I do not need another parrot!!!!

[Z28Taxman]

The darkside almost claimed me. I went to the birdy store to get more food for the Dittobird and there he was. right there in the counter in a nice little play area...... A little green cheeked conure, still just a baby. :eek: Just lookin at me and following me around when I moved from one side of his playpen to the other.
I could hear him saying, "pssst. Take me home. I like lovebirds too!".

If I wasn't broke right now........... :eek:

[linda040899]

Remember, Dave. Want and need are 2 different things... :lol Keep repeating: I do not need another parrot; I do not need another parrot; I do not need another parrot! I may want another parrot but I do not need another parrot! Parrots are addictive!!

[Janie]

Dave, I am ashamed of you! You DO need another parrot and it's just a matter of time so GET ONE (or two, :D) and be done with it! :p I swear to you that I gave a lot of thought to adding another one and I am so glad that I did (add two, :)) I do not regret it for a minute. Since you have a very close relationship with Ditto, like I have with Oliver, I do think you should get two so they will have each other and Ditto will always be your number 1 boy. I am going to a bird fair tomorrow and believe me, I will not be at all tempted to get more because I have exactly what I want right now. One big happy family! :D

[LauraO]

How ironic this post was here. There is a small pet store right down the rode I visit sometimes if I'm early for meetings I have near there. About two months ago they somehow got their hands on three large young, not baby, parrots and one of them is an African Grey named Mihjo. I have never wanted an African Grey and for awhile my husband was bugging me to get one, but Mihjo is different. He's not sweet and loving like this bare eyed Cockatoo they have. He's very introspective and he looks like he's always deep in thought, contemplating the world. Yesterday a friend and I went to visit and there were kids there who obviously come in all the time and told me to be careful Mihjo is mean and bites, but honestly he is not mean and YES I'm sure he gets irritated with young squealy kids poking at him through the cage. He's way toooo sophisticated for that :mad:......Anyway, I know I do not need another parrot but I would love to have Mihjo. He is 999.00 with a cage that is way to small for him and while I'm not going to run out and get him (I got no money), I will continue to visit him and I will think more on it as time goes by. The bird is in a very small store in a very poor neighborhood and awfully big and intimidating so I don't think he'll be going anywhere soon.


Dave........I don't know if you're just pulling our leg or if you really want another bird. If you do, I would definately do what Janie says and just plan it out and do it. If you get another bird you will have lots to focus on for a long while and won't have to think about getting more birds for awhile. Dittobird is the top dog in the house, he will adjust amazingly well over time :D .

[bellarains]

Wheeeeeee!!!!

A GCC, they are little charmers they are. Good thing you didn't pick him up. If you did, he would have snuggle up under your chin and made these little cooing noises like Cappie did to me. You see what happened with that don't ya????? :happy:

One of the best mistakes I ever made was picking up Cappie. Go ahead Dave, pick him up ;)

[linda040899]

Laura,
If this African Grey stays there for a while, you might be able to make the owners an offer (with or without the cage) and see what they say. In order to turn a profit, birds really need to sell fairly quickly. When I bought Georgia, the store dropped the price almost $500.00 because she was no longer tame/handleable and she had been there for over 2 yrs. Something is still better than nothing.

[Janie]

Laura, holy moly, I hope you can get him eventually! That is my number one "I want one" parrot but I got into this pet bird business too late in life to consider a Grey unless I could find someone who would take him when I'm over the Rainbow Bridge. :D

I like Linda's advice......maybe they will drop the price! :)

[p3rr4n]

All I gotta say is Im glad you didnt switch sides Dave. Its just me and you against all these agents of the Darkside. I almost joined once.......... almost.



FEEL THE FORCE BUT DONT LET IT CONSUME YOU!!!!
:rofl:

[Buy A Paper Doll]

Dave, weren't you just saying in another post somewhere on this very board, that you felt bad leaving Ditto alone for even a few minutes?

Just think how happy the Dittobird would be if he had a little feathered friend to talk to ... while you're at work ... ALLLLLL DAAAAAYYYYY LOOOOONNNNNGGGGGG. Go get the bird. So what if you're broke? That's what credit cards are for.

Perran: You're next. :)

[butterfly1061]

Dave,

I feel your pain :( Today at the birdfair, the breeder my brother got his B&G from offered me her one and only GCC to "take home & pay me later". :eek: You have know idea how BAD I wanted to say "YES"!!! I had to run from her booth. :eek: Then she let me hold that baby - "I do not need another parrot"!!

