Yepp, the youngest were maybe 4 days old or so.. The oldest maybe close to 2 weeks? I'm not sure entirely on the oldest as I got em from the auction..
At any rate, I've lost 3 of the smallest, I am still worried about 2 of them, and we have outings everyday during which everyone is eating lots...
Well we got the medicated feed, I also started them on some homemade electrolyte added to their water and then we purchased some poultry vitamin/electrolyte additive when we got the medicated feed. I had them outside yesterday in the sun, we had alot of fun, they all think I'm momma, of course...
We went to a local auction and got chicks.. we were VERY surprised with how cheap the chicks were selling for (hardly anyone buying and none selling for over a dollar and now I'm worried it's because they are known to be in bad health or something..
We were really just going to watch for...
Yepp, having a parrot is like having a perpetual 3 year old human child.. My African gray is 34 years old and my Amazon is 27.. The gray is two years older than me!
- Sarah
I don't know the sexes of the birds without seeing them but even if they are both female, it is very normal for them to 'mate'. Especially if they are closely bonded to each other. I had two female cockatoos who did this all the time and they had me wondering at first too, but they were...
I used to raise zebra finches from eggs, and since they were hand raised, they were just as cuddly and lovable as any cuddly parrot I've ever had, I was able to bring them outside no problem and have them return to me (don't suggest doing that with any bird without training, obviously) Any...
Hello, I used to be a member a really long time ago, though for the life of me I cannot remember the login info, or the name, lol..
At any rate, my name is Sarah, my fiance and I have just moved from upstate NY to South Carolina (big change!!!)
We will be farming.. right now just 60 somethign...