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Post by just4birds on Mar 11, 2008 17:16:05 GMT 10
My new adopted Red Tail Black Cockatoo ... He has just turned 1 on the 24th of Feb ... and he was hand raised .... The photos arent the best ... as he hasnt settled in yet ... but i just had to share with everyone    Any advice would be great ... *Hint Hint Judy* .... |
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Post by pinkdevil on Mar 11, 2008 17:33:31 GMT 10
What a good lookin boy you have there....congrats on your new arrival Tasha |
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Post by just4birds on Mar 11, 2008 17:41:54 GMT 10
Thanks Tasha He will be the last for awhile .... i just dont think i can fit anymore in my little house ... Btw his name is Jackson ... but we've made it short ... to Jacko |
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Post by cyra on Mar 11, 2008 19:18:13 GMT 10
He is so pretty. Congrats on the new arrival.
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Post by vankarhi on Mar 11, 2008 19:38:27 GMT 10
Congratulations and you are a very very lucky person to have gained yourself him as a pet.
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Post by just4birds on Mar 11, 2008 19:56:24 GMT 10
awwww yeahhh i guess its just who ya know ... and people who see how all my other feathered friends live .... and think its a good home ... Tho i am now getting a little nervous .. never owning any cockatoo, galah, corrella before ... i just hope i can over him a good home ... I also gotta hope i dont put anyone elses little beak out of joint at the same time |
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Post by vankarhi on Mar 11, 2008 20:01:59 GMT 10
I am sure you will do well ;D but if ever you need to rehome. lol  |
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Post by just4birds on Mar 11, 2008 20:38:17 GMT 10
hehehehehe Cheeeky Tracey ... i think my fiance and i will need rehoming first .... we are getting pusshed out by feathered friends and there cages |
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Post by vankarhi on Mar 11, 2008 22:09:51 GMT 10
lol ........ you might need to buy an acreage lol We are looking at doing that one day.....then I can expand ........ ;D
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Post by just4birds on Mar 12, 2008 7:24:51 GMT 10
yeahhhh an acre or 2 would be awesome ... but here in sydney ... not sure that will happen .. tho when we buy a house ....we mite need 2 bird rooms instead of just 1  |
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Post by silvercloud on Mar 12, 2008 10:29:11 GMT 10
Welcome home Jacko. He is just gorgeous Lisa you lucky girl. What subspecies is he?
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Post by courtzrocks on Mar 12, 2008 11:28:17 GMT 10
Jacko is gorgeous!!! Ah jealousy.
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Post by abby-oldaccount on Mar 12, 2008 11:43:35 GMT 10
Well this is unexpected. Gorgeous looking boy there Lisa. I'm not ever going to have a black myself (personal preference) but I do like to admire their beauty.
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Post by zooyouthben on Mar 12, 2008 11:46:16 GMT 10
he looks great and dont you love those rat cages! they are so roomy!
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Post by courtzrocks on Mar 12, 2008 12:01:55 GMT 10
Hey i think thats the same cage i have for my alex??? did it come with shelfs and ladders?? and it has 2 doors?
