Milkteeth
New member
Hi all!! Soโฆ I stumbled into 2 superb parrots today! A kind customer from my work invited me and another coworker over- she has to move soon, and is slowly rehoming her birds to make this easier. When I came in and began speaking to her, she immediately showed me her two Barrabands, and was telling me what a good fit I would be. The birds donโt get handled, and the woman was very kind and passionate, but there were definitely some flaws in their care, and I agreed to rehome them. Iโve read up on them a bit, but Iโm running into a few issues-
1.) what is the ideal diet and ratio for these guys? Iโm currently giving them some of the same chop as my conure, pellets, and a small amount of seed mix. They were previously receiving a bird seed mix from Walmart.
2.) they were rehomed to me as a bonded male and female pair. Will this make bonding with them and handling them more difficult? Should I be wary of anything during breeding season, such as hormones or diet?
They just came home to me today, and are settling in. Iโm already looking at cages and toys for them, but I figured Iโd ask on here so I can make a shopping list.
and, of course, hereโs a picture of the beauties! Johnny and Frankie are their current names.
theyโre in a cramped cage right now that needs a good bath, as do the perches. The toy in the picture is the only one they have right now Iโm excited to spoil them- she told me they were good โhanging outโ birds and are happy to exist in the same space as their person, which is what I always lean towards in animals (aside from my little Velcro GCC), but Iโm hoping I can socialize them and get them hand friendly; I do know that this may be a problem as it can be difficult for bonded birds to seek out human affection, but Iโm fine with that as well! I like a challenge, so weโll see.
If anyone has any other advice on these babies, I am all ears!
1.) what is the ideal diet and ratio for these guys? Iโm currently giving them some of the same chop as my conure, pellets, and a small amount of seed mix. They were previously receiving a bird seed mix from Walmart.
2.) they were rehomed to me as a bonded male and female pair. Will this make bonding with them and handling them more difficult? Should I be wary of anything during breeding season, such as hormones or diet?
They just came home to me today, and are settling in. Iโm already looking at cages and toys for them, but I figured Iโd ask on here so I can make a shopping list.
and, of course, hereโs a picture of the beauties! Johnny and Frankie are their current names.
theyโre in a cramped cage right now that needs a good bath, as do the perches. The toy in the picture is the only one they have right now Iโm excited to spoil them- she told me they were good โhanging outโ birds and are happy to exist in the same space as their person, which is what I always lean towards in animals (aside from my little Velcro GCC), but Iโm hoping I can socialize them and get them hand friendly; I do know that this may be a problem as it can be difficult for bonded birds to seek out human affection, but Iโm fine with that as well! I like a challenge, so weโll see.
If anyone has any other advice on these babies, I am all ears!