As all of you by now know, our little zoo has decreased. Ten of our birds passed about two weeks ago so now we are down to seven birds, a rabbit and two dogs. Which is okay by me. It gives me more time for Rocky, Molly, Bella and the dogs since the finches and the canary aren't tameable. Rocky, Molly, Sunny, Bonnie, Clyde, Ozzy "Oz", and Harriet are doing fine. Baby Bella is doing great. Koko and Baby are as weird as ever.
Koko is bald again. He got too matty to brush out so we shaved him almost bald. He still has hair on his mouth, ears, tail and legs. But otherwise yes, he is bald. Baby isn't out much. He likes to hang around my room or the basement. He only surfaces to go out potty, whenever my mom gets home, to eat, or on the rare occasion they get to go "bye-bye" otherwise he is off hiding. Mainly sleeping. He is about 14-15 years old now but he has a few more years left in him. He is almost blind, almost deaf, and has arthritis which worsens with the snowfall. His legs get so sore out there that he rolls on his back and cries. Poor old guy. Koko is now two years old and as hyper as ever. We are hoping he will start to mellow out soon. So far its not happening.
Rocky and Molly now have two eggs, they are sitting on them but they probably wont hatch. They were laid before the ''gas leak.'' Oz and Harriet have three eggs but one keeps dissapearing and then showing up somewhere else. They could be eating the egg and laying another on the other side of the cage from the nest. The other two eggs are about a month old but are really dark which is a sign of fertility. They too are probably not going to hatch. We are planning on tossing them soon but I am hesitant because Oz and Harriet are still sitting on them and if we throw them out they will be replaced.
Just another day at the IGH Otteson zoo.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Babies!
Our Proven mating pair of Grey Cockatiels Skydancer and Bristol have three new babies. Earlier today I found the fourth egg on the back of the couch where our poodle, Koko, had tried to eat it. It didnt hatch and I had thrown it away. He dug it up and tried to...well you know. I saw some fluff sticking out of the hole he made as the egg was still essentially whole so I put on rubber gloves and took a knife and gently peeled some of the shell away. What I uncovered was not only a dead chick but the most nasty stench ever. Third only to Heated Sulfur/Diatoms and Skunk. I had found the head of the chick and the fluid surrounding it was greenish brown. Any way before I gross you out any farther I will go ahead and describe the three that lived.
The oldest has a grey crest forming, and has a greyish tint to the wings that is normal at one week old. His/Her eyes have opened and he/she has started to hiss and screech quietly when he/she is hungry.
The Middle baby is looking like his/her brother/sister in the way of the eyes are open and the grey crest forming and the greyish tint on the wings. This one too has started to hiss and screech.
The youngest one is considerably smaller than the other two. This one's crest isnt forming yet an d it doesnt have the greyish tint yet. Seeing as it is not a week yet. tomorrow though. This one is still cheeping.
The parents dont seem to think that three is enough and are trying for more. I keep stopping them because the last time they had babies they did what is called double clutching. Where they already have babies and they lay more eggs to have more. It is very dangerous for both mom and kids because mom could get too depleted of calcium and get egg bound (the egg is too soft to pass through) and the babies are at risk because the parents could get aggressive towards them and potentially kill them. Last time they double slutched was a week after the eggs hatched and they ended up plucking the babies when they got their feathers because they wanted them out of the nesting box. They ate the eggs. To fix this problem we removed the nesting box and put the babies in a tupperware container lined with paper towels that were changed every day. We put the container on the floor of the cage and removed the box. We also removed Sky and chopper the two males we had in the cage. The babies grew their feathers back. Now the oldest one from that clutch is in the same cage as Chopper and hasnt been plucked. The youngest is in her new home. Both babies were girls. We are hoping they dont double clutch again.
Having baby birds is great. They are sooo cute! it is also very educational. Watching baby birds grow up and learn to fly and go to a new home. They will be ready to go in about two to three months. I dont like how they grow up so fast. I want to keep all of them but my mom wont let me. If our two lutinos, Alice and Rosalie mate (Rosalie is a boy) I really want to keep one of their babies. Or if Alice and Emmett or Alice and Bert mate.
I will post updates soon.
UPDATE: Unfortunately two of the babies have died. We have the oldest still and she/he is doing just fine so far.
The oldest has a grey crest forming, and has a greyish tint to the wings that is normal at one week old. His/Her eyes have opened and he/she has started to hiss and screech quietly when he/she is hungry.
