Possible New Baby

[linda040899]

Maverick has his own cage and loves it! His aerial skills have improved to the point where he flies and lands with absolute precision. Favorite landing pad is my head! I always use the "up" command and he's doing well with it. He's been doing very well with food in his dish, although I gave him a smaller dish so there's less to pick through and throw on the floor while he's looking for what he wants. I have a millet holder so I put 2 pieces in it and hung it from the top of his cage. Next time I checked on him, he was sitting on a perch, millet in foot, happily munching away. Haven't done the feather DNA test yet but my gut feeling is still male.

[Maxie]

How did I miss this thread!?!?

[linda040899]

How did I miss this thread!?!?

Not sure but I've missed my Plum Head Parakeets since the pair I had both died from heart problems (vet diagnosed by necropsy). Plum Heads are hard to find and waiting lists are long. I just happened to find an ad on Craig's List (of all places) for a very young, unsexed baby and I figured why not. Maverick is just about fully feathered out and his feathering is gorgeous! There is a Plum Head breeders group on FB and a breeder posted pictures of their handfed babies and all I saw were stress marks all over the feathering. That's what happens when babies are fed on a strict schedule rather than when they are hungry. When I got Maverick, he had been on a 3 feedings/day schedule and he ate 4-5 times/day with me. He had to learn to eat from a syringe that was not put down his throat into his crop because I don't believe in crop feeding. It's been an interesting 2 months with him and I don't regret my decision.