Considering this guy
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I'm so happy for you both!! Really well done. Even that you didn't get carried away and offer what they wanted and try and find funds for the vet bill is the right thing to do! Obviously financially it is good for you and the bird and also maybe the family will realise they need to think more carefully in future because they can't just sell their bird for loads of money.
I can't wait to find out more about how you both get on
I can't wait to find out more about how you both get on
That poor baby! He is so beautiful. This makes me want to scream, cry or puke. I hope you can help him. I would be willing to donate to his vet bills just so he can get out of that mess he is in. And, I am very serious. I will put up cash to help this bird, or any bird that is in a bad situation.
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I'm so happy today! I put water, (of course), fruit zupreem, sunflower seeds and some fresh fruits and veges in his cage. Today I caught him eating a zupreem pellet and some apples and hes eating some pine nuts from me. I know zupreem fruit pellets isnt the best choice but its worlds better then sunflower seeds!
I also just got him a natural grapevine perch which I will put in his cage tomorrow when hes out of it for the vet visit
He also just let me scratch is head a little bit through the cage! "happy happy dance!" At times he even looks like hes smiling! Heres a few new pics of him.
I also just got him a natural grapevine perch which I will put in his cage tomorrow when hes out of it for the vet visit
He also just let me scratch is head a little bit through the cage! "happy happy dance!" At times he even looks like hes smiling! Heres a few new pics of him.
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Oh, I’m so glad you were able to rescue this bird! He looks beautiful and happy and he looks like you are his chosen person! I’m sure that with good care from you he will become very healthy as well. Congratulations!
He chose you for sure!
One thing you can try for the owie feet, until you get to vet.
Take a hand towel and soak in hot water with a few drops of betadine. Be careful it stains. Then lay the nicely damp towl on bottom if cage and out a bowl with best treat ever in it on top of towel. This will clean, and help heal feet with minium stress. After he eats his snack take towel out.
One thing you can try for the owie feet, until you get to vet.
Take a hand towel and soak in hot water with a few drops of betadine. Be careful it stains. Then lay the nicely damp towl on bottom if cage and out a bowl with best treat ever in it on top of towel. This will clean, and help heal feet with minium stress. After he eats his snack take towel out.
Pine nuts !! The treat of choice round our house. Those are Salty's training treats,and he would paint my livingroom for some.
We got some good members here, huh ?
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For perches, where you live, there should be plenty of bottlebrush! A great wood! A life and death stipulation! No pesticides of any kind!!
The more pictures I see of your DYH Amazon, the more I'm leaning (hard) toward his being a Hybrid Yellow Effect.
As his nape fills in with additional yellow feathers watch for yellow feathers with an outer edge that has red on it. It is one of those indicators of yet another Hybrid group.
Please let us know what his weight is; I'm guessing in the 550 to 575 grams area minimum.
Welcome to the DYH Amazon family!!! A family that is very attentive to the joy of Hormonal Season....
Enjoy!
As his nape fills in with additional yellow feathers watch for yellow feathers with an outer edge that has red on it. It is one of those indicators of yet another Hybrid group.
Please let us know what his weight is; I'm guessing in the 550 to 575 grams area minimum.
Welcome to the DYH Amazon family!!! A family that is very attentive to the joy of Hormonal Season...
. Enjoy!
Wrench, he seems to like pine nuts, but has trouble eating them because of the size and his beak. He can take it from my fingers, but cant pick them out out of a bowl.
You can get shelled human grade pine nuts in bulk at most supermarkets. I cut them in 1/2 or 1/3 if they are large. You dont want to feed a lot of these, high in fats. Make great training treats.
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Re: Considering this guy (update w/ vet visit)
Just got back from the vet. He said he actually looks to be in generally good health. His feet are because of his bad diet but now that his diet should be getting better, they should improve. He told me a name for what it is, but I cant remember what it is. I'll have it tomorrow when I pick up paperwork.
He also thinks that his yellow feathers are also due to his bad diet. I kinda hope hes wrong and that hes a hybrid, I like all those yellow feathers on his back. But mostly I want him to be healthy!
As for the beak, he trimmed almost all of the extra growth off. He said that there were not nerves in the part that he cut off which has to be right because he came right home and started eating and drinking without a problem! He is however having a tough time getting around his cage without that long hook beak to hold on to the bars! I'm sure he'll get used to it soon though.
He also did a bunch of blood work which I will have the results of in the next day or two.
Oh, and he weighs 551 gms! Hes a big boy! (or girl)
So, with all that said, I'm happy with how the visit went.
Heres a couple of pics showing his new, better beak!
Just got back from the vet. He said he actually looks to be in generally good health. His feet are because of his bad diet but now that his diet should be getting better, they should improve. He told me a name for what it is, but I cant remember what it is. I'll have it tomorrow when I pick up paperwork.
He also thinks that his yellow feathers are also due to his bad diet. I kinda hope hes wrong and that hes a hybrid, I like all those yellow feathers on his back. But mostly I want him to be healthy!
As for the beak, he trimmed almost all of the extra growth off. He said that there were not nerves in the part that he cut off which has to be right because he came right home and started eating and drinking without a problem! He is however having a tough time getting around his cage without that long hook beak to hold on to the bars! I'm sure he'll get used to it soon though.
He also did a bunch of blood work which I will have the results of in the next day or two.
Oh, and he weighs 551 gms! Hes a big boy! (or girl)
So, with all that said, I'm happy with how the visit went.
Heres a couple of pics showing his new, better beak!
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That parrot sure like you! I know you are working on perches, definitely needs a really wide one that just the toenails and first joint curl around. Most darn perches sold are not near wide enough for medium parrots. Even my parakeets live super wide perches, like the size a macaw would use! Big wide crurves offer the most relaxed foot rest
So very happy to hear your Vet's report!!!
The upper bill is a bit too straight, but a common appearance when first shortened. The reason your guy is have a problem getting around is the lack of a hook to the upper bill. Note the notch where the lower beak sets into the upper. That notch will become deeper and a bit wider with time as your guy uses the beak to get around.
Continue to love the photos of your sweetheart...
Your going to have a lover on your hands really soon!
Hmmm, 550 grams! That's a great weight, especially considering the past diet.
Enjoy!
The upper bill is a bit too straight, but a common appearance when first shortened. The reason your guy is have a problem getting around is the lack of a hook to the upper bill. Note the notch where the lower beak sets into the upper. That notch will become deeper and a bit wider with time as your guy uses the beak to get around.
Continue to love the photos of your sweetheart...
Your going to have a lover on your hands really soon!
Hmmm, 550 grams! That's a great weight, especially considering the past diet.
Enjoy!
