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Post by SunConure on Jan 21, 2005 19:54:18 GMT 10
i was on another forum and i was telling them the great news about my sun conure and they started asking questions like is the bird going to be fully weaned and i told them he will be eating soild foods but need to be hand fed once a day.
heres the questions
1. julie is going to show me how to hand feed my baby and shes going to make me hand feed him in front of her to make sure i'm doing it correctly. would this be a good idea the breeder sells his birds this way cause they bond better?
2. the people on the other forum said that parent raised birds make better pets then hand reared ones is this true?
3.does anyone have any articles on hand feeding baby birds?
i tryed to tell them politely on my research i'm doing but they kept bad mouthing about me and the breeder.I tryed telling them how do you think breeders got started at breeding and hand feeding. But they all where convinced that i will be a bad bird owner which i don't think i will be. I'm doing plenty of research and i'm not buying a bird on impluse like must of them have. They didn't even know this breeder and they are saying that he has bad pratice and probably pulls them out of the nest to young. I told them that he leaves them in with the parents until there 16 days old then he pulls them out for hand rearing. They are all making out that i don't know what i am doing. They all asked what i will be feeding my baby i told them good quailty seed and fresh fruit and vegies they turned around and said my bird will die on bird seed. any way thanks for letting me get this off my chest.
p.s any articles on hand feeding,and raising baby birds will be much appricated.
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Post by Smiley on Jan 21, 2005 20:11:43 GMT 10
To me it doesnt matter if you get a hand raised or parent raised bird as a pet..it is your choice...both tame up well..beening hand rasied does not meen a tame bird either...I have had both h/r and p/r...But I like the parent rasied ones..that my choice.I just like a challenge..I always have found that with the larger one..To me they make better pets p/r...But thats just me...and I always pick the one that wants to bite...Dont ask me why...I would be here all night...It is just up to you...get what you want...and if you need any info on handraising...There are plenty here that can help you...And yes you will be a great owner.You have done you home work on them...And yes that is a very good idea that you will be feeding you bird in front of Julie...and yes it is good to get things off you chest...
Natalie
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Post by AussieBirds on Jan 21, 2005 22:19:57 GMT 10
Tara it just goes to show you AussieBirds Friendly Forum is the place to be. We won't be negative towards you in any way and will support you and give you advice in every thing you do.
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There are benifits in both hand raised and parent rasied babies, personally I think you are doing a great job finding out all the ins and outs of your new bird before you get it and the fact that you are going to be hand feeding the little one while it is in the care of an experianced person says a lot.
As long as your bird has a balanced diet and is given a lot of TLC then you will be fine and so will your little friend, don't take any notice of the other people as they are just being negative towards you, something that wont happen here.
John
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Post by petiel on Jan 21, 2005 23:36:45 GMT 10
Hi Tara,
There is always somebody out there who is negative. Go with what you have planed to do and don't let anyone change it. You will be a good and caring pet owner. I can tell by the way you are researching about your pet bird. I wish everyone was like you and did their homework before purchasing a pet. Feed the bird a good seed and plenty or fruits and vegis and you will have a healthly bird. As for Handreared or Parent reared I personally would go with a handreared bird, I don't like birds that bite. Bye Pauline
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Post by lovemytiels on Jan 22, 2005 5:06:52 GMT 10
Hi Tara, I have been reading your posts & you sound like a very responsible person who has really done their homework regarding getting as much info about their new pet bird. I rekon you are going to make an excellent new mum & I wish more people were half as resopsible as you when it comes to getting a new bird. Hey stick to the Aussie Forum, we are the best. Everyone here will support you in your new bird & help as much as we can without critism & we all learn something new everyday by asking questions. As to parent raised versus h/reared birds, well its a personal choice. I have had h/reared tiels from 2 weeks that were not good companion birds as all birds are different. some are sweet, some are brats. There are so many sites on the web about h/rearing but I found this one pretty good. www.kcbbs.gen.nz/lori/ar/handrear2.htmlYou go girl & do what YOU feel is right. Looking forward to seeing & hearing about your new companion. Cheers Anna |
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Post by hillcresttiels on Jan 22, 2005 7:20:32 GMT 10
Hi Tara i don't want to be the bearer of bad news but one thing you should look into more for the pet shops' sake, is that it's illegal to sell unweaned birds in Victoria! Just cover your back of wrong doings otherwise I agree totally wityh what's been said and i think your a breath of fresh air here, cheers  Frank |
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Post by SunConure on Jan 22, 2005 9:56:47 GMT 10
thanks everyone this has helped.HillcrestTiels thanks for that.
Just to let everyone know this baby sun conure will be fully feathered and eatting soild food when he arrives. He just needs to be hand fed once a day. Julie is going to show me how to do it then make me do it in front of her. Then the little one will be coming home with me.If i have any problems i have my dad here,i can ring julie up too,and i have all you nice people to turn too. I should of mentioned this in my post. To tell you the truth i don't think i will have any trouble at giving him one hand feeding a day.
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Post by hillcresttiels on Jan 22, 2005 10:15:01 GMT 10
To tell you the truth we dont think you will have troubles either! may the days go quick for you!!
Frank
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Post by parrotpotential on Jan 22, 2005 19:59:54 GMT 10
Hi Tara
My opinions for what they're worth.
I prefer handreared pets as they are usually very people friendly and nice and tame.
Frank is right in that it is illegal to sell birds that are not self sufficient in Victoria. This means being able to totally feed themselves.
We feed our sun conures a variety of foods including soaked seed, a luvbird seed mix, pellets, fruits and vegies. Ours love grapes and dehydrated pineapples especially.
You're doing lots of research and asking lots of questions and I know you're going to make an awesome birdy Mum.
Good luck
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Post by SunConure on Jan 23, 2005 11:39:08 GMT 10
thanks i'm going to try my best to be a great bird mum for my little baby i'm getting real excite now i can't wait to get him.
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Post by SunConure on Jan 24, 2005 9:05:42 GMT 10
I just thought of another question with wing clipping is it best to do one wing or both wings?
just that i was told if you do both wings they still have there balance and can still fly. where with 1 wing clipped they can't fly. Julie's birds only have the 1 wing clipped and they don't even try to fly. julie owns a pet shop so her birds are in a big play pen.
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Post by petiel on Jan 24, 2005 11:26:37 GMT 10
Hi Tara, I prefer both wings clipped and so do many other breeders I know. If you only cut 1 wing the bird is unbalanced and he will fall hard on the ground, sometimes doing a lot of damage to his chest bone. With both wings clipped about 6-7 feathers on both wings the bird will slowly fly down to the ground. He can still fly safely to the ground without getting the height. Bye Pauline
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Post by parrotpotential on Jan 24, 2005 23:24:33 GMT 10
We clip both wings here. Much safer. Depending on the bird we start with about 3-4 feathers and see how they go. Some are better fliers than others and we find the suns don't need too many clipped anyhow.
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