Hannah's little Parrots thread 🦜

[HannahandSunny]

Hello everyone!
Gosh it’s been almost a year since I’ve last been on here, just thought I’d pop in and say hello!
I hope everyone and their birdos are well? What’s new?
I’ve had a pretty busy year, new job, lots of family visits from the U.K. And I’m 6 months pregnant !


My aviary flock are all happy and well, There has been a couple of bushfire scares this year which is always a worry with so many animals, Having non tame birds isn’t ideal during those times. Thankfully we didn’t have to evacuate in the end.
I haven’t taken many photos of them recently but looked back a way and found a few photos for you.

 

[LaManuka]

Hello everyone!
Gosh it’s been almost a year since I’ve last been on here, just thought I’d pop in and say hello!
I hope everyone and their birdos are well? What’s new?
I’ve had a pretty busy year, new job, lots of family visits from the U.K. And I’m 6 months pregnant !


My aviary flock are all happy and well, There has been a couple of bushfire scares this year which is always a worry with so many animals, Having non tame birds isn’t ideal during those times. Thankfully we didn’t have to evacuate in the end.
I haven’t taken many photos of them recently but looked back a way and found a few photos for you.
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Welcome back Hannah, you and your flock are looking beautiful! It's so good to have you back - we missed you!!

 

[HannahandSunny]

Welcome back Hannah, you and your flock are looking beautiful It's so good to have you back - we missed you!!

Thanks @LaManuka, lovely to see you’re still on here. Hope you’re well!

 

[LaManuka]

Thanks @LaManuka, lovely to see you’re still on here. Hope you’re well!

That's so sweet of you to ask, Hannah! Yes all is pretty good here, thank you, and my flock has grown by another one. Can i introduce you to little Princess Peachie? She joined my flock last June

 

[HannahandSunny]

That's so sweet of you to ask, Hannah! Yes all is pretty good here, thank you, and my flock has grown by another one. Can i introduce you to little Princess Peachie? She joined my flock last June

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Oh how ADORABLE!! Is she a princess parrot? She looks like a delightful little character

 

[LaManuka]

Oh how ADORABLE!! Is she a princess parrot? She looks like a delightful little character

Yes she is, and yes she is, all of the above! But i won't hijack your thread by going on here about how delightful she is, you can read about how she joined the flock on her thread if you'd like

Introducing The New Adventures Of Princess Peach!! 💝

Ok, so you know how sometimes you walk into a shop meaning to buy one thing, and you come away with something totally different? Well, that happened to me just this last Saturday. Hubby and i went grocery shopping, but before that we needed to go to the hardware store, which just happens to be...

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[SailBoat]

Hello Dear Hannah, have been missing you and your activities!!

Happy to hear you have a new member of your household coming soon! Congratulations!

Have followed the bush fires and happy they have missed you and yours!

Our Julio is just finishing a fairly normal hormonal season and all of us are looking for its end!

Enjoyed hearing from you!

 

[HannahandSunny]

Hello Dear Hannah, have been missing you and your activities!!

Happy to hear you have a new member of your household coming soon! Congratulations!

Have followed the bush fires and happy they have missed you and yours!

Our Julio is just finishing a fairly normal hormonal season and all of us are looking for its end!

Enjoyed hearing from you!

Hello Sailboat!
Thank you so much, my quiet yet crazy animal life is going to get a bit more hectic with a human baby around
Glad to hear Julio is almost out of a hormonal stage..phew, I can only imagine how tough they can be!

 

[Flboy]

You have been greatly missed!

 

[HannahandSunny]

Hello lovely Parrot Forum friends! It’s been a long time since I’ve done an update again. Life is busy now I have a human baby, He’s just over a year old now..time flies!
Wolfie and his gang are still happy and well! (3 ‘Tiels and 4 budgies) . They managed well during a very dry summer drought, And a now cold and frosty winter. Wolfie suprises me with his friendliness everyday, I don’t really spend much time in the aviary unfortunately yet he is always happy the sit on my shoulder, head or arm and sing to me. He even let me stroke his head for a second yesterday (he’s hand shy). The Budgies are mischievous and cheerful, always the first to explore new branches I put in the aviary. Percy and Gizmo the other two Cockatiels are much the same, still not into me at all. Which is fine. They are content being themselves and bossing the budgies around. They desperately try and form a stronger relationship with Wolfie, but he’s just not that interested. He prefers me. But likes being in their presence..just not impressed when they try and preen him or something lol.

I’ve lost a few animals this past year, due to old age or health related issues and some just out of the blue which has been very sad. From 8 Guinea pigs I’m down to just three! And I’ve lost 2 of my favourite little chickens.
The 4 horses are great, fat, unworked and happy haha. The drought was a huge struggle though, the cost of hay was extremely expensive which made life very stressful and struggle. But hey ho.. we finally have some green grass growing again so it’s nice seeing the horses grazing.
I’ve been busy making and putting bird boxes up over the property ready for spring. Lots of red-rumps, Eastern Rosellas, Galahs etc searching for nesting sites.

Hope the rest of you and your birds are all happy and well!
Hannah

My lovely Rosie I lost recently.

 

[LaManuka]

Welcome back @HannahandSunny, and congrats on your new arrival!! You certainly have been missed around here and I'm so glad to see you back, thank you for the update and all your beautiful photos, and I hope you will share some pics of your new bundle of joy very soon!

 

[rheashard2]

Welcome, back. I like your menagerie.

 

[saxguy64]

So nice to see you again, Hannah! You have indeed been missed. Congratulations on your little one! Time really does fly. Can't believe my youngest is 21 now.

Thank you for the update and pictures. Looking forward to more

 

[DonnaBudgie]

It looks like you, your critters and your birds live a gifted life.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

Id love to build an aviary in my new Bird Shed but worry about metals. It looks like your aviary has metal mesh (hardware cloth) as part of the surround. Isn't that galvanized metal? All I hear is how that's dangerous to birds because they can get ingest tiny amounts and get metal poisoning. Stainless steel is way too expensive. Plastic (PVC) coated hardware cloth seems like an option.
Is galvanized hardware cloth a real or just hypothetical risk?

 

[HannahandSunny]

Id love to build an aviary in my new Bird Shed but worry about metals. It looks like your aviary has metal mesh (hardware cloth) as part of the surround. Isn't that galvanized metal? All I hear is how that's dangerous to birds because they can get ingest tiny amounts and get metal poisoning. Stainless steel is way too expensive. Plastic (PVC) coated hardware cloth seems like an option.
Is galvanized hardware cloth a real or just hypothetical risk?

It’s a worry with birds isn’t it!
But honestly I don’t know off the top of my head what my aviary and the mesh are made out of, These are very popular aviary’s in Australia so I recon their fine. My birdos have lived lives in this aviary for about 3 years now and a smaller one 3 years previous to that and so far so good.
Just do your research into what materials are used for an aviary you’re interested in then go for it! You’ll love having an aviary as will your birds.
Sometimes us humans worry too much which stops us doing what makes us happy.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

If I took everything I read about galvanized metal mesh seriously I wouldn't even consider using it for am aviary with birds that may chew in it (parrots of any kind) but there doesn't seem to be any affordable options. PVC coated metal maybe or just plastic hardware cloth. I don't think budgies would damage the plastic hardware cloth enough to worry especially for an indoor aviary where predators damaging it wouldn't be a concern and of they made a hole and got out they wouldn't be outdoors. I have a lot to think about planning an aviary for my new bird shed. It's 12x18 feet and climate controlled. I may start breeding budgies for exhibition since I'm a member of the American Budgerigar Society and have made friends with some long time show breeders in New England.