe, on the semi regular. They will splash their wings , or walk through it. The male had a nice old time playing in it for a good five minutes, once. The bath was placed on the floor where he was wandering around, and he just hopped in. He was shy at first. Every time i looked at him , he would stop and freeze in place with his playing, then when i turned away again, he would resume. It is warm enough in the house and under the light for then to dry quickly.
Im not sure if this is going to be a round the year thing, or if they are being extra because it is Australian springtime , now. Do Australian birbs have internal clocks set to Australia-time? Or do they just respond to springtime whereever they are?
They do not preen each other, but I wonder if bathing is a thing for B's in Australian spring, when they should be attracting a mate? Does anyone know? Has anyone observed any like behavior from their killer Bs?
I want to hear all about it, and your babies' particulars
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