Ruth n Jersey
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- Location
- Northern New Jersey
It is a bit hard to figure exactly when Kerby was hatched because I rescued him from very filthy environment at a garage sale. I found him and 3 others in a cage that looked like it hadn't been cleaned in months. The water smelled so bad that I had to leave the car doors open for a few hours after I got them home. I couldn't even salvage the cage. I bought a much larger one immediately. The lady who was as dirty as the cage told me he was 2 years old.
Figuring that in and the fact that it takes one to hatch in about 20 days and the date I got him I've come up with the middle of March. His cage mates died after about 5 to 7 years as well as the first one that I purchased.
I thought for sure he was going to die of loneliness. I began leaving the cage door open at all times and he would fly to me and sit on my shoulder which is where he spends most of the day. He flies back to the cage now and then for food, water and a nap.He seems to know when bedtime is because around 10PM he settles inside his cage in the same spot every night.
He is a picky eater so I can't really treat him for his birthday. I'll have on hand his favorite yellow American cheese, he won't eat the white and only eats very fresh white bread. He likes an occasional corn chip or a few Cheerios. He eats dandelion greens also.
His hobby is shredding paper and loves to have his head scratched but only on the left side.
So Happy Birthday Kerby, and many more. Mama loves you.
My daughter fixed the photo of him.
Figuring that in and the fact that it takes one to hatch in about 20 days and the date I got him I've come up with the middle of March. His cage mates died after about 5 to 7 years as well as the first one that I purchased.
I thought for sure he was going to die of loneliness. I began leaving the cage door open at all times and he would fly to me and sit on my shoulder which is where he spends most of the day. He flies back to the cage now and then for food, water and a nap.He seems to know when bedtime is because around 10PM he settles inside his cage in the same spot every night.
He is a picky eater so I can't really treat him for his birthday. I'll have on hand his favorite yellow American cheese, he won't eat the white and only eats very fresh white bread. He likes an occasional corn chip or a few Cheerios. He eats dandelion greens also.
His hobby is shredding paper and loves to have his head scratched but only on the left side.
So Happy Birthday Kerby, and many more. Mama loves you.
My daughter fixed the photo of him.
