When My Bird Ain’t Enough
KKNN has been clamoring for a baby Lovebird and it didn’t help that there wasn’t any stock for the creatures at Goodwill Birds Trading when we visited the popular and highly rated shop in December. They were plenty of beautiful adult Lovebirds there but she only wanted baby ones because she wants the Lovebird as a pet; and according to one of the friendly workers there, they don’t have an estimated time when they would get them because the baby Lovebirds come from their customers.
KKNN spent the week after moping at not being able to buy the bird and we resorted to calling up Goodwill Birds Trading every other day to check and also calling up other shops to check if they had any Lovebirds but to no avail. I had to appease her by offering to color my bird in the shades of a Lovebird.
Of course I didn't color my bird.... :p
I am quite the animal lover but I have never had the thought of having a bird as a pet whereas she had 3 chickens as pets before. My thinking is that cats/dogs make better pets as one would be able to walk them out without worrying if they are on the wrong end of the food chain and having them eaten up. I also feel that dogs/cats are more fun to play with considering their size and intelligence. But after reading more about the Lovebirds online through sites like Wikipedia, my perception of having a Lovebird as a pet has changed.
Here are some interesting facts:
- They are actually miniature parrots
- 8 out of 9 species originate from Africa
- They are very affectionate and social creatures
- They live as long as 10-15 years
- They have the intelligence of a 3 to 4-year-old child
- They can be toilet trained and be taught how to speak
Just last Saturday, we took a chance and went down to Goodwill Birds Trading and there was a dozen or so baby Lovebirds! KKNN was super elated and was super confused on which one of them to choose especially since the baby Lovebirds do not have fully grown feathers and it’s hard to tell how they will look like when older. We settled on a Lovebird after awhile and brought it back home with some supplies.
Introducing….. (for the lack of an imagination)…..
BLUEY!!!
Ain’t Bluey super duper cute! We spent a lot time cuddling him, playing with him and even more just staring at him over the weekend.
For all the ‘hims’ that I have used, we actually do not know Bluey’s gender because of it’s age. KKNN think Bluey is a girl and I think Bluey is a boy but gay.
What say you? Make a guess!
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January 13th, 2009 at 3:58 pm
OK u know what. Bluey’s cute. Really. I take back my words. I think it kinda grows on you after you stare at it for a while. Hahaha!
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January 13th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
See! Pictures do this much to you. Imagine if you saw it in person!!!
January 13th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
OMG.. Bluey is so cute.. Hmm.. Now I tot of keep a pair of Love Birds too..
January 13th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
If you don’t have much time for them. Keeping a pair or more is the best.
January 13th, 2009 at 4:35 pm
Cute! How big does it grow to? I think it’s a boy ha!
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January 13th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
According to Wikipedia.. *clears throat*.. Lovebirds grow to about 13-17cm in length! Right now, Bluey extends slightly beyond the length of my palm across
January 13th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
I agree with Jacelyn – if the bird was pink, I’d definitely say it’s a girl. But it’s blue!! *bimbo moment* HAHAHAHA.
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January 13th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
But the eyes look so girly! I still say it’s a boy but gay.
January 14th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
BLUEY IS A GIRL!!!! I SAY SO!
hehehehe…anyone wanna hold it??
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January 14th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
Wah…. Your asking price is very exorbitant for a gay bird. :-p
January 14th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
He-She looks so chubby~!
Remind me of my late hamster, ballball.
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January 14th, 2009 at 10:49 pm
Bluey is actually quite skinny! He-she doesn’t eat much.
January 15th, 2009 at 10:42 pm
[...] are things a guy cannot say when he owns a bird like Bluey the Lovebird. The girls pretty much get away by saying the same things [...]
January 16th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
wah! ur bird ermm… i mean kknn’s birth nono! i mean bluey’s so cute lah!
Will bluey be at ICB next week?
January 18th, 2009 at 11:26 pm
Eh no. I don’t want Bluey to become a Wii addict or an alcoholic. :p
January 26th, 2009 at 3:20 am
you are so right to get a bird when it is still a baby, you can get to cuddly and touch it and it can grow to recognise you. it would be very hard to do so when its wings are already in use.
bluey is very cute, reminds me of my own baby love bird who had passed on, it was in yellow and green.
January 26th, 2009 at 3:24 am
a word of advice, it is better to keep lovebirds in pairs. they are called ‘lovebirds’ for a reason, and they will feel lonely if they had no companion to talk to.
just my 2cents opinion (:
January 29th, 2009 at 11:30 am
So sorry to hear about your lovebird. Anyway, we did our research before buying and actually, lovebirds need not be in a pair. In fact, if one rears only one lovebird, they will be a tighter bond between the human and the bird.
But of course, one must spend more time with the lovebird as they are very social creatures and will feel lonely/bored like you said.