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Post by dcalton75 on Feb 7, 2014 22:51:00 GMT
URL=http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/dcalton75/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20140207_162128_zps6fed7d88.jpg.html] [/URL] Frankie looks like dinosaur in first pic. Second one you see pedro after bath time.
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Post by dcalton75 on Feb 7, 2014 22:51:57 GMT
Or vice versa
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Post by lisamarie on Feb 8, 2014 14:21:07 GMT
Your birds are very pretty! I know nothing about conures, but the one in the very first picture you posted, are you sure it isn't what is called a pineapple conure? (I could very well be wrong, and most likely am, but he looks just like one I was playing with in the store a while ago!) I do hope you post more about your conures!!
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Post by luvsanimals2 on Feb 8, 2014 22:46:22 GMT
how cute how is the noise with them?
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Post by dcalton75 on Feb 9, 2014 3:38:05 GMT
Tbe breeder called him cinnamon and looking at the pics from google the pineapples breast are a liitle brighter than the cinnamons too me. My love birds are much louder than frankie. When its time to wake up pedro can get pretty noisey until you uncover him. That is just one of his calls tho and most of the time they are much quieter than the lovies and budgies. That may be because i have really loud birdies. Lol
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Post by lisamarie on Feb 9, 2014 3:47:12 GMT
You have lovebirds too? That's awesome!!
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Post by roxhum on Feb 9, 2014 14:48:10 GMT
Years ago I researched green cheek conures and they are not loud like the classic loud conures you read about.
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Post by Sarah on Feb 9, 2014 20:14:41 GMT
Oh your pictures are so cute! I just wanna pinch those adorable little beaks and cheeks!! You have to love the sweet faces green cheeks have! I love Pedro's bath picture too
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Post by Pammy on Feb 9, 2014 23:49:27 GMT
Super duper cute!! Does anyone know -- are conures "dust" birds? Mistletoe is for sure.
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Post by lisamarie on Feb 11, 2014 0:04:15 GMT
Pammy I read that just as Lucy shook herself off as she was sitting on my shoulder. I am wearing a black t-shirt and well now I see it is bath time. I can ask Leo's breeder if they are dust birds when I go over there next
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Post by Pammy on Feb 11, 2014 1:59:41 GMT
I'd like that, thanks. Dcalton's cinnamon pictured above is so adorable! I'm feeling myself wanting one. Scary.
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Post by dcalton75 on Feb 11, 2014 15:51:31 GMT
We have no issues with dust for the conures. My tiels are spreading dust everywhere all the time. When we decided on conures we researched and knew dust would not be an issue. My tiels and conures are doing very well out together but the lovies are let out alone because they are too eager to fight with the conures.
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Post by Pammy on Feb 11, 2014 20:20:40 GMT
That is really good to know. I adore Mistletoe, but his dust is a bit much, especially since I have asthma (don't tell!). I'm thinking I better keep it to ONE cockatiel.
So you have conures, cockatiels, lovies and one budgie? Any others? We are mostly about cockatiels and budgies here on our forum (so far) and it's thrilling to learn more about your conures. I hope you will also post pictures of your lovebirds. Keep those pictures and stories coming! So happy to have you here!
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Post by dianapalmer on Feb 11, 2014 21:33:09 GMT
I haven't noticed Emma being dusty. I wonder why? Maybe it's because I don't tend to wear dark colors. I know I end up having to vacuum around the cage every day--there is an amazing amount of debris on the floor.
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Post by Pammy on Feb 12, 2014 0:43:42 GMT
Diana, Mistletoe will be sitting on me, on my shoulder or my chest or my tummy, and he will suddenly puff himself up and POOF like a powder puff, and all this white dust and tiny feathers explode all around him in the air.
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