Cupid Posted June 30, 2011 Posted June 30, 2011 Hi friends, I am here today to tell you about something very special that happened to me this weekend. Thanks to KingSnake, I was inspired to find a stainless steel cage. Although I could'nt afford it, I located a Kings macaw cage a couple hours north for a very very reasonable price. I dreamt about it for a minute, then realized it was out of my grasp. I let my amazing cousin Lana know about it, and she imediately made me an offer I could not refuse. She insisted on getting the cage for her 8 month old Picasso!!! Anyways, I was fortunate enough to be able to get her this cage:
Cupid Posted June 30, 2011 Author Posted June 30, 2011 The story gets interesting because she was so happy with Picasso's new home that she was kind enough to give me a present....... Picasso's, old (NEW) cage!
Cupid Posted June 30, 2011 Author Posted June 30, 2011 So I took a road trip with my son, and was blessed with a new home for Aristotle!
kingsnake Posted June 30, 2011 Posted June 30, 2011 Nice... actually it's very nice (The new/old cage you got).
Cupid Posted June 30, 2011 Author Posted June 30, 2011 Thanks Kingsnake, its actually about 2-3 months old!. She gave me the seed guards too, but I dont plan on using them. This was a great event indeed, but it gets just a little bit better. . .
judygram Posted June 30, 2011 Posted June 30, 2011 Nice cage but I am more interested in the just a little bit better part.
Cupid Posted June 30, 2011 Author Posted June 30, 2011 I was also able to bring home a little something special too:
Cupid Posted June 30, 2011 Author Posted June 30, 2011 Lana also decided to let me keep "Skittles" her little rainbow lorikeet!!! He's a character. He actually has the sweetest "Mickey Mouse" voice whistles and already talks!
Cupid Posted June 30, 2011 Author Posted June 30, 2011 (edited) Yes Ma'am, a rainbow lorikeet. I wanted to thank you Judygram, if it wasnt for you I would've been fooled into keeping an adult bird that was sold to me as a chick. I shouldve consulted with my cousin, as she knows her stuff, but the deal was too sweet. Its just like the saying goes, if it seems to be to good to be true, it probably is. Returning her and Cupid was the best thing that couldve happend to me since now I have Aristotle, and hes been so good to me thus far. He wont speak to me yet, but he has made kissing sounds when I bring him close. I hear the whistling only when Im not in sight. Edited September 21, 2011 by Cupid
Cupid Posted June 30, 2011 Author Posted June 30, 2011 (edited) I wanted to share some fathers day photos, here is my father chilling in the shade with Aristotle, he was so happy to just hang out, Dad kept telling me what a sweet bird I had! Edited September 21, 2011 by Cupid
Cupid Posted June 30, 2011 Author Posted June 30, 2011 I thought pic 1 and pic two were so FUNNY since they both had their mouths closed, and then "LAAAAAAAA" opened....
Cupid Posted June 30, 2011 Author Posted June 30, 2011 (edited) I love my Grey!!! Edited July 3, 2011 by Cupid
judygram Posted June 30, 2011 Posted June 30, 2011 I knew it was a lorikeet but yes a rainbow one that has all those colors on it, looks like an amazing bird, why not post a couple of pictures in a new thread in the other birds room and tell us some more about this bird, name, how old and how you came about it.
Cupid Posted June 30, 2011 Author Posted June 30, 2011 (edited) Aristotle (A nod to the great philosipher) Edited September 21, 2011 by Cupid
thenabrd Posted June 30, 2011 Posted June 30, 2011 when i got athena, i was convinced she was a she. well 2 years in we got her dna done and she's really a he. but she was saying all the big girl, good girl, etc things. so we just left her name alone. kallie is a different story. we are her new forever home. her original name was honey, and i just couldn't get into liking it. so we decided her new name would be kalliope (kallie for short). she is a she, as the dna proved. we started calling her kallie honey in the beginning and slowly dropped off the honey until we just call her kallie now. her new big thing to do now when you enter the room is, she'll say "hi kallie"! right now we're all kallie, lol!!! i don't think it matters if the gender of the name matches the gender of the bird. i think its a bigger issue for us humans. athena has no "identity" issues having a female name and still being referred to as a she even though she is really a he. i say follow your heart.
Zoom Posted June 30, 2011 Posted June 30, 2011 Beautiful birds! Super nice cages too. Don't you worry that they'll fly away?
kingsnake Posted June 30, 2011 Posted June 30, 2011 Look at those beautiful feathers. . . I also was looking at the picture and thought, why isn't she flying away? Maybe I am missing something. I read on and agree with Zoom. So what's up with her not taking off?
judygram Posted June 30, 2011 Posted June 30, 2011 It looks to me like the wing feathers are clipped for the flights should be way out over the tail and they aren't but you still need to be careful of having your bird out without being on a harness or in a small cage or some kind of enclosure, too many have taken flight when spooked if there is a little wind going, better to be safe than sorry.
Cupid Posted June 30, 2011 Author Posted June 30, 2011 Yes, Judy is right, both my fids are clipped. When the feathers get a little bit longer, well go to The Aviary to get her clipped a bit better. I also want to take them in to get the DNA test too.
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