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Since: Oct 22, 2003
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 11:15 am
Post subject: Hi, Great group, Parrots & Water too...
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Hi,
Just found your group, very interesting, it took me ages to block all the
trolls, but once I did I have found some great posts.
I've got an African Grey called Bertie and a Kakariki called Marley. I also
look after an avairy at the pub I work and live in.
Bertie is just over a year old and I love him to bits, I didn't know I liked
birds until my wife went out to buy a cockatiel to keep her company and came
home with a 14 week old african grey.
We have only had one small problem with him, he hates water. He freaks if
we use a gentle misting spray, he won't use his bath, but he likes the
bathroom, he loves to follow me there and watch me shower. But just as soon
as he comes into contact with any water, other than drinking water, he loses
the plot. Is this bad for him? If so how do I get him to like it?
Cheers,
Clarkson. |
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Since: Sep 26, 2003
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 2:52 pm
Post subject: Re: Hi, Great group, Parrots & Water too... [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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"John" <f.TakeThisOut@git.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Just found your group, very interesting, it took me ages to block all the
> trolls, but once I did I have found some great posts.
>
> I've got an African Grey called Bertie and a Kakariki called Marley. I
also
> look after an avairy at the pub I work and live in.
>
> Bertie is just over a year old and I love him to bits, I didn't know I
liked
> birds until my wife went out to buy a cockatiel to keep her company and
came
> home with a 14 week old african grey.
>
> We have only had one small problem with him, he hates water. He freaks if
> we use a gentle misting spray, he won't use his bath, but he likes the
> bathroom, he loves to follow me there and watch me shower. But just as
soon
> as he comes into contact with any water, other than drinking water, he
loses
> the plot. Is this bad for him? If so how do I get him to like it?
>
Please describe exactly how you use a spray mist as someone may be able to
point to a technique you may be doing wrong. |
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Since: Sep 26, 2003
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 10:34 pm
Post subject: Re: Hi, Great group, Parrots & Water too... [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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"Owly" <owly DeleteThis @email.com> wrote in message
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> Hi John and welcome! Kakarikis are lovely little birds, I have only seen
a
> very few of them but they're quite nice. I think I've read that they are
> more aviary type birds than pets but I could be very wrong because I
haven't
> actually read a whole lot about them and could be getting my "bits and
> pieces" mixed up :).
I kept them for a few years owly and bred them. I even hand reared a clutch
but was not happy generally with the quality of pet they made. They are far
too active to be caged, and soon revert to being nippy when they reach
maturity. Absolutely delghtful aviary birds though and they talk fairly
clearly (males).
>
> When I got my grey a couple of years ago he also hated water. However,
> bathtime is part of living here, and he got misted anyway. It wasn't long
> before he stopped trying to avoid the "rain" (I always mist from above and
> let the water fall down onto them, and only spray one of the birds
directly
> if they actually enjoy it) and actually started to like it, and eventually
> got as excited as the others when he saw the water bottle coming.
Piper still isn't convinced, but Cuppy loves a bath, and as they share a
cage...................
>
> When he first joined the flock, I'd talk "happy talk" about how
wonderfully
> refreshing the rain was, what beautiful birdies they all were and how fun
> this was, etc. (the other birds who were already convinced of all this
> probably wondered if I'd lost my mind), and did so for every bird,
> treated/spoke to/misted him no differently from the rest.
Cuppy says "plishy plash, plishy plash", he cannot pronounce the letter 'S'
you see hehe. >> Stay informed about: Hi, Great group, Parrots & Water too... |
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Since: Aug 16, 2003
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2003 11:13 pm
Post subject: Re: Hi, Great group, Parrots & Water too... [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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"Clarkson" <f DeleteThis @parrot.com> wrote in message
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>> The pub avairy is outside in the garden, we have Cockatiels (Grey &
Lutino),
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> By the way, I'm in England, Cornwall to be precise, which is on the
> southwest penninsular of the British Isles a great place to be if you like
> beaches and Ocean. The pub is called the Green Parrot.
>
> Cheers,
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> Clarkson
Its not Mawgan Porth is it? (out of curiosity)
Sheila
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> >> Stay informed about: Hi, Great group, Parrots & Water too... |
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