Getting to know you

[charlon]

1.....Where do you live....  East Texas
2.....Male/Female.... Female
3.....Age.. a young 58
4.....How many Birds do you have....1, but searching for another
5.....What species of birds....Lutino cockatiel, Miss Laci (at least I think it is a miss)
6.....School or work.....WORK>> Ugh
7.....Other interests.....Gardening(been digging in the dirt all day)
8.....Other pets.....3 dogs, a Doberman, a Dalmation and a Pit Bull Terrier
9.....single/taken.. taken, 36 years>> 
10.....Children....all adults, but got 2 gbabies about 18 months old
11...Have you Traveled outside your home country...Canada & Mexico.  Actually lived in Canada several times. 

Got lots of questions about good bird husbandry.  Like how do you get a bird off seeds and on to pellets????

[BirdMom]

Hello from another Texan. I live in North East Texas. To get  a bird from seed onto pellets you gradually change the percentage of pellets to seed. Start with 75% seed and 25% pellets and stay that way for a week- then 50%, etc. It can be easier if you use a size or two smaller of pellets during conversion. In other words instead of cockatiel size start with finch or budgie size to begin.

That said- cockatiels are natural seed eaters and often have health problems associated with pellets. It may be better to just switch to a good seed- maybe even one that has seeds native to Australia.

[CJ]

Hi Charlon, glad to see that you joined the forum and welcome.

[YICKelly]

Welcome to PerchTalk.  BirdMom gave you good advice.  When I had a Tiel I fed her seeds(a good mix, no sunflower) every day.  She had pellet at all times and a little fruit and veggies (though she didn't eat much of them).  Another thing to do if your Tiel won't touch the pellets is to put a little bit of fruit juice on them, somethimes this will entice the bird to try them.

[iristhei]

1.....Where do you live....Puerto Rico
2.....Male/Female....Female
3.....Age..41
4.....How many Birds do you have....5
5.....What species of birds....Canaries and Budgies
6.....School or work.....N/A
7.....Other interests.....Music
8.....Other pets.....Dog
9.....single/taken..Single
10.....Children....2
11...Have you Travelled outside your home country...No

[malcularius]

1.....Where do you live.... twin cities, mn
2.....Male/Female....female
3.....Age..22
4.....How many Birds do you have....1
5.....What species of birds....Red Lored Amazon "Green Chicken"
6.....School or work.....Currently working at office max while going to Argosy University for vet tech
7.....Other interests.....animals, horseback riding, gaming, D&D
8.....Other pets.....1 dog "chance", 3 cats "jocque, cousteau, & rikki" 1 ball python "miss hissey," 3 leopard geckos "stripes." "Ampersand," and "siren," 3 horses "maximus," Cowboy," and "mystik"
9.....single/taken..Taken
10.....Children....only my pets
11...Have you Travelled outside your home country...Mexico, canada, costa rica, and germany

[Tama]

Wow! You got around the World alot! Sounds like great fun.

[nikki_n_shane]

1.....Where do you live....Ohio
2.....Male/Female....female
3.....Age..24
4.....How many Birds do you have....2
5.....What species of birds....quaker parrot (Elliot) and a sun conure (Spree)
6.....School or work.....Teacher
7.....Other interests.....gardening (hopefully if I ever figure it out!), reading, bike riding, walking
8.....Other pets.....none (who could want a dog after loving a bird!?)
9.....single/taken...taken by my husband who is also a bird person (thank God!!)
10.....Children....just the two feathered ones right now!
11...Have you Travelled outside your home country...just to Mexico and Canada

[YICKelly]

Welcome to Perch Talk!  I am in Ohio Too!  A bit north of Columbus, where are you?  Do your Sun and quaker interact at all?

[ObsidianPhoenix]

1.....Where do you live....  South Central Minnesota, USA (farm country)

2.....Male/Female....  Male

3.....Age..  31

4.....How many Birds do you have....  2 budgies (1 recessive pied named Rain and a blue greywing named Myst), 1 sun conure on deposit (not weaned yet)

5.....What species of birds....  See above...  (oops.  I guess I should read before I type)

6.....School or work.....  Work  *sigh*

7.....Other interests.....  Online gaming, reading anything I can get my hands on, art, music, etc...  (the list goes on an on...)

8.....Other pets.....  5 cats: White Socks, Stitch, Smokey, Eclipse, and Spaz.  1 lab/springer mix dog named Storm (as in a highly destructive hurricane)

9.....single/taken..  Happily married

10.....Children....  Caitlin (3), Mark (2), Sarah (due in a week) and Crystal (Born Feb 15, 2000  Died Aug 30, 2005  R.I.P. my little angel)

11...Have you Travelled outside your home country...  Yes, to Canada quite a few years back, and to the Bahamas in 2002.

[pred67]

1.....Where do you live....  Ashland City, Tennessee

2.....Male/Female....male

3.....Age..41

4.....How many Birds do you have....5

5.....What species of birds....1 sun conure(Sammy),  4 budgies(Vern, Jenny, Henry and Tessa)

6.....School or work.....self employed brick mason
 
7.....Other interests.....cooking, gardening and hockey

8.....Other pets.....none

9.....single/taken..taken

10.....Children....1 son who will be a High School senior next year(very proud)
 
11...Have you Travelled outside your home country...I spent two years on a German air force base in Klosterlechfeld, Germany(close to Augsburg)  and a short stint in London, England

[D.brota]

I am thinking of getting a guinea pig- they are so cute  Has anyone had one?  What were your experiences?

THANKS

Amy

[Maxwells Mommy]

1.....Where do you live.... Florida
2.....Male/Female.... Female
3.....Age.. 13 :P
4.....How many Birds do you have.... 1
5.....What species of birds.... Sun Conure
6.....School or work..... school
7.....Other interests..... sewing, reading, gardening, art, music
8.....Other pets..... Three cats (Patches, Omelet, and Bella), one dog (Pumpkin)
9.....single/taken.. single
10.....Children.... haha
11...Have you Travelled outside your home country... Yep, to Canada, Jamaica, Grand Cayman Islands, Mexico, and the Bahamas (and hoping to go to London)

[YICKelly]

Welcome to you and Maxwell.  I also am owned by a Sun.  How old is Maxwell?  Do you call him Max?  Is he DNA?

[CJ]

Hi and welcome to the forum!

I'm owned by two sun conures myself.