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Sounds like normal behaviour of a bird andrew They love to preen! and picking a poopy bum is his way of cleaning up Perhaps If his bum is dirty you should worm him? If you have no wormer and you're ever in my area, just pop in and i'll give him some for you Other than the poopy bum all vitals okay ?

Thanks guys I'm hoping all goes well also!!! That's good news Norm, i look forward to updates on that pair perhaps some pics of the gorgeous birds?

Something based around his heart shape, perhaps Cupid

I think it sounds like a good decision if he's being that much of a pain, perhaps only clip 2-3 feathers on each wing? he'll be able to fly still, just not as fast nor high

Hi guys, just thought i'd report the wonderful news!!! We received our first fallow chick today in the nest, so hoping for good fortune that the other eggs will hatch also

Your normal green will still get iris rings with age

HAha Well said Daz, i too have an odd ball in my flock a Df spangle without a blue cere, always pink... Still cute though!

Hahaha YUCK! No luckily they don't do that although after long periods exposed tow ater they turn brown, and stain pavement/pool bottoms and such

When eucalyptus leaves are put into water they won't go all mushy, they're very water resistant and Not Capable of the amount of osmosis needed to take part To make them that way, even leaves left at the bottom of a lake or pool for weeks won't turn mushy, although may grow some Slime (algae) on them The minerals, oils and vitamins in the leaves/barks Won't be drained from the branch after a few minutes in water and a scrub, it's mainly to remove pesticides/bird/bugs & disease all should go well for you andrew with a quick wash of the leaves, no detergents used though

I'm sorry to hear that She may not be liking you peeping/handling anything in there... perhaps if you're doing it often give her a bit more space? thats when i notice hens throw out their eggs, when interfered with

I'd personally rip some off the tree instead of the ground, less chance of being pooed/peeed on by a dog... and other problems...

I understand it is portraying a normal green in the picture, but to someone inexpeirenced who owns a R.Pied i'd have thought it could possibly get confusing?...

I was going to say if they're yellow and green like that bird perhaps they're not normal green at all but a Pied?

I'm sure she'll love it if having her nose pressed up against those bars was any sign, she's very intrested in the whole process

perhaps one of those "feather duster" birds KAZ? what ya reckon? as a random guess before picture

Congrats on the eggs i hope all goes well for your pair

hehe awww!! poor Roger tell him Stiff Sh*t he can have it back when he looks after the "missus" more Try already Husked seeds, the left overs of their daily meals ... I find they throw it out less than the wood shavings and it settles well in the bottom of the box

Well done on working out the pictures, i think you'll find the birds will be quite happy to breed in there, i know i would... Great diet, lots of room, cool toys and such good job... P.s. Take the mirror out little word of advice in that respect, it'll distract them P.p.s. Love the kid peeking out from behind the cage in the second picture

They look awesome Bea!!! you're so creative! Bet my birds would be feeling ripped off right now if they could see those

Weero's are cockatiels... just a west aussie name for them No unfortunatly all we're normal aged as they were rung One thing that came good out of that because i would've felt awful was the two already disabled birds survived which i happy about because they have a new lease on life in my aviary and are spoilt rotten.... Dodgy breeders huh... what can ya do... Unfortunatly most of those lost were hens, so i was left with 8 males and 2 females... although one i beleive is a trannie hehe

A mirror won't stop him learning to talk, but it will bond him to the mirror ... My weero was bonded to a mirror and only talks to it... he says "what ya doing" over and over again to it but won't utter a word to us

Agree with the other With a good wash it should be fine

Definatly red? or Plum? could be cinnamon?

Nice aviary, could fit quite a few birds in there although more perches would be required

Buy some wire and double wire it if you don't wish to buy another cage