| Owner
& Bird |
|
Owner's
Name: |
Eve Cunning and Steve DeGroof |
| Bird's
Name: |
Berkeley |
| Other flock members: |
Buddy & Odie (Budgies), Jazzy (Lovebird), Kokomo (Cockatiel), Murphy (Senegal) |
| Why you picked a Jardine's
vs something else: |
Quiet, sweet & cuddly |
| Physical
Characteristics |
|
Hatch Date: |
March 24, 1994 |
| Weight: |
220g |
| Length (nose to butt) |
8" |
| Amount of Orange Coloring
& Where: |
a few feathers under wings |
| Breeder |
|
When Purchased: |
early April, 1994 |
| Where Purchased: |
The Birdie Boutique, Durham NC |
| Age when Purchased: |
2 weeks? (brought home at 3 months) |
| Hand Fed? |
Yes |
|
By Who: |
Missy Ripple (The Birdie Boutique) |
| Price: |
$600 |
| Diet |
|
Eats Pellets? |
Yes |
|
Pellet Brand |
Roudybush |
| Eats Veggies? |
Yes |
|
Favorites: |
broccoli, carrots, peppers, tomato, cooked corn, rice, peas, beans |
| Eats Seeds? |
No |
| Eats People Food (ie with
you) |
Yes |
|
Favorites: |
chips and salsa, creamsicles |
| Beverages: |
picante V8, root beer, caffeine-free Pepsi, juice |
| Other foods: |
peaches, spoon-sized shredded wheat, Mueslix |
| Favorite foods: |
uncooked rainbow rotini (aka twirlies) |
| Personality |
|
Favorites games to play with
people: |
kiss, rub faces, attack the duckie, push the marble, peekaboo |
| Tricks: |
wolf whistle, immitates cockatiel, hauls up bucket on a string |
| Shy around strangers? |
no, loves everybody, often starts clucking for guests, wants to be picked up |
| Likes to bathe? |
Yes |
|
How: |
spray bottle |
| Likes music? |
No |
|
What kind? |
- |
|
Likes to dance? |
- |
| Agressive or shy with other
birds/pets in the house? |
agressive with small birds, shy around Murphy hasn't bitten any of the birds |
| Amount of human attention
received: |
6 hours with 2 people |
| Talks? |
Yes |
|
Words: |
oh yeah 7:^) Pretty bird, Are you a good birdy?, Berkeley, Daddy, plus a lot of gibberish, whoops, clucks and kissy noises |
| How
did he learn? |
Just picked it up. Often stops talking when we look at her. Recently started putting her head in her food dish (hiding her face) while talking. |
| Whistles? |
Yes |
|
Tunes: |
A Little. not even close 7:^) |
| Prefers to talk or
whistle? |
whistle |
| Cage |
|
Size of cage: |
24x24x32" |
| Favorite perches or toys: |
cloth duckie, acrylic mobiles, bits of wood, wood and rope toys, beads, strings of pasta |
| Sleeping habits: |
sleeps on Polly Perfect perch with a Birdie Buddy |
| Veterinarian Information |
|
Avian Vet or other Vet: |
Greg Burkett (Avian Veternary Services) |
| Wings Clipped? |
Yes |
| 1
or 2 wings clipped: |
2 |
| By
who: |
Greg Burkett |
| Toenail clipped by who: |
- |
| How often for vet visits: |
1 year |
| Any accidents? |
Yes |
|
What? |
got caught in plastic slinky (frightened, but unharmed) |
|
Lessons learned: |
introduce new toys under close supervision |
| Other Comments |
- |