Comments on: Pet Care http://puppiesareprozac.com Sit. Stay. Smile! A dose of cute, funny animal pictures to chase the grumpies away — plus informative pet care articles that support the human-animal bond and responsible pet ownership! Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:15:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Puppies Are Prozac http://puppiesareprozac.com/pet-care-articles/comment-page-1/#comment-16716 Puppies Are Prozac Sun, 06 Jun 2010 18:11:12 +0000 http://puppiesareprozac.com/?page_id=226#comment-16716 Thanks Helka! Yes, finding hand fed parakeets is really hard, unfortunately. That's a big reason my daughter and I decided to do it -- we couldn't find any in Colorado, either. Bird breeders simply don't make enough money selling inexpensive parakeets so they don't want to invest the time to hand feed the chicks. Anyway, the first molt happens somewhere around 3-4 months so you'll see less forehead stripes afterward. "Can" a bird-raised pet store parakeet attach to you in 3 days? Sure, it's possible. But as I'm sure you know, it might not... It depends on the parakeet's temperament. Try offering millet treats by hand, spend lots of time together, move slowly, be patient. Good luck! Thanks Helka! Yes, finding hand fed parakeets is really hard, unfortunately. That’s a big reason my daughter and I decided to do it — we couldn’t find any in Colorado, either. Bird breeders simply don’t make enough money selling inexpensive parakeets so they don’t want to invest the time to hand feed the chicks.

Anyway, the first molt happens somewhere around 3-4 months so you’ll see less forehead stripes afterward. “Can” a bird-raised pet store parakeet attach to you in 3 days? Sure, it’s possible. But as I’m sure you know, it might not… It depends on the parakeet’s temperament. Try offering millet treats by hand, spend lots of time together, move slowly, be patient. Good luck!

]]> By: Helka http://puppiesareprozac.com/pet-care-articles/comment-page-1/#comment-16461 Helka Sun, 30 May 2010 01:53:56 +0000 http://puppiesareprozac.com/?page_id=226#comment-16461 Hello, you have a very nice site! I wish I could find a breeder like you here-in Atlanta, Georgia area. After searching for about 2 months to find a young hand fed parakeet and no luck at all, we just got one from the private store today. We were told the bird is about 12 weeks old (but I think is really older by looking at his stripes?). They also told as that the bird can be totally attached to the new owner after 3 days holding him and taking care of him...I have read a lot of informations on internet and in books, but it doesn't look that simple. I take this bird as a loving pet for our family, I don't mind to spend time and be patient with the pet but also want to avoid any disappointment in the future. I would really appropriate any advice. Thank you very much Helena M. Hello,
you have a very nice site! I wish I could find a breeder like you here-in Atlanta, Georgia area. After searching for about 2 months to find a young hand fed parakeet and no luck at all, we just got one from the private store today. We were told the bird is about 12 weeks old (but I think is really older by looking at his stripes?). They also told as that the bird can be totally attached to the new owner after 3 days holding him and taking care of him…I have read a lot of informations on internet and in books, but it doesn’t look that simple. I take this bird as a loving pet for our family, I don’t mind to spend time and be patient with the pet but also want to avoid any disappointment in the future.
I would really appropriate any advice.
Thank you very much
Helena M.

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