Owned by CAG and Cape Parrot

[LotusBloom]

I'm new to this community but wanted to post in this section as well because I am primarily owned by a Cape Parrot. My husband is owned by a CAG who merely tolerates me and about 6 months ago I took in a 15 year old CAG who is still learning to adjust. I found this site while looking for information on how to help the 15 yo CAG adjust better.

 

I love my Cape girl. She is such a clown. She has the talking ability of the CAG...in fact they hold on conversations together, but she has the playfulness, spunkiness, and attitude of a caique, amazon, and conure combined, but the cuddliness of a cockatoo. She is fearless and thinks the world is her playground. If it exists, then it must be a toy for her. She's very nosey and active. But when she's worn down and tired from being so rambunctious, then she will curl up in my lap, many times on her back, and fall asleep while I pet her.

 

I definitely love my flock. They each have their own personalities and are all wonderful.

[SRSeedBurners]

One of the hidden secrets of the parrot world - Pois. We had a Jardines and she was amazing, even as a rescued bird from a bad situation. I fell hard for her but we lost her last year. We have another male on the way. Did you happen to be watching the drama in NY City unfold when Truman flew the coop? If you don't know who he is, he's a famous Cape owned by the Parrot Wizard. Welcome to the AG forums btw!

[LotusBloom]

I'm so sorry to hear that you lost your Jardines. I almost got one when I didn't think I would be able to get a cape. I'm glad I held out and finally got one.

 

I did hear about Truman. I'm so glad that Truman is back home again. I thought it was so funny on Truman's reaction when his owner arrived. Truman glanced at his owner and kept playing whatever game he was playing between the awning and a tree. That would be my girl. She loves to play and I'm second on her list...ok probably third because she has such a voracious appetite.

 

Who are you getting your Jardines from?

 

There is a part of me that wants to get a crimson bellied conure because I love their personalities...none of the moodiness of a cape or a grey, but all of the fun and playfulness. But I'm on the fence because I spend so much time with my flock that I'm not sure it would be fair to my others if I got another one. Only so many hours in the day. With that said, I really need to get some work done today. I work from home so it's easy to get distracted sometimes. :-)

 

Good luck with your Jardines. When are you getting him?

[SRSeedBurners]

He's coming from Almost Angels Aviary in Houston. We were slightly disappointed this week when we found out the sex but I'm sure that will disappear the second we meet him. Here's a pic of him just after a feeding with his two clutch buddies that he's being raised with:

 

 

 

 

 

I had a list of girl names all lined up and ready to go and now I have to ditch it. Need some boy names I guess. I actually looked up 'Lotus' in from seeing your forum handle thinking it might work. The meaning is kind of girly though.

 

 

Here's a pic of our sweety we lost. I absolutely adored this bird even though she had eyes only for my wife. She's the only bird that has bit me hard enough I danced the dance of pain. As you probably know, Pois have that robo beak feature. Not only can they snap like normal parrots but they can clamp down and tighten up like a vice. But I loved her to pieces.

 

 

 

 

I also have a thing for Conures, mostly Green Cheeks. I just love them. I've never heard of the crimson bellied, very pretty. I've had two GCCs. The second one was an unwanted bird passed around CraigsList until we found him. He instantly made best buds with my daughter's parrotlet and then, as the story I like to tell goes, he ran off with my daughter (and her parrotlet). He went from being an unwanted bird to me and my daughter fighting over him

 

Edited May 15, 2014 by SterlingSL

[LotusBloom]

Your jardines was beautiful. I love the shades of green. Your new soon-to-be baby looks like he has some personality. What a look on his face! The expression on his face reminds me of my cape. Just full of fun and zest. You will probably have a lot of fun with him.

 

You might be better off with a male. I'm not sure with jardines. I've learned that with capes, the females can be moodier than the males and my girl definitely has her high strung moments. She's like living with a temperamental 2 year old who is very stubborn. She throws temper tantrums and everything when she doesn't get her way with awful honking noises and everything. She's so funny when she does them.

 

I almost got a GCC but someone had beat me to it but after talking to the breeder, who I've known for years, he said that he thought I would enjoy a crimson bellied conure (CBC) more. They are small and quiet like GCC but have the personalities of Sun Conures.

 

If I hadn't taken in a second grey 6 months ago, I would get a CBC in a heart beat but I'm hesitant at the moment. I had wanted one for almost a year and there aren't many breeders out there so they are not easy to come by. There is a breeder in Louisiana whose CBC just laid eggs about a week ago, and I'm just torn inside on whether I should commit.

[Timbersmom]

What a beautiful baby Sterling!

[Greywings]

Love the Capes, Jardines and Sennegals but those little Crimson Belly's can be such aggressive little monsters. I have more fear for those determined little beaks than I do for the Macaws and Cockatoos I work with at the Sanctuary.