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Post by lisamarie on Feb 12, 2014 0:49:00 GMT
Hahahahah Pammy Lucy is the same way!!! I don't have allergies or asthma though so it typically doesn't bother me much I just laugh at how true that statement is... POOF! Haha
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Post by lisamarie on Feb 12, 2014 0:49:34 GMT
Also, I do hope to hear/see more of your lovebirds and conures
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Post by dcalton75 on Feb 12, 2014 0:56:26 GMT
Here is my lovies. Kewpie is the pallid and kiwi is the normal. The pallid one is just starting to allow hands and fingers and is easy to have out of cage time and easy step up and back in. Kiwi is easy out and a pain in the butt to get back in. They definitely are the birdies who must be a part of everything or they get mad and hold a grudge for a little bit. They are super funny though.
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Post by luvsanimals2 on Feb 12, 2014 1:10:07 GMT
aww, they are cute! what is pallid?
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Post by Pammy on Feb 12, 2014 1:43:50 GMT
Oh. My. Goodness!! They are way too adorable, the darlings! No wonder they are called lovies.
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Post by dianapalmer on Feb 12, 2014 1:47:42 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."
Wow. I am mystified. Maybe I have this to look forward to if I get a little boy cockatiel.
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Post by lisamarie on Feb 12, 2014 4:22:50 GMT
So "pallid" would be the yellow lovebird? Do you have a male/female pair or two of the same gender? This is so nice to see the different species of bird other than parakeets and cockatiels (not that I don't LOVE them to death) lol
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Post by dcalton75 on Feb 12, 2014 7:17:50 GMT
Yes pallid is a mutation for peachfaced love birds. All of his feathers and even his feet are much lighter. They are unsexed but both are fairly young going through their first molt. Their colors are getting more vibrant and my pallid has gotten a bright red on his head down into his breast now. They are my most lively and loud birds by far.
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Post by Pammy on Feb 13, 2014 0:19:18 GMT
Hmm, that's interesting. And you say that your conures are not among your noisiest birds? My experience with four budgies is that budgies are very noisy. The four of them can whip up quite a racket, but I generally think of it as happy noise (most of the time). My cockatiel also LOUDLY flock calls to me when I need him to have some cage time. It's actually getting to be a bit problematic. I can't (and don't want to) hold him every waking moment.
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Post by dcalton75 on Feb 13, 2014 1:52:41 GMT
I say the same thing about my budgies. Happy songs. My lovies squaks are just much shriller than the rest of the birdies. Peewee, my teil, does the let me out call and happy dance. Its super cute. Green cheeks are much quieter than most conures but that doesn't mean that they don't get noisey when they want something.
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Post by Pammy on Feb 13, 2014 1:59:11 GMT
Maybe sometime when your green cheeks are making a lot of noise, you could video them and post it for us to see and hear.
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Post by dcalton75 on Feb 13, 2014 15:24:09 GMT
Will do pammy
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Post by dianapalmer on Feb 13, 2014 21:49:52 GMT
I saw two lovebirds at my local pet store last week. They are very nice looking birds. I can see why people really like them.
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Post by sabaton28 on Feb 16, 2014 4:28:31 GMT
I saw the exact same type of conure at the closest petco. Anyone who came to her cage she would run back and forth then put her head down wanting a scratch. I go and say hi to her and pet her everytime I'm there. I would take her but a bit out of my price range
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Post by luvsanimals2 on Feb 16, 2014 5:29:48 GMT
my sister tells me that my budgies are noisy. and they are quite, actually lol. when all 6 of them getting going. i mean they can be quiet too. but not usually lol
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