lovebirds

RE: lovebirds

rofl:D:D:D
They are real characters. Can be very noisey and very messy. They love companionship and their name is a complete misnomer (sp) roflmao!!!!!!!!
If you have more than one they can bond together very strongly.
One of mine got out once and I had to leave the window open and hope she would fly back in again while I had to go to work.
She did, (I left a branch sticking out of the window for her to land on and climb back inside!!! god alone knows what the neighbours thought!!!) anyway, when I got home in the evening, she was sitting on top of the cage waiting for me to let her back into to join her mate!!!!!
😀
jj

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I was looking at websites about keeping birds and saw this. Very good

Social Needs & Amusement

The remarkable intelligence of parrots requires that they have a varied and stimulating environment. Parrots that have been severely neglected have been known to literally "go insane," rocking in the cage, mutilating themselves horribly, or falling into a deep depression. If you do not think you will have time for your bird, do not buy a bird. If you find you can't give the bird the proper attention, find it a good home (and don't ask someone to pay you what you paid for a healthy, happy young bird) where it will get the proper attention. This is a living, breathing, thinking, feeling creature. Any cruelty you show it (and simply neglect is cruelty) will come back your way somehow--that's the way the universe works in my opinion. So beware your indifference! If these comments do not apply to you, pardon my ferocity; I simply have strong feelings about the abandonment and mistreatment of birds.

taken from
[DLMURL] http://www.parrotparrot.com/birdhealth/ [/DLMURL]

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Hi Lynda

My cousin decided to buy a pair of lovebirds once. When she got married. Bless. From her experience, all i will say is to make sure you buy some ear plugs too :D[sm=rollaugh.gif]
I would agree with jj - they can be noisey and most birds are messy, but if you have the patience they can be fine pets to have indeed.

I have a parakeet - Chicco i've called him. Cheeky little thing too - it will wait till you have hoovered up the carpet, then dips his head into his food on purpose to make mess - but i love him 🙂

Go for it - if you can take the noise your dogs make [sm=rollaugh.gif] i'm sure you can handle the birds.

luv ya hun

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Will I have decided what to do and have done a lot of research 😀 I think even though lovebirds are very cute, they may be a little noisy and messy for me, so i went to a very good friends house who has the most adorable parakeet who said he would like to come home with me, but his mummy wouldn't let him, i have decided to get a parakeet.

I have a lovely cage given to me by my friend and all set to go [sm=jump2.gif][sm=jump2.gif]

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Will I did it.

I bought the most gorgeous green ring neck parakeet this morning. He is Green with a pink ring around his neck

We have called him Biggles. If anyone can give me any tips i would be grateful.

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lynda, i dont really know anything about birds but i do know they need lots of attention as mentioned. it would be great if u could put a picture of biggles on here!

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Biggles is settling in well, and singing and feeding. He does sound like the aliens from Mars Attack (film) I will try and get a pic of him up. looking forward to when i can let him fly around. and hopefully teach him to talk,