hullo

i have eclectus parrots and they are certainly in the same intelegence as the african grey and can also be too smart for there own good but they're such a joy to have

here's some information that might help you out.
they have to have AT LEAST 80% fresh food diet and 20% can be everything else. pellets ok except they have to be 100% natural and only for eckies. wrong pellets and too many pellets cause a great deal of illnesses in them, not like caffiene, it just makes them very sick and kills them at a earlier age.

i know MANY parrots that live beond 50 years. if they're not liviving the length there ment to them something is not right. usually the incorrect diet shorten all birds lifes.

i can go on..........

how old is your baby and whats his sub species. hes a cutie

heres some sites for you
http://eclectusdiets.com
http://eclectusparrots.proboards79.com

i did forget something
eckies are not needy like other parrots but if you don't have the right things for them and a play stand to keep them occupied all day they will become very needy and can self distruct or become screamers which is not natural as eskies are quiet if you feed them the same food every day they get bored with it and can stop eating

He's about 12 weeks old, and he's a Red-Sided.

He was making most of the noise due to the fact he was hungry. Apparently he's not fully weaned, so we've had to feed him twice a day with a formula. He's still eating his veggies and such as well, but he's definitely a lot happier now that he's full again.

oh dear. rs eckies do need long than 12 weeks to ween. the bigger th esub the longer they can take. good luck wiht him

We've yet again expanded our brood. My parents I think have accepted the only grandkids they'll have for now are feathered. We now have 10 birds in all. 1 Eclectus, 5 Cockatiels, and 4 Parakeets (Budgies).

Here's our newest babies.
They are very young and much much smaller than our older two.

Lucky (White Faced Cinnamon) Got her on 07/07/07 (hence the name)


Peanut & Ginger (Cinnamon & Lutino) - After a warm bath


Here's the two we had already.

Baby (Cinnamon) - She's 6 this year


Jasmine (Cinnamon) - She's 8 this year


From my initial guess at their sexes, I think ALL three of the new 'Tiels are females. So I have yet to own a male. I must be cursed, LOL. Even my original Cockatiel years ago was a female. But the females are sweet.

Oh John! More birds! Lucky birds to have your home!
Do the cinnimon and whiteface have horizontal bars under their tail feathers? (female) Hard to tell on the Lutino, but his cheek patch appears brighter so may be a male?
Get ready for lots of egg layers!
My Angel is on her 5th clutch already this year. Not breeding tho. lol

Egg cleanup on corner 3. Jasmine is the worst egg layer in our bunch. Baby has yet to lay eggs, but she makes the hen mating noise, so I've just assumed she's female. Plus she never really whistles.

I looked over the tail of the Lutino, and I did see bars in the tail, but I've heard that when this young it can be hard to tell. The bright cheek patches did make me wonder. My first Cockatiel was a lutino and she had those bars when older (plus she laid eggs).

The whiteface I am pretty certain is a female because of her colors. I think if she was a male she'd be much whiter in the face (like pics I've seen). But then again, after the first molt maybe he/she will be whiter in the face. I didn't think to look for the bars on her.

I basically judged the Cinnamon the same way (looking at Baby/Jasmine color wise).

Currently I have the two new birds (Peanut and Ginger) in a separate cage from the other three - but they can all see each other easily. The two we got today came from a less nice pet store and I want to make sure they are kept in quarantine just to be safe, even though I'm positive they are healthy. They are incredibly active little guys with bright eyes and inquisitive minds. Lucky we also got from a pet store, but a very reputable one, and we decided to put him in with the other two yesterday. She's already worked herself into the pecking order quite well considering her size. Only baby gets her way when it comes to top perch at night, LOL. Jasmine seems destined to always be the push over.

We're going to get a parrot sized cage for them soon, and next week we'll put them all in together. They're all hand fed, so they think they are people anyway - and thus all get along fine together.

That's quite a flock you have there now John. The chatter must be great to hear

What do you do with the eggs John? Leave them till all 5 are layed , then remove them all? Or remove as soon as layed? <-- bad. Or replace with a white marble? Or remove an egg every week till she ignores them?
I know that reducing the light makes no difference to control the laying around here.
One lady told me egg in egg out, in other words, I feed my tiels hard boiled egg for 3 days a week, and that causes more egg laying.... huH?
Ever hear of that?

Never heard the egg thing, but I think if they have a lot of calcium in their diet it'll cause it. I usually let Jasmine sit on the eggs for a while, but then I take them and she gets over it (usually). I don't mind the eggs so much as the, and excuse the graphic, super poo (you know what I'm talking about I'm sure). Any hen (bird this size or otherwise) that's been sitting does that - I can't stand it. It messes up the cage bottom and has a horrid smell within a few hours.

Sometimes I think the #1 reason I dislike the eggs though is because of the risk of egg binding. I often wonder when Buddy died a few years ago if that's what killed her. I still kick myself for not taking her to the vet, but it was a lesson learned I guess. I'm not sure what it was that got her, but it might have been that. It just worries me sometimes, especially when the bird is smaller like Baby.

On a side note, we had to move the parakeets into a new room last night too. We used to keep them and the Cockatiels side by side up on a large metal rack in our "pet room." This room houses the cats, chinchillas, and previously the birds while we're at work. But once we removed the cockatiel cage the youngest cat (still a kitten - both are) found a way to get up and stare at the parakeets. So that wasn't going to work - poor things would have a heart attack. Luckily our cats have never shown much interest in the birds since we've always purposely kept them together. Neko especially could care less about the birds. Nara (the younger kitten) though is still only a few months old and very curious. I think in due time he'll forget about them too. Regardless, I know the dangers of even a small scratch and keep them as far apart as possible. And maybe it's just because of Kiwi's size, but the cats definitely ignore him, LOL. They also ignore the super rats (chinnies), who actually sit face to face with them on the ground. We've always figured it was better they know about each other (all the pets) than to keep them separate, especially the cats. I'm hoping with them having been around the birds their whole lives, they'll just ignore them and the cages later in their lives when they aren't so darn kitten curious.