Hello Bird Lovers!

[LivingFiction]

Well, I certainly am glad to have found this place. My wife and I have two FIDS, one at home, and one on the way. Our current occupant is a young Quaker parrot named Hurley. We expect our second addition to arrive in about four months, since he/she's just an egg at the moment.

We are full of questions, and I'm sure that will only increase as we look into bringing our second addition home, so I'm delighted to have found someplace I can discuss things with other bird lovers and hear your experiences. I hope you can help us avoid common mistakes, and maybe even make some friends along the way.

A little about my bird experience, I worked in a bird shop for about six months, so I have been around birds quite a bit, I've had several breeding pairs of cocatiels, budgies, lovebirds, finches, and canaries, as well as many pet birds ranging from cocatiels to patagonian conures. Sadly, this was before I went away for school, and I was unable to keep any of my feathered friends. I learned a lot during that time, but sadly, was more interested in playing with my feathered friends than really studying and learning about them. Having to leave my birds was awful, so much so that I've avoided getting any more until now that my wife and I have bought a house and are more settled. I'm sure you'll be meeting her as well, once I send her the link.

Cheers,

Michael

[fatma]

Hello Michael, welcome to bird board.

[Spinnergirl]

Glad you found the Birdboard,

I too have a quaker, what kinda fid is in that egg, you are waiting for???

Enjoy, jump in and post, it's nice to have an active board :)

[Regina U.]

Welcome!

Hope you enjoy it here.


Regina

[bizzyd]

I love birds. I have two cockateils and one lovebird. Over the summer I am going to buy another one. I want a different type of of bird then the kinds I have at home. I want a bird that is affectionet to its owner. One that wont bite. I don't know what to get.

[Monica]

All birds normally bite at some point or another, cept for maybe toucans, canaries, and finches... If you are looking into a slightly larger bird that is more cuddly, try looking into conures and quakers. Larger beak means more damage, though if you get an already tamed bird, or a young handraised one, you can be sure to teach it not to bite.

[LivingFiction]

Originally Posted by Spinnergirl

Glad you found the Birdboard,

I too have a quaker, what kinda fid is in that egg, you are waiting for???

Enjoy, jump in and post, it's nice to have an active board :)

Aren't Quakers a ball? So much personality in such a little package!

Well, the egg was just replaced with a new little baby. And he's a beautiful Greenwing Macaw.