Adam Duxbury
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Hello everyone!
I'm Adam and I'm new to this site as well as being a owner to a lost Galah in Dubai.
After finding a very dirty, hungry and thirsty Galah the second week of arriving in Dubai I have posted leafets around the residential area where I'm staying and for 5 weeks no one has come forward.
I'm more than happy to be looking after him and I've try to learn things from the net about looking after them and still need more help and advice if anyone can help?
We spend a lot of the time talking to each other and he's extremely friendly to me and is always wanting to be petted, kissed and taken out of the cage to be played with.
But lately I've been taking him out to play with and his talons / claws are so so sharp they are Pearcing into my arm and leaving puncher marks on me, also I don't know if his beak is too long?
Anyway I'm really bad at writing these kinds of things and sorry for my terrible grammar as I'm dialexic (posh word for stupid)
Please feel free to correct me and advise me to what to do to help look after this beautiful Galah.
Things I have done so far:
Bought a large cage.
Colourful bird toy with wood and fabric on.
Feed him parrot seed and 1 boiled egg a day.
Given 5-7 almonds a day.
Fresh water a day.
Cleaned twice a day.
Let out of the cage 2-3 hours a day (hours are split into one hour at a time at different periods of the day)
Talk to him.
Pet him.
Put the cage on the balcony for an hour or so a day (not in direct sunlight)
At night he stays in my room with a curtain draped over his cage.
I think that's everything?
Concerns:
He has a thick brass looking ring on his right foot showing a series of numbers and letters.
When ever I leave the room he blabbs his head off non stop till I'm back or will start screeching almost like a pig squealing very loudly untill I appear.
He preens himself very often.
He sneezes ALOT but no discharge.
He makes soft tweeting sounds when he's sleepy and yawns with his beak whose open 5-10 times when settling down.
When he's talking to me and is calm he will stop and hiss very often (I don't know what for)
Talons/claws are very sharp (wasn't this sharp when he was found)
Unsure if beak is too long?
That's all I can think of for now so I hope you all can help and advise me to make this Galah's life better for him?
Thanks so much again and I look forward to your comments!
Kindest regards,
Adam
I'm Adam and I'm new to this site as well as being a owner to a lost Galah in Dubai.
After finding a very dirty, hungry and thirsty Galah the second week of arriving in Dubai I have posted leafets around the residential area where I'm staying and for 5 weeks no one has come forward.
I'm more than happy to be looking after him and I've try to learn things from the net about looking after them and still need more help and advice if anyone can help?
We spend a lot of the time talking to each other and he's extremely friendly to me and is always wanting to be petted, kissed and taken out of the cage to be played with.
But lately I've been taking him out to play with and his talons / claws are so so sharp they are Pearcing into my arm and leaving puncher marks on me, also I don't know if his beak is too long?
Anyway I'm really bad at writing these kinds of things and sorry for my terrible grammar as I'm dialexic (posh word for stupid)
Please feel free to correct me and advise me to what to do to help look after this beautiful Galah.
Things I have done so far:
Bought a large cage.
Colourful bird toy with wood and fabric on.
Feed him parrot seed and 1 boiled egg a day.
Given 5-7 almonds a day.
Fresh water a day.
Cleaned twice a day.
Let out of the cage 2-3 hours a day (hours are split into one hour at a time at different periods of the day)
Talk to him.
Pet him.
Put the cage on the balcony for an hour or so a day (not in direct sunlight)
At night he stays in my room with a curtain draped over his cage.
I think that's everything?
Concerns:
He has a thick brass looking ring on his right foot showing a series of numbers and letters.
When ever I leave the room he blabbs his head off non stop till I'm back or will start screeching almost like a pig squealing very loudly untill I appear.
He preens himself very often.
He sneezes ALOT but no discharge.
He makes soft tweeting sounds when he's sleepy and yawns with his beak whose open 5-10 times when settling down.
When he's talking to me and is calm he will stop and hiss very often (I don't know what for)
Talons/claws are very sharp (wasn't this sharp when he was found)
Unsure if beak is too long?
That's all I can think of for now so I hope you all can help and advise me to make this Galah's life better for him?
Thanks so much again and I look forward to your comments!
Kindest regards,
Adam
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