Most people have a love of animals; Many have dogs and cats as family pets. Back in 1981 I was introduced to a friends pets and shortly thereafter I bought myself a bird. Her name is Chiquita; She's native to Australia but I bought her as a baby who had been hand raised here in Canada.
In 25 years she has become a source of extreme pride and together we have forged a bond like no other I have known.
I thought it might be nice to see who we have as our household pets and to share some stories.
The above picture of Chiquita was taken approximately a year ago. For about the last 15 years she has a slice of Eggo waffle toasted, with whip cream on it (and strawberries when I have them) for breakfast. If I don't have the Eggo's she will voice her displeasure until she receives her regular breakfast.
She also, like most birds, gets up at first light. At that point she comes out of her covered cage and walks down the hall and climbs into my bed and snuggles up beside me until I get up.
I don't think I would recommend getting a large bird because you have to be prepared to spend allot of time with them. To do otherwise would be cruel. She is very bright and loves people. She has never shown even the slightest bit of ill temperment.
The rest of her daily food in supplement to her dishes of seed mixture is really anything that is prepared for dinner. She likes pasta, meat (which was a surprise), french fries and her favourite desert is sliced banana.
Anyway, if you have a pic of your pet, post it and let us see???