[bellarains]

Jackie,

There's always tomorrow........... :lol

[LauraO]

Linda: Thanks for the tip on the African Grey :). I'm thinking if he's still available in mid Oct after our vacation I'll make an offer. If he's gone it wasn't meant to be :)

I would like to know if thinking about getting him is too much. I do have 19 lovies and a Meyer's parrot. I work full time + but I work close to home and a lot of days I am home late in the morning or stop by during the day.

Jackie: How can you not need another parrot. You have a nice big gigantic new house that needs to be filled with more birds :omg: :rofl: :omg:

[p3rr4n]

So what if you're broke? That's what credit cards are for.


Holy Cheeze Whiz Ratman! You really are trhe EVIL SITH LORDESS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CREDIT CARDS ARE EVIL AIGHT?!!!!!!!!!!!!! :evil:

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:


Perran: You're next. :)

I am going to refer to the story I posted months ago, prolly at EZBOARD (they can still kiss my rockstar A$$ for loosing all our info and memories) about Beaker, the Sun Conure at the breeders store where Trixie was born.

If I can resist his Evil Jedi Mind Tricks, I can resist ANYTHING....

SO...... you say Im next? DONT COUNT ON IT AIGHT?!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I dont need another parrot... I dont need another parrot... I dont need another parrot!!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Janie]

Jackie,

There's always tomorrow........... :lol

Lori, I will be there tomorrow and I will protect Jackie! Now, who will protect me? Oh, never mind, Ruby will be there to protect me! Now, who will protect Ruby? :omg:

[Z28Taxman]

I really would love to have another bird. But I really can't do it right now. Ditto say's I barely have enough time for him. :rofl: Besides, if he couldn't stand another human touching me (even though she was his owner and had been bonded to her before he came here) imagine what he'd do with another birdy. :eek: It'd be world war III.

Plus the GCC's cage would have to be the same size as ditto's, so there's another $300. If I did that I'd have to eat the birds. :rofl:
And I don't have credit cards, Like Perran said, they're evil. :p


Good thing you didn't pick him up. If you did, he would have snuggle up under your chin and made these little cooing noises like Cappie did to me. You see what happened with that don't ya?????

Trust me I know all about that. About a year ago there was a Sun Conure at that store. I was in awe of him and the woman who owns the store came over and picked him up (he wasn't in a cage, he was hanging out on some branches in a play area with the B&G Macaw that belongs to the owner). She started to ask if I'd like to hold him and she got as far as would you and he hopped right on to my shoulder and looked me right in the eye. If Barb hadn't dragged me outta there, the house would be much louder right now. :rofl: Sadly he was gone when I went back a week later and they haven't had another since.

I keep trying to convince my brother to let me use his huge old barn to raise conures and lovies and we could plant plenty of millet and veggies on the 8 acres he has..... But no dice, even though he's a bird lover. He says conures are too loud. Like there is such a thing as a parrot that's too loud. :happy:

[Janie]

Dave, when it ain't right, it ain't right! :D I gave it a lot of thought before I added these two and I would seriously never try to talk someone in to adding another one or two. It IS always tempting cause they are all so cute (all parrots!) but time, money and the existing bird all play a huge part in the decision of adding more. When the time is just right, you'll do it and if that doesn't happen, you and Ditto will live happily ever after! :D

P.S. Oliver does NOT like the new boys! :D

[bellarains]

Dave,

My Cappie is not loud at all. In fact, he just mumbles most of the time, and it is so adorable. The only time he is loud is when he yells, "MAMA", and of course that is adorable too :D

[Z28Taxman]

Dave,

My Cappie is not loud at all. In fact, he just mumbles most of the time, and it is so adorable. The only time he is loud is when he yells, "MAMA", and of course that is adorable too :D

GCC's may not be loud, but my Idea of 200 Sun Conures and 200 lovies didn't go over to well. :rofl:


Dave, when it ain't right, it ain't right! I gave it a lot of thought before I added these two and I would seriously never try to talk someone in to adding another one or two. It IS always tempting cause they are all so cute (all parrots!) but time, money and the existing bird all play a huge part in the decision of adding more. When the time is just right, you'll do it and if that doesn't happen, you and Ditto will live happily ever after!

I will have another bird one day. The problem is I want so many. GCC's, Sun Conures, Indian Ringnecks, African Grey's and Macaws. I need to find a rich, very tolerant wife! :rofl:

[Janie]

Dave, good luck with that! :lol

[linda040899]

Hi Laura,
I work all day, too, and I don't get home until about 5:30 pm. Harley is OK with that, as long as I'm home after work. He's independent and doesn't require me being up close and personal. As long as I respond to his contact calls, he's fine.

