Post by chickie on Jul 22, 2007 21:22:54 GMT 10
Hi everyone,
We moved to Perth 4 years ago from the UK and just to say we love your country and believe it was the best move we have ever made. In Feb this year I got 2 cockatiels from a work colleague, She breeds them just for herself and friends. I had very little knowledge of birds or how to best look after them. I used to be a volunteer in a wildlife centre so with the internet, a few books, my limited experience and my friends advice we welcomed the 2 new additions to the family. Well, they have changed our lives completely, we are absolutely smitten with them. We could not decide on names so in the end I opened the pantry door and saw a tin of Milo and a packet of Muffins so they were to be their names. I could not believe that 2 birds could have such different characters. We believe Milo is female and she is into everything and Muffin we think is male as he has developed a bright yellow face and a beautiful singing voice. They are out of the cage about 5 hours a day and all day at the weekends. They take an almost daily shower with me and wait patiently for the warm air from the hairdryer afterwards.
These 2 little birds have become so important to us and I hope I will get to share my experiences with you and learn much more about the care of birds.
We moved to Perth 4 years ago from the UK and just to say we love your country and believe it was the best move we have ever made. In Feb this year I got 2 cockatiels from a work colleague, She breeds them just for herself and friends. I had very little knowledge of birds or how to best look after them. I used to be a volunteer in a wildlife centre so with the internet, a few books, my limited experience and my friends advice we welcomed the 2 new additions to the family. Well, they have changed our lives completely, we are absolutely smitten with them. We could not decide on names so in the end I opened the pantry door and saw a tin of Milo and a packet of Muffins so they were to be their names. I could not believe that 2 birds could have such different characters. We believe Milo is female and she is into everything and Muffin we think is male as he has developed a bright yellow face and a beautiful singing voice. They are out of the cage about 5 hours a day and all day at the weekends. They take an almost daily shower with me and wait patiently for the warm air from the hairdryer afterwards.
These 2 little birds have become so important to us and I hope I will get to share my experiences with you and learn much more about the care of birds.
Your tiels (also called weeros here in WA) sound just gorgeous.
Cockatiels are such great characters I'm glad to hear you have given 2 such a wonderful home.