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Post by just4birds on Mar 12, 2008 12:56:47 GMT 10
I'm not 100% sure on the subspecies as i havent been given all his paper work yet ... but i'd just take a stab and say samueli .... Abby: yesss wasnt on the cards .... well he was a few months back when the guy phoned me and asked would i take him ... but then said if he'd clip his wings he may keep him .... so his wings got clipped and i phoned and checked a few days later ... and the guy was like "nahh his doing great i'm gonna keep him" ... So for me that was the end of that ... as i also wasnt to interested in owning such a big non exotic bird ... But a few weeks ago .. the guy called me again asking if i'd take him other wise he will be selling him .. and i just couldnt let that happen .... soo i had to apply for my licence etc ... and then yesterday the guy called and said he'd bring him over ... so here he is ... Still not a bird i'd probably just go out and buy ... but i had met this one ... and there was no way i could let him just go to some random home ... to then probably end up re homed again .. He hasnt been to noisy yet ... but i am having trouble finding toys that he wont just bite in half ... and the diet i've had to research alittle bit ... I was hoping Judy would pop on to give me some do's and donts .. As for the cage ... yesssssssssss love the ferret/cat/bird cage .... i have started buying them for all my birds ... i'm up to my 3rd one which i'll pick up this saturday ... with hopefully a 4th as well ... i have my eckies and the `too in them ... and i hope to put my sun conures in them as well ... I have the shevles in for my eckies but i'm thinking of taking them out ... i dont have them in for the `too .. Ebay is great for buying them ... i found a place in sydney that ya can go pick up .... i havent paid over $150 for one of these cages yet ... But i also now have the hassle of re selling some of my other cages ... as they are just sitting around doing nothing now ... |
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Post by Karen on Mar 12, 2008 13:11:47 GMT 10
A nice looking birdie you've got there.  |
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Post by courtzrocks on Mar 12, 2008 13:52:34 GMT 10
Yeah mine was about $100 from petwise (i got discount cos my mum worked there ) and it is so good! Mine was called a cat cage cos of Qld not being allowed ferrets but yeah a ferret cage. |
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Post by judy on Mar 17, 2008 6:21:49 GMT 10
hey welcome aboard Jacko. Looks like Jettas got a boyfriend woohoo. Any questions lisa, feel free to ask and Ill try and help. Hes one good looking too there. Very handsome indeed.
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Post by judy on Mar 17, 2008 6:38:32 GMT 10
Jackos diet would be very simple. I had been worried about Jettas diet when I first got her as well, as Id never owned toos before, specially a black. Looks like from Jackos pics he may be a samulei. Thats what jettas breed is.
Jettas diet is basically the same as my other guys lisa. Executive parrot mix, dry arrowroot biscuits, unsalted beernuts (they love cracking open the shell with there beaks) and she absolutely loves almonds. Thats the dry side of the diet anyways. On the vege side she loves corn on the cob, celery and carrot. she is still not real fussed on her veg as yet. Ive also been told you can mix in canary seed with there normal seed. Just beware lisa, with the executive parrot mix it comes with alot of sunflower seed. Some say its not good for the birds but they love it, and they are all healthy and happy.
Toys well, this is a hard one as with the beaks they just chew everything.. The toys I bought of you they enjoy, which was the balls. I have got some sissal rope hanging in her cage, branches. I tried not to overfill her cage as she is in full flight and loves to spread her wings. This way she cant damage her wings if she has a play. I need to get her a bigger cage as I wasnt expecting her to be so big lol.
Samulies are the smaller subspecies of the normal red tail black, but they dont vary much in size difference.
Wingclipping was a hard decision for me and jetta. I spoke endlessely to my breeder in melbourne about wether or not to get her done. In the end I didnt as her wings are just magnificent and would be a shame to wreck them. I was a bit worried about my decision at first as she kept crashing into things, but once she learned her route around the loungeroom she was good. We have the high cathedral ceilings so she has plenty of height. These days she doesnt fly anyways cause I have trained her to be with us which was difficult at first but worth it. If I have her in the loungeroom she hovers from every bit of furniture and she has learnt to come on command. Alot of treats were involved in this process such as almonds and arrowroot biscuits. It was so funny to teach her how to eat corn on the cob. I ended up wearing most of it most of the time lol.
Just one thing to be careful about lisa, Jetta has decided she only likes grown ups and not children. Only cause I think they were annoying the hell out of her when she first got here. This is probably a good thing in a way, Im not worried about them letting her out of her cage. She is fine with everyone else but doesnt like big crowds she tends to get nippy, and I dont want to go there with her. Overall Jetta is a magnificent little girl and bird to own, very big sook indeed and loves quiet time with my husband and I.
I did although have to remove jetta from the lounge room as she was becoming too dependant on me. Everytime I entered the room shed start crying and wouldnt stop till I let her out. In the end I moved her in the bird room with my other big guys and she is fine now. It was the best thing I couldve done.
Hope I havent babbled on too much lisa, and hope Ive given some tips for you instead. As I said feel free to ask any questions about Jacko.
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