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Cathy
Kamikaze pilot
Joined: 02 Apr 2005
Posts: 6671
Location: Omaha, NE USA |
Sennies are great birds & my Jennie is a doll, I absolutely adore her!! BUT, since I live with just my hubby & don't get her out & about much, she is not comfotable having any kind of contact with any one other than me, & I can put her on my hubbys arm, or lap, but she will not step up for him as he's not interested in having a lot of contact with the birds 
But honestly, it's all in how they're raised from childhood.
Cockatiels are great too. I don't think they're quite as clownish, or playful as sennies or caiques, but they're very sweet  |
Sunday January 7, 2007 2:29 pm |
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Caique_lover
Egg
Joined: 04 Jan 2007
Posts: 23
Location: Linwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
I think thats great though, i wouldn't leave my bird in his cage all day, I'd let him out as soon as i get in so we can spend time together watching tv etc or studying.
I really do like the sounds of the Senegal parrot and the Caique, but there is a big price gap does anyone know why?
Gemma i can get a Senegal for £340, seems quite cheap its a very good breeder who has helped me alot shes based in Edinburgh. 1 hour from me 
This is off topic but if you clip your birds wings when hes mastered flight can you take them driving with you or outside on your shoulder? Im a bit iffy about this.
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Sunday January 7, 2007 3:17 pm |
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Caique_lover
Egg
Joined: 04 Jan 2007
Posts: 23
Location: Linwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
I think thats great though, i wouldn't leave my bird in his cage all day, I'd let him out as soon as i get in so we can spend time together watching tv etc or studying.
I really do like the sounds of the Senegal parrot and the Caique, but there is a big price gap does anyone know why?
Gemma i can get a Senegal for £340, seems quite cheap its a very good breeder who has helped me alot shes based in Edinburgh. 1 hour from me
This is off topic but if you clip your birds wings when hes mastered flight can you take them driving with you or outside on your shoulder? Im a bit iffy about this.
Thanks
P.S i was put off by that other breeder because they buy from breeders and are actually a pet shop |
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Sunday January 7, 2007 3:19 pm |
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Jrmno1
Flying tumbler
Joined: 28 Aug 2005
Posts: 2310
Location: Ohio, USA |
quote:
Originally posted by Caique_lover
This is off topic but if you clip your birds wings when hes mastered flight can you take them driving with you or outside on your shoulder? Im a bit iffy about this.
Thanks
My personal opinion is, why take a chance, one little gust and he is air born and most of all scared, in a strange enviorment and just as liable to fly away from you as to fly toward you. I know of a lot of people on here who don't think twice about takeing their birds out. But you would be surprise at how many birds with cliped wings the fall into our rescue, We try to find the owners but.... Then on the other hand with the right training "Recall" and "free flight", the danger can be lessened. This is a personal thing that needs to be looked into by you.
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Sunday January 7, 2007 3:28 pm |
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Gemma
Flier
Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 846
Location: Essex, England |
I do not clip Poppet's wings but I do not know if I would chance it. You need to have an extremely strong bond with your bird and train your bird to come back to you and not fly away. You should talk to Fluffy Sue about this as she takes her birds out with her.
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Sunday January 7, 2007 3:31 pm |
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Jrmno1
Flying tumbler
Joined: 28 Aug 2005
Posts: 2310
Location: Ohio, USA |
Here is a harness that I strongly recommand for anybody who wants to take their birds out..
http://theparrotuniversity.com.....rness.html
A number of people on here use this harness. It is worth looking into..
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Sunday January 7, 2007 3:37 pm |
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Caique_lover
Egg
Joined: 04 Jan 2007
Posts: 23
Location: Linwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
Thanks for the link, i will keep that in mind.
Just to sum up. Senegals can be quiet birds but personality all depends on how these wee guys are reared?
I take it same goes for Caiques and such like?
Why are Caiques so much more expensive than Senegals?
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Sunday January 7, 2007 10:07 pm |
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Cathy
Kamikaze pilot
Joined: 02 Apr 2005
Posts: 6671
Location: Omaha, NE USA |
I'm not sure, but the only reason I can think that caiques would cost more is becuz they are not quite as easy to come by. |
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Sunday January 7, 2007 10:50 pm |
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Caique_lover
Egg
Joined: 04 Jan 2007
Posts: 23
Location: Linwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
Well i've been having some thought and I think £495 is a bit expensive for a bird, especially a small Caique. Its between a Senegal and a Cockatiel.
