Confessing my headcount

[sebzpets]

Well as suggested I have just completed my 1st headcount in 6 months. OH BOY!!!

Hmmm head count Laraine......

9 Princesses
2 Budgies
3 Teils
20 Jap Quail
4 Ducks
2 Guinea Fowl
38 chooks (Roos and hens)
4 Harlequin Masked doves
8 Canaries
3 Cutthroat finches
?? 25 Zeb finches
4 Cats
2 Dogs

124 Total well till breeding season anyway LOL



Have just emailed someone re more Princesses and will be attending Fairfield on the hunt for them as well as some more Canaries and Zebs.....as well as anything else that might grab me eye

Also require a male Teil but I think I have that one under control.
Also was just given a fishtank so soon will be raising Yabbies for the table.

Now you have to remember that quite a few of my birds (well poultry inc quail) are here to earn their keep via eggs,meat and/or breeding.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm Yabbie appetiser,Quail entree,Guinea Fowl and Duck mains,peraps BBQ'ed. Salad with quail eggs and maybe a chocolate souffle made with Duck eggs for dessert. ;D ;D

[abby-oldaccount]

Oh cool a head count. Let me see
8 cockatiels
3 budgies
3 GCCs
2 sun conures
2 nandays
3 quakers
1 corella
1 CAG
1 IRN
1 Mallee ringneck
1 quail
2 dogs
2 cats
2 fish
1 turtle
1 rabbit
2 pedigree rats
1 ringtail possum

Ok think that's all. Geez the rabbit is the only edible one but she's getting a bit old now.

One cat vaguely earns her keep catching mice, dogs every so often bark for a real reason, umm nup everyone else is pretty much useless but lovable.

[vankarhi]

head count??

2 ekkies, (plus 3 eggs) ;D
3 alex's
2 canaries
1 budgie
7 chooks
2 dogs
1 fish
2 guinea pigs ;D

[just4birds]

I dont feel so bad now

I have ...

In companion parrots -

3 Eclectus - 2 males / 1 female
2 cockatiel - 1 male / 1 female (hopefully)
2 sun conures - 1 male / 1 female
1 Red Tail Black Cockatoo - male
1 Cinnamon Green Cheek Conure - unsure

Outside -

2 scaly breasted lorikeets
1 princess parrot


**** PARROTS ARE FOR LIFE ****

[xoxoEbzxoxo]

I have....
1 tame galah
2 peach face lovebirds
1 white dove
1 crested pigeon
2 cockateils
2 dogs
1 snobby cat
1 turtle (sold one)
2 gold fish
1 silver perch
1 sleepy lizard
1 guinea pig
15 chooks(sold 40)
8 Damara sheep
Most of mine have been sold due to we are moving to Mt Gambier and can't take them all, but I am going to build up my collection again once every thing is worked out. lol

[sebzpets]

Lisa your Princess wouldn't happen to be a hen would it that you'd like to re-house???

[just4birds]

hehehehe yeah its a hen ... and no i'm not re-homing her

[sebzpets]

Grrrrrrrrrrr roflmao

[pinkdevil]

Ok here is my list.......

17 Ringnecks
2 Sun Conures
1 Green Cheek Conure
4 Rainbow Lorikeets
1 Bush Budgie
3 Cockatiels
2 Galahs
3 Eclectus

Thats the bird side of things taken care of.

2 dogs
1 cat
5 chickens including a rooster...anyone want a free rooster....not allowed for the dinner table though!!
1 Rabbit
8 Guinea Pigs

Now for the reptiles.....
3 Sand swimmers
3 Bredli
3 Port Macs Pythons
2 Olive Pythons
3 Spotted Pythons
2 Woma Pythons
4 Black & Gold Jungle

and 2 fish

Oh and 1 boyfriend ;D ;D ;D

[Jane]

Eeeeek here goes

2 Crimson Wings
2 Regents
3 Superbs
5 Princesses
4 Red Rumps
1 Mulga
23ish Cockatiels
9 Scarlets
7 Turquoisines
9ish Bourkes
4 Diamond Doves
1 Spotted Turtle Neck Dove
6 King Quail
2 Budgies

1 Dog
3 Cats
2 Horses
1 Blotched Hawkfish
Do starfish count? (It doesn't have a brain)

[sebzpets]

Struth everyone seems to have spare Princesses!!

I have a spare cock bird or I can do a green pr for a blue hen roflmao BUT it would have to be a great great home or Nicole will kill me.

[cyra]

My turn....
1 Scarlet
1 Masked lovebird
1 Fischer's lovebird
2 Peach face lovebirds
1 Galah...in transit

1 Dog

hmm I think ym list needs to be longer!

[vankarhi]

Cyra you list looks great ;D

[Jane]

Cyra there's alot to be said for common sense ;D

[sebzpets]

Hmmmm Cyra I should maybe consider a leaf out of your book.......................................


Ok considered and it is a definate NO!!! ROFLMAO

I am planning on adding btw.....just not sure what too atm!!

I suppose my lot look that bit impressive as I really do live in surburbia!!! 15min walk to a mainish shopping centre.


Oh and found another 2 hens I had missed last night so my tally is now at 126!! No wonder I am single,no one could handle this mob LOL

[avinet]

Currently:

House birds
2 King parrots - pair
2 blue princess - pair
1 Crimson-wing - cock
7 cockatiels - 3 pairs plus 1 hen
1 Plum-head parrot - hen
2 African Greys - pair
2 lurino Ringnecks - pair

there has been quite a lot of species we have kept at different times as pets but no longer have - I worked out I have hand raised over 30 different species of parrots over the last 17 years and most have been kept for a while to sort out pet bird behaviour.

Outside aviaries
9 Cockatiels
about 25 Zebra finches
2 Canaries
2 Ringnecks
3 Lovebirds
2 Bourkes
7 Budgies
2 blue Princesses

only the Ringneck pair and Zebras are set up for breeding - the rest are birds from the shop that for one reason or another are not sellable - have disabilities, pluckers, tumours, etc - but with still an enjoyable quality of life. I've given up on trying to breed much these days and gradually turned flights over from breeding to retirement status. Most of the Zebras are due to be caught up and taken to the shop to sell when we get short of Zebras there.

Oh, and also 2 cats and a fish tank with various African Cichlids.

cheers,

Mike

[zooyouthben]

Apr 29, 2008 11:13:01 GMT 10 Jane said:

1 Blotched Hawkfish
Do starfish count? (It doesn't have a brain)

A coral tank?
I love hawkfish so groovy looking!

[Jane]

Apr 29, 2008 22:40:50 GMT 10 zooyouthben said:

A coral tank?
I love hawkfish so groovy looking!

Yeh "Harry the Hawkfish" is such a character, he takes food from my fingers However very bossy to other fishies (when I had some )

I'm trying so very hard to get this saltwater tank thing right. My goodness it takes alot of $ and hard work. Only been going since Sept 07, 4x2x2. Actually tank parameters are very stable but sadly bought the wrong fish with ich and couldn't treat sucessfully because of corals and inverterbrates. Bad timing with very hot weekend a few months ago and temp went to 29.5 seemed to set it all off (have chiller now...more power )
Lost all but Harry the Hawkfish Very sad I probably would have given up except for Harry.
Anyway having learnt the hard way I now have a hospital/QT where Harry is living while my main tank stays fish free for a few months to cycle the ich out. And all new fishies will be staying in QT.

What sort of fish do you have Ben?

[sebzpets]

Ok Jane now you have me going what the heck is a Hawkfish??? Pics please!!

[vankarhi]

I was going to say "did Harry eat the other fish?? Is that why you only have him now." lol