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2012 May

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2012 May

Rocky – Noisy Boy!

May 10th, 2012
Rocky - Noisy Boy!

Well, Rocky has well and truly settled in, and is now one very noisy boy :)

He is quite aggressive at the moment but I am putting it down to hormones as it breeding season, which may also explain the noise too.

Thankfully I have no neighbours where Rocky is, so his noise is not a problem, and it doesn’t bother me.
He is madly in love with my other Amazon, but because he is soooo noisy he makes her even more scared of him, but he won’t hurt her and hopefully in time she’ll realise that, and he’ll quieten down a little :)

Next week he is getting his own Java Tree, which I’m hoping will help him build his muscles, as he will be climbing more, and have branches of different thickness to climb, grip, and balance on.

He is quite a character, and at the moment he is determined to rip my face off at every opportunity, but again, this does not bother me in the slightest. He doesn’t like the other birds apart from my other Amazon, and even chased my male Grey off his cage, and rightly so too!!

He seems quite happy, and is even happier when my other Amazon is by him, so once the spring hormonal period is over it will be interesting to see how he’s character changes.

Like my other Amazon, Rocky loves his showers, he dances and gets silly, which is lovely to watch :)

He seems to be eating more too, but I haven’t been able to weigh him, as my scales need a new battery, so once I get a new one, I’ll weigh him.

I think he is great, and I love him to bits, even if he doesn’t feel the same :P


Meet Billy-Boy – New Rehome

May 9th, 2012
Meet Billy-Boy - New Rehome

On Sunday I went and collected a lovely grey called Billy, he is 7 years old and quite a funny big guy.

His old owners had made the very hard step to rehome him as she has now gone back to working full time meaning Billy was left on his own for long periods, he is a very independent grey and spends nearly all of his time out doing his own thing. She was very upset at letting Billy go but knows it for his best as he will have company all the time.

He is also a chewer! and will do something naughty and tell himself off while he is doing it so you know he is! Clever boy!

He has been with us a few days now and has settled in fine, I am just getting him use to a new cage as his old one was a little small, and he seems to love it! He has been in and out for a couple of days while i am getting him use to it, He loves his swing and will sit there swinging himself or letting me tickle him while he is on it, Lazy boy he loves a good tickle and will accept me touching him already which is great.

Today I am letting him sit out on his stand as he seems to have settled really well so will update the blog with how that goes soon too.

So far i have been asked “Do you want some peanuts?” a few times and him saying 1 a lot.

He is a lovely grey he loves his pink lady apples (the only apple he will eat) Banana in the morning, red grapes and a blood bath (pomegranate)

Here are a few photos of Billy … Enjoy x


The Lovely Luckies Progress x

May 8th, 2012
The Lovely Luckies Progress x

Well here we are,five weeks in with the lovely luckie and the lovely lady has settled in a treat.

She loves the my children and quite likes my pet shar-pei huggy as well.She is a very quick learner and has settled into our routine already.

She calls my wife sharon to do her evening meal of warm fresh vegtables which she loves.She also shares my breakfast with me in the morning and is a very bubbly girl first thing in the morning.

Luckie enjoys sitting behind me on the sofa while watching the telly and calling my dog.Everyday there is something new she has picked up and has my wife and myself in stiches.so all is going well and she is so happy, As i am with her all day and into the evening when she tells me “luckie go nite nites c,mon bedtime put my cover on” amazing same time every night.

So i have to watch most 2nd half’s of a footy match upstairs so we are very pleased and happy just like the lovely luckie x


Ruby – The Chewer

May 7th, 2012
Ruby - The Chewer

Ruby is still doing great, still a happy little girl, and still whistling and dancing her little heart out.
We had a slight change around due to taking on another rescue, so we moved Ruby next to my Amazon’s tree which is in front of the window. Ruby loves it as she can see us when we’re in the kitchen, but the other side of Ruby’s cage is a plastic shelving unit where I keep food, bowls, newspapers etc. Ruby climbs down the side of the cage and chews whatever she can reach!! :)
On the bottom shelf I keep the newspapers, she climbs all the way down the side of her cage, chews them, then throws them around the floor :P
She chews the shelf itself, and basically anything she can reach.

When I spray her in the bathroom, she will also chew the shower curtain.
Of course she loves chewing her toys too, she just likes to chew everything else too!! :D

Next week she is having her very own Java Tree, and will be out on her tree for most of the day, this will give her more variety, and an opportunity to climb more and chew more, as she doesn’t like to leave her area, which at the moment is her cage. She doesn’t have to leave her tree, so should still feel safe, but will be able experience the branches of the tree which will be good for her legs :)

In the late afternoon she will then go back into her cage on her textured perches, which will keep her feet in good condition, so she’ll have the best of both worlds. If she’s happy to sleep on her tree she can, and she’ll just go back to her tree at bedtime. She has slept on top of her cage before so, I’m sure she’ll be happy sleeping on her tree as she loves being out.


Poppy (aka Britney)

May 6th, 2012
Poppy (aka Britney)

Well we’ve had Poppy now for what seems an eternity, but in reality its been 5 months. She has settled in so well and is now a big part of our lives, she is so funny and happy to please (me anyway). She has become attached to me and has taken a slght dislike to Karen if we are in the room together.

She has been outside in the sunshine in the past few weeks but due to the horrible weather lately that was short lived. She loved the sunshine and i could see a real difference the outdoors had upon her especially after a full on shower!!

Her feathers are still very tatty but she has just started to moult so hopefully the tatty one will drop out and she will grow nice new feathers that she will leave alone. She still has the occassional pluck but nothing near to what she has done in the past.

Marley and Poppy love each others attention and they constantly chatter to each other. Poppy has learnt many new words but her favourite at the moment is “Pig”, she tends to use this after a really loud burp.

I’ve finally managed to download some photos of her which are from the past couple of months although she doesn’t seem to like the flash on the camera.


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