Hoodie for Alex Parrot
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Betrisher
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- Jun 3, 2013
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- Dominic: Galah(RIP: 1981-2018); The Lovies: Four Blue Masked Lovebirds; Barney and Madge (The Beaks): Alexandrines; Miss Rosetta Stone: Little Corella
G'day Zaz' Mum/Dad!
Welcome to the forum and please let me compliment you on your choice of an Alexandrine as a companion. My Beaks, Barney and Madge, send happy squawks to their new friend, Zaz.
Alexes are notoriously 'thing' about being handled or confined about their body in any way. I know my Beaks would go spare if I tried to put any kind of garment on them. It's not really necessary to 'keep a bird warm' because their own feathers do that quite well for them, trapping enough air next to the skin to maintain a constant temperature (just as a doona does for us). One of our members (Umar from Mardan) lives at the foothills of the Himalayas where Alexandrines occur naturally. His birds live perfectly comfortably in icy winter conditions and they are among the biggest and most beautiful Alexes I've seen.
Some birds are happier than others to be dressed up and it might be that your Zaz is fine with it. I guess I'm just saying don't expect him to enjoy wearing a hoodie - he might not.
Having said that, the only hoodies I'm aware of in Oz are those imported from the US. It probably wouldn't be that hard to make one if you sat down and really thought about it (assuming you can sew?) Try searching on Ebay or gumtree. Best of luck with it and hope to see you posting lots on the forum.
Welcome to the forum and please let me compliment you on your choice of an Alexandrine as a companion. My Beaks, Barney and Madge, send happy squawks to their new friend, Zaz.
Alexes are notoriously 'thing' about being handled or confined about their body in any way. I know my Beaks would go spare if I tried to put any kind of garment on them. It's not really necessary to 'keep a bird warm' because their own feathers do that quite well for them, trapping enough air next to the skin to maintain a constant temperature (just as a doona does for us). One of our members (Umar from Mardan) lives at the foothills of the Himalayas where Alexandrines occur naturally. His birds live perfectly comfortably in icy winter conditions and they are among the biggest and most beautiful Alexes I've seen.
Some birds are happier than others to be dressed up and it might be that your Zaz is fine with it. I guess I'm just saying don't expect him to enjoy wearing a hoodie - he might not.
Having said that, the only hoodies I'm aware of in Oz are those imported from the US. It probably wouldn't be that hard to make one if you sat down and really thought about it (assuming you can sew?) Try searching on Ebay or gumtree. Best of luck with it and hope to see you posting lots on the forum.
Kiwibird
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I tried 2X last year and the first one was so large he couldn't move and the second one was still quite loose in some areas, tight in others. Parrots are hard to measure for size! We'll be ordering one this year and I'll be making patterns off it, just for personal use of course
To the OP, not sure if shipments from the UK arrive faster, but I'm looking to order a hoodie from this ebay seller-
herbsdad54 on eBay
My husband is the one who likes the idea of putting our bird in a hoodie
and likes the soccer hoodie these people offer instead of just ordering from a US company (where we live).
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