A Day In The Life

We have a lot of breeder friends that raise a lot more birds than we do. They are professionals, we are hobbyists. This is the busy time of year...the Congos have hatched early. Of the eleven babies we started out with three have gone home with people who had significant handfeeding experience and wanted babies. Two are sold and are being weaned for their new owners. The other six are waiting for deposits.

Cute birds, they are almost fully feathered. They will fledge (fly) in two or three weeks. It will be eight or nine weeks before they wean. Seeing this many Congos in one place is very unique. One year we had 12 that we raised until they were weaned. We called them the Flying Circus. Before they were clipped we would just open the cage doors and go to the feeding station in the kitchen. Before long each one would fly and land on the counter...or the curtains above the counter...or the refrigerator...or the trash can....
Trust me, it was exciting.

We have one group of Eclectus on four a day feedings, the Congos are on three a day and one tiny Eclectus is on "any time it wants to eat" (usually 5-6 times a day). This means that Debra is feeding pretty much all day long. As she puts it when she isn't feeding she's thinking about the next round.

I feed all of the babies at six in the morning. I also feed at night when Debra gives me "the look". I'll explain the look in a later blog. Enjoy your day...Craig
- posted by J-Birds @ 9:38 PM |