Well, my dad decided to buy a bird today so now we've got a new member of the familia. I didn't go with my dad and little sister, so obviously important things that would have been figured out like the gender of the bird will be a mystery forever. Anyways, we are gonna wait for my brother to get back from college and my sister from boarding school before we name it, but I could use some suggestions. Years ago, we used to have a Quaker Parrot named Pancho. My grandfather found him in our backyard after he injured his wing. We took care of him and he ended up becoming our pet. Very friendly bird, I think he enjoyed being petted. Not sure what happened to him though, he either finaly flew again or a cat got him. Anyways, this new bird is white with some yellow on it's belly and neck. It's got an orange spot behind each eye. My little sister said this little guy is young, so I'm guessing he'll get more colorful later. http://www.cockatiel.com/
Don't even get me started talking about Cockatiels... We had one that lived to be 22 years old, greatest pet ever you'll see.
When I read the thread title, I thought you had a cocktail and were now drunk and had forgotten how to type!
I had a cockatiel die on me before. The other one lived at least seven more years, but escaped when my mother was cleaning its cage.
Fatty ain't joking when he says those things don't die. I have one that's as old as I am. Always remember to turn the fan off when you let it out of the cage; I was trying to prove a point one time that the bird wouldn't fly into fan, stupid bird decided to prove me wrong. He broke a wing and can't fly anymore. I fully expect a "My Cockatiel's Messy, Loud, and Annoying" thread in a couple of months...
Ahhh...good idea moomoo. Play Yao clips all day long in front of its cage. Eventually it will sound exactly like Yao. Then teach it the Yao Ming song.
One time my cockatiel flew out of our house and flew away. My mom looked outside in the backyard about an hour later, saw it walking around, went outside where the bird let her pick it up, and put it back in its cage. Talk about luck.
i have a beta fish named Yao. hes red and he sits on the table in the living room so he can watch basketball with me. he likes to rip his plastic tree out of the rocks when we lose...and basically any time moochie touches the ball.
My sister had a Quaker Parrot that could say "Damn it!". They had to get rid of it when she had my nephew because the bird got jealous. Growing up we had a parakeet who talked very well. She used to take baths in our drinks. No matter what we had in our cups she'd dive right in and splash around. She escaped several times but we always found her by shaking her favorite toy outside.She died when my father slammed her in a door by accident. As far as naming the new bird, why not Lefty to go along with Pancho? CK
Names: Machismo Thor Jesus Mr. Featherington Chirpybottom Bird Featherheart Seedswallower Julio Al Jazeera Yoda Chirpy McChirpsalot Hakeem Vernon Maxwell
