Happy Thanksgiving!

Disney and his family wishes you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving!

A Breakthrough!

Disney broke through the shell of an almond on the 16th!

He is now 16 weeks old and holds just about everything he eats with his feet. I think he is about done with his formula. He is not showing much interest in eating a lot of it.

His weight is increasing. It dropped slightly as he was starting to learn to fly. He now weighs approx. 465 grams (a little over a pound).

He really enjoys pine nuts. I only give him three each time and it seems like in some cases he swallows it whole! He looks for more after he eats the three. I figure they will be a good bribe to use when I start training him.

Disney and Company

Here is a picture of Disney with his parakeet friends (from left to right) Petunia, Sunny and Beaker. All Disney did was look at them - not very interested.

Disney has moved into his new cage. The piece arrived and everything fit together as it should. We think he likes it. He has so much more room and is actually playing more with his toys - including the ones I leave on the bottom of his cage.

He is using his feet more when he eats and plays. He gets formula once a day. I bought some various flavors of Crazy Corn which he seems to enjoy along with the fresh fruits and veggies he gets every day.

Disney HATES balloons. I came home this morning, and I noticed he was all fluffed up and growling. I did not know at first what it was, and then I saw a helium filled balloon on the other side of the living room. I moved the balloon out of his sight and he was fine. Later, I took him to the balloon and sure enough he growled at it again!

The following video is Disney in his cage as he whistles and tries to talk.

First Shower

I gave Disney his first shower today. It was a gentle flow/spray of water - not harsh at all. He seemed to like it - I guess since he did not try to climb out of the water. After wards I dried him off with a towel and hair dryer. He really liked the hair dryer.