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Meet Foul Mouthed Zulu!

September 26th, 2011
Meet Foul Mouthed Zulu!

On Friday I collected a new rescue and she is 5 years old and called Zulu… Her owners are moving to Australia in 2 weeks time and wasn’t able to take her with them so they found us and are happy that they will be able to follow Zulu’s progress through her rescue diary.

When I got there I was greeted by the lovely couple and a growl from Zulu as we think she took a dislike to my hair colour, I had not long had it dyed bright red so it was rather vibrant but by the time we was leaving she seemed to have got use to me, we made friends on the way home I think I bored her to death to be honest but she was happy enough, it was lovely and sunny when we got back so I left her out in the sunshine for half an hour while I set up her cage which she seemed to enjoy.

She was fine going in to her cage a little bit shall I … maybe i will… maybe i wont… ok i will and went in ok and straight up to her swing where she seems to love to be the best.

She loves to eat warm blueberries and palm nuts and is fed on Zupreem fruit blend pellets.

She has already started to chat away and shouting “W***er” a lot and “Wanna shower” “Good girl” and doing what sounds like hiccups, she is mumbling loads of other things just can’t quite make them out at this moment.

One thing I will say with her which we have noticed already is she is not keen on children as she never really had any contact with children in her home so I guess they seem a little odd to her! So when she is placed in her forever home it will be best she goes somewhere that there are no children.

I will add a few couple of photos up in the next few days as I wanted to let her settle in a bit more before I start to pap her!!


A More Feathered Cookie!

September 26th, 2011
A More Feathered Cookie!

Hello again from cookie,well its been a little while since i was started on this new treatment to stop me from plucking and i have to say i am getting some new feathers!!

Yes cookie is doing well and i think we may have cracked it,i found a remedy from northern parrots and thaught i would give it a try.Its called PLUCK NO MORE,NATURAL HOMEOPATHIC REMEDY-177ml it does cost £34-99 and depending on how severe the plucking is can take a few months,you put some in the drinking water and some with water in a spray bottle and spray the bird up to four times a day and let them dry naturaly,but while you are giving this treatment you dont give the bird any fresh fruit or veg.

I have just used the last of my first bottle and judging by cookies new growth i hope we will need only one more bottle,he does feel so soft and is not scratching as much as he did when he first came to me,i also give poppy and spike the odd spray and they quite like it.

It is also good for dogs would you beleive?.

I do hope this information does help any of you who are in the same situation,

Will try and add up some photos

Luv cookie and Angela.


Angus – Makes friends!

September 24th, 2011
Angus - Makes friends!

Although it’s safe to say that Angus is a bit on the bossy side, it’s safe to say that he and Miss Gary are now friends. Although there is a way to go before they can be trusted totally, it’s clear that they quite like each other.

Angus is happy to shread Garys toys for her to save her the bother, and to empty her pellets onto the floor to help her keep a trim figure, he’s such a considerate boy.

He’s also happier to spend time with my hubby now even though he still prefers me.
His talking is coming on too, hes now saying some of Garys words, unfortunately Gary is also saying some of his !!!
His favourite place in the world is on ‘his’ play stand and when he’s out he spends most of his time on there. Here are a few photographs of Angus and his ‘friend’ Gary


New Rescue for AGPC – Meet Oscar

September 20th, 2011
New Rescue for AGPC - Meet Oscar

Here is Oscar. I collected him from his owner John recently, who sadly had to find a new home for him due to becoming ill. John was clearly very sad to see Oscar go, but he knows rehoming Oscar via the AGPC was the best thing to do in the circumstances.

Oscar travelled very well and shouted a few ‘hellos’ along the way. We built up his cage and settled him in and he was soon tucking into his food. During the evening he was pretty quiet but was left to settle in.

The next day he came out to play and treated us to some of his words. He shouts for ‘Rosie’ and tells Layla to ‘get down’ he says ‘hello’ and when we say goodbye he tells us ‘see ya later’
He is on a seed diet at the moment but I’ve seen him nibbling on the odd pellet. He’s had some pomegranate, radish, grape, pasta, carrot and Brussels sprouts.

He is a fantastic flyer and does several laps of the room regularly and loves to play on top of his cage with his new toys.
He can hear my 2 birds Gary and Angus from the other room and they call to each other and shout ‘hello’. Oscar is a lovely bird and a credit to John.

Here are a few photographs -


Bobby – Ducking Bar-Steward!

September 16th, 2011
Bobby - Ducking Bar-Steward!

Well it has been a few weeks since Bobby came here and all I can say is well he has well and truly settled in!

Today I was greeted by the usual ” Hello Bob, Bob, Bobbbbbyyyyyyyyy!” and while getting on with my housework he was chatting away to me but then to my horror he shouted “f***ing B***ard!!” followed by “ha ha ha haaaaaaaaaaaaaa!” Also he has been saying F***ing Hell!! I am ignoring him when he says these and saying “What you doing ” instead to see if he will change and say that instead….Time will tell!

Well I was a little shocked as he had been very polite up until today but it normally does take a little while for them to settle in and become relaxed!

Bobby is a real happy grey and nothing really bothers him at all, he has let us both stroke him and also other family members so that is really good :) He enjoys his fruit and Veg and goes crazy for warm whole meal pasta and is a dunker when it comes to things you give him like his palm oil on whole meal toast he takes it straight over to his water bowl dunks it in then sits and eats the lot… very sweet!

He enjoys his time out of his cage and would happily stay out all day long and he is a good flyer too but is quite happy sat up on top of his cage.

Here are some more photo’s of him –


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