ScooterMcTavish
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Hello all.
As you may have noticed in my "Parrots" section above, we had added a new member to the flock. Stupid me forgot to take a pic to post, but as of Saturday, we have had Rhubarb the Galah.
We had already decided earlier this year that a second parrot would be in order for us, and attempted a rescue. After that experience, the decision was to wait until the breeder we acquired Monty from had Galah chicks, and we'd see if they appealed to Mrs. Scooter and daughter #2. Of course they did, and against our original instinct to get a female, they decided on the friendliest chick, a little boy.
So far, so good. He is a very affectionate, cuddly bird, pretty much the opposite of Monty. All things considered, that is good, as after Monty bonded pretty hard to me, the ladies in the house felt a bit left out, and wanted a bird with a bit of a softer temperament. It looks like Rhubarb will fit the bill.
For food, my first impression is that Rhubarb is not Monty, and will not aggressively eat whatever is put in front of him. He came with small Roudybush and Zupreem Fruit Blend - he seems to like the Zupreem, but only the banana shaped ones. The Roudybush is getting no love. We've also tried offering him banana, Harrison's weaning formula, mixed veg, and snap peas, with only the snap peas getting eaten. At least I think he's eating them - he seems to be more just tearing them apart for fun.
And of course, he will eat an almond.
Understanding that we need to keep him on a healthy diet, what foods have others found their Galahs like?
Actually here's a pic from the breeder's website:
As you may have noticed in my "Parrots" section above, we had added a new member to the flock. Stupid me forgot to take a pic to post, but as of Saturday, we have had Rhubarb the Galah.
We had already decided earlier this year that a second parrot would be in order for us, and attempted a rescue. After that experience, the decision was to wait until the breeder we acquired Monty from had Galah chicks, and we'd see if they appealed to Mrs. Scooter and daughter #2. Of course they did, and against our original instinct to get a female, they decided on the friendliest chick, a little boy.
So far, so good. He is a very affectionate, cuddly bird, pretty much the opposite of Monty. All things considered, that is good, as after Monty bonded pretty hard to me, the ladies in the house felt a bit left out, and wanted a bird with a bit of a softer temperament. It looks like Rhubarb will fit the bill.
For food, my first impression is that Rhubarb is not Monty, and will not aggressively eat whatever is put in front of him. He came with small Roudybush and Zupreem Fruit Blend - he seems to like the Zupreem, but only the banana shaped ones. The Roudybush is getting no love. We've also tried offering him banana, Harrison's weaning formula, mixed veg, and snap peas, with only the snap peas getting eaten. At least I think he's eating them - he seems to be more just tearing them apart for fun.
And of course, he will eat an almond.
Understanding that we need to keep him on a healthy diet, what foods have others found their Galahs like?
Actually here's a pic from the breeder's website:
