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Post by Ira on Dec 3, 2021 13:12:25 GMT
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Post by ariella on Dec 3, 2021 13:51:28 GMT
They’re absolutely gorgeous Ira . I love the colours of the adults and chicks. It’s amazing to see the photos of the hatchling’s progression. Are you going to have one? (or both )
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Post by ffiscool on Dec 3, 2021 14:17:22 GMT
gorgeous.. not seen linnies before, or heard much about them
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Post by Ira on Dec 3, 2021 14:55:06 GMT
gorgeous.. not seen linnies before, or heard much about them Morgan has two. We were planning on one, ariella. That's how I met Gwen's breeder. My housemate is taking bets on which one we get. The odds are: 2:1 green 2:1 yellow 4:1 both
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Post by ffiscool on Dec 3, 2021 14:58:38 GMT
lol - it will be a menagerie
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Post by ariella on Dec 3, 2021 17:28:55 GMT
I know I wouldn’t be able to choose and would have both so thought you must be tempted! I’m a bad influence, but…do it!!!
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Post by Ira on Dec 3, 2021 18:50:58 GMT
I'm on and off about whether I even want one right now. Maybe I'd feel excited about coming home to it, the way I used to feel when it was just Munchy and I (and even when we also had Peri, tbh, other than my super short temper because of stress), or maybe it would just be another bird making more mess.
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Post by ariella on Dec 3, 2021 19:28:57 GMT
I think as you’ve wanted a Linnie for so long, you’d be excited, but the stress that comes with your job can’t be discounted and I guess it’s not something that reduces a great deal. I’m sure you’ll know in your head what the right thing to do is and I’d say, importantly, how much time you can offer to both the budgies and then a linnie too will help you decide. Working shifts must make it hard to fix a good routine.
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Post by Ira on Dec 3, 2021 20:10:42 GMT
ariella Fortunately I do 8-18 4 days a week, so my routine is much better than when I was on a ward. One of the key factors will be OH's opinion, as he does most of the cleaning up after the birds, love him. And is the one to let them out when he gets home at 4pm. He loves them though. Weirdly I don't tend to feel like I need that much time for the budgies, beyond setting the room up and getting different foods for them at different times, and then doing the big cage clean. Okay, maybe that takes a fair amount of time, but it keeps me occupied. But they very much entertain themselves. I do miss the days of walking up my grandparents' driveway and being spotted by Munchy and seeing him perk up excitedly. It always made me smile.
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Post by Ira on Dec 3, 2021 20:14:43 GMT
Today Yellow has started being able to fly upwards! And Green is getting really good at landings. Although whether that's just 'good' for a linnie, which means a smooth landing for a thrown potato...
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Post by ariella on Dec 3, 2021 20:36:52 GMT
They’re really beautiful. I think you’ve talked yourself into the right thing to do.
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Post by tweetiepiesmom on Dec 3, 2021 20:47:24 GMT
They are both pretty. I assume linnies get along ok with budgies?
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Post by Ira on Dec 3, 2021 21:48:39 GMT
tweetiepiesmom linnies tend to get along well with a lot of other species because they're quite quiet. However sometimes they find budgies a bit boisterous. These two are being raised around budgies though, so should be more used to them. And if the boys' behaviour towards Gwen is anything to go by they'll probably lose interest quickly.
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Post by clt80 on Dec 4, 2021 9:27:13 GMT
Absolutely beautiful x
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Post by Morgan on Dec 5, 2021 7:58:37 GMT
Linnies are amazing little parrots. They won’t be as obviously “excited” to see you as a budgie Ira, but a single linnie will definitely grow attached to you and want to just snuggle up on your shoulder all day.my he only downside to any tropical parrot is the wet poops. Linnies are pretty smart though and they also don’t like to poop where they perch or sleep (mine always wait until they are let out before they have to do their big poop in the morning), so after some time your linnie will probably teach itself to poop off your shoulder instead of on to it. Then the conundrum is whenever you are siting or standing might need a cover that can be changed out. If you have hard floors then that’s an easy cleanup, and if you can cover your favorite chair or spot on the couch then that becomes pretty easy too. So linnies are called “lineolated parakeets”, but parakeet is a complete misnomer. They hold their poop overnight like the larger parrots and parrotlets, they hold food in their feet to eat (after they are coordinated enough!), and they can lick the outside of their beaks with their tongues. They are quiet and use their camouflage to escape predation in the wild, so in our homes they are also mostly quiet and just like to chill, unlike the super high energy budgies. But an energetic young linnie will also enjoy climbing all over everything and burrowing into pockets, under blankets, etc. So actually, you have to be a little careful if they are left unattended for any length of time because they might go between couch cushions or into the laundry basket or under a towel dropped on the floor etc. Since my bird room is set up for flight and with lots of perch in places relatively close together, I haven’t noticed my own linnies doing this, and they do like to fly from place to place. That could also be the influence of the budgies perhaps. What else about linnies… they are just adorable! Those huge eyes… And they can learn to speak but it isn’t very clear to understand so you’d have to listen for it and interpret. And they usually don’t have. A large vocabulary I’d they do learn to speak. Being a tropical parrot they should eat less seed and need a lot more veg and sweet fruits like berries, grapefruit, cranberries, pomegranate, figs, etc. Though apples are a favorite treat. But I usually use sweet red/bell peppers because they love that too. Making a mash like you do Ira and freezing in daily portions makes feeding them easier. That’s all I can think of for now. Edit: Oh, and the reason they like to climb all over the place is because in the wild they scale tree branches looking for insects under the bark. So if it isn’t gross to you you can actually buy live larvae for reptiles (mealworms have a tough exoskeleton so softer leaves are preferred), and teach them to eat them at a young age. They wouldn’t need too many a day, or just stick to boiled egg lol. Because of this way that they feed though, they do sometimes need their nails trimmed. Luckily a tame linnie will usually just sit there fairly patiently while you trim their nails, but also keeping them only on natural perches as much as possible also works just like with budgie nails.
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