dhorje Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 (edited) We have not met before and we do not know each other. We are total stranger but this guy left his less than 2 months old grey with me to bird sit. He has to go on a business trip to oversea. We'll be caring this baby for 5 days. I don't know how he took care of this baby. There were food stuck in her nostrils and hardened food on her body. We received this grey at 10.30pm yesterday and the 1st thing we did was to remove the hardened food in her nostrils. This is the 1st time we pet sit a bird. We got up at 5.30am this morning. There she is. She got up earlier than us. Feeding the baby. Edited July 23, 2010 by dhorje Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhorje Posted July 24, 2010 Author Share Posted July 24, 2010 After feeding. My wife spent more than 1 hour cleaning up the chick. After clean up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 You are such a good person to do this for that owner and he won't recognize his baby when he gets back, not because it has grown some but because it is clean, it doesn't take long to clean off the food if it is done right after feeding and not letting it set until it gets hard. I am sure you will point this out to him and he looks so good afterwards too and so contented there with his full crop. Thanks for sharing the pictures with us and it looks like Cocoa was wanting scratches from the new baby, so sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJsHoney Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 What a cutie, now that we can see the baby under all the formula The video of him eating is the sweetest, I love watching them, and that baby is very relaxed while eating lol, mine all but ate the syringe and all when it was time!! Thanks for caring for this baby and of course sharing with us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdnut Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 What a precious baby, and you are giving it such loving care. I think I would find it hard to give it back to the owner after 5 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Love the pictures especially the last couple of them where it looks like Cocoa is asking for a scratch as if he believes the new chick is there as his personal groomer!! I look forward to watching this little guy flourish under your care!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Those pictures made me well up. I wonder if there is a diplomatic way to help this stranger (when he returns from his trip) learn how to better care for this little chick? If he can allow food to dry onto a little chick, the cutest most helpless thing on the planet, then what is the bird's life going to be like when it grows up? Breaks my heart.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhorje Posted July 25, 2010 Author Share Posted July 25, 2010 A few vids. Exercise and Sun tan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYXaeccIjqs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkJdhxRo70s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4PxAeWNUHo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acappella Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 OMG, that video of the baby flapping its wings is so cute. 'Flap flap flap, oops my head is heavy, tipping over now!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhorje Posted July 25, 2010 Author Share Posted July 25, 2010 Cocoa and the chick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 It's wonderful that you and your wife have taken such good care of your friends baby grey. As others said, perhaps you can diplomatically explain the ease and importance of cleaning of the formula after feedings. The photos and especially the videos were great! I loved the way Cocoa was so gentle and cautious of the erratic movements and behaviors of that baby. He was trying so hard to get some type of communication going using all his best body language. The foot-up was especially cute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 That baby is adorable and the owner will not recognize it when he returns for it is so clean now and loved the videos of the baby by itself and the one with Cocoa, she looked like she wanted the baby to groom her but then it was hey back off a bit with the foot up, so cute to watch the two of them interact and you will miss the baby when its gone I bet. Thanks for sharing them with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdnut Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 That's so cute. Cocoa seems to recognize a fellow grey, but not too sure what to do with it. I love when she reaches out with her foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessdecutie18 Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Very cute baby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvenking Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Ohhh my goodness I LOVE the photos. They are so adoreable when they are that young. The pictures of him sleeping after food warm the heart. Adoreable baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhorje Posted July 28, 2010 Author Share Posted July 28, 2010 4th day with us. Sleeping beauty. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geaFmKjYACg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki'sMinion Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 Awww too cute! Wasn't that long ago my lil Loki looked like that! Your doing a great job with that baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 My your little charge looks great!!! I bet it is going to be hard to give that baby back!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhorje Posted July 29, 2010 Author Share Posted July 29, 2010 Harness training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 LOL - At that age, they don't care what you do. It is wonderful you are doing this while bird sitting for your friend. Hopefully he will apply and continue all the great things you have done while watching him. Thanks for sharing all these wonderful photos. They sure bring back many touching memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessdecutie18 Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Aww I bet you wish you could just keep the baby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambert58 Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 I'm such a sucker for baby pictures! I'm going to say, but I'm sure you know: please do your best to educate the owner on baby fid care. Heck, volunteer to wean this precious fid for him? That is such a precarious stage, and we all know how quickly things can go wrong. Keep us updated because now I'm totally invested in this little guy's future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyric Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Thanks for sharing your adventures with bird sitting with us. The pictures of the little one bring back so many memories for me of mine at that age. They are such precious individuals and each one is really a treasure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhorje Posted July 30, 2010 Author Share Posted July 30, 2010 FAREWELL LATTE, that's his name. Finally, Latte's dad came to pick him up. I gave him some advice on how to take proper care of the chick. He and his family spent about an hour with us. His wife was surprised to see how much Latte has grown. Latte is going to miss us and we miss him too. In fact I am glad that he came. We didn't have any form of agreement when he left the chick with us. I was afraid that something bad would happen especially when the chick spent most of the day time sleeping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 You did a GreYt job baby sitting this chick! The photos are wonderful and the baby grey is cute as a button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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