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| 695.1 | Please- this is too much reading for me!!! | GERBIL::MAGEE | | Mon Jul 06 1992 11:16 | 14 |
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Please slow down the pace of the replies in
this note. Zero replies in one month- I can
hardly read them fast enough!!!
Are love bird owners just naturally shy or
do they like to keep all of their secrets to
themselves?
Hmmm- maybe a seperate note that would discuss
the character traits of the owners of
various breeds of birds. Tiel people
vs. finchers- canarians vs. parrotors....
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| 695.2 | Love month | ROYALT::PULSIFER | UNHAMPERED BY FACTS AND INFORMATION | Tue Jul 07 1992 10:37 | 6 |
| Chet,
June is Love month, maybe all the lovebirds are keeping thier owners
too busy to reply.
Doug
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| 695.3 | | HYEND::C_DENOPOULOS | WHO.....MADE.....YOU!!! | Tue Jul 07 1992 12:56 | 7 |
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I think it's just that love bird owners don't want to admit it in
public!!!
:^) :^) :^)
Chris D.
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| 695.4 | Still hoping | ANGLIN::RECEPTIONM | | Tue Jul 07 1992 14:16 | 11 |
| When choosing a breed for my first set of birds, I had considered these
lovely birds. I chose not to get them because of the room they
require. I settled on finches (do not tell my birds I said that!)
because of the size of the cottage I live in. Was I off base? Do
lovebirds require quite a bit of space? I could not let them fly about
the house, my cats would enjoy that far too much.
Since I could not get these birds, could some one please let me know
how much space, excersize etc these birds need?
Catherine
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| 695.5 | My birds | GERBIL::MAGEE | | Tue Jul 07 1992 14:43 | 18 |
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RE: .3 Thats what I wanted- a little controversy!
Are you love bird owners going to just lay
back and take this?
RE: .4 My two love birds are both handicapped,(one
missing a leg and one with a splayed leg), so
I can't speak for average birds.
I've tried three seperate cages in the last
month to find which seemed better for them. The
cage they have settled into is just a large sized
parakeet cage and they seem to do quite well.
Of course flying for exercise is very limited with
my two, (one legged landings are difficult).
chet
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| 695.6 | Chirp | RANGER::PEASLEE | | Fri Jul 17 1992 10:28 | 20 |
| I have four lovebirds (which I have mentioned in other notes).
One is a peach-face, two black masks, and one fischer.
I used to have two peaches but one passed on a year ago, so the
peach bonded with one of the black masks.
The other black mask was "the odd man out" so I got a fischer lovebird
(from someone in this notesfile) but after a month or two, the fischer
is terrified of people and is bullied by the other birds. I am
currently keeping him in a separate cage so he doesn't get beaten up.
I am hoping that the fischer (Fruit-loop is his name) will be more
friendly toward people and I hope Chet, Nat and the Peach are abit
more friendly toward Fruit-loop.
All of the birds (except Fruit-loop) get flight time three times a
week. And they all have pleasant dispositions (like their owner!) ;^)
I think lovebirds are wonderful little guys and they are a joy to
have around.
nmp
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| 695.7 | What a great name! | GERBIL::MAGEE | | Fri Jul 17 1992 10:52 | 17 |
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What a double pleasure.
1- A love bird owner responded
&
2- One of the birds is named after me! (chet)
Questions
Do these birds ever get very friendly? These guys
get into such a tither when I come close that it's
comical!
My guys shred what ever I put in the bottom of the
cage. Do they need chew toys?
chet
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| 695.8 | Chirp, chirp, chirp | RANGER::PEASLEE | | Mon Aug 10 1992 13:41 | 8 |
| Lovebird Update: ;^)
Fruitloop is overcoming his introverted tendencies and has
been mingling with Chet.
My peachface loves to chew magazines, preferably the newest
one in the stack that I haven't read yet.
They make alot of noise, three were noisy, four are deafening.
But they are adorable!!
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| 695.9 | They are little snobs. | AKOCOA::PEASLEE | | Fri Aug 14 1992 12:32 | 2 |
| RE: .7 no, my lovebirds are not particularly friendly
to people.
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| 695.10 | exit | GERBIL::MAGEE | | Fri Aug 14 1992 13:02 | 15 |
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What about breakouts?
My guys have been in three different cages and
have managed to break out of all of them repeatedly.
You have to see me chasing two birds around the floor
trying to throw a towel over them. One has a splayed leg
and one is missing a leg and they still make me look bad!
They certainly do provide me with the most comic action
of any of my birds.
chet
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| 695.11 | Try a Fish Net... | SWEETP::EAGER | | Mon Aug 24 1992 16:31 | 20 |
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Hi Chet,
I just got back from vacation and saw your note on escapes. I used
to Breed Love Birds and had over twenty-five of them at any one time.
