[INTRODUCING, Rocky and Riley! ]

**.powerful** · 09-11-2005, 06:39 PM

Hi Everyone!! I've been browsing here on and off since July, and I figure it is time for a proper introduction! I'm hoping I figured out all this picture jazz properly. You'll soon get to know that i am incredibly useless when it comes to technolog. I also recently upgraded my camera, so I am still learning the basics, so excuse the bad quality!

Wait a minute! I'm guessing you want a little background information! Right? Hmmm, Riley is my oldest son [hehehe

] He is around 10 months old. I got him in early July. He is certainly not an avid whistler. He makes the few "tweets" once in a blue moon. I'm hoping he will eventually learn.

Rocky/Rock-it, whistles a little bit more than his brother, but certainly not alot, which is weird because when I first picked him up at the petstore, he wouldnt shut up

I got Rocky around the second week of August. He is around 7 months old. Now, I guess you should know that he definetely isn't a looker

[ well he is to me!] He has come a long way since we got him at the petstore. He had no feathers on top of his head, his tail was [and really still is] so short it looks like he doesn't have one, but to me he is the prettiest bird in the world!

Now, I guess I should post this here. I have an ongoing problem with my two kids

. They both have their wings clipped, so when they are playing with me, or out on their play pen the try to fly and it certainly is NOT a success. Rocky is probably the worst, because of his tail he ends up flying a little bit and going straight down on his so called "tail"

. Riley is known to try to take some crash landings, and in the time he has been here, he has broke several blood feathers. [which is no fun for either of us]. Anyways, to keep it short, I was wondering if you cockatiel/pet lovers had any ideas as to how to keep them from "flying" and breaking their delicate [not to mention beautiful] wings?!

Introducing, my beautiful birdies. Riley and Rocky!

**.powerful** · 09-11-2005, 06:40 PM

Hmmmm, the pictures are smaller than I would of wanted them to be, but what the heck! Im learning!

**k9krazee** · 09-11-2005, 07:51 PM

Rocky and Riley are adorable!! Thanks for sharing them with us!!!

**cocker_luva** · 09-11-2005, 10:25 PM

cuties

**.powerful** · 09-12-2005, 11:18 AM

Thank you all. Is anyone else interested in seen some more pictures of them?

**crsvstang** · 09-12-2005, 11:59 AM

They are cuties!

**popcornbird** · 09-12-2005, 12:07 PM

They're adorable!!! I'd love to see more pics of them!

Regarding what you said about them breaking their tails...I think its a young tiel thing. My two used to do the same thing at that age, but now, at 6 years, they don't anymore. They stopped breaking their precious tails when they were around 2 years old. Clumsy baby thing.

Welcome to PT.

**new mom to a veiled** · 09-12-2005, 01:30 PM

Welcome to you and both your little sweeties. Would love some more pic's!!!

**lvpets2002** · 09-12-2005, 01:39 PM

They are so pretty..

**.powerful** · 09-12-2005, 01:42 PM

Originally posted by popcornbird

Regarding what you said about them breaking their tails...I think its a young tiel thing. My two used to do the same thing at that age, but now, at 6 years, they don't anymore. They stopped breaking their precious tails when they were around 2 years old. Clumsy baby thing.

Welcome to PT.

Thank you everyone! I will post some new pictures soon.

Thank you popcornbird!! I'm glad they will grow out of it