Ilovelovies
08-28-2007, 01:10 AM
I want to introduce a new flock member iv'e been keeping undercover (lol). S/he's name is Jellybean and Iv'e had him a month.
I found Jellybean in a petstore when I went to pick up some avi cakes. Jellybean and another lovebird were in a cage with no toys and one perch. The other little lovebird would preen Jellybean all the time so therefore Jellybean had a patch on the back of his neck with no feathers,
I had seen them there both before, 2 months prior to getting him. So like I said a month ago I stopped again to get the Avi-cakes and I went back to where they keep them and there was Jellybean sitting in the cage all alone. Just sitting there with his head down.
I went to the desk and asked them what happened to the other bird that was in with him and she said " Oh we sold it last week, we wanted to sell them together but they did'nt want both of them". I figured they didn't want him cause of his bald patches and the other bird looked good when I seen it.
Well that done it for me. I asked her how much, paid, and got Jellybean out of there. The way he was sitting there with his little head hung down, it looked like he had just given up.
Two days later I had Jellybean at the vets, he done all the necessary tests, all came back fine( surprisingly), except his weight. He only weighed 38 grams. half starved.
I'm proud to say Jellybean weighs 45 grams now :clap :clap .
This bird eats everything I put before him. He acts like a different bird now. He did'nt know how to play with a toy when I got him, probably never seen one >: . And his feathers have grown back and he is beautiful (I thought he was even when he was bald)
He and Doodle shares a cage now. They are not crazy about each other but they respect each others space and both are happy to have company.
So that's Jellybean's story (sorry so long lol).
Here's Jellybean
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o61/jellybean_043/IMG_2316.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o61/jellybean_043/IMG_1797.jpg
I found Jellybean in a petstore when I went to pick up some avi cakes. Jellybean and another lovebird were in a cage with no toys and one perch. The other little lovebird would preen Jellybean all the time so therefore Jellybean had a patch on the back of his neck with no feathers,
I had seen them there both before, 2 months prior to getting him. So like I said a month ago I stopped again to get the Avi-cakes and I went back to where they keep them and there was Jellybean sitting in the cage all alone. Just sitting there with his head down.
I went to the desk and asked them what happened to the other bird that was in with him and she said " Oh we sold it last week, we wanted to sell them together but they did'nt want both of them". I figured they didn't want him cause of his bald patches and the other bird looked good when I seen it.
Well that done it for me. I asked her how much, paid, and got Jellybean out of there. The way he was sitting there with his little head hung down, it looked like he had just given up.
Two days later I had Jellybean at the vets, he done all the necessary tests, all came back fine( surprisingly), except his weight. He only weighed 38 grams. half starved.
I'm proud to say Jellybean weighs 45 grams now :clap :clap .
This bird eats everything I put before him. He acts like a different bird now. He did'nt know how to play with a toy when I got him, probably never seen one >: . And his feathers have grown back and he is beautiful (I thought he was even when he was bald)
He and Doodle shares a cage now. They are not crazy about each other but they respect each others space and both are happy to have company.
So that's Jellybean's story (sorry so long lol).
Here's Jellybean
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o61/jellybean_043/IMG_2316.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o61/jellybean_043/IMG_1797.jpg