Parrots!

[Mzungu]

Aww...! How cute!! Tell us names, ages, everything! I think I see two males in the front of the picture - not positive looking on my phone. What's the other one?

[lilmissruffcountry]

Aww...! How cute!! Tell us names, ages, everything! I think I see two males in the front of the picture - not positive looking on my phone. What's the other one?

Both boys, bird( rehomed now ), Baby (grey)(likes to cuddle), Elvis (lutino)(loves to sing). Baby an Elvis are 2 yrs old now. Both like to be held, an they live in a BIG cage....I have the little cage for moving, cleaning purposes, but got one of those big black net reptile cages that is 6 x 2 x 2 ft. They can move around alot more then in the "normal" sized cage they would sell you at a pet store. They stay outside on the back porch when the weather is tolerable, other then that they get a big window inside so they at least get to look at everything, an yell at the native birds. Both will wistle many tunes, an baby(grey) will talk a few words like "birdy birdy birdy" an a few others were still working on.

[Mzungu]

Thanks for sharing! :)

So, who's parrot(s) listens to the native birds outside? It took me about 7 years, but I finally figured out that Matsi couldn't care less about the birds outside and what they're saying. Lol. When I lived in a house in Florida, I would take her out on the screened-in porch every once in a while, and I always ask her what they're saying whenever I hear birds calling outside my apartment. But the last time I asked her, she kinda looked at me like, "What? Who the heck are you talking about?" I think if she had words to say about it, she would have said, "I speak English, woman! Geez! How should I know what they're saying?!" :) :)

[lilmissruffcountry]

Thanks for sharing! :)

So, who's parrot(s) listens to the native birds outside? It took me about 7 years, but I finally figured out that Matsi couldn't care less about the birds outside and what they're saying. Lol. When I lived in a house in Florida, I would take her out on the screened-in porch every once in a while, and I always ask her what they're saying whenever I hear birds calling outside my apartment. But the last time I asked her, she kinda looked at me like, "What? Who the heck are you talking about?" I think if she had words to say about it, she would have said, "I speak English, woman! Geez! How should I know what they're saying?!" :) :)

Its actually kinda funny...cause baby learned the 'mocking birds' song...an he will start singing it, an it either bring in a mocking bird to sing, or pisses one off, an he sings louder or lands on the cage an jumps around teesing the mocking birds

[amilcar]

were is a good place to get parrots around here???

[Mzungu]

were is a good place to get parrots around here???

Um, what kind?

Breeders and rescue groups are good. Adventures in Birds is a GREAT store.

[amilcar]

Um, what kind?

Breeders and rescue groups are good. Adventures in Birds is a GREAT store.

a yellow naped.....preferably with all green feathers...

[supaflyz]

Can they stand the Houston weather If I leave them outside. My aunt gave me one of her large parrot cage. It use to house one of those parrot that's white with some yellow feathers on top of its head cockatoo or something. Well she only has one parrot left, and he's pretty old. She is giving me the other cage. I don't have room to leave it in the house so I'm putting it in my backyard. The patio is cover so it does provide some shading, but I'm worried that it might be to hot for a parrot. So far I'm thinking of getting a African gray parrot or a cockatoo (not sure of spelling). Do you guys recommending leaving them outside?

[timmy101]

Sorry I havent been on here in a long time Adventures in Bird has great parrots for sale but some parrots are expensive and some are not I got a patagonian conure form them its great. City Pet has some too they are handfeed and small birds too.

[Mzungu]

Can they stand the Houston weather If I leave them outside. My aunt gave me one of her large parrot cage. It use to house one of those parrot that's white with some yellow feathers on top of its head cockatoo or something. Well she only has one parrot left, and he's pretty old. She is giving me the other cage. I don't have room to leave it in the house so I'm putting it in my backyard. The patio is cover so it does provide some shading, but I'm worried that it might be to hot for a parrot. So far I'm thinking of getting a African gray parrot or a cockatoo (not sure of spelling). Do you guys recommending leaving them outside?

I'm confused...so you have a cage, but no parrot yet? Or you have a parrot?

I wouldn't recommend it being outside. Not necessarily for the heat or oncoming cold, which wouldn't be good anyway, but because you can't leave a parrot alone outside in hopes that it will find stimulation, interaction, and companionship with its own thoughts. They really need this social aspect in their lives, as much as a healthy diet, to survive.

[Mzungu]

One of my favorite things I saw when I went to Uganda was the "zoo" in Entebbe. I went there numerous times. But I would always stand in front of the huge parrot enclosure and watch the Greys. At first I was alarmed because it seemed that a few of the birds had escaped and were hanging around on the outside of the enclosure. But when I asked, I found out that these were birds that had been rehabilitated and re-released into the wild, and would come by daily to say hello to their friends and to get a little snack. :) Needless to say, I donated some money to UWEC (the zoo) in order to sponsor the Greys. :)

Was browsing through my Photobucket albums, and found that I had uploaded a picture of these guys. The one outside of the enclosure is one of the daily "visitors." :)

[lilmissruffcountry]

Was browsing through my Photobucket albums, and found that I had uploaded a picture of these guys. The one outside of the enclosure is one of the daily "visitors." :)

Visitors? Someone's lost parrot?

[cms6175]

My new babies

This is my new Panama Amazon, Pepper. 16 years old, and talks up a storm@!

[cms6175]

My new baby...

This is Indy my new Magna Double Yellow Headed Amazon.

[timmy101]

DYH Amazon has a agressive when they rich their maturity. I think the male will sometime bite too.