My oldest daughter (2nd child) has decided she wants her own pet (she’s 4 yrs old) so automatically I told her NO! However, since April she has proven to be very mature for her age. She gets up and helps change the water and food bowls of all the Parrots and of course, you guys know she helps to train them already.
She has been adamant that she wants a specific type of parrotlet. A Blue male parrotlet because she loves this vibrant blue on the back and she promises that she will do everything for it and we won’t have to do anything (unrealistic) hahaha, I wish. Anyways, I said okay, I wouldn’t mind a small parrot. I couldn’t find anyone that had a well-tamed baby.
So, I kept looking as we already had a cage and everything and I thought perfect birthday gift (never buy a bird as a gift! I was doing this, knowing I would end up being the caregiver). Anyhow, no one had one so I came across a Breeding set and although I know nothing about breeding parrots I thought, Perfect, I could have the baby born here and raise it to be used to the kids! So I bought it But it wasn’t just one pair, it was a blue pair, a green pair and a green female that just lost her mate.
Definitely adorable although their cage setup is less than stunning, I find these little birds to be entertaining. I now wish they were tamed so I can interact with them. I’m wondering if I would be able to tame them once I remove the nestbox. I bought a breeding book (will do a review) and a parrotlet book (will do a review) so I’m definitely learning a lot and I’m enjoying this journey but parrots regardless of size is a lot of work!!
This lone female is 1.5 yrs old like the blue pair and is now single as she lost her mate. She is completely timid but I am going to try interacting with her since she is by herself in the stackable set. She will put all my strategies to the test. Follow our youtube channel to see how it goes.
These lovelies are 11 months (female) and 6 months (male). They have been really busy but they come to the cage doors as I read to them every morning. They have a nest box up so I don’t interfere with them too much but reading by the cage I think is a great “get to know me” starter.
So please wish me luck in this journey and hopefully, my daughter will get a forever best friend out of it.
