Somebody Gave Me the Bird! - Never Forgotten: a Foster's Home Community

pitbulllady · 01-03-2007, 02:40 PM

Well, actually...I sorta did have to pay for the bird, but at least I can make payments, and the price was really good.

I went to get snake food from my friend who breeds rodents today. As it turns out, he also breeds Mini Dachshunds. Some people had come over on New Year's Day, wanting a puppy, and offered him a hand-fed, just-weaned baby Senegal Parrot in trade, since they breed birds. Since this guy deals with a lot of pet shops, he figured he'd be able to sell the bird to them, so he agreed to the trade. When I showed up to get rats and mice, there was this little green bird inside a folding wire dog crate, begging for attention, so naturally I had to take it home! The breeders told the guy that the bird is probably a female, based on width of pelvic bones, but that's not too reliable, so I will have to wait and see what color the adult under-tail feathers come in, since that is pretty reliable with Senegals. She/he is 11 weeks old, and really sweet! These are supposed to be fairly good talkers, though this one will probably learn to bark like a dog long before it can talk, lol! Fortunately, I already had a big cage, which had housed a ferret, so I had to just get some toys, perches and parrot food, and drag the cage out of storage, clean off the cobwebs, and rearrange the shelves and ladders to accomodate a small parrot instead of a weasel.

Anyway, here she is! Now, I just need a good name.

pitbulllady

Cassini90125 · 01-03-2007, 02:52 PM

He/she's adorable!

koosie · 01-03-2007, 03:04 PM

That second photo is incredible. That's a very lovely looking little Parrot. Congrats!

Partymember · 01-03-2007, 03:08 PM

ha...after reading the headline i thought you were the person who tried to pass me on the right while i was turning right today...NOT COOL

some guy you dont know · 01-03-2007, 03:13 PM

actually getting a pet bird.. not what i thought the thread was about. but nonetheless, nice bird.

CG · 01-03-2007, 03:32 PM

Awwww, s/he is adorable! What a cutie! I love birds so much.

Jabberwocky · 01-03-2007, 07:28 PM

Aww! She's so cute! I have a Senegal Parrot too, his name is Icarus.

They are very good talkers. The only things he says are shut up and whazzap, but he can imitate all sorts of animals because the people he used to live with had a lot of pets. If you pet him he purs. XD

pitbulllady · 01-03-2007, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Jabberwocky

Aww! She's so cute! I have a Senegal Parrot too, his name is Icarus.

They are very good talkers. The only things he says are shut up and whazzap, but he can imitate all sorts of animals because the people he used to live with had a lot of pets. If you pet him he purs. XD

Mine will probably be barking like a really big dog in no time flat!

pitbulllady

Carlaz · 01-03-2007, 09:17 PM

She's simply gorgeous! Had you considered naming her Frankie?

BlooCheese · 01-04-2007, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by pitbulllady

The blue parrotlets are beautiful, though they're a LOT more expensive than the greens! They are such tiny little things...even if THEY don't know that, lol!

pitbulllady

For such small parrots, they sure bite surprisingly hard!

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Originally Posted by Carlaz

She's simply gorgeous! Had you considered naming her Frankie?

Hey, yeah! And if it's actually a male parrot, you can just call him Frank...or something.

01-03-2007, 02:40 PM	#1
pitbulllady Co-Administrator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,276	Somebody Gave Me the Bird! Well, actually...I sorta did have to pay for the bird, but at least I can make payments, and the price was really good. I went to get snake food from my friend who breeds rodents today. As it turns out, he also breeds Mini Dachshunds. Some people had come over on New Year's Day, wanting a puppy, and offered him a hand-fed, just-weaned baby Senegal Parrot in trade, since they breed birds. Since this guy deals with a lot of pet shops, he figured he'd be able to sell the bird to them, so he agreed to the trade. When I showed up to get rats and mice, there was this little green bird inside a folding wire dog crate, begging for attention, so naturally I had to take it home! The breeders told the guy that the bird is probably a female, based on width of pelvic bones, but that's not too reliable, so I will have to wait and see what color the adult under-tail feathers come in, since that is pretty reliable with Senegals. She/he is 11 weeks old, and really sweet! These are supposed to be fairly good talkers, though this one will probably learn to bark like a dog long before it can talk, lol! Fortunately, I already had a big cage, which had housed a ferret, so I had to just get some toys, perches and parrot food, and drag the cage out of storage, clean off the cobwebs, and rearrange the shelves and ladders to accomodate a small parrot instead of a weasel. Anyway, here she is! Now, I just need a good name. pitbulllady

01-03-2007, 02:52 PM	#2
Cassini90125 The Postmaster Love gives you courage that's stronger than anything! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Saturn Posts: 6,652	He/she's adorable! __________________ "Frankie! That weird kid is using a flower pot for a cup!" Sailor Moon. Best Anime EVER.

01-03-2007, 03:04 PM	#3
koosie Moon-Calf It was just imagination Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern Britain Posts: 695	That second photo is incredible. That's a very lovely looking little Parrot. Congrats! __________________ Aw....Snicket

01-03-2007, 03:08 PM	#4
Partymember super-scientist GO TEAM VENTURE! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lake George Posts: 1,500	ha...after reading the headline i thought you were the person who tried to pass me on the right while i was turning right today...NOT COOL __________________ Think you used enough dynamite there, Butch?

01-03-2007, 03:13 PM	#5
some guy you dont know Just a Poor Boy Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: some building in some city of some state in some country. Posts: 826	actually getting a pet bird.. not what i thought the thread was about. but nonetheless, nice bird. __________________ I just became a member of a club known as the bumbling fools Botching the game and the best things in life is the motto and the rule

01-03-2007, 03:32 PM	#6
CG Foster's Legend BACK FROM THE DEAD?!!? Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Adelaide Posts: 1,120	Awwww, s/he is adorable! What a cutie! I love birds so much.

01-03-2007, 07:28 PM	#7
Jabberwocky Permanent Resident I could be violet sky! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: High in the middle, round on the ends. Posts: 253	Aww! She's so cute! I have a Senegal Parrot too, his name is Icarus. They are very good talkers. The only things he says are shut up and whazzap, but he can imitate all sorts of animals because the people he used to live with had a lot of pets. If you pet him he purs. XD Last edited by Jabberwocky; 01-03-2007 at 07:29 PM.

01-03-2007, 09:17 PM	#9
Carlaz Foster's Legend Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 860	She's simply gorgeous! Had you considered naming her Frankie? Last edited by Carlaz; 01-03-2007 at 09:17 PM.