Lennybird
05-07-2011, 03:21 PM
This is Lenny.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c193/TurkeyVulture75/aalennybird.jpg
I got him in October. He was born in the middle of August. He came from a pet store in Waterloo, where he was cared for very well. He was about eight weeks old when I brought him home, so I'll put his birthday on August 21st, exactly eight weeks before he became my bird.
Lenny is trained. I don't think he'll ever like having his head or body touched by people, but he has never been afraid of humans. Since the day I took him home, he has been able to perch on hands. My profile picture was taken the day after that. It was more a matter of allowing him to relax and get used to living with people rather than birds.
However, he is always trying to find his reflection in something. He looks to the washers on his perches, the hooks on his ladder, and even doorknobs. All of my mirrors are covered or put away because he gets so preoccupied with them that it worries me. So I brought Carl home yesterday.
This is Carl.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c193/TurkeyVulture75/DSC01192.jpg
Carl came from a breeder I found online in Pickering. The pet stores in the Durham region didn't have the best budgies - they were either old and unsure of people or sick. This breeder's budgies are stunning and he takes excellent care of them. He has rows upon rows of awards won by his birds. He had a cage with babies that were ready to sell. Carl really stood out for me, and I knew right away he was my bird. He hatched on March 27th.
His wings are clipped for the time being, and once they've grown in again he'll be flighted for the rest of his life. I did the same with Lenny and had great success. Carl has had a day to settle in, and he is a different bird today than he was yesterday. He is active, curious, rambunctious, silly and chatty, whereas yesterday he was quite the opposite. He is comfortable with perching on fingers and he will stay on once he's there, but he is not yet at a point that he will hop on willingly like Lenny does. He'll get there, though. It's only been a day.
Lenny and Carl will be thrilled to meet each other in June when Carl's quarantine in my mom's room is over. They already have something in common: they like ABBA's Dancing Queen. They can hear each other chirping, and they listen to each other. They'll probably start chirping back and forth through the walls soon. The three of us are going to be the best of friends by the time the summer is over.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c193/TurkeyVulture75/aalennybird.jpg
I got him in October. He was born in the middle of August. He came from a pet store in Waterloo, where he was cared for very well. He was about eight weeks old when I brought him home, so I'll put his birthday on August 21st, exactly eight weeks before he became my bird.
Lenny is trained. I don't think he'll ever like having his head or body touched by people, but he has never been afraid of humans. Since the day I took him home, he has been able to perch on hands. My profile picture was taken the day after that. It was more a matter of allowing him to relax and get used to living with people rather than birds.
However, he is always trying to find his reflection in something. He looks to the washers on his perches, the hooks on his ladder, and even doorknobs. All of my mirrors are covered or put away because he gets so preoccupied with them that it worries me. So I brought Carl home yesterday.
This is Carl.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c193/TurkeyVulture75/DSC01192.jpg
Carl came from a breeder I found online in Pickering. The pet stores in the Durham region didn't have the best budgies - they were either old and unsure of people or sick. This breeder's budgies are stunning and he takes excellent care of them. He has rows upon rows of awards won by his birds. He had a cage with babies that were ready to sell. Carl really stood out for me, and I knew right away he was my bird. He hatched on March 27th.
His wings are clipped for the time being, and once they've grown in again he'll be flighted for the rest of his life. I did the same with Lenny and had great success. Carl has had a day to settle in, and he is a different bird today than he was yesterday. He is active, curious, rambunctious, silly and chatty, whereas yesterday he was quite the opposite. He is comfortable with perching on fingers and he will stay on once he's there, but he is not yet at a point that he will hop on willingly like Lenny does. He'll get there, though. It's only been a day.
Lenny and Carl will be thrilled to meet each other in June when Carl's quarantine in my mom's room is over. They already have something in common: they like ABBA's Dancing Queen. They can hear each other chirping, and they listen to each other. They'll probably start chirping back and forth through the walls soon. The three of us are going to be the best of friends by the time the summer is over.