Ziggy wins beauty contest!

Who's Ziggy and what are we talking about? One of the things we love about our work with parrots is the pleasure of raising any species our customers want and, therefore, work with many different kinds of parrots as we take them through our hand-raising and nurturing process.

Ziggy is a black-headed caique - average length of an adult caique is 23 cm or 9 inches in length. They weight around 150 to 175 grams or 5.3 - 6.2 oz. Their average expected lifespan is 30 years. They are very distinctive and beautiful in appearance, often referred to as the "Seven-Color Parrot" because of their highly defined black, green, yellow, orange, white and blue feathers. Here is little more about the caique:

• Caiques have probably more energy than any other parrot kept as a pet. Black-headed caiques like to be the center of attention but do NOT require constant attention.
  
• They can be fun birds to watch as they entertain themselves by playing and wrestling.
  
• They’ll dangle from your fingers as you walk around the house, throw toys from the top of their playgyms and somersault on the bottom of their cages.
  
• Caiques are busy parrots who love to learn. They do best when challenged to learn new things.
  
• They’re clownish and acrobatic and a great companion!
  

Ziggy's transformation from the time he arrived to the nursery to now is astonishing - therefore, Ziggy wins Beaker's 'first' beauty contest.... congratulations Ziggy! Here are some pictures of his transformation. Daddy Vu is a blessed man - Ziggy is an awesome little guy and a great companion.

5 weeks 2 days old

6 weeks old

6 weeks 3 days old

7 weeks 4 days old

7 weeks 4 days old

10 weeks 2 days

Elena
Beaker's Co-flock Leader
AvianOutfitters.com (online store)