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| 81.1 | Welcome to our nest! | SMURF::HORNER | | Tue Dec 27 1988 18:11 | 42 |
| Well Dennis! Welcome to the world of Feather Obsessives!!! 8^}
A conure is a parrakeet, of the South American flavor! Parrakeets
are slender bodied, long tails with tapered wings and hooked bills!
Some conures talk, but they are best at just plain screaming!!
They can become very tame and comical and when tamed like that are
the envy of non-bird people. Being a 'Psittaform" this bird will
bond to *His* favorite person! sorry Dennis, that may not be you!
These guys pick thier favorites, just as we do!
If you treat this little bird like a cockatiel, he'll do fine!
To my knowledge,they do not speak as well as the cockatiels, but
be patient! If he's young, you have lots of potential! If he's
over a year old, then he may not learn things too well for you,
you'll just have to love him for what he is!! 8^}
See the note here on feeding...and for a seed base, use fortified
cockatiel mix, vitamins for the water or sprinkle the vitamins on
soft food. Be sure to offer a wide variety of foods too! Diet
is most important to good health and longevity!
SOOOOO Dennis, what are you calling this little guy? Surely you
have named him already!
Where did the bird come from? Have you had him checked at the vet
yet? Is he an imported bird or domestically raised? Since he's
a new addition....I would take him for a general check up. This
includes stool sample, visual inspection, inside and out, and maybe
a CBC. That will run around $50 total! Your vet could give you
some good info too...however, don't fall into the veterinarian trap
of feeding a pelleted diet! Dr's that do not own birds insist on
feeding pellets...Dr's that have birds....recommend pellets., but
feed Topper seed diet, soft foods and fruits and veggies!
Please Dennis! any questions or comments, just keep keying them
in! There are lots of us that are willing and able to help you
out! And, congratulations again on your new 'baby'!
Jean Hutchins
(who_is_sharing_an_account_but_is_happy_to_be_back_at_DEC!!!
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| 81.2 | ex | SCOMAN::LOGSDON | | Wed Dec 28 1988 11:31 | 22 |
| Thanks for the info so far. MY wife got the bird to keep me company
in my art studio where I will be most of the time starting next
week. However the bird will not be able to join me until may because
the studio is kept cold when not in use. So far the bird is quiet
and is eating ok [seed mix] and we tried apple last nite and it
nibbled abit. The bird so far spents most of its' time hanging in
the back of the cage on the bars. Scarced I suspect. He is in the
T.V room so their is plenty going on around him most of the time.
I plan on taking him out of the cage over the weekend and will start
him with some freedom before to much handling.
Any recommendations on Vet in the Marlboro Mass area?
The bird was bought at Petland in Marlboro Mass. There are three
to four primary feathers missing on the right wing but other than
that the bird looks healthy. They didn,t know if the bird was wild
or not [the salesperson] so this information is still to be found
out..
Well, have printed out alot of info on feeding and looking forward
to some more.
Thanks Dennis
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| 81.3 | Bird Talk has a good article on Conures - Jan iss. | CSC32::K_WORKMAN | Hand picked by Juan Valdez | Wed Dec 28 1988 13:40 | 33 |
| Hi Dennis,
I have two Conures, A Green Cheek and a Painted (both look very
similiar). Conures are extremely hearty birds, almost too hearty
for their own good. Conures can harbor diseases without a sign
while all the rest of your birds are deathly ill. With these
birds, it is important to have them checked by a Vet.
The way you described your Conure, it almost sounds like a Green
Cheek also. I think the January issue of Bird Talk has a picture
of a Green Cheek on the front. Take a look and see if this is
your bird!
My Conures are hand fed. They don't talk (yet) but they wistle
and squeel up a storm. They are running close seconds to the
quakers as far as noisyness is concerned.
I feed them TOPPER COCKATIEL and they get fresh corn (which they love
the most), peas, lima beans, blackeyed peas, green apple, sweet
potatoe, cheese and whatever else I can find in my frig! They
usually eat everything I put out for them, but definately start
with the corn first!
We put a big heavy rope above their cages which hookes to a plant
hook on the ceiling. They absolutely love to play all up and down
on the rope and love to get it swinging. They usually don't go
to the very top however, I think they are still a little chicken.
The conures are very smart birds. I'm sure he/she will provide
you lots of good company. They get pretty silly too and are
fun to watch. I'm sure you will enjoy him alot!
Karen
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| 81.4 | Nanday??? | NEXUS::M_ROBSON | News item from the Banzia Institute | Thu Dec 29 1988 22:42 | 1 |
| Sounded like a Nanday conure to me. They are a dime a dozen.
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| 81.5 | Gee Wiz, but yes, Nanday Most Likely | SMURF::HORNER | | Fri Jan 06 1989 13:27 | 5 |
| Hi, I also think it sounds like a Nanday..but gee...a dime a dozen?
No two birds can possibly be alike when you love, care for and nurture
them!
Jean H
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| 81.6 | ANOTHER VOTE FOR A NANDAY! | SALEM::VTOWLE | MAGNUM FORCE,261-2467,NIO/P10 | Fri Jan 06 1989 14:55 | 5 |
| Yup, it definately sounds like a Nanday. I had one of those noisy
little critters about 15 years ago. Called him Chebo, boy could
he bite your finger. He got loose one day, during a thunder storm
and literally *FLEW THE COOP* Never did see him again. Hope someone
found him.
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| 81.7 | Dime a dozen was maybe the wrong wording | NEXUS::M_ROBSON | News item from the Banzia Institute | Fri Jan 06 1989 15:18 | 3 |
| Sorry, didn't mean it to sound like they were unimportant. All
hookbills are important. Around here they are are very common as
are Blue Crowns and Quakers.
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| 81.8 | What am I thinking of? | CSC32::K_WORKMAN | Hand picked by Juan Valdez | Sat Jan 07 1989 17:21 | 13 |
| from .0
>>Green with long curved beak. Black on top the head and red
>>on legs at the feet feathers..
I thought (could be wrong, only seen pictures) Nandays didn't
have any red on the legs and tail feathers. It also looked
like passed the black head and down towards neck that they are
kinda yellowish the rest of the way down. Am I thinking of
a different bird... probably so huh?
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| 81.9 | Sure Sounds Like A Nanday | COMET::MICOM | | Wed Jan 18 1989 19:35 | 28 |
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I agree that you probably have a Nanday. I have a pair of them
and your description matches them to a T. And yes they can bite
hard. Bandit bites real hard but Lady only grabs. They are a very
common bird but are very friendly when you take the time to work
with them.
One thing I will warn you of is their chewing. Mine chew
everything in sight. They are so jealous of the lovebirds in the
next cage that they are constantly pulling the food and water dishes
of the love birds off the cage wire so they fall over. I was forced
to move the dishes over to the other side of the cage. Nandays are
also good escape artists. Lady learned very quickly just how to
open up the top of their nest box. Fortunately I don't worry much
about escaping as all my birds are in a separate room in the basement
which has a door to the room and one to the basement. Needless to
say both are kept closed. For exercise I let the birds out once
in a while to roam the room while I am cleaning their cages or the
Fish tanks.
My pair have a neat little dance that they do when I come up
to the cage and almost purr while they are doing this. All in all
I think you will be very happy with your bird.
Good Luck
Mark
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