liz
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Post by liz on Jan 7, 2011 18:05:16 GMT 10
Just found this site. I purchased a hand reared pink and gray from a pet shop 5 days ago. . My parents had one many years ago.
This is my first attempt. I decided to finally purchase one after much consideration. Now that I am a grandmother, love him to bits. I have called him Joey. I was told he was about four months old, but not knowing much about them, can't ell his age. I have much to learn.
I want him to get us to me before I learn how to clip his feathers then I can take him out of the cage and onto a perch and spend time with him. I do spend time with him but would like to be able to handle him more than I am at present. I am going to need all the help I can with many questions and I know I will get the help here.
I have now got a menagerie in my house, dog, cat, fish and now a bird. Life is so pleasant with all these lovely animals around.
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Post by vankarhi on Jan 7, 2011 20:09:18 GMT 10
Welcome Liz and galahs are a lovely bird. I had one for 15 years and she was just a sweetie. This is the season for young cockatoos and galahs so it is very likely your baby is around the age you have been told. Young/juvenile galahs have a lot of greyish feathers mixed with their pink feathers and have very dark eyes (as do the males) and when mature the hens eyes are a brownish orangey colour while the males remain dark.
I used to clip my birds for safety reasons .......... I had 6 children living with us until a few years ago when they all gradually left home and now we only have the youngest who is only 8 years old. I too am a nana and am going to be a nana for the second time around in April ;D With so many people in the house (8 at one stage) it was near impossible to allow my birds to be free flighted because expecting kids to close doors and windows and to turn fans off before opening bird cages and to put birds back into cages if they were going to cook and to put dogs outside (especially the staffy who is very movement orientated) etc etc.......just wasn't worth the hassel and stress so clipping the birds was far easier and safer. I am lucky too because I handraised all 3 birds in my signature so they were well and truely used to me and bonded to me and all fly to me ;D and they all usually come to me when I ask them ....... ;D and even if I don't ask them I quite often end up with a bird flying to my shoulder ;D
Now I allow my birds free flight within the house and am trying to harness train Rikki (the young alexandrine in my signature) and will try to harness train Erik (the eclectus male in my signature) so they can remain unclipped but hopefully be able to come outside with us in the near future.
I am sure any questions you ask will be answered ;D plenty of people here have heaps of experience with various breeds of birds.
Welcome too ;D
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raven
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Post by raven on Jan 8, 2011 0:38:20 GMT 10
Congrats! Please read everything you can about caring for parrots, that way you will both have the best life together, check out the best diet, check out wing clipping (many people now do NOT clip) and how to train a parrot with positive reinforcement. Please ask lots of questions, there are lots of experienced people here who will gladly help.
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Post by vankarhi on Jan 8, 2011 6:34:12 GMT 10
oh and I must add.......free flight within the house does not necessarily mean they are out of their cage ALL day to be free to come and go as they like. Mine are allowed out of their cages when I am inside the house......if I go out or am in a situation where i can't watch or listen to them..........they go into their cage/s ....... Erik usually carries on when I put him back too.........like a spoilt brat lol he usually yells "aaahhhh" at me like I am the naughty one lol
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liz
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Post by liz on Jan 8, 2011 12:18:26 GMT 10
Thanks to everyone that replied with advice. I really do appreciate it, as I said I have much to learn. I am doing as much reading as I can on these lovely birds. They are absolutely a joy to have.
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Post by silvercloud on Jan 8, 2011 13:23:53 GMT 10
Hi and welcome Liz. Galahs are fabulous companions.
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Post by meandem on Jan 8, 2011 18:59:19 GMT 10
oh and I must add.......free flight within the house does not necessarily mean they are out of their cage ALL day to be free to come and go as they like. Mine are allowed out of their cages when I am inside the house......if I go out or am in a situation where i can't watch or listen to them..........they go into their cage/s ....... Erik usually carries on when I put him back too.........like a spoilt brat lol he usually yells "aaahhhh" at me like I am the naughty one lol LOL, whilst I was reading this I was thinking, wow...........just imagine letting them free fly around the house unsupervised.................mmmmmmmmmmm.........there goes the furniture, the walls and anything else they could get their beaks into. I'm sure they would even devise a plan to open the fridge! And welcome, hope you enjoy your stay here with us.  |
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Post by vankarhi on Jan 8, 2011 20:21:06 GMT 10
lol Ellen ........ yes I have actually heard of some people not believing in caging their birds.......choosing to allow them freedom 24/7. I don't agree with that one.........but each to their own I guess. I prefer to know my birds are safe when I am not around.......well as safe as I can make them anyway.
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Post by bitisbitis on Jan 10, 2011 6:02:51 GMT 10
Welcome Liz, and congrats on the new "child".
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