Happy New Year from the Birdroom!

Well, handraised birds are flying in and out of the Birdroom this past week. Princess has had one of the longest stays so far, both Green Cheeks and lorikeets from the last post have been sold. As well as that, Mango the Sun Conure has gone to his new home, where he'll be a breeding boy as soon as a girlfriend is found for him. Very happy he has found a new home!

So, let me introduce you to the new kids!


This Lutino (yellow) Scaly was an aviary bird, but I'm working with her, trying to get her used to handling so she can be sold as a semi-tame bird. So far so good, she's not biting, and while she is flightly, she accepts a head scratch and will sit on my shoulder. The regular Scaly on the left is a younger sibling to Heebie and Jeebie from previous posts, whom I've called Chopper because he sounds like a little helicopter when he flies! Princess, nosy as ever, is in the center.


Here's the same three with the Grey Cockatiel, Mango the Sun Conure on his last day, and in the air, flying towards me with the camera, is little Sun Conure, Mango Junior. He went home yesterday, and what a lovely little guy he will be for his new family!


Mango... how tasty are these human things?



"Perfect Conure Camouflage!" Mango Junior flew over while I was preparing the Birdroom's lunch and started helping himself, cheeky little monster!


"Share? Share?" Princess begs a corn kernel off of Mango Junior.


Chopper, upside down!


Princess showing off a feather to Chopper.


Princess trying to befriend the Lutino Scaly.


Princess trying to befriend a slightly bemused Grey cockatiel, who just can't figure out this pushy green bird!


Last up today - this is a young Pied Sun Conure a local breeder of mine showed to me! We're not buying her (Sadly - she's beautiful!) but she is a beautiful bird.


So, that's the new kids! From me and the Birdroom, hope you and your pets have a great
New Year's Eve. Please make sure all your pets are safe tonight for the fireworks :)

Larrakin Lorikeets

Magically, my camera seems to point itself at Lani and take the photo all by itself... in all liklihood this is the only Lutino Red Collar I'll be able to have until the rarity/price decreases, so I guess I'm making the most of it!


Lani hanging around.


Lani playing with her feet. Don't ask me... it's a Lorikeet thing!

Jeebie sold last week, leaving the Birdroom very quiet with only two remaining lorikeets - Lani of course, and silly clown Jazz the Rainbow. Though Jazz was always Jeebie's special buddy, he and Lani always got along well and with only each other, are having lengthy Lorikeet Wrestle sessions - many of them take place on the floor of Mango's cage, much to the Sun Conure's disgust. Despite his unfriendliness towards the loris, he isn't game enough to do anything about it and will usual sulk, glaring, from the top of his food bowl while the Lorikeets take over the cage floor.



Also got some interesting news back on Olive, the little Scaly Lorikeet who made up the foursome pictures so frequently in the last few posts. His new owner DNA tested him and despite his shy nature that may have suggested being a female - he's a he!

In Conure news, though Red and Mango are still with us and living large...



Little Green Cheek Trinity, the hen and middle child of the trio, went to her new home yesterday. I miss her more than I thought I would after so many goodbyes. She had such a sweet nature and I did so love coming to her cage in the mornings and having her climbing the walls in her impatience to be let out. Copper is our only remaining Green Cheek for now and has turned to people, both staff and customers, for affection. Gone is that naughty nature - he's on his best behavior to get as many cuddles as he can con!


Trinity leaning enticingly towards me, with Copper scrambling to catch up.


Copper grooming, my last cheeky little Green Cheek/ money - for now, at least!

Dynamics

It's really funny, watching how the dynamics change between the little flocks in the Birdroom. The two Scaly Lorikeets, Jeebie and Olive, used to be best friends. Then Jazz (Rainbow) and Lani (Red Collar) came onto the scene. Olive at once shifted his focus to Lani, and I still suspect it's because they were from the same breeder and Olive remembered her. Jeebie seemed to turn to Jazz for comfort when Olive abandoned him, and so, though they all live together, there are the two sets of friends visible.


Jazz and Jeebie.


Lani and Olive.


All four clowning around.


Down to three...


Breakfast!


And here's Lani, lying on her side while playing!


'Nope - I think this is loaded'

Then there's the conures. From the Green Cheek trio, little baby Triss sold quickly, and just after that Copper the pineapple Green Cheek arrived. He and Trinity took a shine to one another that day, and were content to make friends. Trouble, however, thought he had to protect his sister and chased Copper whenever he could, nipping and bullying him. I kept Copper separate from the siblings that night - then, the next day, Trouble watched Trin acting friendly with him, and just followed suit! Now, though Copper still prefers Trinity, he and Trouble get along well too, and they've been moved to the same cage.


Friends from the start - Trinity and Copper.


Now everyone is best friends!


Copper is now confident enough with Trouble, he wants to share his food!


Waving hi!


Stately lady Red watches Trouble having a bath!


The Green Cheeks are watched by Ollie the Sun Conure, who wants to make friends but is too scared of the pushy little Green Cheeks!

Two new kids this week!


Little moustache parrot!


And a quick snapshot of a still-nervous baby Galah... don't get attached, he's likely going to his new home tomorrow!