Everything Birds

[Shaz51]

Hello @Adge, @Former-Member, @utopia, @mandy84

Birds of Paradise

[Former-Member]

@Adge, wwhich is the best canary to buy? The best singers maybe? I hear they're very temperamental and prone to disease? Are the better in a cage alone? Or shared? Might at least get finches. Like Bourke birds - would like all 3 some day maybe. 

[Adge]

@Former-MemberThe Roller canaries are supposedly the best singers, but I've never seen them for sale here.

Virtually all canaries are good singers - it's only the males that sing (they're trying to impress the females).

You can keep one on its own, although I don't like to do that. I try to keep all my birds in pairs, or several together - it gives them more company & they seem happier to me.

I have 2 canaries inside in a cage, & several outside in the aviaries.

I especially like the Lizard Canaries (number 8 in your photos). I haven't had any of those for several years.

I don't think Canaries are particularly prone to disease, although mine never seem to live more than a few years - except one, that was 8 years old. In theory they can live up to 20 years (I've never heard of one that did).

Canaries can be a bit expensive to buy, considering how common they are (& easy to get). $35 is about the cheapes, even up to $70.

Adge

[Adge]

Goldfinch

[Former-Member]

Hi @AdgeAdge. Love your pics, went looking for bird jokes tonight, not too many out there. Might have to start with finches. Totally broke the next few weeks re rego & light bill. Like that last finch you posted. Gonna do finch, canary & bourke birds. Can they be together? I'll pop over Grief thread soon, see how you went at interview today. Hope you're OK. 🌷🌿🐦🐥🐥

[Adge]

Hi @Former-Member The bird joke is great.

Bourke parrots are very placid & gentle, so would probably be okay in with finches & canaries.

Most parrots including Budgies are not ok in with finches & Canaries - because they're too boisterous & sometimes aggressive with smaller birds, especially with finches.

Adge

[Former-Member]

Thanks @Adge, this is exciting being mentored to get back into the things I love. You with the birds and now @Zoe7  with the furniture. Thank you guys, please just be patient with me, I just struggle so much, functioning, finding things, organising my brain & stuff, causes me to collapse in a heap some days, but getting there with the support I need here & not giving up. Thank you thank you thank you! Actually sorted my tool cupboard and linen today, and actually did ALL the dishes tonight (a lot). Tend to Only last a couple hours and have to lay down. Adge, can you suggest anything to clean these bird cages with? Just soapy water? They're out waiting for me to do.
Thanks again😁🌷🌿🐦:hammer:

[Adge]

@Former-Member Yes maybe just soapy water.

Bleach is great for getting rid of green algae growth out of my water hoppers - but I have to be careful to rinse it well after, because otherwise it might be poisonous to the birds.

Yes there's always so much waiting for us to do...

I've got some funny bird jokes to tell but I'mtoo tired to think of them now.

Adge

[Former-Member]

Can't wait to hear some of your bird jokes Adge 👍 

Haha, love birds ❤❤❤

[Adge]

A man had a parrot that constantly swore & used bad language.

He was exasperated, & didn't know what to do to teach the parrot to be good.

The man opened the freezer, & threatened to put the parrot in the freezer to cool him down.

The parrot went silent, then said "I,ll be good, I'll be good"! "May I ask what the chicken did"? (in the freezer).