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parrotlets and flying
Topic Started: Dec 28 2011, 05:51 PM (211 Views)
marklindsay	Dec 28 2011, 05:51 PM Post #1
Member Posts: 103 Group: Full Members Member #3,462 Joined: September 9, 2011 How many Parrotlets do you have ONE What types ? What colours BLUE Other Birds ? NO I live in ABERDEEN U.K. My name is MARK	Hi Folks, hope you all had a merry christmas. not the same without any snow. 14 degrees in Aberdeen unheard of. Milly my 7 month old bird has well and truley discovered her wings and is flying every where, i am really getting worried that she will injur herself soon. I have had her wings clipped recently but exactly how much flying should a parrotlet be doing. she can fly vertically from the floor to the table which is about 3 feet high no problem. and even the whole length of the room 21 feet. Help urgently required. Thanks MARK..



bakewell	Dec 28 2011, 09:10 PM Post #2
staff member Posts: 1,887 Group: Staff Member #3,272 Joined: August 12, 2010 How many Parrotlets do you have 24 What types 14 green-rumps, 6 Spectacleds , 4 celestials What colours Greens, whites, blues Other Birds ? 1 Lorikeets, 2 Nyasa Lb's, 7 mountain parakeets, 2 plumheads, 2 crimson b'conure, 2 Maddies, finches I live in Wales <3 My name is Hayley	all parrotlets and parrots too are all different, some prefer to fly crazy! or just climb. parrotlets are like kamakazee bullets!!! a slight clip to just slow them down will do the trick. alot of people slightly do it ( make sure both sides are done!!!) my Pancake doesnt need a wing clip hes such a silly flyer!!! he doesnt fly around much, he pefers climbing and winging off things!!!



LauraR	Dec 28 2011, 10:51 PM Post #3
Staff Member Posts: 6,304 Group: Staff Member #78 Joined: April 7, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 1 What types Pacific What colours Blue Pied Other Birds ? 2 Conures I live in California, USA	If Milly is flying too fast and you think she might hurt herself, trim her wings a little, at least until she learns to navigate your house. A lot of parrotlets fly like bullets, like Hayley already mentioned. Spike is clipped, but Boo and Pesto are flighted because they don't fly much. :)



scooby	Dec 29 2011, 08:51 AM Post #4
Admin Posts: 4,477 Group: Admin Member #1,461 Joined: December 10, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 7 What types celestial What colours 3 green, 1 blue, 1 pastel blue,1 yellow, 1 albino Other Birds ? Meyers parrot, Gcc ,blue fischer lovebird,2 fischer lovebirds,2 mountain parakeet,2 budgies I live in York My name is Jacqueline ( jackie for short)	i clip my parrotlets wings for the same reason, they are like little bullets even with his wings clipped squeak is fast.



marklindsay	Dec 29 2011, 02:24 PM Post #5
Member Posts: 103 Group: Full Members Member #3,462 Joined: September 9, 2011 How many Parrotlets do you have ONE What types ? What colours BLUE Other Birds ? NO I live in ABERDEEN U.K. My name is MARK	So basically we have just got to pay attention when she takes off. owe jings. Milly is a very good flyer just as well . i hate it when she flies you do not know where she will end up, last week she almost crash landed behind the sofa. Question 2 , apart from spraying milly to give her a shower is there any thing else we have to do to make sure she is clean. Thanks MARK.



Jan	Jan 3 2012, 09:14 AM Post #6
staff member Posts: 3,554 Group: Staff Member #1,157 Joined: November 18, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 3 What types Celestial What colours Blue & Green+Green Dominant Pied, Other Birds ? Zippi & Drummer Cockatiels I live in Wales uk My name is Jan	Not a lot really.. you could take her into the shower while your having one.... maybe play with her an a small bowl of water... Some members birds will go under a slow running tap... I handle mine in a soft glove and gentle stroke then all over... Much more I dont know what you can do! PS. Scooby-doo has started flying into things.... Ive cut his wings a little more...he slammed into the kitchen door I thought he must have injured himself but luckily he hadnt. Edited by Jan, Jan 3 2012, 09:16 AM.



marklindsay	Jan 3 2012, 03:24 PM Post #7
Member Posts: 103 Group: Full Members Member #3,462 Joined: September 9, 2011 How many Parrotlets do you have ONE What types ? What colours BLUE Other Birds ? NO I live in ABERDEEN U.K. My name is MARK	Hi Jan, HOW ARE YOU. Glad to hear Scooby-doo is ok, it is an awefull worry when they do these things, Milly is learning fast. She flies onto the table and cheeps, thats her telling us she wants her breakfast. We do spray her with a bottle and soak her she hates it at first then she loves it. i was just worried incase we needed some special cleaning stuff. Thanks MARK..



