chelseaB Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Hi everyone, Biscotti has been home 1 week now and I have to say I am completely in love! He is a really sweet cuddle bug, loves to be petted & cuddle under my neck. He has scared the H* out of me with his flying, quite the little kamikazee pilot! He is doing much better with the flying but the landings are still pretty bad. I am so worried he is going to hurt himself! He does choose to fly to me & land on my arm most of the time now, I hope he will keep that up. I have been weighing him & he did lose a few grams, I figure that is because he is getting alot more time out of his cage to exercise. He seems very happy & healthy. Here are a few pictures from our first week together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelseaB Posted September 7, 2009 Author Share Posted September 7, 2009 Biscotti and his never ending paperwork! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelseaB Posted September 7, 2009 Author Share Posted September 7, 2009 Biscotti checking out his namesake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelseaB Posted September 7, 2009 Author Share Posted September 7, 2009 Biscotti in his Pak O' Bird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 He is a beautiful baby Grey!! He will learn his landings with a little more practice. It's good that you are having him target your arm and he is hitting it. :-) Losing a little weight is normal, especially when they are fledging as he is. They intentionally reduce how much they eat to make flight easier. It sounds like all is going well. Thanks for the update and photos. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelseaB Posted September 7, 2009 Author Share Posted September 7, 2009 Poor wet baby after a sink "shower" ! Mom had to cuddle him in a towel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 He is so precious looking, absolutely adorable, no wonder you are so proud of him. He will get his landings down perfect soon, he is doing just fine and will be showing you what he can really do in no time. Thanks for sharing the pictures with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Biscotti certainly is a cutie. He'll be an Ace flyer in no time. Thanks for the update on your sweet baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glitterysparkle Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Biscotti is a beautiful bird! I thinking the name is very fitting...sweet and tough:P LOL, Sephora is doing the same kamikaze pilot thing and it is scary! I need to work on her targeting my arm as she currently targets my head...thanks for sharing the pics!I'm glad he is settling in well:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchroedersJen Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Dan is right about the weight loss. Schroeder was 361g when I brought him home (a fat little baby timmy) and he lost about 20g at first. After his wingg grew out and he was actually flying around and excercising, he dropped down to a very muscular 325g. The vet said he is healthy and buff. I havee seen congos lose as much as 65g from ween to flying weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatherStrella Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 What a sweet little thing!! After you gave him his bath, you put him in a towel...did he mind that at all? If not, that's very good!! I don't know if you've taken him to the vet yet, but they have to towel them to examine them...my bird goes bonkers when they do that. If your bird is used to it and doesn't mind it, vet visits won't be so traumatic. Very cool!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tycos_mom Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 This is very true about the weight loss Adaya scared the living daylights out of me I rushed her to the vet she lost so much weight she was 509 grams and she went right down to 430 grams which is what she weighs all the time now but she lost it steadily for the first week after learning to fly I thought she had to be sick but the vet said she's a healthy baby. I guess she was right because Adaya is 6months old now and still fliying all over the house trying to cause trouble where ever she goes. I love her so much she is such a pain in the butt some times she's the sweetest cuddliest pain I've ever met though I'm so glad your having such a good time with your baby I love the pics keep the updates and pictures comeing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 SchroedersJen wrote: I have seen congos lose as much as 65g from ween to flying weight. Boy, you got that right. Dayo went from 527 the day we brought him home down to 433 over a period of about a month. Over the last year and a half, he has continually gained weight and has leveled off at 480 +- 10 grams, with weight taken after the first morning Poo Bomb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelseaB Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share Posted September 9, 2009 Thank you all for the replys! I was getting concerned about the weight, because he is continuing to loss a little. It makes perfect sense that they will lose while fleding though, I know he is so exited & amped when he has flown his little heart is thumping 90 miles an hour! They must expend alot of energy! HeatherStrella, he does not mind the towel at all! In fact he likes to be cuddled in it! He is such a sweet baby, his breeder did a great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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