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4th October 2009, 06:44 PM
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Today we brought Scooter, which is what we have named him, because of the way he/she scoots around with the help of that splayed leg, into the loft to sit in the sunny window and meet the other birds. He seemed to enjoy it. And they came over to check him out. I lowered him into the bath that I had set up for the others, and he actually seemed to like it. Dunked his head and everything. Of course, I kept my hands near him in the water so that he could touch me with that foot and keep his balance. That way he felt safe in the water. Then we set him in a box of pumpkins and gourds and straw on the bottom. These things gave him something to balance against with his little foot. He sat there for quite a while watching the others. He even got himself up on the edge of the wooden box by flapping his wings, and he perched on the good leg, and used the splayed one to balance. The others came over to introduce themselves, and everything went fine. No one bothered him. And I didn't leave him alone. He also spent some time in the aviary in the sunshine, and we just sat outside and watched. He really enjoyed it. He was so tired after his afternoon outside that he snuggled up in dons lap when we came back inside, and took a nap. He's a sweetheart of a bird. And he does a little better all the time.
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4th October 2009, 07:22 PM
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AWWWW!!!! SCOOTER I LOVE IT!!! how perfect, lol love the pic soooo cute, i'm so glad he's a spoiled little bird, thank you thank you thank you you made my night!
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4th October 2009, 09:37 PM
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Thanks. We just love him. He likes to go into the loft to visit, but lives in our livingroom, atop a five foot high cupboard. From there he can watch all the goings on, and is safe from our two dogs. He is out of his cage much of the time that we are home. We gate the dogs out of the room, and pull a curtain, just in case he should fly in that direction when he flies. If he had his way, he'd be held or perched on a lap 24/7. He will go to anyone. When people come over, and I lift him to fly, he will fly to them. They love holding him in their lap while they visit. Most have never held a pigeon before. The guy that built the loft for us, loves to watch me interact with the birds, and went out and bought a little green cheeked parrot. He's an animal lover, and said that I made him want a bird. He loves holding Scooter when he stops by. We usually have him up later than he should be, as he snuggles up in our laps and snoozes. He complains when I pick him up to put him back in his cage, but goes willingly. Then his cage is covered and he goes nite-nite. I'm in the loft often, and will be bringing him in with me to give him a change of scenery. I'm going to build him his own little box to keep in there for when he visits. And when I can't stay out there, I have moved a cage up to the window that looks into the loft, where he can sit and watch the other birds for a while. Don't want him to be bored. I want to look into getting some sort of light that gives him the benefits of sunlight, to put over his regular cage in the living room. Does anyone know where to get one of those? Is it just the full spectrum flourescent lights you can buy, or is it something different? And how much natural sun does he need daily or weekly?
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5th October 2009, 04:51 AM
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you can get one here, but there are all kinds all over the net, this place is one f the cheapest i have found for supplies and food for my parrots, they don't kill you with the shipping
http://www.petsolutions.com/Default....temID=97634610 they really only need a couple of hours, but it's okay to leave it on sun up to sun down the thing about the bulbs is after a couple of months they stop giving off the uva light even if they still are lighting up, can i steal his picture for my facebook page??
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5th October 2009, 05:52 AM
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that is crazy cute! It gave me the biggest smile....I love fall time.
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5th October 2009, 08:42 AM
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Jay...you are just the best!
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5th October 2009, 04:23 PM
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And thanks for the links. I'll check them out later. And change them out every couple of months. During the summer, he'll be outside a lot with me, confined, of course. He can sit in the sun and watch me work around the yard. Keep me company.
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5th October 2009, 05:15 PM
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cool thank you jay, can you send e-mail the one on here, for some reason my puter won't let me resize it it
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6th October 2009, 05:36 PM
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11th October 2009, 07:34 PM
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Today we had Scooter out in the loft while I cleaned up and played with the birds for a while. We put Scoot in a little wire basket on a table near the window. The table is about 20 inches high I think. I was standing about four feet away from the table, and had about three other pigeons on me. My shoulders, my head, and chest. All of a sudden, there was a comotion. Scooter actually flew up from the wire box, and landed on my arm. He didn't really land all that well, as there wasn't much room in the way that I was holding my arm at that moment. He kinda grabbed on, and was flailing to remain there, while hanging onto my shirt sleeve. My husband ran over and caught him before he lost his balance. I couldn't believe it! He actually flew UP. Usually I hold him up for him to take flight, and he flies down toward Dons lap, as he is sitting in his chair. But this time he flew up to my arm. Amazing! He just keeps surprising us. I don't know how he got take off. If he was able to get up on the good leg or what, as I hadn't noticed him trying to get up. All of a sudden, he was just there. We're so proud of him.
The other day, he was in one chair in the living room. We left the room for a couple of minutes, and when we returned, he was in another chair a few feet from the one that he was in. We just looked at each other. He's something else, our Scooter.
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12th October 2009, 04:28 AM
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what a good boy! tell him i'm proud of him! his pic is my desk top now so i get to look at his sweet face wishing me happy autumn every day
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12th October 2009, 06:16 AM
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I'll tell him. He actually isn't an unhappy bird. He's enjoying spending time with us, and he seems to like the time we spend in the loft. The others come over to check him out. Of course we never leave him alone out there. Here's a pic of Rascal, our 6 week old youngster coming over to say Hi. Rascal in particular seems very interested in Scooter. It was cute.
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12th October 2009, 07:20 AM
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awww, sweet babies
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#90
12th October 2009, 08:14 AM
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Poor little guy. Is that his foot splayed out over the edge of the basket?
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