LauraR	Jan 3 2012, 11:29 PM Post #8
Staff Member Posts: 6,304 Group: Staff Member #78 Joined: April 7, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 1 What types Pacific What colours Blue Pied Other Birds ? 2 Conures I live in California, USA	You don't need any special cleaning stuff for birds. You might try taking Milly to the kitchen or bathroom sink and see if she wants to take a dip. Boo, the female of our green pair, loves getting totally drenched under the running tap. Also if her water bowl is big enough, she might decide to have a little bath there too. There will usually be lots of splashing but they barely get their beak wet! They aren't big bathers like some other parrots. I also have two Conures who love to take full baths where they are completely soaked!! :)



marklindsay	Jan 7 2012, 10:24 AM Post #9
Member Posts: 103 Group: Full Members Member #3,462 Joined: September 9, 2011 How many Parrotlets do you have ONE What types ? What colours BLUE Other Birds ? NO I live in ABERDEEN U.K. My name is MARK	Hi Laura, thanks for that. Milly tries to clean herself using the water feeder, what a state she gets in, we put down a bowl of water and she ran away, how strange is that. Milly hates a dirty beak, after every feed she comes over and wipes her beak on your clothes. we made the mistake once of giving her jam which she loves. she then put her head in the seed bowl. all the seed stuck to her beak. what a mess. Its like having another baby !!!!!!!!!! MARK...



scooby	Jan 7 2012, 11:20 AM Post #10
Admin Posts: 4,477 Group: Admin Member #1,461 Joined: December 10, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 7 What types celestial What colours 3 green, 1 blue, 1 pastel blue,1 yellow, 1 albino Other Birds ? Meyers parrot, Gcc ,blue fischer lovebird,2 fischer lovebirds,2 mountain parakeet,2 budgies I live in York My name is Jacqueline ( jackie for short)	marklindsay Jan 7 2012, 10:24 AM Hi Laura, thanks for that. Milly tries to clean herself using the water feeder, what a state she gets in, we put down a bowl of water and she ran away, how strange is that. Milly hates a dirty beak, after every feed she comes over and wipes her beak on your clothes. we made the mistake once of giving her jam which she loves. she then put her head in the seed bowl. all the seed stuck to her beak. what a mess. Its like having another baby !!!!!!!!!! MARK... Its like having another baby !!!!!!!!!! your are not wrong there :)



Jan	Jan 7 2012, 11:50 AM Post #11
staff member Posts: 3,554 Group: Staff Member #1,157 Joined: November 18, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 3 What types Celestial What colours Blue & Green+Green Dominant Pied, Other Birds ? Zippi & Drummer Cockatiels I live in Wales uk My name is Jan	A baby is easier to look after :question: giggle



Tuula	Jan 26 2012, 12:49 PM Post #12
Member Posts: 77 Group: Full Members Member #3,519 Joined: January 16, 2012 How many Parrotlets do you have one What types Spectacled What colours Green I live in Solihull My name is Kathy	I take Bud in the shower. It's the only way he enjoys a bathe ( other than if the sun is on his cage he will splash a little in his water but he doesn't get very wet, he gets it everywhere else but little over himself!! :lol: ) I let the spray go over my one hand and place him in the off spray so it's not too vigourous. He squints his eyes and looks up towards the spray. He seems to like it as he doesn't try to fly off. Good place to tame them too!! I don't broadcast that information generally as some may think it sounds a bit strange but as you all have birds .................... giggle



Jan	Jan 26 2012, 06:08 PM Post #13
staff member Posts: 3,554 Group: Staff Member #1,157 Joined: November 18, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 3 What types Celestial What colours Blue & Green+Green Dominant Pied, Other Birds ? Zippi & Drummer Cockatiels I live in Wales uk My name is Jan	My cockatiel Zippi comes in the shower with me.. Has done for all the 10years Ive had him.. He sings his head off... Its the only place I can splash him a little.. I havent tried the parrotlets.. they bath in their drinking water...Mint gets very wet... Sky also.. Scooby-doo well he wets his beak and thats it!



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