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Other Stuff => Other Topics => Topic started by: Madison on November 29, 2012, 06:17:37 pm
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Damn it, will I never learn!
2nd time I have grown these.(pic doesn't show all the harvest, there are a lot more)
Getting a bit better at it, I think :dontknow:
My Parrot loves them, so do I.
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Cool, I love peanuts
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love peanuts...most all nuts. you are what you eat, so they say...
what species is your companion? we had a west african gray.
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love peanuts...most all nuts. you are what you eat, so they say...
what species is your companion? we had a west african gray.
Nutty is as nutty does.
Cool, I knew there were (former?) "bird people" here somewhere.
Those African Grays need lots of attention I witnessed.Part of the reason I didn't get one but they are SUPER affectionate, which is nice.
Mine,a Double Yellow Headed Amazon.
21 years old and acts........2.
Pretty easy going(not as "warm" as a Gray. It's a trade off ).Sometimes noisy but no biggy.
Been with me longer than anyone in this house.
I suppose one of the kids will inherit her after I am gone.(I heard Amazons can live to be over 100)
She has never had any health problems, as far as I know.....so I expect she'll be around for awhile.
Out lived our dog.
It's sad but kind of a nice reminder; she still calls our dog's name on occasion, since he grew up with her.
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We had an african grey also, man I loved that bird! We got her from an old lady who thought she was at least 50. We had her for almost 10 years. According to the vet, she died of old age. We had him do an autopsy after she died. They do take some care and are known for feather picking. Great talker and singer! Then we got a yellow nape amazon. He was my bird and mine only. He got so bad he would attack my wife and kids. Unfortunately we had to let him go. Another good talker and singer - but not as good as the grey. I know what you mean, the greys are really affectionate. I also have my falconers license. Red Tails are almost parrot-like. Falconer friends in the southwest fly Harris Hawks and they are VERY social. Some will follow you around, sit on your shoulder, and do tricks. They also readily re-adapt to the wild - amazing! A friend of mine in Indiana found a scarlet macaw in their back yard. It had full flight feathers and no evidence of a recent clip. Fully tame. They put out signs and ads in the paper and even had the local radio station talk about it. Nobody came forward to claim it. They have had it now for almost 20 years! I always thought a hyacinth macaw would be cool - but I'd rather use the money to buy a new car!
Jim
Oh I forgot - the cats were absolutely terrified of the yellow nape! He would take one step toward them and they would scatter. Too funny!
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our gray had decent vocabulary. he loved to sing (whistled stardust, bridge over the river kwai theme and wandering star), boy could he wolf whistle loud. annoyingly loud. herman leaned to mimic sirens, the dog bark, called the dog, and could mimic running water, a toilet flushing and peoples voices. herman was my fathers bird. he loved toast and vanilla ice-cream and chicken meat. if you were making toast or eating ice-cream or fired chicken, you'd better share or herman would annoy you by banging the swing in his cage against the roof of the cage until you gave him his cut.
kind of a long winded story on how he came to be a member of our family...
when i was just a child we lived in port hartcourt, nigeria. since my father was involved in oil/gas exploration we lived there very happily with several pets until the biafran civil war broke-out in 1966-67. herman was abandoned on an apartment house balcony by some roughnecks. my father who stayed behind to move his company, lived next door. after about a week of feeding and watering the bird with a pole, it was clear the owners weren't going to return or send for their pet as they had likely evacuated. my father wasn't going to leave the bird to die or turn it loose as he would not have survived being domesticated, so he jumped the balcony got the bird and cage and sent my mother a telegram informing her to expect herman on the next charter to the canary islands, where we had since been relocated. my mother was furious he hadn't consulted her, she want to the airport to pick him up thinking all that would be arriving was a parrot, instead it was both the parrot and my father. he was ordered out on the last chater as port hartcourt fell in 67. when he told my mother the story of how herman came to us, she finally gave in and we kept him. he outlived my father. herman died in 1996 almost 11 years after my father. i miss them both.
a vet estimated herman to be approximately 1-2 years old when we got him, so he lived to be around 40. he would have probably lived much longer, if it weren't for a an accident by one of my siblings who was caring for herman.
--DL
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Our grey's favorite were the "notes" from Close Encounters! Ohhhh I got tired of hearing that! We were desperately trying to teach her other stuff. She could sing most of Jingle Bells and a couple of other songs. She would also lay on her back in your lap and sleep. When we came home she would also yell, "HELLO THERE!" Then keep saying it until we answered! I always wondered what a burglar would have thought!
What a great story! Wow, you have some stories to tell your kids! You have certainly lived a "worldly" life!
A friend of mine lived in Iran back in the 70's. He and his family also got out just in time, as the Iatola's thugs took the embassy. Makes for a great story because it was a good outcome. Personally, I would be peeing on myself....
Jim
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What a great story! Wow, you have some stories to tell your kids! You have certainly lived a "worldly" life!
Yeah Wow.
Brad :icon_biggrin: