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Owner & Bird
Owner's Name:

Jean G.

Bird's Name: Aukie
Other flock members: Molly the Meyer's, Donald the Aru Island Eclectus, Sylvain and Nigel the Congo African Greys, Pilot
Why you picked a Jardine's vs something else: I wanted another Poicephalus since I love Molly's personality and intelligence, and when I was first talking to people I met someone who loved Poicephs and said his favorite was his LJ hen.
Physical Characteristics
Hatch Date: 1998
Weight: 192 grams
Length (nose to butt)
Amount of Orange Coloring & Where: Nice patch of orange on the head, small amounts on the wing-shoulders and tufts on her ankles.
Breeder
When Purchased: 11/29/03
Where Purchased: Ferndale, WA
Age when Purchased: 5 years old
Hand Fed? Yes

     By Who:

Howard Voren
Price: $450.
Diet
Eats Pellets? Yes
     Pellet Brand Now on Harrisons
Eats Veggies? Yes
     Favorites: Loves sprouts, pears, papaya, jerusleum artichokes. Does not like raw broccoli.
Eats Seeds? No
Eats People Food (ie with you) Yes
     Favorites: Pasta noodles.
Beverages: Soy milk.
Other foods: Anything mushy and warm she can get all over her beak.
Favorite foods: Red Bell Peppers, Snap Peas in the pod
Personality
Favorites games to play with people: Flapping and hanging upside down from my hand when being bounced.
Tricks:
Shy around strangers? Shy but will step up for others.
Likes to bathe? Yes
     How: Likes to splash in a big water bowl in his cage. Will also shower with me, but somewhat neutral on whether that is fun, though she spreads her wings and wags her tail.
Likes music? No
     What kind?
     Likes to dance?
Agressive or shy with other birds/pets in the house? Very non-confrontive with Molly, normally ignores her. Molly is far more aggressive towards Aukie. I keep them on separate play areas and cages.
Amount of human attention received: She gets head-scratches anytime she seems receptive, lots of out of cage time, some shoulder time in the evening.
Talks? Yes
     Words: Pretty Bird, Hi Aukie, Good Girl, Step Up, and lots and lots more I can't understand.
     How did he learn? Unknown, previous owner.
Whistles? Yes
     Tunes: One loud greeting whistle, like an "all hands on deck" first mate blast. Very good sneezing imitation too.
Prefers to talk or whistle? Prefers to talk or make noises.
Cage
Size of cage: I have a corner cage for Aukie. The dimensions are 36x25x45" inside, with an overall height of 62",
Favorite perches or toys: Likes to sit in her food bowls in her cage (frequently dirtying them), and likes best to sit on top of her cage, eating or watching me. Likes foot toys, especially thin wooden ice cream spoons and woo
Sleeping habits: Doesn't like her cage covered (unlike Molly), occassionally has night frights. She likes to stay up after dark with me for a few hours. If I enter the room late at night in the dark she whispers "Hi
Veterinarian  Information
Avian Vet or other Vet:
Wings Clipped? No
     1 or 2 wings clipped:
     By who:
Toenail clipped by who:
How often for vet visits:
Any accidents? No
     What?
     Lessons learned:
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