The birds: 2 tiels, 2 suns, 2 nandays
Pictures:
Scotty (left), JC (right)
Big Mama (up top), Chicken Little (down low)
Dexter (left), Whizzy (right)
(yeah, I know.. repost of these pictures.. the new ones are still on the camera. I'll add those later)
So tonight we had a little party. My ex-s/o came over and brought her friend with her 3 kids. So 5 kids and 6 birds!!
Kate loved showing off to her friends! Scotty soooo owns her. He nailed my ex on Sunday, and she's still bleeding
You should never stick your finger directly at a bird's beak. Espescially when he is defending his human girl!
JC has decided to move in with Scotty. I really can't get her out of his cage. So she's spending the night. She did not like all the excitement so I let her stay in his cage the whole time. She doesn't need anymore stress right now.
I let Scotty fly to his cage to show off for the kids. They thought that was really cool. He's clipped just a little bit but can still fly across the room.
After the Suns were out of the spotlight, the Tiels made an appearance! They're much more kid-friendly than the conures. Whizzy impressed everyone with his whistling ability. Dexter became the "hot potato" in the "I wanna hold a bird!" game. He really was a sport. Whizzy is a bit too flighty. Both of them have clipped wings right now, so they don't get further than the carpet.
Then Jake wanted a Nanday picture. So I got Big Mama out of her cage. I had to towel her to get her out, but she's a very well mannered bird away from the cage. Once out of her cage she will step up for me and actually stay on my hand (unlike some certain sun conures I know *ahem* that only think they should stay on your shoulder!) I didn't let anyone else handle her, as I don't trust her too much yet.
After the party settled down, I put a towel across the top of Scotty's cage. He LOVES hiding under a towel. It doesn't cover the whole cage, but just enough for him to play under it. So he put on a good show for the kids. My friend's 2 year old thought it was hilarious!
It was a pretty good party. Kate loved showing off her bird skills. Most importantly no one got bit and no bird got abused. I spent a lot of time explaining what was acceptable and not acceptable. You don't poke a conure.. they bite back! The tiels were very well mannered.
I'll post some pictures as soon as I find the digicam cable.