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Hello everyone,
I was hoping anyone would have a suggestion about this...
About a month ago I lost my cockatiel Muppet. She was my baby, and I absolutely adored her. It was suggested to me she had a genetic disorder and there wasn't anything I could do to save her. I got home from work and found her have spasms on the cage floor. She wasn't even a year old.
I'm not quite ready for a new bird yet, but I know many breeders have wait-lists, so I wanted to have a think about finding a new friend.
I have had budgies and finches for years, and I still have a great little flock. They are the friendliest little birds, and love to sing and sit on my shoulder. However, they love each other too and enjoy spending time warbling on their swings together, and are very independent. I really enjoyed having a tiel, she was so personable and would talk and whistle songs.
I've been looking at different species of small and medium birds. I don't mind conures, cockatiels, and ring necks. I was wondering out of all those birds (and others of a similar size) which ones seem to be the most personable and hardy? (I know all birds can have health issues, but are some more prone then others?)
I have almost always gotten all my birds by rescuing them, so picking out a new bird is a new experience. I never intended to bring a bird home those days, they seem to find their way here. lol. My tiel Muppet was thrown out of the nest by her parents and the owner didn't have the time to care for her and let her sit on the floor and call for food all day. My lutino budgie Chi's old owner's dogs tried to eat him, and he was so scared he would sit in his cage and shake all day. My green budgie Pirate has only one leg and couldn't perch very well and would rub her "stump" red trying to, and I couldn't leave the pet store knowing she was struggling there. And my finch Mr. Frodo literally flew in my front door after a bear tore down his owners aviary. (Long story.) My blue budgie Buddy is the only one I didn't rescue, but he was too damn cute not to bring home (he's a character).
I have lots of time for a bird too in the new year. I'm very aware that a bird is a long time investment. I also know they can be a handful. (The cheekier the better for me.) I am very happy to put the time in, and my family likes my birds too. (Cue bird hanging off my hair doing dishes and trying to take all the keys off my sister's keyboard, which still hasn't recovered from my tiel.)
I will get from a breeder, have a health check done and DNA sexing. I also quarantine for a minimum of a month in a separate airspace. (My family has a heated pump house.) Anything else to bear in mind?
I want this to be a good experience, I adore all my birds and have never regretted getting any of them. But it's so heartbreaking for me to lose them. I knew my tiel was small and scraggly, but the vet said there wasn't anything I could do.
I would like to have my friend for many years, and not worry about them so much.
My flock is clean, I have had them tested and they're all right as rain. They're singing right now as they eat some leftover squash.
Sorry for the long post, I really want to do right by this bird. I know it wasn't my fault about my tiel, but it's hard not to think I could have done more.
(Edit: I'm a veterinary assistant, so the bird would have good vet care.)
I was hoping anyone would have a suggestion about this...
About a month ago I lost my cockatiel Muppet. She was my baby, and I absolutely adored her. It was suggested to me she had a genetic disorder and there wasn't anything I could do to save her. I got home from work and found her have spasms on the cage floor. She wasn't even a year old.
I'm not quite ready for a new bird yet, but I know many breeders have wait-lists, so I wanted to have a think about finding a new friend.
I have had budgies and finches for years, and I still have a great little flock. They are the friendliest little birds, and love to sing and sit on my shoulder. However, they love each other too and enjoy spending time warbling on their swings together, and are very independent. I really enjoyed having a tiel, she was so personable and would talk and whistle songs.
I've been looking at different species of small and medium birds. I don't mind conures, cockatiels, and ring necks. I was wondering out of all those birds (and others of a similar size) which ones seem to be the most personable and hardy? (I know all birds can have health issues, but are some more prone then others?)
I have almost always gotten all my birds by rescuing them, so picking out a new bird is a new experience. I never intended to bring a bird home those days, they seem to find their way here. lol. My tiel Muppet was thrown out of the nest by her parents and the owner didn't have the time to care for her and let her sit on the floor and call for food all day. My lutino budgie Chi's old owner's dogs tried to eat him, and he was so scared he would sit in his cage and shake all day. My green budgie Pirate has only one leg and couldn't perch very well and would rub her "stump" red trying to, and I couldn't leave the pet store knowing she was struggling there. And my finch Mr. Frodo literally flew in my front door after a bear tore down his owners aviary. (Long story.) My blue budgie Buddy is the only one I didn't rescue, but he was too damn cute not to bring home (he's a character).
I have lots of time for a bird too in the new year. I'm very aware that a bird is a long time investment. I also know they can be a handful. (The cheekier the better for me.) I am very happy to put the time in, and my family likes my birds too. (Cue bird hanging off my hair doing dishes and trying to take all the keys off my sister's keyboard, which still hasn't recovered from my tiel.)
I will get from a breeder, have a health check done and DNA sexing. I also quarantine for a minimum of a month in a separate airspace. (My family has a heated pump house.) Anything else to bear in mind?
I want this to be a good experience, I adore all my birds and have never regretted getting any of them. But it's so heartbreaking for me to lose them. I knew my tiel was small and scraggly, but the vet said there wasn't anything I could do.
I would like to have my friend for many years, and not worry about them so much.
My flock is clean, I have had them tested and they're all right as rain. They're singing right now as they eat some leftover squash.
Sorry for the long post, I really want to do right by this bird. I know it wasn't my fault about my tiel, but it's hard not to think I could have done more.
(Edit: I'm a veterinary assistant, so the bird would have good vet care.)
