Nice people thread part 4 - sugar and spice and all things

lostinrates

I woish we had wild parakeets. when I spent lots of time in surrey we had them there.....and I guess they still are there. I love briughtly coloured birds, and would love some house birds, but it would be too tempting for the cats. And smelly. I do always look and sigh at pet shops and aviaries though. I know someone who has house birds (and lives in one of those listed millionaire rows I think ...I didn't check the link but from areas discussed) and they fly around the house and roost in glass ''trees'' and trees made of semi precious stones. They have a person whose jobit is to walk behind the birds with a damp cloth cleaning. Its the way to keep birds I reckon......but I can't afford a bird footman so ...its not to be.

treliac

Have watched the Sydney fireworks. 2012 creeps closer. What is everyone doing tonight?

mystic_trev

treliac wrote: »

Have watched the Sydney fireworks. 2012 creeps closer. What is everyone doing tonight?

Trying to be more miserable than last New Year's eve!

lostinrates

treliac wrote: »

Have watched the Sydney fireworks. 2012 creeps closer. What is everyone doing tonight?

Wassailing.

Davesnave

lostinrates wrote: »

I woish we had wild parakeets. ......but I can't afford a bird footman so ...its not to be.

Our friend's parrot snuffed it last Thursday, after running up a £600 vet's bill.

Made our chooks' last sickie look cheap.

Faced with a choice between being colourful and being able to supply breakfast, I know which way I'd go.

lostinrates

Davesnave wrote: »

Our friend's parrot snuffed it last Thursday, after running up a £600 vet's bill.

Made our chooks' last sickie look cheap.

Faced with a choice between being colourful and being able to supply breakfast, I know which way I'd go.

ethically, I'd struggle with anything other than rehoming an old parrot. seems wrong to buy something that has such a huge chance of out living you and not having needs met in the future. they are gorgeous though, utterly beautiful. I prefer the littler bright birds though....dainty little flashes of rainbow above the head. I like ones that look like they are blushing.

Davesnave

lostinrates wrote: »

Wassailing.

We do that in the pub, close to midnight:

"I am saaaaiiiillllllliiinnng!!!"

Old tradition. Miles from the sea here, though.

Alternatively, we could go out and sing to the apple trees, I suppose. Do they have a name for that?

lostinrates

Davesnave wrote: »

Faced with a choice between being colourful and being able to supply breakfast, I know which way I'd go.

insidentally, a lot of those birds do lay in captivity I think: imagine the delight of eggs tinier than quails eggs, poached for seconds and served on mini blinis or crumpets as canapes....

tomterm8

Think I prefer chickens, though, because I am not really a fan of tiny eggs. And you can get a lot of chickens that are pretty too. Although, they are thick.

lostinrates

tomterm8 wrote: »

Think I prefer chickens, though, because I am not really a fan of tiny eggs. And you can get a lot of chickens that are pretty too. Although, they are thick.

I love tiny eggs. some of my chickens lay ''child sized'' eggs...perfect for people for who,m one egg isn;t enough but two bif eggs too many. Or for a kids meal. I LOVE quails eggs, and used to make a pasta dish with poached quails eggs and aspagus and smoked salmon. It was in retrospect a bit of a bankers meal.