Pet Forum / Birds / Birds / March 2005

hi - I am in uk and I'm looking for a hand reared African grey congo baby.
If anyone has any babies in the u.k North west area please reply.
Thanks.

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my zebra finches had had their nest for a week an they wont fill it in and
they wont go inside it but when i had him and then i bougth her they mated
but they wont build anest and i have two nest and  were should the bamboo

I have my first successfully hatched clutch. They are starting to get
their feathers and it looks like they will be leaving the nest box very
soon. I read somewhere that I am supposed to take the father out of the
cage during this process so he does not attach the babies. Is this so

I want to keep the spirit of my folks home . A sanctuary for birds. But
, been told by the Realtor that the front yard , yews have to go. Too
1960's . Any suggestion on replacement bushes for the front yard. Got a
bay window .

I have 1 single female goose as a pet. She is just over 1 year old. I got
her when she was a baby..
She was a very active goose, always walking around the yard and finding new
things to play with and corners to sit in... She has been laying about 4

I have been waiting to take home my 3 month old Male Baby SI Eclectus
"Yoshi" from the local pet store DOB 12/31/04.  We have been visiting
him there every other day for about 2 months now and he is not weaned
yet, which I understand is normal.  Anyway here are my questions:

I've got several duck eggs I'm trying to hatch. Here's what I've done:
1. Candled at 10 days--saw veins, look viable
2. Turned eggs 3 times a day for 25 days
3. Kept temperature at 100 degrees and humidity at 60%

It tried to rape me up my a.s and suck my cock.
What should I do?

Hi, we're having a problem with our white-bellied caique (female, about
a year old).  On average, once or twice a night while she's sleeping she
simply falls off her perch (usually with a loud thud -- fellow caique
owners will know what I'm talking about -- they're very heavy birds

I just brought an English budgie home from a pet store.    She'd been
there a long time and she wore me down on our last trip there.    She
has a band on her right leg.   Is there a way to find out where she
came from?    The store owner stated he had no idea, although I have a

I have a collection of gold pocket watches (gold filled actually) and
of the things that our parakeet likes to do is bite on the watch case
or stem. He also likes to peck at his reflection in the case cover. Is
there any danger in chewing on gold? He can't really break of any

after zebra finches mate how long does it take for them to lay eggs?

Peaches, my lovebird, adores slices of apples.
I love cooking and I know once you cut into an apple it oxidizes within a
few minutes and turns brown where the cut was (as do potatoes).  When
cooking, one puts the apple or potato in a cold water/lemon juice or vinegar

they were inside birds. But i want to put them in an outside
cage with an inside cage for night times. Is this ok?
I live in UK so temp ranges from -5c to +20c
thanks Gerry