new birds/aviarys almost done at school!!

we got some new birds at my school which im very excited about! we got 4 australian grass parakeets, 4 finches each a different kind, and 4 canaries. The grass parakeets and budgies will be going in the aviary along with the dove and possibly the red rump parakeet and were looking for a mate for the red rump right now so if anyone knows someone seeling a female red rump let me know! but anyways so thats 6 budgies, 4 grass keets, 1 dove, and possibly 2 red rumps in a huge aviary! the aviary is almost done it has a beautiful water fall that our landscaping class build and their designing the aviary theres safe plants everywhere! and braches attached to the side to perch, nesting material and a bunch of stuff i cant even remember but ill take pictures once its done their just waiting on the plexi glass for the outside so they dont get to cold and a few other things for the aviary. so far its awesome and i want one for my birds

oh i forgot to tell you guys that i called dibs on a baby australian grass keet if they have babies

what kind of grass keets?

http://www.avianweb.com/grassparakeets.htm looks like these i think there scarlet chested?

Pictures, Videos, Stories, every day rapports, please!!!!!!

You know I love Scarlet-Chested

Coral, please

well today when i went into the aviary to get dishes replace food/water i saw a male and female grass keets preening each other and the male did this little mating dance thingy lol. maybe theyll have babies soon! the budgies have already started building their nests in the rocks by the waterfall. the teacher says no matter how many nest boxes they put in the parkeets always build their nests in the rocks ill take some pictures tomorrow if my teacher lets me! so far the birds are getting along great! my teacher decided shes not going to add the red rump parakeets and is still thinking about putting the dove in there with them but hasnt decided. maybe we can get a friend for the dove? they finished adding all the plants and perches in the aviary and the birds all love it! i really want an aviary like it, its like a miniature jungle

coral wrote:

australian grass parakeets

That so describes half of Australia parrots

What kind of dove do you have?

im not that much of a parakeet person so i havnt really looked into them

we have a ringneck dove its really nice

would LOVE some pics trying to come up with something akin to an indoor playground for free time for the birds....

Is your dove tame? How much did you pay for it?

Vicki, you don't need more birds LOL!

Anita! How presumptuous of you!

Numbers -
Am I to hold back a diamond dove baby for you when mine have them?

Never tried handfeeding one of those before . . .

patdbunny wrote:

Numbers -
Am I to hold back a diamond dove baby for you when mine have them?

Never tried handfeeding one of those before . . .

Oh no no no, thanks but um.. no. They're cute but do nothing for me. Nada. Zip.

The only thing they have going for them is that they're quiet. (As I sit here listening to Sam scream his bloody head off....)

My friend had a dove, not quiet. The constant cooing made me feel violent.

its pretty tame its a little skittish, the one we had before passed away from old age was really tame and the sweetest thing ever it was so sad not sure how much they paid for it, ill ask if you want me to

Julsiebean wrote:

My friend had a dove, not quiet. The constant cooing made me feel violent.

But, yeah, they do coo constantly. At least the males do.

Do the diamond doves coo all the time?

I know the "regular" ones do - it drives me to drink... but I haven't heard it so much from the itty bitty ones.

Am I the only one who thinks the cooing is endearing? My grandmother is in a band, and this one revenue she used to always play at had this aviary with two doves. I'd always sit by their cage and listen to them.

Now I want a dove

COO COO COO EFFIN' COOOO!! OMG DO YOU HEAR ME? I'M A DOVE....COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!









coo.

Hahahahahahah!!!

Julsiebean wrote:

COO COO COO EFFIN' COOOO!! OMG DO YOU HEAR ME? I'M A DOVE....COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!









coo.

LMAO

Yeah, the diamond doves coo all the time also. But it is a very quiet cooing that I find soothing. . . shoot, then again, airhorns are soothing compared to sun conures.