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So it's been 2 weeks since I got my little fid Katsu. DNA tests are back and its confirmed he is a boy! I'm so pleased as from what I've been reading males are generally easier than females.
He's been a joy to be around with and I never expected myself to be THAT obsessed and attached to a little bird, but he has so much personality. I have dogs and he is very very different from a dog, yet doglike to a certain extent if that makes sense. the same curiosity, and using his beak to see explore the world & chew ( as puppies are really mouthy and bite everything). He's gotten really used to my dogs as well, and he's only in the cage when I'm at work or when he is sleeping at night. Always around us and getting involved with what we are doing.
He has gained about 11% of his body weight, but I'd say he's still a little underweight based on his keel bone. He's now 40-41g, up from the day I got him at 36g.
Finally managed to get him to switch over the harrison's high potency (but still mixing in pretty bird along with the seed mix). Still not the biggest fan of chops though.
Here are some photos from our first 2 weeks together.
he loves being on top of my head, or shoulder. i'd prefer it if he didn't aim for my head all the time and I'm trying to correct that by letting him land on my hand instead as it's a pain getting him out of my hair!
tucked into my shirt for a nap.
post bath, enjoying some sun. (pardon the makeshift perch, I bought a couple of things but they have yet to arrive, and I've been making do till my standalone perch arrives!)
Head scratches for the little man.
Prettiest boy!
hoping his personality doesn't change. not looking forward to his teenage years hahahaha
He's been a joy to be around with and I never expected myself to be THAT obsessed and attached to a little bird, but he has so much personality. I have dogs and he is very very different from a dog, yet doglike to a certain extent if that makes sense. the same curiosity, and using his beak to see explore the world & chew ( as puppies are really mouthy and bite everything). He's gotten really used to my dogs as well, and he's only in the cage when I'm at work or when he is sleeping at night. Always around us and getting involved with what we are doing.
He has gained about 11% of his body weight, but I'd say he's still a little underweight based on his keel bone. He's now 40-41g, up from the day I got him at 36g.
Finally managed to get him to switch over the harrison's high potency (but still mixing in pretty bird along with the seed mix). Still not the biggest fan of chops though.
Here are some photos from our first 2 weeks together.
he loves being on top of my head, or shoulder. i'd prefer it if he didn't aim for my head all the time and I'm trying to correct that by letting him land on my hand instead as it's a pain getting him out of my hair!
tucked into my shirt for a nap.
post bath, enjoying some sun. (pardon the makeshift perch, I bought a couple of things but they have yet to arrive, and I've been making do till my standalone perch arrives!)
Head scratches for the little man.
Prettiest boy!
hoping his personality doesn't change. not looking forward to his teenage years hahahaha
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(most of mine were in the low 40s for the first year)
Better to remove it than have it ruined I guess. My partner bought me a ring years ago and the birds annihalated it within days. He took it back to the jewellers to try to fix it and they were like ¨wow, what happened?!¨ 
Just make sure he isn’t out with your dogs. We’ve had many members lose birds to dogs because they trusted them out together.
