Put in a small order today, but there wasn't any exciting handraised birds available. I am getting a pair of pale-head rosellas, a pair of blue redrumps, and a pair of scarlet-chested parrots, plus a new batch of baby budgies. While budgies are not my favourite bird, I don't have anything against them (other than the mess they make of the birdroom floor on a daily basis!) but I do love to see twenty babies lined up in their two cages. Budgies come in such a fantastic range of colours, it's so lovely to see them in all shades of blue, purple, green, yellow, and white.
The current hand-raised birds are all doing well. Cam is as unstoppable as ever. He had another go at the bolt on his door and pulled off the nut, and I had to call the storeman for emergency repairs! Bolt is now equipped with two nuts. We'll see how long they last.
He was a big show-off today, attracting customers' attention while he was out on the playgym and dancing away with his usual headbob. He also had several wonderful rounds of catch with a young customer. Cam's version of 'catch' is actually more like 'throw'. Sometimes when handed an object, he'll pick it up in his beak and simply throw it - the catch part is meant to be handled by you! This is made rather challenging by the fact
Cam doesn't throw with any sort of accuracy. He's as likely to throw four feet to the left of where you're standing as he is to throw to you, and at times, his playful nature showing through, he simply tosses over his shoulder! Usually we play catch with an empty roll of tape, but today Cam decided he wanted to throw an old cardboard roll, after chewing several copious holes in it.
He also proceeds to dance most of lunchtime, which he usually spends in the tearoom with me. Unlike some birds he's not too interested in sneaking food from staff member's lunch, he simply hops all over the table, bopping and weaving in his cockatoo-dance. Although he has shown some fondness for pasta, as he ate a few bites of Jenna and Susuette's lunch last week!
Annnnd... profiles on the sun conures.
(Pictured with Max, the blue Quaker, behind him).
Name: Flame
Species: Sun Conure
Colour mutation: Normal
Age: Approx 12 Weeks
Gender: Undetermined
Price Tag: $600
Name: Sandi
Species: Sun Conure
Colour mutation: Normal
Age: Approx 12 Weeks
Gender: Undetermined
Price Tag: $600
FAQ
Q. How do you tell Flame and Sandi apart?
A. Flame is coloured up a little more than Sandi. The yellow on the back of his neck extends down further than Sandi's and patches the upper part of his wings, and he also has a fingernail-sized yellow patch on his right wing.
In general the birdroom is doing very well. Aviary cockatiels have been selling fairly well, as have adult budgies, so it's likely next week I'll be ordering some of each. Hoping to get a few more hand raised cockatiels, too, but I won't know til next Wednesday what's available.
Well, I'm winding down now since tomorrow is my last day at work before my weekend starts. Off to enjoy the evening now!
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