Posted August 16, 200816 yr On Saturdays my husband gets up early (6am) to read the local paper and I get a little sleep in usually get up about 8am. This morning I came down to the kitchen and he's says to me do you have a spare $50, I sleepily ask why and he informs me he has just bought 10 cockatiels out of the paper. We had spoken about getting one as my 12 year old wanted one for Christmas. One not 10. After much discussion about where he was going to put them etc. we went off to get them. They are nice looking birds and in good health, so now we own 10 cockatiels as well as 64 budgies, 4 canaries, 2 gouldian finches, 2 society finches and 6 zebra finches. He has to now finish off the 4m x 3m avairy as I have had to take the canaries and finches out of their avairy, only 1.8m x 1.5m to put the cockatiels in for the time being.
August 16, 200816 yr At least you have the opposite problem to lots of members on here. Most of their hubby's wont let them buy more birds... yours buys them for you!!! Looks like he'll be busy building that aviary hey?!?
August 16, 200816 yr HA well one can become 10 very easy like just he sort of ignored the 0 part of the number!
August 16, 200816 yr Author Looks like he'll be busy building that aviary hey?!? The frame has been done in the back yard for about 8 weeks and the wire is on, he just has to do the sheeting and roof. 'These things take time' I've been told again and again so this afternoon I said "IT'S TIME NOW".
August 16, 200816 yr hahah Love it ... When he ask for dinner next, tell him these things take time love it!
August 16, 200816 yr At least you have the opposite problem to lots of members on here. Most of their hubby's wont let them buy more birds... yours buys them for you!!! Looks like he'll be busy building that aviary hey?!? Yeah that is my issue you must post pics once they are setttled
August 17, 200816 yr Author Some photos, not very good as I took them late yesterday afternoon and they're flight skittish, still today. They aren't used to human interaction as the avairy they were in just had a shelf that slid out of the side to change seed and water so no-one ever went into the avairy apparently Edited August 17, 200816 yr by Denise
August 17, 200816 yr I love your white faced cinnamon - HE IS SOOOOO HANDSOME You can send him to me if you feel you have excess What is on his beak?? Edited August 17, 200816 yr by **Liv**
August 17, 200816 yr I wish that happened here!! I have been told no more animal!!! You'll have some pretty happy kids!
August 17, 200816 yr Author I love your white faced cinnamon - HE IS SOOOOO HANDSOME You can send him to me if you feel you have excess What is on his beak?? How can you tell that one is a boy Liv? Very nice cockatiels Denise. I was also going to ask about his beak? Not sure what is on the beak I didn't notice it myself until I posted the photos. I'll have to try and catch him and have a look. Any hints on how to catch a cockatiel and keep my fingers
August 17, 200816 yr I love your white faced cinnamon - HE IS SOOOOO HANDSOME :hap: You can send him to me if you feel you have excess What is on his beak?? How can you tell that one is a boy Liv? Very nice cockatiels Denise. I was also going to ask about his beak? Not sure what is on the beak I didn't notice it myself until I posted the photos. I'll have to try and catch him and have a look. Any hints on how to catch a cockatiel and keep my fingers A really big net and VERY thick leather gloves!!!
August 17, 200816 yr They are beautiful birds Too tell if a cockatiel on SOME mutations the females have barring (stripes) under their tails, BUT know that young tiels all have the barring and then once they molt out you can see it on the females on some mutations. Pieds, lutinos, inos don't follow the rule (there may be others in there too)
August 17, 200816 yr Author I love your white faced cinnamon - HE IS SOOOOO HANDSOME You can send him to me if you feel you have excess What is on his beak?? How can you tell that one is a boy Liv? Very nice cockatiels Denise. I was also going to ask about his beak? Not sure what is on the beak I didn't notice it myself until I posted the photos. I'll have to try and catch him and have a look. Any hints on how to catch a cockatiel and keep my fingers A really big net and VERY thick leather gloves!!! That's where I have the problem, I don't like to catch a bird with gloves on as I like to be able to feel the bird, maybe I'll leave that to hubby They are beautiful birds Too tell if a cockatiel on SOME mutations the females have barring (stripes) under their tails, BUT know that young tiels all have the barring and then once they molt out you can see it on the females on some mutations. Pieds, lutinos, inos don't follow the rule (there may be others in there too) Thanks Elly. The lady said they aren't young, between the ages of 3-4 she thinks. They have leg rings on some so I'll have to check them for ages.
August 17, 200816 yr That's where I have the problem, I don't like to catch a bird with gloves on as I like to be able to feel the bird, maybe I'll leave that to hubby I agree 110%, but I also like to keep my fingers!!! Ernie, my male Cockatiel, decided he didn't want a 'spot of ivermectin' so he tried to 'remove my fingernail' !!! OUCH!!!!!!!!
August 17, 200816 yr I love your white faced cinnamon - HE IS SOOOOO HANDSOME You can send him to me if you feel you have excess What is on his beak?? How can you tell that one is a boy Liv? Looks like a boy to me because of the white face and i cant see any baring on the tail or wings but I could be wrong - he looks just like my Kimba
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