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swanwillow

actually, if your feeding your birds correctly, they don't need that extra vitamin, as they usually get most of their moisture in their foods. this is when the home-made diet comes in. Lots of fruits and veggies, some seeds and nuts, and greens too. Beans and rice. I think I posted my recipie on her...

swanwillow

hey- your the guy from birdboard! hullo.

an you got it easy... come north a bit more

swanwillow

I punched it in, but don't know what it means, so I'm posting it here

Turq. malexgrey female

edit; for what its worth, this is the pair that produced my turq. cock

swanwillow

because they enjoy it! My fids attack a piece of chicken with the same relish as they do a grape.

everything we do is a learned behavior...

swanwillow

they were sold as bonded, not proven; she HAD laid eggs, but they were duds.

guess I'll just have to see, unless I find a 3 year old female rainbow or blue...

swanwillow

I have learned that its easier to take strawberry off of a comforter dry than wet! it just brushes off with a little effort.

swanwillow

umm, I don't think many of us are feeding bones, brains, by-produce to our birds

well, at least, not cooked!

this IS a good discussion though

swanwillow

Now, Mustard is missing a LOT of toes. Shes got 3 semi whole ones on one foot, and 2 on the other. I say semi, cause ones growing back, its got PART of the nail back. is this going to effect her breeding season? I mean, will he be able to mount her without her loosing balance? What sorts of perches ...

swanwillow

Blueberry LOVES berries. not blueberries though, mostly strawberries, peaches.. and mac and cheese. I don't make mac and cheese that often, and she gets even less than that, since lories can't handle ANY part of that Relish and Mustard love STRAWBERRIES! yum yum and sweet potato. http://i192.photobu...

swanwillow

well, its great that you think this way, but for the sake of an argument, since it was stated first... without animal products in their food and all the birds are at very good contition and never ill. If we want give extra proteins to birds a boiled egg yolk is perfect. your saying no animal product...

swanwillow

maybe this will help... ever see a turkey buzzard? heck, any type of vulture? Thats what Relish looked like for a week when he moulted... his head was COMPLETELY BALD. The pinfeathers came in immediately, so after freaking out about everything, I took a breath, took a good look.. and started laughin...

swanwillow

I've always wanted a girl.. trade? I can trade a 6 year old for your baby...

just kidding, boys are fun, and I've come to appreciate the fact that I'll never have to go through menstral cycles with boys!

congrats, BTW. kids are fun!

swanwillow

turq. and cinn

swanwillow

one thats 5, the other is unknown age.
breeders. Dunno what to say; males can scream loudly?!>? LOL

swanwillow

they all already pick through it, they don't like kidney beans out of the mix!

swanwillow

well, maybe my lorikeet is crazy since her poop doesn't change color! huh, maybe you could call a vet and ask.. and they wouldn't charge? The one single thing I hate the MOST about lory poop; I can't for the life of me figure out if its diarrhea or not! I mean, with all other birds, its easy; watery...

swanwillow

twice a year, whole blown coat. hes got this steady shedding year round which isn't TOO bad, but when he blows his coat.. this spring, it looked like christmas! I actually held him down and vacuumed him! White is a terrible color, specially living where I do; dirt road, black dirt driveway=yellow dog!

swanwillow

sure, IF I can find one! heres some oldies, and some goodies yes, he is kept chained, I'd LOVE to get a fence, its in the works. invisible fences don't work on these types usually, just for the fact that they are very high-pain tolerant. He's also a crappy protection dog, crappy guard dog.. gah! Its...

swanwillow

WHAT are you feeding your lorikeet? Diet changes shouldn't be a concern; no matter WHAT I feed mine, the color is ALWAYS that same brownish color... strawberries or not. I'm just asking what her main diet is, cause they really shouldn't be on the new lory pellets; all they are are normal pellets wit...

swanwillow

I'm sorry, but I must disagree with everything matty said. The american staffordshire bull terrier is SO misunderstood; * An American Staffordshire Terrier named Stubby earned the rank of Sergeant and was the most decorated dog of World War I. * As the breed moved to America the names Pitdog and Pit...

swanwillow

hmm, I'm not sure about the amount of beans though!! its a LOT of beans.

not that theres anything wrong with being beany!

total cost for what I made was $30, and I figure that will last me a month for the three birds.

swanwillow

I'm in the process of getting and eclectus. (yea for me! hehe) and they don't do well on pellets. Now, I ran out of pellets yesterday (I CAN go get more, the thing is, I don't think I want to!! read on) but was making up a batch of ekkie food. the ringnecks LOVE it. Its base is beans and brown rice....

swanwillow

for some reason I was imagining a wh/wt on it, like the blues do. I think I like the blues wh/wt better... but that ones is quite stunning in and of itself! thanks again!

swanwillow

sorry, my internet was gone for a month. Next genetics; turquoise. Now, I know that theres two 'factors' with turquoise... they make turquoise and turq. blue. and that its hard to differentiate between the two unless you test breed. I just learned that. (see, I CAN learn!) now, to turq. questions. I...

