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[PhantomEnigma10]

Allow me a quick introduction. My name is Summer and I am currently 15 years old. I own a beautiful parakeet named Aries. I'm still not so sure whether or not he is a boy or a girl yet, but I am pretty sure he's a boy. If he turns out to be a girl, then her name will be Athena. Prior to buying my feathered friend, I researched countless different forms of information like videos, websites, books, etc. However, there are still many things I have yet to learn. I've had my bird for a few weeks now, and, from my understanding, were making great progress.

[emsy991]

Hey Summer,

Welcome to the blog! I am new as well. My name is Emily and I am 22 years old. I am in the process of adopting a beautiful 10 year old female Double Yellow-Headed Amazon Parrot named Chicken! I have never had budgies, but I think a message board is the right place to be. When I was your age, well a year or two younger, I had cockatiels and I used a cockatiel message board all the time. I was able to learn from other bird owners and feel a community that no book could give. Welcome and I hope you find what you are looking for!

-Emily and Future bird: CHICKEN

[MandyViv57]

Hi Summer and Emily, best of luck to both of you with your new birds. I've been a bird lover/owner for over 10 years and learn something new every single day. It sounds like you both have great ideas about your birds and will make wonderful, loving bird parents.
One of the things I'm continually amazed by is how different each bird personality is. I'm sure quite a bit of it comes from parenting, but I've noticed distinct characteristics with different breeds too. I think the two most valuable bits of general advice I was given were: spend as much time as you possibly can with your bird, and do lots of research on their diet and feed them the best possible diet with LOTS of variety and fresh food. I feed mine a combination of pellets (Roudybush), cooked fresh foods including grains, veggies and fruits, dried fruit for treats and bottled artesian water because our Denver tap water has trace amounts of giardia that do not affect larger animals or people, but could affect very small creatures like birds. Be very sure you find a good avian vet, too - if anything happens to your birds, you won't have time to do your research then.
Try to find and read the "Parrot's Bill of Rights" on the internet. It may bring a tear to your eye but I think it's something every bird parent should read and live by. I've had five birds who were re-homed (this is for you especially Summer) and it is very rewarding, but these birds come with baggage. You'll need some extra patience, but you will get a very, very special reward the day your bird decides to bestow their love and trust on you.
My very best to you both! From Mandy, Jasper , Tang , Cockatiel Dundee , Patches and Pibroch

[Mishty Kaushal]

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