- Oct 23, 2015
- 4,566
- 6,455
- Parrots
- 1 YNA (Bingo R.I.P.)
1 OWA (Plumas R.I.P.)
1 RLA (Pacho R.I.P.)
3 GCA(Luna,Merlin) The Twins
Cheddar
1 Congo AG (Bella)
5 Cockatiels
Introduction.
Hello to all the bird lovers out there. I want to introduce my feathered family and how I got them.
NOTE : in almost all cases sex is best guess based on behavior.
My first parrot was/is an Orange Wing Amazon named Plumas. We purchased Him from a pet store near out apartment in ~ 1985. We knew nothing about parrots at that time but wanted a pet that would not die in 15 or 20 years. Turned out he was a wild caught bird and not very friendly to humans. I got him trained to the point he will step onto my hand without biting but he would never make an affectionate pet.
My second parrot was a Yellow Nape Amazon named Bingo. We bought Him in ~ 1986 from a private party advertising in the penny saver (or one of those free want add papers). Bingo was his name when we bought him and did not change it. He was hand tame and accepted both my wife and I equally in the beginning. As he got older he became a one person bird and I am that person. He seems to hate my wife and will attack her if given the chance. Bingo is my favorite amazon he talks and dances and can be very active and animated sometimes and at other times he is just a perch potato. I could go on but I want to mention all my birds without going on too long.
My third and last amazon acquisition is a Peach Cheeked Amazon with the name of Pacho. Pacho is a Female despite the name. We named her before the sex was apparent to us. I came across Pacho in a pet store I liked to pass through. Pacho was running along the floor while being chased by a um.. large sales woman with a stick. I instantly saw this from the poor birds perspective (How would you feel being chased by a giant with a big stick). I walked over put my hand on the floor and picked up the bird. It was all over right there and had to bring her home. She was a bird that was owned by someone else and given to the pet shop to sell. She can’t fly, I think her wings were clipped badly and permanently damaged. Pacho is very friendly with me and somewhat friendly with my son. Pacho and Plumas share a cage and have bonded well. They mate in the spring but we have never had any eggs.
Cockatiels
Cockatiels are like eating Lays potato chips you can’t stop with just one.
I did not have any interest in the smaller birds because of the shorter live span but as the saying goes STUFF happens.
I was working in a suburb of los-Angeles ~2001 and went outside for a break (I was a smoker then but quit, and NO I never smoked around the parrots or inside the house at all) and this beautiful lutino cockatiel landed at my feet. I knew I had to take him home cuz he could not last long in the wild. I picked him up and put him in a cardboard box (not without some blood-shed) . His name is Lucky LOL. He acted lonely so we bought him a companion lutino we named Baby. They are best friends and both male.
Around 2010, I was thinking of getting another cockatiel (I really wanted a female so we could have babies). I drove by a garage sale that had 2 cockatiels. I don’t know what the coloration is called but they were all yellow and really beautiful. One was female and laid eggs (infertile) but had to be put to sleep (very sad story for another time). The remaining bird named “Pinky” is still with us but has developed a feather plucking problem. In the hope that a “new friend” would eliminate the feather plucking we bought a hand raised “grey” cockatiel within the last year.
This completes my Feathered Family.
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Hello to all the bird lovers out there. I want to introduce my feathered family and how I got them.
NOTE : in almost all cases sex is best guess based on behavior.
My first parrot was/is an Orange Wing Amazon named Plumas. We purchased Him from a pet store near out apartment in ~ 1985. We knew nothing about parrots at that time but wanted a pet that would not die in 15 or 20 years. Turned out he was a wild caught bird and not very friendly to humans. I got him trained to the point he will step onto my hand without biting but he would never make an affectionate pet.
My second parrot was a Yellow Nape Amazon named Bingo. We bought Him in ~ 1986 from a private party advertising in the penny saver (or one of those free want add papers). Bingo was his name when we bought him and did not change it. He was hand tame and accepted both my wife and I equally in the beginning. As he got older he became a one person bird and I am that person. He seems to hate my wife and will attack her if given the chance. Bingo is my favorite amazon he talks and dances and can be very active and animated sometimes and at other times he is just a perch potato. I could go on but I want to mention all my birds without going on too long.
My third and last amazon acquisition is a Peach Cheeked Amazon with the name of Pacho. Pacho is a Female despite the name. We named her before the sex was apparent to us. I came across Pacho in a pet store I liked to pass through. Pacho was running along the floor while being chased by a um.. large sales woman with a stick. I instantly saw this from the poor birds perspective (How would you feel being chased by a giant with a big stick). I walked over put my hand on the floor and picked up the bird. It was all over right there and had to bring her home. She was a bird that was owned by someone else and given to the pet shop to sell. She can’t fly, I think her wings were clipped badly and permanently damaged. Pacho is very friendly with me and somewhat friendly with my son. Pacho and Plumas share a cage and have bonded well. They mate in the spring but we have never had any eggs.
Cockatiels
Cockatiels are like eating Lays potato chips you can’t stop with just one.
I did not have any interest in the smaller birds because of the shorter live span but as the saying goes STUFF happens.
I was working in a suburb of los-Angeles ~2001 and went outside for a break (I was a smoker then but quit, and NO I never smoked around the parrots or inside the house at all) and this beautiful lutino cockatiel landed at my feet. I knew I had to take him home cuz he could not last long in the wild. I picked him up and put him in a cardboard box (not without some blood-shed) . His name is Lucky LOL. He acted lonely so we bought him a companion lutino we named Baby. They are best friends and both male.
Around 2010, I was thinking of getting another cockatiel (I really wanted a female so we could have babies). I drove by a garage sale that had 2 cockatiels. I don’t know what the coloration is called but they were all yellow and really beautiful. One was female and laid eggs (infertile) but had to be put to sleep (very sad story for another time). The remaining bird named “Pinky” is still with us but has developed a feather plucking problem. In the hope that a “new friend” would eliminate the feather plucking we bought a hand raised “grey” cockatiel within the last year.
This completes my Feathered Family.
Texsize
. Sounds like an interesting flock! We'd love to see pictures of the feathered family when you get time.