Does anyone have a preference on which cockatiel mutation is the nicest?
Take it easy. |
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Tuesday January 9, 2007 2:28 pm |
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cheekie_birdy
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Joined: 08 Jul 2006
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umm sennies...
when they get to an certain age, they become aggressive. Well most of em. They like attack people, and only like one person. Poor little guys are usually given up. I would not reccomend them as a first bird.
They are also loud. What the books and magazines mean by "quiet" they mean "not as loud as a cockatoo, macaw or amazon". Mine can be loud at times.
What Gemma said about not biting off the finger is right, but they have big beaks ("the size of a nuclear war submarine" my dads friend said when he saw cheekie's) and can do lots of damage. Mine bit my friend thru her finger nail. And ripped my finger, attacked my mom badly, and bit a parrot shelter owner "harder than a macaw" he said. They are like feathered pit bulls, I call them. They can latch down and bite something fierce.
I call mine a "cockatoo in a sennie suit" he loves attention, and can be quite demanding.
I love my little baby. This is the truth about him tho. I love him anyway and for me he is so special and adorable. Sorry to give you a bad name, Cheekie.
Good luck on your choice!
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Tuesday January 9, 2007 8:48 pm |
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cheekie_birdy
Experienced flier
Joined: 08 Jul 2006
Posts: 1719
Location: Canada |
tiel mutation? Thats the colours. Are you asking what we think is the prettiest? It's all up to you. And each bird has a different personailty.
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Tuesday January 9, 2007 8:49 pm |
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Caique_lover
Egg
Joined: 04 Jan 2007
Posts: 23
Location: Linwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
Yeah im looking for something lovely and unusual.
I have the choice of lutino, albino, whiteface, cinnamon, pearl, pied and normal mutations.
Also which sex is more playful and cuddly, affectionate?
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Sunday January 14, 2007 12:09 pm |
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daisysis
Bappie
Joined: 04 Feb 2007
Posts: 82
Location: michigan |
I just adore my Bue crown conure PETE.. He was my first Parrot..
he has become the love of my life and my best parrot friend maybe even people friend
You can't go wrong with these little guys.. |
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Tuesday February 6, 2007 6:00 am |
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Lynzi Marie
Flying tumbler
Joined: 23 Aug 2006
Posts: 2052
Location: Utah |
hi there!!!
I personally think that Pearl 'Tiels are the prettier of the colorations....but I love my normal grey 'Tiel just the way he is... 
and I've also heard that female 'Tiels are the more cuddly of the sexes...males are more vocal.
I don't know if I would write of a Caique....
I have had the pleasure of spending some quality time with some hand raised babies...and these babies were active and very playful...but not overtly noisy....
good luck on your decision!!
I don't know if you've made one or not....
but good luck anyways!!  |
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Tuesday February 6, 2007 11:07 pm |
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jletaz
Experienced flier
Joined: 28 Feb 2007
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Location: CA, USA |
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quote:
Originally posted by cheekie_birdy
umm sennies...
when they get to an certain age, they become aggressive. Well most of em. They like attack people, and only like one person. Poor little guys are usually given up. I would not reccomend them as a first bird.
They are also loud. What the books and magazines mean by "quiet" they mean "not as loud as a cockatoo, macaw or amazon". Mine can be loud at times.
What Gemma said about not biting off the finger is right, but they have big beaks ("the size of a nuclear war submarine" my dads friend said when he saw cheekie's) and can do lots of damage. Mine bit my friend thru her finger nail. And ripped my finger, attacked my mom badly, and bit a parrot shelter owner "harder than a macaw" he said. They are like feathered pit bulls, I call them. They can latch down and bite something fierce.
I call mine a "cockatoo in a sennie suit" he loves attention, and can be quite demanding.
I love my little baby. This is the truth about him tho. I love him anyway and for me he is so special and adorable. Sorry to give you a bad name, Cheekie.
Good luck on your choice!
Haley
Haley, I completely agree on the mature Senegal description... I absolutely LOVE my Red Bellied boy Robin, but your description of them is acurate. Not all, but the majority of Poicephalus Parrots (Senegal, Meyer's, Red Bellied and family)I've ever heard of are like little feathered pitbulls with tempers at times. The temperament along with very large strong beaks for their size, I wouldn't recommend them as first birds either. Too bad they are highly recommended as first birds. They are soft, cuddly and sweet too, but watch out!
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