I found that the easiest way to catch a Love Bird is to go out
and buy yourself a large Fish net. You know, the kind one uses to
net one's fish in an aquarium. It works very well for catching small
birds, (and even bigger ones), and doesn't hurt them. Once you net the
bird, gently turn it over, using your hand to cover the opening and
return the bird to the cage.
I've been using this method for eight years of more and have never
had a bird get hurt using it. It even works on my African Greys, who
are better lock picker then even the Love birds.
Mark
Mark
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| 695.12 | Good idea! | GERBIL::MAGEE | | Mon Aug 24 1992 18:33 | 7 |
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thanks Mark I'll try that-
good news is I have aquariums
so I already have the nets.
chet
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| 695.13 | | KERNEL::WITHALLG | " GODS GIFT " | Thu Oct 22 1992 19:56 | 22 |
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Chet,
I have two love birds and two rather normal ?? budgies. They are all
let out to fly together. I used to have a nice flat but now the Love birds
have modified everything. They chew the carpet, the doors , umbrellas,
shoes, cardboard and photographs are a particular favourite. The also enjoy
climbing the curtains, swinging from anything that swings, divebombing me,
divebombing the budgies, climbing on the sofas, climbing up and down chains
hanging the cages from the ceiling and getting me to swing the telephone cable
up and down while they hang from it squealing there little heads off. If I
dont swing them from the cable they sit on the floor and pick it up and just
wait for me to start playing.
Never swap them for anything, they are hilarious.
GaryW.
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| 695.14 | They are energetic! | AKOCOA::PEASLEE | | Tue Oct 27 1992 16:55 | 13 |
| Yes, I can relate to the chewing and another problem I have is that
they poop all over everything. I have some custom made curtains and
when they are not pooping all over them, they are chewing them up.
They will land on anything that is high off the ground and certain
things like lampshades are "off limits".
They can chew up a lampshade in record time!.
They like to land on the venitian blinds and I didn't realize it
but they chewed the cord on one side the holds the little blind
type thingies and they ruined on of the blinds before I even
knew what they were doing.
They are very comical to watch however they can be very destructive
if not watched carefully.
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| 695.15 | One Lovebird | POWDML::PPARKER | | Mon Oct 25 1993 19:36 | 14 |
| My Mother got one peach faced lovebird for her birthday. We have two
questions.
Will one bird be happy? The pet store owner said he would with
adequate attention and be trainable.
She has him in a large round (12") tall (2') parakeet cage. The pet
store owner says it is to small and yet a cage for two birds
would not be double that.
Any advice would be appreciated.
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| 695.16 | Okay for now.... | SPARKL::COMPTON | | Tue Oct 26 1993 12:43 | 23 |
| Hi,
I agree that one bird, if taken out and played with regularly, will
be quite happy. I also agree that the cage - horizontally - is too
small, but the added height might compensate for that. I keep my
lovebirds in a cage that is 18" left to right and back to front, and
22" high (these are compatible breeding pairs). I would think you
could avoid the immediate expense of a new cage by making sure all
the area inside the cage can be used -- put in enough perches for the
bird to fly to and from, but not so many that he/she *can't* fly
inside the cage. Lovebirds are wonderful little clowns and acrobats,
so toys that hang from the ceiling and a swing are a big plus to
keep them busy and healthy. If your cage has a solid top, it is not
the best for a lovebird. Also, the round shape won't give the bird
a place to 'pretzel' in a corner, which many birds like to do. So
when you can move to a more horizontal, square cage, the bird will
be better off. In the meantime, the cage you have sounds adequate,
again assuming that the bird gets out each day.
Linda C.
p.s. I have kept two lovebirds in a three foot by three foot cage and
they used every inch!! So I don't think you can go too big!
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| 695.17 | help needed | MR1MI1::DHOWE | MARIE | Tue Aug 23 1994 11:13 | 10 |
| I am the new proud owner of a peachfaced lovebird that I acquired last
night!! However, I'd like to get some advice. I have a very nice
roomy cage currently with only two perches. I want to go out tonight
and purchase the rest of the essentials. What kind of toys do
they like? Can I feed him any kind of vegetables? Can he haveoden
toys? What kind of vitamins should I get? I have looked through
alot of the notes here. What is the difference between a mineral
block and cuttlebone? Should he have both? Thanks everyone!!
deb
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| 695.18 | my $.02 | VIDEO::PULSIFER | UNHAMPERED BY FACTS AND INFORMATION | Wed Aug 24 1994 14:00 | 20 |
| Hi Deb,
Congratulations !
until you get a response from a lovebird expert....
for toys leather and wood would probably be good. you shouldn't give
him Parakeet or Cockatiel toys as most them are not strong enough for a
strong chewer like a lovebird. small parrot toys would be best.
untreated boards and the cardboard tube from toilet paper rolls.
for Veggies and Fruit, give him anything you are having except for
Avocado.
For Vitamins, you could go to a good pet store and ask. I forget what
brand I have. Prime I think.
Mineral block and Cuttle bone provide pretty much the same benefit.
Doug
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