OT: Attn Bird owners

[wallda]

Hello all, well I have my fish tank so now I am getting into birds. I currently have 2 parakeets in a fairly small cage. I am looking to buy a cage that can house a few small birds (giveing them plenty of room to play) and any good websites for bird lovers. I am very new to birds and want to treat them right!!! So if you have a cage that you are willing to sell please let me know!!!
THanks
DW
wallda@uwplatt.edu
by the way also posted in trading forum

 

[rabid frog]

I have a bird and a cage I am willing to sell, if your really interested email at joelees@cox.net

 

[phoenixrising]

I raised birds (big ones) for many years. Email me if you would like to discuss your setup and your goals for this avian adventure. A bit easier than keeping reef tanks or horses!

 

[plum70rt]

Hey Cindy. What kind of birds?
I have a B+G macaw, DYH amazon, and a Congo Grey, they stare at the Reef all day,

 

[phoenixrising]

Cockatoos: Moluccans, Greater Sulfer Cresteds and briefly, a pair of Umbrella's
Macaws: B & G, Scarlet and for a short time, Hyacinth (was kept singly, but due to scarcity of this breed he went into a breeding program where he still lives happily. These birds were too expensive for me to attempt breeding at that time. Noisy as hell too, as are all big birds).
Amazons: DYH, BF
Cockatiels: Don't even recall how many...
Also: Turquoisines, Princess of Whales, Rosellas and some other of the smaller breeds.
Many were housed in outdoor aviaries, but the really expensive ones were kept inside as a loss prevention measure. Had more than one "bird room"! Wasn't married at that time, so spread the birds out all over the house. I took them on car rides (the pets...not the breeders) and trips to the park. They even went grocery shopping with me. California is full of weirdos, so I fit in well there at that time!
The large parrots outlive their human owners in so many cases. One of the only pets we humans can have that will outlast us!
I am currently birdless. Just gave away 6 of them last week. I'll get a few others one of these days. Maybe turquoisines again. Incredibly beautiful and relatively easy (and comparatively quiet) to care for.
We just got two new 4 wheeled toys to play with, so for now the birds are on the back burner (so to speak)!

 

[plum70rt]

WOW, you must be a pro at hand feeding,
My girls, all are female DNA tested, were had raised by me had them all since a few weeks old ,now they are 7 and 8 years old , Very nice pets, little messy,food wasters, I love them though, no more Dog walking for me, NOW if I only could teach the Fish to Talk,

 

[rabid frog]

I have a congo african grey that I have to find a new home for due to the new baby, he/she not dna'd likes to keep the baby up. Great bird but just too loud for the baby.

 

[zafirablanca]

I have a very sweet and spoiled Timneh African Grey Parrot, Thank god she is not a screecher. She is quite the singer though. She makes up her own compositions all the time, kind of like a jazz vocalist. It is soo funny. She also sing real songs too. Tonight she was singing 'Hi-ho, hi-ho its off to work we go...', while we were eating dinner.
Here are some sites that I order food and supplies from. I got my cage new off of ----. It it a great cage, and I paid a super cheap price on it 'cause no one noticed the auction and I bid at the last minute.
C & L Aviaries
China Prairie
Dr. Fosters and Smith
Good Luck,
-Christine