Parrotlet Roll Call

[HeatherD]

Fluffy

 

[fashionfobie]

Awe Welcome Fluffy! Aren't you a cutie

 

[laracroft]

I missed posting in this thread when I joined! This is my latest pic of Micah:

 

[Jeddy]

I miss my special Bodie......

 

[PacificPaulie]

Aaawwweee, welcome Fluffy!

And what a beautiful picture of Micah.

 

[fashionfobie]

I miss my special Bodie......

Hugs!

 

[LaLune]

Hey!
These two goofballs are Bjarne (5, green) and Eigil (6, blue)!
They’re the sweetest boys

 

[laracroft]

What handsome boys!

 

[Bryan Black]

I thought I would post a picture of my Pip here. I do recognize some of the names here from Talk Parrotlets but since I have been hanging out here some too I thought I would share a picture of him for everyone else. He is just a little over a year old now..

 

[Tangle]

My little Tangle he’s very atatched to me already

 

[laracroft]

Tangle is very cute! How old is he? He looks awfully young to be coming home.

 

[fashionfobie]

My little Tangle he’s very atatched to me already

Tangle is very cute! How old is he? He looks awfully young to be coming home.

I agree with @laracroft. Tangle is far too young to be coming home. Can you please give us an update? How is @Tangle doing?

 

[Tangle]

I agree with @laracroft. Tangle is far too young to be coming home. Can you please give us an update? How is @Tangle doing?

I’m not sure he’s exact age. I have hand reared previously. I’d put him around the 20+ day mark he’s doing really well and is very social.

 

[Tangle]

an update on my little man Tangle. Oh the difference a week or so makes with these little babies. He knows he’s pretty

 

[PacificPaulie]

Welcome Tangle! What an excellent name!
My Paulie was sold to us far too long but thankfully he's got a lot of fight in him and has developed well. They sure to bond well to their humans though

 

[laracroft]

He knows he’s pretty

He sure is! What a lovely little one!

 

[laracroft]

My Paulie was sold to us far too long but thankfully he's got a lot of fight in him and has developed well. They sure to bond well to their humans though

I remember being very worried about you and Paulie when you first posted here. But you've done such a wonderful job taking care of him!

 

[PacificPaulie]

Thanks @laracroft
I had a lot of help from you all

 

[fashionfobie]

I remember being very worried about you and Paulie when you first posted here. But you've done such a wonderful job taking care of him!

Oh my gosh, same for me. I am so happy how adjusted Paulie ended up.

There are so many advantages of birds growing up with some other birds. I am always surprised when they are sent away too soon. My parrotlets were hand raised, but they lived with a group of other parrotlets. The breeder would send me videos of all the little ones flying around together. They didn't come to my home until they were 100% weaned and capable of perching and flying confidently.

It is always a relief when an unweaned bird comes out the other side, healthy and loved. I do wish that breeders wouldn't push them out of the nest too young. It isn't only the complexity of hand feeding, but also the advantage of learning from their own species. They encourage each other to fly and to try new foods as babies together. Not every new bird person comes to a community looking for help. I hate to think of the little birds that don't make it.

 

[Tangle]

I know that my breeder only let me take Tangle at such a young age because I’d had previous experience hand rearing and had watched my dad with his own birds before that. I guess I hadn’t even thought of the babies that have been let go to homes too soon to inexperienced people.