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so THATS what ecletuses are about. Huh, I never knew. Theres one for sale near me right now.. least, it was in the paper.

Kyria added everything that I left out about lories... I love mine

swanwillow

your so awesome.

I think elaborating farther would be great..

Where CAN the INO gene come in handy, like the lacewing, and the pallidino.

What about mixing it in with greys and silvers?

swanwillow

oh, heres a PS: VERY specific diet. Fruits, veggies, nectar and powder mixes. Runny poop. Can get nippy. They don't have the bite POWER that our run of the mill seed eating hookbills do, but they can do ripping damage with the beak. IOW; can't break bone, but if your getting 5 stitches, it feels abo...

swanwillow

well, as an owner as one... I'd never get a smaller bird and allow her around it. Her playing with the ringnecks consists of.. well, you ever watch winnie the poo? you know, tigger, how he bounces everyone? thats what she does. Cept the ringnecks don't like it much VERY VERY hyper, sweet, shes 7 mon...

swanwillow

oohh, good advice so far! SEE? thats what I'm looking for; advice. Since I have a back door that opens 2 feet away from the bathroom, I think I can handle sanitization procedures, and I haven't made the bird room yet.. its just a sheetrocked room, empty except for my books and a coffee table, so tha...

swanwillow

I've never been to a bird fair, and am seriously thinking of going to one on Sept 8th. Its a 4 hour drive~ish But, thats local to me What could/would I beable to expect? I've looked at the list of vendors, and its not incredibly helpful. Another thing is, how much money to bring Looking for differen...

swanwillow

ahhhhh

so lucky!

swanwillow

this is just a guess for now, but my bet is lutino.

swanwillow

Okay... I'm looking at pictures, and trying to figure this all out. TRYING to is the key here. right now, I'm stuck on the INO gene. Not the green is lut, blue is cream, and albino. got that part down (or is creamino something else, see, second guessing myself! cause blue is albino... creamino turq?...

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wow Ohana, a MONTH! goodness... I hadn't thought it was THAT long! I found for treats, mine LOVE fruits.. namely, strawberries. I'm now using a dehydrator to make snacks for my fids (for when its out of season) My male will easily take things out of my fingers when it involves a strawberry. The fema...

swanwillow

wow, it got ya pretty good! good thing vehicles are made pretty sturdy nowadays, right?

and of COURSE the baby is DARLING!

swanwillow

now THAT was very cute.. do you think he knew what he was doing, or just attacking it?

swanwillow

suuurrreee, RUB it in to those of us on the opposite side of the world.

Does that mean, 6 months? I think it does, less my birds are WACKO!

I don't mind wacko. Wacko is good.

swanwillow

I take my lorikeet outside, but she has such a horrible clip, the farthest she goes is down.. its kinda sad, and scary when she hits things on the way down... but she also has a flight suit. I HAVE taken her out in that too, and it works.. adds a bit of weight though, just something to keep in mind.

swanwillow

I, honestly, don't remember what the previous owner told me that those little brown, round pellets that my IRN's are on, and since Zupreem is easier for me to get, they'll be converting over when the HUGE bag she gave me is gone. They also get fruits and veggies. Probably a few too many strawberries...

swanwillow

budgies don't need grit either. its a great marketing campaign if your a seller of grit, to also market to parrots. Imagine swallowing a bunch of rocks.. that sit in your belly, and won't come out. Without being poo'd out, it can cause WAY too many problems. oyster shell is.. for chickens for calciu...

swanwillow

hmm, so is Marian using her nestbox then? or just checking it out...

My mustard isn't at all yet. Not a BAD thing, just.. was a hope and a dream.

swanwillow

poor baby, I hope hes all right!

swanwillow

do you know how AWESOME you are!!!

the male I got a reply on right away, thats so nice! hes straight turq, born 02!!!

swanwillow

it'll compact in there, and not pass... I don't know how it works in AUS, I don't think they eat enough at the feeders, and then they go off and do other things. Yup, thats blueberry, my green naped rainbow. I'll never be without a lorikeet again. EVER. Shes such a doll! for the occasional treat, sh...

swanwillow

ooohh, thank you very very very much! WOW, thats so... well, AWESOME!

swanwillow

female: AAS AZ F 454 through the arizona aviculture society... and they ain't talking, I e-mailed, they said 'they'd ask around at the next meeting' male: DLP AZ 93 we're HOPING the 93 is the number born, not the year. I can cross my fingers, right!!! Otherwise, I'll be asking how old ringnecks can ...

swanwillow

good, glad to see ya finally made it over here!

swanwillow

when IS the right time of year to put on nestboxes?

In the southern hemisphere, its now.. northern hemisphere, I thought nov/december.. right?

I'm wondering because the breeder I got my breeder birds from has eggs and babies right NOW, and I thought it was the wrong time of year...

swanwillow

Northern MN

whoot, I'm far... not TOO far, but far enough

swanwillow

yeah, I wanna see a real violet too.

Actually, I'd rather see a blue pied! I'm a sucker for pieds. Maybe in a few years, I'll find a pied and add it it somewhere.

grey pieds, ooohhh

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