FarmGirl
Sitting on the front steps
- Joined
- 6/23/21
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- Real Name
- Heather Workman
Hi I'm Heather, I'm 31, Living for a short time in Az and moving back to Tn in a little while to be close to my father. My husband is from Gilbert, Az and we had moved here to go to college and be around his dad and sisters, too.
My baby is Rio we think it is about 6.5 weeks old. I call it a him, might be a she, but for now, he's a he lol. He is a peach/rosey faced lovebird I think a sea green color. He was dying on the ground about 3 weeks ago. I was walking early morning in a park in Tempe, Az when I saw him there and I didn't think, I just scooped him up and carried him back. Nursed him back to what I think is healthy or well better than he was.
Right now he's a little feisty but has bonded to me, I believe. I've never hand raised birds. I have had a few, a parakeet, and 2 cocktails as a younger child , preteen. So I kinda know a little about birds, I have researched a whole lot but still want to learn more.
Now he has lost almost all the little gray baby feathers, and can fly a little now. He likes ro stay on my head. He's not eating his baby food as much but is eating seed, millet and drinking water as well. He is biting a bit more and harder. I think it's mainly to show he wants to do something different. A lot of the times it's when he has to go back in his cage or my husband has to help me when I'm feeding cleaning him. I will post some pics of him in comments( for some reason i cant get my phone to attach photos) and maybe y'all can give info that I may not know, tips, tricks, what to look out for, just whatever advice you think I need to know. (and please excuse me in some of the pics I look a horrible mess but those 5am feedings are just like a human newborn lol ) I wouldn't change a thing though I have bonded with him too Thanks in advance Nice to meet yall!
My baby is Rio we think it is about 6.5 weeks old. I call it a him, might be a she, but for now, he's a he lol. He is a peach/rosey faced lovebird I think a sea green color. He was dying on the ground about 3 weeks ago. I was walking early morning in a park in Tempe, Az when I saw him there and I didn't think, I just scooped him up and carried him back. Nursed him back to what I think is healthy or well better than he was.
Right now he's a little feisty but has bonded to me, I believe. I've never hand raised birds. I have had a few, a parakeet, and 2 cocktails as a younger child , preteen. So I kinda know a little about birds, I have researched a whole lot but still want to learn more.
Now he has lost almost all the little gray baby feathers, and can fly a little now. He likes ro stay on my head. He's not eating his baby food as much but is eating seed, millet and drinking water as well. He is biting a bit more and harder. I think it's mainly to show he wants to do something different. A lot of the times it's when he has to go back in his cage or my husband has to help me when I'm feeding cleaning him. I will post some pics of him in comments( for some reason i cant get my phone to attach photos) and maybe y'all can give info that I may not know, tips, tricks, what to look out for, just whatever advice you think I need to know. (and please excuse me in some of the pics I look a horrible mess but those 5am feedings are just like a human newborn lol ) I wouldn't change a thing though I have bonded with him too Thanks in advance Nice to meet yall!