I'll swap with you. I'll take your 19 lovies and Meyers Parrot. You take my crew for a few days........... :lol

[LauraO]

:omg: :omg: :omg: ;) :omg: :omg: :omg:

[linda040899]

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
After a certain point, numbers don't matter any more......

[p3rr4n]

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
After a certain point, numbers don't matter any more......


Talk about an UNDERstatement :P
:rofl:

[Rubygem]

I have to agree with Linda on this one :D

what's another mouth to feed, or another cage to clean? :rofl:

Rubygem

[Janie]

After a certain point, numbers don't matter any more....

I totally agree with Linda on that one! It's that "certain point" that I wonder about! :D Ten? Twenty? Fifty????? With ONLY three, I'm a fur piece away from that certain point but if I had, let's say 20, I'd imagine that 5 or 10 more wouldn't make a huge difference. My husband might not agree with my thinking process! :lol

[linda040899]

As numbers increase, cleaning/feeding processes become more streamlined. In my aviary, I have at least 53 food and 53 water dishes in use on a daily basis. I have a complete back up set of each. If a food dish is dirty, I simply remove that dish and fill up a clean one to replace the dirty one. All dirty dishes go in my dishwasher. If I dealt with each dish singly, I would never get done.

I've given up counting the number of lovebirds I have. I really can't tell you off the top of my head. I would have to "take inventory" so to speak, and knowing that number doesn't make any difference to me. Let one bird be missing and I know immediately. I can't give you a collective number but I know exactly how many birds are in each cage!

[Z28Taxman]

Hi Laura,
I work all day, too, and I don't get home until about 5:30 pm. Harley is OK with that, as long as I'm home after work. He's independent and doesn't require me being up close and personal. As long as I respond to his contact calls, he's fine.

I'll swap with you. I'll take your 19 lovies and Meyers Parrot. You take my crew for a few days........... :lol


I only get home around 6. As long as I get home and Ditto gets to come out and "help" me get his veggies ready, he's a happy camper. He's really excited when I get home.

Let me be late or not be home at bedtime and I'm gonna get an earfull! :eek:

[linda040899]

I didn't read Heather's last message! I didn't, I didn't, I didn't!!!

[Paulette]

Dave, you are an inspiring good example to us all....not a very strong one mind you.....but still a good example non the less......I wish I could be as strong. :p .....and my problem with shopping for anything is, I want one in every color. :D

[butterfly1061]

Well, thank goodness the GCC was gone when I got to the birdfair today. Whew, that was close! But then... ;)

[Janie]

Jackie, that sure did LOOK like a GCC that your were carrying out of the fair today! :D

P.S. I'm kidding.....Jackie was very good today. I have no idea if she was good yesterday cause I wasn't there! :D I'm going to drop by her house, uninvited, soon......I'll let you know if I find a GCC! :lol

[Rubygem]

Well Jackie and Janie both did good :D

But me on the other hand :blush: I came home with a big double cage and two baby sun conures to raise :D

Dave one of these 5 week old babies has your name on it when they get weaned ;)

Rubygem

[Z28Taxman]

Can anyone read Rubygem's last post? I can't see anything there. Everything seems to have gone dark! :whistle:

[p3rr4n]

Can anyone read Rubygem's last post? I can't see anything there. Everything seems to have gone dark! :whistle:


I cant seem to understand it Taxman. It seems to be written in the darkside dialect.

:confused:


Perhaps one of these evil peoples will enlighten us eh? :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[linda040899]

It's very clear to me and I'm the one with the vision impairment.... :lol

[Rubygem]

I cant seem to understand it Taxman. It seems to be written in the darkside dialect.
:confused:
Perhaps one of these evil peoples will enlighten us eh? :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

:lol Parren,

I did say I came home with two, maybe the other one has your name on it??? Hummmm, I need to look under that little wing again and see if it's your name....it did start with a P.....A.....R but I couldn't make out the rest...maybe as it grows a little more... :rofl:

Rubygem

[butterfly1061]

There were a few more than usual Caiques at the fair. The breeder my brother bought his B&G from bought two, a white-bellied & BlackCap. She already has a BlackCap named Piper, who I just fell in love with last year. I hope to get one eventually. We saw lots of babies this time.

I did get a t-shirt that says "I'm a Birdie Mom". :D I also got a pair of Lovebird socks to wear around the house. And my best buy was Camicide!! I bought a gallon and I'm gonna spray my new house before I move my babies. :)

[Janie]

I also got a pair of Lovebird socks to wear around the house. And my best buy was Camicide!!

Jackie, I did not see those socks!!!! I would love to have a pair of lovebird socks so if you've already worn them, wash 'em and send them to ME! :D

Yep, the Camicide was a great find, thanks for telling me where to find it. :) If anyone in GA is looking for it, this supplier is from GA and I'll give you their e-mail address.

