theocnoob
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I hope this is allowed I wanted to make a diary thread to post updates as time goes by about my lovely Oscar, a Congo Grey.
So far we have had Oscar a little over a week and a bit. He is a very friendly bird. He was bought from a petshop where I felt the birds were overcrowded and the owner seemed like a mean guy and Oscar seemed afraid and would not let the owner pick him up He allowed me to cuddle him and held onto my sleeve as if to say please save me so I took him home with me. I could only afford a smaller cage but will update to at least 4 by 4 feet by May or sooner. I need the money.
We also have a Senegal Parrot, who is four years old. His name is George. He is perfect. Zero issues. Ideal bird. George is getting used to Oscar and vice versa. Their cages are 3m (10ft) apart as I was not pre informed about the quarantine issue. That was an error on my part I am sorry about for my birds sake.
Oscar gets a bit more trusting as time goes by. He lets me hold and pet him, takes food and toys from my hand, and he enjoys a spray bath when my senegal gets one. He spreads his wings and feathers and seems to enjoy it. He had one today.
I was feeding Zupreem and a mix of fruit/nut/veggie/bean but have started to swap to Broudybush which I mailordered.
I was told Oscar was hand fed but he will not accept hand feeding. This and how he was afraid at the pet shop tell me he was parent raised and I was lied to. He is also, although friendly, not 'human happy' enough to have been hand fed.
I still handfeed my senegal who was hand raised by a very nice lady once in awhile in case I ever needed to orally medicate him he'd make no fuss.
Here is Oscar today after his spraybath
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CXact5D1dU]Oscar the African Grey - YouTube[/ame]
Another picture of Oscar
My Senegal George
So far we have had Oscar a little over a week and a bit. He is a very friendly bird. He was bought from a petshop where I felt the birds were overcrowded and the owner seemed like a mean guy and Oscar seemed afraid and would not let the owner pick him up He allowed me to cuddle him and held onto my sleeve as if to say please save me so I took him home with me. I could only afford a smaller cage but will update to at least 4 by 4 feet by May or sooner. I need the money.
We also have a Senegal Parrot, who is four years old. His name is George. He is perfect. Zero issues. Ideal bird. George is getting used to Oscar and vice versa. Their cages are 3m (10ft) apart as I was not pre informed about the quarantine issue. That was an error on my part I am sorry about for my birds sake.
Oscar gets a bit more trusting as time goes by. He lets me hold and pet him, takes food and toys from my hand, and he enjoys a spray bath when my senegal gets one. He spreads his wings and feathers and seems to enjoy it. He had one today.
I was feeding Zupreem and a mix of fruit/nut/veggie/bean but have started to swap to Broudybush which I mailordered.
I was told Oscar was hand fed but he will not accept hand feeding. This and how he was afraid at the pet shop tell me he was parent raised and I was lied to. He is also, although friendly, not 'human happy' enough to have been hand fed.
I still handfeed my senegal who was hand raised by a very nice lady once in awhile in case I ever needed to orally medicate him he'd make no fuss.
Here is Oscar today after his spraybath
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CXact5D1dU]Oscar the African Grey - YouTube[/ame]
Another picture of Oscar
My Senegal George
