New Kids!

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Shannylee
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New Kids!

Post by Shannylee » Sat Sep 10, 2016 9:21 pm

Ivory and Ash just joined our flock today. They will remain in quarantine for at least 2 weeks before entering the aviary or remain on the porch forever as pet birds! I love them. They eat seed whole!!! :shock: I have finches and canaries so watching a bird gulp down a whole sunflower seed was a bit shocking. We laugh about our new additions and having them for when we become magicians. LOL!!!
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Re: New Kids!

Post by Sheather » Sat Sep 10, 2016 11:52 pm

Ringneck are neat birds and tame easily.
I have one male, very tame, lets himself be held and petted. I have tried to get him a mate, but he is too domineering over other doves, so he has bonded with a cockatiel instead, and the two get along well. However, never seen mine eat a seed that big - he mostly favors millet or canary seed.
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Re: New Kids!

Post by Stuart whiting » Sun Sep 11, 2016 3:32 am

Shannylee wrote: Ivory and Ash just joined our flock today. They will remain in quarantine for at least 2 weeks before entering the aviary or remain on the porch forever as pet birds! I love them. They eat seed whole!!! :shock: I have finches and canaries so watching a bird gulp down a whole sunflower seed was a bit shocking. We laugh about our new additions and having them for when we become magicians. LOL!!!
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Hi Sharon,

Nice edition to yer bird avairy once they've been quarantined,

As you mentioned them eating whole seeds I'd perhaps offer them some oyster shell to help aid with their digestion :mrgreen:

Small birds don't need grit but all larger birds do IE doves, pigeons, chickens, pheasants and guini fowl etc require some grit as these birds do eat seed whole :D

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Re: New Kids!

Post by Maleficum » Sun Sep 11, 2016 5:26 am

Congratulation to the new edition!
I so miss my ringnecks :( they are wonderful birds! I had mine free flying inside my home without a cage and they loved being near and see what I did (only problem was when laying my puzzles because the pieces went everywhere when they came flying :P).
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Re: New Kids!

Post by lem2bert » Tue Sep 13, 2016 8:23 pm

Shannylee

Congratulations on your new birds. Wow I have never seen a bird eat a whole sunflower !!! Nice addition to your bird family. :D
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