I got to admit, those Caiques were adorable and I can easily see why you'd want one! Me, too! :D

Oh, BTW, Linda....they had the most beautiful Princess of Wales. First time I've ever seen one. Lots of Ring Necks and they were gorgeous. Very, very few lovebirds and not a single WF violet!

Ruby said I did good.......it is true that I did not buy a bird but I bought enough STUFF for 25 birds and my husband is gonna need to get a second job! :lol

[bellarains]

Mmmmmm Janie,

Did your son write the check for all those goodies?????? :lol

[Janie]

Lori, :rofl:

NO! Matter of fact, I told my husband about that cage deal and he looked at me like I was nuts! :D He could not believe that I'd think he'd say a word about the price of the cage! Yeah, right! I wasn't taking any chances! :D

I cashed two pay checks from my pitiful little part-time job and used that and my debit card for my things yesterday. I walked out of that bird fair with $7.00! I bought so many toys that my bird room looks like Christmas morning! :lol I can justify that because I saved as much as 50% on many of them that I'd buy at the Aviarium. These vendors sell to the Aviarium so I got a much better deal and the way that Big Boi and Shy play with toys and destroy them, :lol, I stocked up! Till.....the next bird fair in December! ;)

[LauraO]

I'm glad everyone had a great time at the bird fair :D. I'm completely envious and wish I didn't live so far away. My poor birdies are in desperate need of new toys. With my lack of money, living in HAwaii where toys are EXPENSIVE, and having so many birds we've taken to giving them lots of natural things like plants, etc to chew on. Plus, I change the toys around when I power wash the cages so the birds don't have to have the same toys in their cages.

[Z28Taxman]

Well I may be in trouble again. Ditto is running low on his avi-cakes and nutriberries. I have to go back to Feather and Fin on Saturday. If that little GCC follows me around again......... :eek:

[mjm8321]

What's just ONE more Dave?????

[Rubygem]

Let us know what name you and Ditto come up with for that GCC :D

Rubygem

[Z28Taxman]

You people aren't helping me. :rofl:

It's a good thing that 15 year old B&G Macaw that always says hello to me isn't for sale. :eek:

[bellarains]

Dave,

If you ever lived with a GCC, you would say it was worth every penny. Bela and Lacey are the funniest little things ever, and we play and play. Cappie though is a big 'O snuggle buggie, and he dances, and he sings, and he talks, and..... and..... and...... He really is a sweetie pie. For anyone looking to go up a size from a lovebird, I would highly reccomend a GCC.

There now........... Was that enough help????? :rofl:

[Z28Taxman]

Cappie though is a big 'O snuggle buggie, and he dances, and he sings, and he talks, and..... and..... and.....

Well Ditto does all that except talk. :p

Now someone take my wallet away! :rofl:

[mjm8321]

What?!???? Of course we are trying to help.....see here's a link that might help you even more ;) http://www.hoobly.com/members/petsforyou/

[Janie]

Well, I DID mention to my hubby today that with this new bird room and only three birds and plenty of room for another cage or two........I need a GCC!!!!! I think he fainted! :D Not sure cause after I threw that bomb on him, I left the room but I did hear a loud thud (him falling?) shortly thereafter! :D

[Janie]

MJ, :rofl:......not only did you give Dave links, you gave him PA links! I love it! :D

[bellarains]

Janie,

If I know you, your hubby doesn't even have a say so :lol

[mjm8321]

You bet Janie :rofl:

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh Dave, really don't look at this one....LOL

http://www.hoobly.com/0/0/158288.html

[Z28Taxman]

MJ, :rofl:......not only did you give Dave links, you gave him PA links! I love it! :D

Yeah but those are in Philly. Perran is closer. :rofl:

[bellarains]

LOL,

I couldn't stand not knowing what a Barraband is, so I of course ran to look for one. I think I want/need one :rolleyes:

Here's a link to the pic I found, and she looooves that GCC :)

http://www.mmadison.com/photogallery/Barraband/2004-07-15%20015.jpg

[mjm8321]

Yeah but those are in Philly. Perran is closer.

Yes, but Perran does not need Avi Cakes...muwhahhahahahaaaaa!

Look Dave, what about a lovely Barraband?

http://www.theparrotsocietyuk.org/photogallery/barraband.shtml

[Z28Taxman]

Yes, but Perran does not need Avi Cakes...muwhahhahahahaaaaa!