The Middle baby is looking like his/her brother/sister in the way of the eyes are open and the grey crest forming and the greyish tint on the wings. This one too has started to hiss and screech.
The youngest one is considerably smaller than the other two. This one's crest isnt forming yet an d it doesnt have the greyish tint yet. Seeing as it is not a week yet. tomorrow though. This one is still cheeping.
The parents dont seem to think that three is enough and are trying for more. I keep stopping them because the last time they had babies they did what is called double clutching. Where they already have babies and they lay more eggs to have more. It is very dangerous for both mom and kids because mom could get too depleted of calcium and get egg bound (the egg is too soft to pass through) and the babies are at risk because the parents could get aggressive towards them and potentially kill them. Last time they double slutched was a week after the eggs hatched and they ended up plucking the babies when they got their feathers because they wanted them out of the nesting box. They ate the eggs. To fix this problem we removed the nesting box and put the babies in a tupperware container lined with paper towels that were changed every day. We put the container on the floor of the cage and removed the box. We also removed Sky and chopper the two males we had in the cage. The babies grew their feathers back. Now the oldest one from that clutch is in the same cage as Chopper and hasnt been plucked. The youngest is in her new home. Both babies were girls. We are hoping they dont double clutch again.
Having baby birds is great. They are sooo cute! it is also very educational. Watching baby birds grow up and learn to fly and go to a new home. They will be ready to go in about two to three months. I dont like how they grow up so fast. I want to keep all of them but my mom wont let me. If our two lutinos, Alice and Rosalie mate (Rosalie is a boy) I really want to keep one of their babies. Or if Alice and Emmett or Alice and Bert mate.
I will post updates soon.
UPDATE: Unfortunately two of the babies have died. We have the oldest still and she/he is doing just fine so far.
Friday, January 30, 2009
The dogs
I have two dogs. Baby and Koko.
Baby is an 13 year old Miniature Pinscher who is literally a ankle biter. he thinks the whole block is his and wont let anybody on it. He loves to go bye-bye in the car and gets mad if we don't take him with. He loves italian food so much we think he is actually italian.
Koko is an one year old toy poodle who is WAY too hyper when mom's home. When I am home alone he sleeps. but once mom walks in its "play with me! Play with me!" It drives her crazy! He is a silly little dog. He comes when called most of the time unlike Baby who just runs in the other direction. And then I have to go chase after him.
Update: Both dogs are doing fine, except I think Baby might have a tumor. He's getting really old and is half blind now and we think he is going deaf.
Koko is still as crazy as can be and loves to drive his brother crazy. he will walk right up to baby and sit on him. Then when baby just settles in under the covers, Koko loves to jump on the bump under the blankets so baby just growls away and Koko just jumps his little heart out.
Update coming up!
Baby is an 13 year old Miniature Pinscher who is literally a ankle biter. he thinks the whole block is his and wont let anybody on it. He loves to go bye-bye in the car and gets mad if we don't take him with. He loves italian food so much we think he is actually italian.
Koko is an one year old toy poodle who is WAY too hyper when mom's home. When I am home alone he sleeps. but once mom walks in its "play with me! Play with me!" It drives her crazy! He is a silly little dog. He comes when called most of the time unlike Baby who just runs in the other direction. And then I have to go chase after him.
Update: Both dogs are doing fine, except I think Baby might have a tumor. He's getting really old and is half blind now and we think he is going deaf.
Koko is still as crazy as can be and loves to drive his brother crazy. he will walk right up to baby and sit on him. Then when baby just settles in under the covers, Koko loves to jump on the bump under the blankets so baby just growls away and Koko just jumps his little heart out.
Update coming up!
The Rabbit
I have a Netherland Dwarf rabbit named Bella. My mom is trying to rehome her but I don't really want to. She is pure white and looks like she is wearing mascara and eyeliner. She is about eight-nine months now and is as cute as can be. She loves to hop around her cage and tries to eat her bedding. She isn't spayed yet and does get cranky.
Thats all for now
Update: Sadly, Baby Bella has passed on. She was about two years old when she died.
Thats all for now
Update: Sadly, Baby Bella has passed on. She was about two years old when she died.
The Birds.
I have ten Cockatiels. Eight parents and two babies. The babies are four weeks old or about a month old. I have two lutinos, two pied, five normal grey, and one pearl. seven are totally tame, two are almost tame, and one isn't tame at all. Here are the names and colors:
Skydancer-Normal Grey male
Chopper-Normal Grey male
Bristol- Normal Grey female
Loudon- Normal Grey female
Archie or Art-Pied male
Emmett- Pied male
Rosalie- Lutino Female
Alice- Lutino Female
Edward/Deanna-Pearl baby
Jasper/Esme-Normal Grey baby.
