Bird woman's flock

[Pajarita]

Yes, I saw Max right away!!! I LOVE quakers and have the greatest affinity with them - so much so that I actually like their screams

[Bird woman]

Pajarita, wolf said you have a Quaker and I have absolutely no experience with little birds. I thought it was a parrotlett until I cross referenced average weights and the species didn't fir. Well I figured it out. this little guy could be the absolute love of my life. What a gift from heaven I had no idea what joy this little runt muffin could be. I don't know if these birds are suppose to be super intelligent or what but after I got him back on his feet we are inseparable. He goes everywhere with me and even stands up to the big birds and my husband to keep them away from me. I have to be really careful but so far all the big birds don't pay any attention to him and that's the way I want to keep it. He purrs like a kitten ,chatters up a storm ,grooms my face says I love you and swings his head back and forth and yells at the other birds and my hubby when they get to close. Is this normal for these little guy? He loves to snuggle and will litterly plaster himself by my face under my neck and sleep. I think this is going into the third week when he was found abandoned in a old house so he settled in rather quickly. I just didn't expect he would bond that fast. Well I'm wasn't set- up for little runts but I am now. I just can't rehome him he's so special does crazy new stuff every day. Tell me about yours , is mine displaying normal behaviors????? BW

[liz]

He knows where he has been and appreciates you and your care. He loves you for saving him.

Each one of these little beings has it's own personality. Though you can be told about the species and the care needed your little birds personality must be taken into consideration.

[Wolf]

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[Pajarita]

AWWWWW, look at those lovers!!!

Birdwoman, I no longer have the quaker, she was rehomed but I was born and raised in one of the countries where the nominate species originates and a quaker was the very first parrot I handfed and kept. Her name was Pelusa -means 'lint' in Spanish- because she was so young when we got her that she only had a bit of down on her body. We handraised the babies to release them when they were grown so they never lived in a cage and always had access to the outside (through an open patio off the kitchen) but some of them stayed quite a bit and Pelusa was one of them.

And, yes, in my personal opinion, they are one of the smartest species of parrots there is! They are also, literally, unique. They are sui generis (the only species in their genus) and have behaviors that are unique to them and not found in any other species of parrot: they build and live in huge communal nests all year round and the 'tenants' are all related through maternal lines as they have a matriarchal society where the females are dominant. Whenever a young female gets herself a mate, they simply built a new apartment in the 'building' and these communal nests can actually weigh over a ton, they are sooooo large! They also share parental duties with grandmother, aunts, cousins, etc all helping raise the babies. But, what I admire the most about them is that they are the ULTIMATE survivor! These birds adapt to practically anything: cold, different food sources, etc. People say that they are terribly cage-possessive and aggressive but I had one that would not only allow me to put my hand in her cage but also in her nest and even pick up the eggs from under her without a single attempt to bite me.

[Bird woman]

Well I guess I'm going to have to update my stats there seems to be some new additions to the family that are staying right here. Just gave the macaw his/hers? First shower or real bath in 35 years if it's true what the woman who gave the bird to me was Saying . It was like birdie heaven after the first initial shock. We were in the shower playing for at least a half an hour. He just had a great time and was so calm just letting the water run all over him ,even closed his little eyes while I washes his nose and beak. Life is good. BW

[liz]

When my daughter move in she brought her Quaker, Walker, with the rest of the 32 critters she brought. There were so many that I really did not have time to spend with him but he was a joy. When I would walk to the kitchen sink he would make noise like a leaky faucet dripping.

He was not sexed. I found him dead one morning with an egg in his cage.

[Pajarita]

Well I guess I'm going to have to update my stats there seems to be some new additions to the family that are staying right here. Just gave the macaw his/hers? First shower or real bath in 35 years if it's true what the woman who gave the bird to me was Saying . It was like birdie heaven after the first initial shock. We were in the shower playing for at least a half an hour. He just had a great time and was so calm just letting the water run all over him ,even closed his little eyes while I washes his nose and beak. Life is good. BW

Awww, poor, poor thing! He must have thought he had died and went to heaven!

[Bird woman]

Now I'm going to have to have max sexed , I would just die if anything happened to him/her bonded in such a short time.

[DanaandPod]

Wowsers!