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| 647.1 | congrats! | MYGUY::LANDINGHAM | Mrs. Kip | Fri Jan 10 1992 14:27 | 6 |
| You could try getting him a black sandstone and see if he prefers that.
They do need to keep their beaks down one way or the other. Keep the
cuttlebone in there, and add a sandstone. He'll catch on eventually!
Rgds,
marcia
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| 647.2 | CUDDLEBONES, etc. | BRAT::BOURGAULT | | Tue Jan 14 1992 18:30 | 13 |
| Give him some time. I have found that birds react differently to
cuddlebones and mineral blocks. Sometimes a bird will attack the
cuddlebone immediately and not let up until it is just powder, other
times they hardly touch it for a year or more. It is there for them
if they need it. You may find your bird will finally start using it
after 6 months or more. As for keeping their beaks in tact, the
cuddlebone is primarily for added calcium, not for their beaks. Your
bird will keep his beak trim simply by cracking seed and climbing the
bars of his cage and with toys. Few birds need to have their beaks
trimmed, and the ones that do are usually elderly.
Good luck!
Denise B.
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| 647.3 | Safe but these Birds aren't Rocket Scientists! | MYGUY::LANDINGHAM | Mrs. Kip | Wed Feb 05 1992 00:41 | 11 |
| I just found (at Pet Supply Depot) these gigantuan looking round
"avian" cuddebone doo-hickies. It attaches to the edge of the cage in
a much neater fashion than most of then and as many of you know, I'm
very leery of some of the chintzy (read, DANGEROUS) metals they use for
attaching these things. Anyway, I bought one because it is so large, I
figured the risk was much less. Now my cockies think it's to perch on!
Sigh *-}
Rgds,
marcia
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| 647.4 | | HYEND::C_DENOPOULOS | WHO.....MADE.....YOU!!! | Tue Jun 23 1992 19:58 | 10 |
| Since this topic's titled QUESTION, I'll ask one! :^)
A friend was describing a pet bird, but he didn't know what it was.
He said it's a little smaller than a parrot, has a long blue tale,
green wings, and I believe he said blue patches on the face and red on
the chest. It sounded to me like he was describing a parrot, but he
said it does not have a hooked bill. It has a regular bill like a
robin. Any ideas of what this might be??
Chris D.
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