Jasper/Esme is the baby that is promised out so his/her new owner can name him/her anything that is just what I will call him/her until that time comes. Art likes to try to feed Loudon who is his daughter. I will post their stories later. That is pretty much all I can say about ten of my "babies"
Update: The little grey baby went to her/his new home. We still have ten since one of my mom's friends gave us one. His name is Bert and he is a lutino-pied cockatiel. We separated Bert and Alice to see if they will have babies. Sky, Chopper, Emmett, Rosalie, Alice, Edward/Deanna, Loudon, and Bristol are doing fine. Archie is looking okay minus missing more feathers on the top of his head, poor guy. Him and his daughter, Loudon, are still hanging together. Loudon is starting to attach herself to Chopper and Emmett a little more.
As for the stories.
Archie/Loudon: Art and Loudon were part of a group of four cockatiels who were put in a single petco box and abandoned in front of this office building. Art and his two daughters, Loudon and Cassie, were in there with a single male bird. There was no cage with them and a note that stated that they got Art, Loudon, and Cassie off of Craigslist recently just for their cage and the single male was just another bird they didn't want anymore. So, the lady who found them put an ad on Craigslist for Archie and his daughters since the single male had already found a home by the time I found the ad. We emailed back and forth and found out Cassie had a broken wing that wasn't healed right, a broken toe that was left untreated, and the bottom left half of her beak was broken off. She kept Cassie because of this and we took Archie and Loudon home. Archie is bald on the back of his head and those feathers will never grow back. Loudon is completely bald under her wings those too will never grow back.
Sky: We got Skydancer2 about three/four weeks after Skydancer1 died. We got him as a companion for Cloud. A female cockatiel who we rescued. He is the father of Edward/Deanna, and the little Grey baby. Him and Bristol are the proud parents.
Chopper: He came from St.Francis. he had a girlfriend with him. Her name was Sugar. about a month to four months after we got them Sugar passed away. Chopper is one of the friendliest birds I'll ever meet.
I will post more stories later.
Skydancer-Normal Grey male
Chopper-Normal Grey male
Bristol- Normal Grey female
Loudon- Normal Grey female
Archie or Art-Pied male
Emmett- Pied male
Rosalie- Lutino Female
Alice- Lutino Female
Edward/Deanna-Pearl baby
Jasper/Esme-Normal Grey baby.
Jasper/Esme is the baby that is promised out so his/her new owner can name him/her anything that is just what I will call him/her until that time comes. Art likes to try to feed Loudon who is his daughter. I will post their stories later. That is pretty much all I can say about ten of my "babies"
Update: The little grey baby went to her/his new home. We still have ten since one of my mom's friends gave us one. His name is Bert and he is a lutino-pied cockatiel. We separated Bert and Alice to see if they will have babies. Sky, Chopper, Emmett, Rosalie, Alice, Edward/Deanna, Loudon, and Bristol are doing fine. Archie is looking okay minus missing more feathers on the top of his head, poor guy. Him and his daughter, Loudon, are still hanging together. Loudon is starting to attach herself to Chopper and Emmett a little more.
As for the stories.
Archie/Loudon: Art and Loudon were part of a group of four cockatiels who were put in a single petco box and abandoned in front of this office building. Art and his two daughters, Loudon and Cassie, were in there with a single male bird. There was no cage with them and a note that stated that they got Art, Loudon, and Cassie off of Craigslist recently just for their cage and the single male was just another bird they didn't want anymore. So, the lady who found them put an ad on Craigslist for Archie and his daughters since the single male had already found a home by the time I found the ad. We emailed back and forth and found out Cassie had a broken wing that wasn't healed right, a broken toe that was left untreated, and the bottom left half of her beak was broken off. She kept Cassie because of this and we took Archie and Loudon home. Archie is bald on the back of his head and those feathers will never grow back. Loudon is completely bald under her wings those too will never grow back.
Sky: We got Skydancer2 about three/four weeks after Skydancer1 died. We got him as a companion for Cloud. A female cockatiel who we rescued. He is the father of Edward/Deanna, and the little Grey baby. Him and Bristol are the proud parents.
Chopper: He came from St.Francis. he had a girlfriend with him. Her name was Sugar. about a month to four months after we got them Sugar passed away. Chopper is one of the friendliest birds I'll ever meet.
I will post more stories later.
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