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Post by aaron on Sept 2, 2015 14:25:58 GMT -5
I love those stationary flights... Cupcake does that very rarely, but it's amazing how much air she moves when she does. They are incredible little beings. It's great that Chuckie never started plucking-- given that he was around smoke, this is particularly fortunate. Here's to a long and healthy future for your little guy  |
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Post by biteybird on Sept 3, 2015 3:30:39 GMT -5
Bonnie doesn't do the stationary flight stuff, but I find it amusing that when she flies each wingbeat is accompanied by a loud screech. It's almost as though her wings are connected to her vocal cords.
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Post by siobhan on Sept 4, 2015 19:12:58 GMT -5
I have a friend whose Quaker was almost 29 when she passed on. And hers stayed in pretty good health up until just the last few weeks and even then, she was just kind of acting tired and out of sorts, not sick or in pain.
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Post by bruce on Sept 10, 2015 11:43:50 GMT -5
About Bonnie screeching with flying, Chuckie does the same thing. At times I wonder if it is his way of saying "watch out below". I have been around a few other parrots that were completely silent fliers. Perhaps some other members could chime in with the wing/vocal cord connection theorem in QPs.
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Post by aaron on Sept 10, 2015 12:09:43 GMT -5
Cupcake does not vocalize while flying... or at least, not consistently. 95% of the time she is silent, but does yell sometimes when she's upset.
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Post by Tracy on May 31, 2017 22:25:37 GMT -5
My Quaker Odinn turns 30 in an hour. I started hand feeding him at 7 days old. I was 19 and what an amazing journey we've had together. He had an incredible vocabulary (full sentences and many words (close to 200)) which he used regularly tell about 27 years of age when he started slowing down. Back in 87 packing him up to return to my sophomore year of college and a dorm room, I knew nothing but we had an incredible bond. Seed was what you primarily fed birds. He lived on it primarily for 22 years with a few bites of carbs & sweets from every plate I or someone with me was enjoying. Just like us, and our life circle, his sight and other senses have really slowed down the past 6 months to a year. I AM SO GRATEFUL we will enjoy a sunset on the beach for this special birthday. He continues to enrich my world with his presence.
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Post by biteybird on Jun 1, 2017 1:32:34 GMT -5
Wow, that's impressive, well done to both of you! Happy Hatchday/Birdthday, Odinn! |
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Post by easttex on Jun 1, 2017 8:37:19 GMT -5
What a nice post to start my day with, Tracy! I had a senior quaker, too, but he was 21 when I got him and he didn't live many more years. I hope you'll join the forum and tell us more about your special guy, and that you'll be able to celebrate many more birthdays with Odinn in otherwise good health. |
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Post by beekersmom on Jun 1, 2017 10:18:02 GMT -5
Hi Tracy, please say Happy Bird-day to Odinn from me and Beeker! Your story sounds a lot like mine, have had Beeker since he was 5 weeks old and hand-fed him. He's now 24 and still doing OK. He has cataracts on both eyes so we have to talk to him when coming to him so he doesn't freak out since he can't see details. He mostly stays on his "house" (large cage) in a small room that has become "his" (it used to be our laundry room). He used to love our screened porch in the summer but isn't really comfortable leaving his room now that he can't see well, so I don't want to stress him out.
And back when he did fly around, he would make a huge racket. I thought it was because he was scared of flying! LOL Or else saying "watch out, here I come".
Congrats on Odinn's big birthday, and hope he has many more!!
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Post by julianna on Jun 1, 2017 12:43:00 GMT -5
Wow that is amazing... 30 years old. Happy Birthday Odinn... Being only 19 when you got him must have been quite the challenge for you.. well done!!!
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Post by cnyguy on Jun 1, 2017 20:13:44 GMT -5
Happy 30th Hatchday to Odinn! |
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Post by aaron on Jun 1, 2017 23:31:30 GMT -5
Wow, congratulations to you and Odinn!! What a milestone hatchday... so cool. Glad the two of you were able to celebrate with a sunset on the beach. I hope you have many more hatchdays together!!
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Post by beccilouise on Jun 4, 2017 15:44:33 GMT -5
Hi there! I think a parrot's life span depends very heavily on their diet and care. I've heard that an average, decent life span for a quaker is 30 years old, though many live longer if they are cared for well. I think the average is often brought down by the early fatalities as a result of accidents and poor diet. Provided your wee one has a good diet of pellets and veggies and gets plenty of sunlight or equivalent, I'm sure you will have a good few years to come!
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Post by Michelle Carey on Jun 20, 2017 16:04:21 GMT -5
I just lost my fierce, sweet girl, Chuco.. (we thought she was a boy until she laid an egg.) She was hatched 2/14/1993 and passed away last Saturday morning 6/17/17.. I hand raised her from a few weeks old so 24 years of companionship. She was very healthy up until the end. I feed her Friday morning and she was active Friday night we woke up to her Saturday morning already gone. We are assuming it was old age as her behavior was normal to the end. We buried her by the window she looked out every day and I have a marker ordered for her. I already miss my daily greeting and the little night night voice. Her cage is till in its space, just have not had the heart to make decisions about it yet. My macaw has not seemed to notice she is not in it, although she did say her name the other day.
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Post by beekersmom on Jun 20, 2017 16:40:58 GMT -5
So sorry for your loss Michelle! I am sure it is devastating, I do not look forward to that day. My thoughts are with you...  |
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