Chris B., I feel it can be a very good idea to separate pairs during non-breeding season, especially 'toos. I will say that having mixed subspecies of free ...
Hey Doug. That is the one thing that scares me about ff this amazon. It's the hawks we have here around Bald Mtn. The shooting range is not far from us and...
Hello Chris! I'm so sorry to hear about your loss, it must have been an awful experience..... Not that it can help much in the given situation - but I truly...
I let her eat the seed after I had lifted it several times. Hi Heather. My birds know whether there is something under the shell or not for sure. Maybe she is...
... Hi Chris Sorry for your loss. My girlfriend has lost two cockatoos to mate aggression. One a lesser and one an M2. Very sad. The female dies and the ...
I want to plan on attending(depends on baby parrots hatching). Can you send the dates etc. again. It is a long way to go from here in Ohio but I need the...
Doug Ratcliff
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Jan 2, 2002 8:21 pm
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Where is Cockatoo Downs??, in the US? Alex [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Hi Chris, I was so sorry to hear about your LSC hen. I have been breeding cockatoos for 20 years and the possibility of male aggression is something I never,...
Katy McElroy
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Jan 2, 2002 8:35 pm
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Cockatoo Downs is in Northern California, USA, between Sacramento, CA and Reno, Nevada. About an hour outside of Sacramento. Hope this helps....
Barry W
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Jan 2, 2002 8:46 pm
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Jim & Katy McElroy Parent-raised baby cockatoos http://www.hornbeamaviary.com Email: katy@... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Doug and Alex and all... Cockatoo Walkabout 2002 will be held Saturday, May 4 at my home/aviaries (Cockatoo Downs) in Grass Valley, CA. This seminar focuses on...
Chris, I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. You said that you and Jackie had been in the flight cage earlier. Had you held or played with Cookie? I was...
Hello Lynn, ... Actually I had not this time held Cookie when in the cage, but recently she had resumed flying down to land on me more often than any times...
Hi Doug, About 12 years ago I worked for a breeder in the NE FL area. I saw a hawk
kill a King Parrot through 1x1 wire. He flew over the flight to spook the...
Paul, Could this be a way to preventing inbreeding in a wild flock? My birds fly only in the house, and there are no possible pairings, due to
gender/species...
Hi Chris, Please send me a registration form Jackie Cottrell P O Box 1793 Stanwood, Wash. 98292 Also could you mail one to me for Frank & Margo Driscoll. ...
Hello Jean, ... This is a very interesting thought. I have often wondered what possible good could come from this cockatoo aggression issue in the wild. Now I...
Hello Katy, ... signs of compatibility - such as sitting together (particularly at night), mutual preening, etc. The sulfur crested males are among the most...
I wonder if cockatoos ARE aggressive in the wild or is this a characteristic that emerges in captivity? Does anyone know of studies of wild 'toos where this...
Grayson (6 1/2 month CAG) flew again in the same desert area yesterday. His first flight was much longer in distance as any previous flights, even though...
But in the case of my conures, their behavior would lead to more inbreeding because family units chase off those from different nests. ... From: "Chris Biro"...
Hey Chris
Just thought I would express my deepest symphathy for your loss. That did not sound like a good way to go...Are you going to seperate groups of...
Hello Debbie, ... not sound like a good way to go...Are you going to seperate groups of birds more often now? Do you think the conure flight cage was not big...
... of territorial problems. There are five or six food bowls in this cage but they are all along one wall. It appears there are some birds that will defend...
Hi Chris and all ... as a potential source of territorial problems. There are five or six food bowls in this cage but they are all along one wall. It appears ...
athenenoctua@...
Jan 6, 2002 11:32 am
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Janet, Sounds as though Grayson is becoming an old pro at flying! I would think that flying off the cliff wouldn't pose a problem. However, there is always the...
Hello Janet, ... His ... well. ... Be careful that he is not flying faster down wind simply because he doe not yet know how to control his speed yet. He may...
Hello Katy, ... typically something I see with cockatoos. They seem far more motivated by defending territory. In this case there may have been a mitred conure...
Thanks for your input Chris S. and Chris B., Chris B: I do think he enjoyed flying fast down wind. He would fly downwind and vocalize, then he would turn and...
