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To The Home Of Patience The Mighty Quaker
"MY PATIENCE"
"MY FRIEND"27 DECEMBER 1995 TO 18 APRIL 2003
My Patience is a Quaker Parrot and she
came to me from an excellent breeder,
TXParrots of Mathis, Texas. Patience
was hatched on 27 December 1995 and came
home to me at the end of February 1996.
I named my Patience after a well known
Quaker Prophet. The reason being,
Patience was hatched on the very same
day my Mexican Redhead Parrot, Joe,
passed over the Rainbow Bridge.
Patience's favorite past time is to
weave her toys in and out of her cage
bars. Quaker Parrots are the only nest
builders among parrots. So, for
Patience this is completly natural and
normal behavior. The female Quaker is
responsible for maintaining the inside
of the nest while the male Quaker builds
and maintains the outside of the nest.
In the wild, Quaker Parrots live in
large communial nests. Each pair of
Quaker Parrots has two private rooms of
their own. One is the bedroom where
they hatch their young, and one is the
living room where they teach and
socialize their young. All the Quaker
Parrots share one communial room which
is called the front porch. Here is
where all the Quakers in the communial
nest socialize together. No outsiders
are allowed, even on the front porch.
Patience loves to eat and weighs in at
124 grams. Patience's Avian Vet has her and all her parrot flock mates on a great healthy daily diet of Harrison's Pellets (75%), Organic Cooked Grains such as Kashie, Wheat Berries, Brown Rice, Spelt, Hulled Millet, Pearled Barley, and Whole Grain Oats. Patience also gets Organic Fresh Vegetables such as Squash, Carrots and Tops, Parsley, Broccoli, Jallopeno Peppers, and cooked Sweet Potatoe. The only fruits I feed are Papaya and Mango. I just mix it all together and watch everybirdy eat and eat....and eat....
Quaker Parrots have a
tendancy to get fatty liver disease so
seeds and nuts are a no no.
My little Patience truly is a "Mighty
Quaker". She is the defender of the
food bowls and warns me when something
in the house is out of place. I always
know when a sweater falls off the door
knob, or something is just not where it
should be. Patience has a certain call
she uses that signals me to come and
take a look.
Patience favorite flock buddy is
Whisper, a Nanday Conure. In the wild
the Quaker Parrots and the Nanday
Conures can often be seen feeding
together in large flocks. Guess that is
why they get a long so very well
together. They spend part of their out
times playing together and preening each
other. Patience and Whisper want to
make sure they each look their very
best.
Quaker Parrots are know as great
talkers. But, someone forgot to tell
Patience this. She does say a few
words: "Night Night", "Yea" "Kiss
Kiss", and "Hello Whisper". Patience
might not say a lot, but this does not
matter to me. She is my sweet little
one and I would not have her any other
way. Patience is my "Mighty Quaker
Parrot" and is truly my parrot, my
friend.
On the morning of 18 April 2003 My "Mighty Quaker" Patience passed over the rainbow bridge. Unfortunately Patience's little liver failed and she passed very quickly. Her flock friends and I will truly miss Patience, my Quaker named after a Prophet.
To meet Patience's Flock Friends, just
follow the links here to meet
Miss Pepper the Congo African Grey Parrot
,
Whisper and Gracie the Nandays,
and
Angel Dove. Please stop in and read
the story of
Gracie A Very Special Nanday Conure
or visit the homes of two very special
birdie friends,
Miss Princess Dove and
Daffy the Green Conure.
"PATIENCE AND WHISPER"
"WE WERE THE BEST OF BUDS"
Patience's Favorite Sites:
Quaker Connection Ring
Before Buying Birdie
Please sign Patience's GuestBook and I hope you enjoyed your visit to the Home of Patience The Mighty Quaker Parrot.
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