BikBok Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Hi Hi Hi Very encouaging to see another younger member,as they are the future. In reply to earlier post, Fancy calling a NZ Falcon "Ozzy" Poor bird will get a complex Is there an Auuustraaalian working there, and taking the micky out of us kiwi's Welcome again lol yeah.. ozzy .. was named after Ozzy Osbourne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Welcome to the forums Jaimee I'm also a bit of a bird freak too. I like parakeets, particularly Neophemas, plus I also have doves, canaries and finches and a few other birds. Would you like me to post you some pics of my aviary and its inhabitants? Your drawings are amazing! I'm jelous 8) I wish I could draw :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimee Posted February 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Welcome to the forums Jaimee I'm also a bit of a bird freak too. I like parakeets, particularly Neophemas, plus I also have doves, canaries and finches and a few other birds. Would you like me to post you some pics of my aviary and its inhabitants? Your drawings are amazing! I'm jelous 8) I wish I could draw :roll: Yes Please , I just Love birds! and thanks for the complement Here is my Sunny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Aww, he's/she's so cute :love: :love: Just out of interest, what food do you give him/her? From experience I've found parakeets love apples, oranges, silverbeet, lettuce and spinach, but they won't touch pears or bananas! I give mine the Top Flight stuff - Canary Mix and Finch Mix, both mixed together at a ratio of 1:1. They also love sunflower seeds (and they contain oils, which are good for the feathers), but I was told by a breeder that they contain estrogen or something, which is a hormone, and that because of the estrogen the sunflower seeds, they are unhealthy for the birds and should not be fed regularly. But the birds get oils out of the linseeds which are already in the mixes that I give them. I'll try and post some pics of the aviary in the next couple of days, or I might even start a seperate thread for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 While you're waiting for those photos, here's a thread specifically about Neophema pulchella breeding - viewtopic.php?f=17&t=50043 And you'll enjoy this one with pics of popular exotic finches - viewtopic.php?f=17&t=50756 I only have three finches - a pair of Chaffinches and a male Goldfinch. I would love exotic finches, but they need lots of live food and special aviaries that act like a glass house to trap warmth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Sorry I haven't posted the aviary photos yet - I've been rediculously busy with all the useless, pointless homework that I'm constantly given at college :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimee Posted March 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Hi Joe I don't come on as much as my Mum. homework *sigh* . Most of it is stupid and pointless and just fills in time. Most of our birdseed we buy from the birdbarn coz it's really good. But we just got some topflight off trademe. It has those white seeds in it that my tiels won't eat and they're not big fans of sunflower seed either - strange i know! They don't like fruit but they do like green leafy veges and broccoli and grated carrots and vogels toasted crust haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 White seed - the small and round stuff? White millet? Jeepers, there must be something wrong with them (just kidding) :lol: My birds practically live on millet! They love it! I should try giving Vogels bread to my birds and see what they think. I'll ask mum to add it to the shopping list when we have some more cash. I haven't tried broccoli yet. I think they'll like that. The only subject that we get AWESOME homework for is English - read read READ!!!!! My nose is currently stuck in Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series. It's great! Have you read it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfishybuisness Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Sorry I haven't posted the aviary photos yet - I've been rediculously busy with all the useless, pointless homework that I'm constantly given at college :roll: wait till you get to yr 12 its even worse, but u need to do the work to pass :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Sounds scary :tears: I'm only year 9 and I think I have it bad :tears: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Sounds scary :tears: I'm only year 9 and I think I have it bad :tears: Year nine and ten were the worst. Except I scored lucky and made friends with all the year 11-13's. As for the work load, everything was more intense. Now its so chilled back doing NCEA... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Wait until you leave school and have to work for real Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 I hope I end up working at Redwood Aquatics or Organism :happy1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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