CockatielHug - Sydney Australia
I make Nappy suits for your cockatiel.
This is the good example of that why you cannot tell their Nappy suit size by age. Stanley(Left) is around 3months old and he weighs nearly 100g, on the other hand Charlie (right) is 1year and 2months and he weighs 77g. I use the digital kitchen scale and put a […] More details »
Charlie pooped “pointing with an index finger” shape one, right after taking Nappy suit off. Not poop in the Nappy suit is a normal behaviour for the early stages, but birds are much smarter than we think they will learn the new routines quickly, the important thing is to MAKE […] More details »
Charlie’s spot in my car. I did not know it was a controversial topic when it comes to the nappy (flight / diaper) suit for birds until recently. I truly thought it was a great idea to put a nappy suit on my bird and go outside together. Yes, I […] More details »
It’s normal behaviour for your bird to bite the nappy suit. Charlie’s case I started putting the nappy suit on Charlie from Day 1 when I got him, he was just 7weeks old. I have researched about the flight suits a way before I got Charlie. “If my bird cannot […] More details »
Sometimes it happens, when your bird had a wet poop. This is how I clean my nappy suit. I don’t need to clean the nappy suit every time when Charlie did poop, just changing the liner (a half cut cotton pad). Occasionally I clean it without soaking it in a […] More details »
Useing a lighter. It is a quit normal behaviour when your bird starts biting the nappy suit, it’s getting less once s/he got used to it. Because of that, sooner or later you will have loose threads on the edge of nappy suit. This is how I mend them. I […] More details »
Left: The one I bought through eBay. / Right: My own design. When I got Charlie (7wks old at that time) in mid October 2013, Charlie’s weight was just around 65g. The suit I bought through eBay was too big though it was small size. I had to trim and […] More details »
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Practice, practice, practice! Before trying it on your bird I would like you to visualise the whole procedure and practice it many times with a dummy until you get the confidence. A bird dummy made with a rolled handkerchief and paper towel. How to hold your bird. Stretch the elastic […] More details »
Setting up “the nappy-on station” I’m so thrilled to share this tip with you. First of all, you need to get the following materials and make a gadget like the image below. The gadget can be made with simple materials around you. Old CD or something with flat and smooth […] More details »