Look Dave, what about a lovely Barraband?

http://www.theparrotsocietyuk.org/photogallery/barraband.shtml

Now those are neat too. Hmmmmmm.................. I need a bigger house. :rofl:

[linda040899]

You don't see many Barrabands here in FL. Hhmmmm, I might could make room here for a breeding pair or two.............

[mjm8321]

You don't see many Barrabands here in FL. Hhmmmm, I might could make room here for a breeding pair or two.............

since I'm on a roll...this person had a listing on birdsN Ways for barrabands...please note the location http://www.parrotmutations.com/

i will not even look further as he has Hyacinths too...

[Z28Taxman]

since I'm on a roll...this person had a listing on birdsN Ways for barrabands...please note the location http://www.parrotmutations.com/

i will not even look further as he has Hyacinths too...

Ooooo, Hyacinths!

[Keltoth]

Yes, but Perran does not need Avi Cakes...muwhahhahahahaaaaa!

Look Dave, what about a lovely Barraband?

http://www.theparrotsocietyuk.org/photogallery/barraband.shtml

Those look a little too budgie-like for my tastes. I've tried and tried to get interested in budgies, but just can't do it. At least I've learned to love conures now; there was a time when the long parakeet-type tails on conures soured me on them... :omg:

I want a cockatoo, but I might get me a African Red Belly Parrot before then; they look kind of like huge lovebirds on steroids...

Whoa! (http://www.parrotparrot.com/nettiesark/sherman.htm)

[Rubygem]

Dave,

Those two baby sun's are flying now :D one is a snuggle bug that we named Ducky, cuz it loves to duck into ones hair. The other one we call Goose, and wouldn't you know that one loves to explore and get into everything...they are just soooooooo cute...I need to post those pictures, but you can always watch them on the web cam at http://www.shdybrk.com/Gallery.htm :rofl: except when it gets to be bed time ..... the babies need their sleep. You know we could work out a deal if you homed both of them ;)

Rubygem

[Z28Taxman]

Hmmmmmmm. 2 Sun Conures........




It's getting dark in here! :eek:

[mjm8321]

but I might get me a African Red Belly Parrot before then; they look kind of like huge lovebirds on steroids...

Eric, Red Bellied Parrots are a relative on Senegals and yes, they are small in stature, but have lots of personality...and a darn strong beak. Our Senegal Ripley literally put a hole all the way through my husband's lip...he could have put a ring right through it!

[Keltoth]

Eric, Red Bellied Parrots are a relative on Senegals and yes, they are small in stature, but have lots of personality...and a darn strong beak. Our Senegal Ripley literally put a hole all the way through my husband's lip...he could have put a ring right through it!

Well, golly! That'll teach your husband not to harass the poor, defenseless little birdie by sticking his lip in it's beak, won't it? *blink* *blinkblink*

:rofl:

[Z28Taxman]

Well the little GCC was still there. And he kept looking at me!!!!! :eek: I wish I had the money to bring him home. He'd be here right now.

They also had 2 larger parrots but I don't know what they were. There were green with light blue on the top of their heads. They were over hanging out on the tree branches with the B&G Macaw.

But I had to get out of there fast. Not only was the GCC still there, I caught a glimpse of a baby Sun Conure in the back room. :eek:

[Z28Taxman]

He escapes yet again...... Wish I could run as fast as you. But then again surrender does have its rewards too. ;)

Only because I'm broke. If I had the cash, Ditto would have a green friend.

I think the larger ones were juvenile BFA's. I want them too. :eek:

[linda040899]

I think the larger ones were juvenile BFA's. I want them too.
Dave,
Alex is a BFA and I won't dispute that statement! I adore Amazons! They are very straight-forward birds and I never find myself guessing what Alex wants. :)

[Z28Taxman]

Dave,
Alex is a BFA and I won't dispute that statement! I adore Amazons! They are very straight-forward birds and I never find myself guessing what Alex wants. :)

Ok you're not helping. :rofl:

My boss has a BFA he keeps threatening to send home with me too.

[linda040899]

My boss has a BFA he keeps threatening to send home with me too.
If it's an honest offer and the BFA is a female, go for it. If not, you can tell your boss that his Amazon would have a wonderful home with me....... :)

[Z28Taxman]

If it's an honest offer and the BFA is a female, go for it. If not, you can tell your boss that his Amazon would have a wonderful home with me....... :)

If he was serious, I'd take the bird in a heartbeat. It sometimes gets on his nerves though. It calls his name all the time in a rather annoying tone that he learned from hearing his wife do it. :rofl:

[linda040899]

Alex mimics my laugh with accurate perfection! Ask anyone who has been talking to me and has hear her in the background! Alex laughs and I can help but laugh, which only makes things worse.......... :happy: