Linnies!
I must say - those Linnies are
gorgeous. I wasn't
planning to "branch into" them but I might
have to! It's nice there are alot of small parrot choices. Personally, I think small parrots usually have nicer lives with us humans because we can give them more space and exercize - especially when we let them stay fully-flighted. I would imagine that it's alot
trickier to have a fully-flighted macaw or cockatoo loose in your house!
Sorry to hear about your Linnie's accident. I had a pet dove break his wing flying into a glass door and need surgery so I am familiar with this. One thing I found out with my dove (from a friend who does animal rescue) - apparently birds in pain may stop eating or not eat enough - I ended up having to tube feed him because he was losing weight. I think he was on the same pain killer as your bird but he still wasn't eating enough (however he was a young bird recently fledged - so maybe not eating so well anyway). In any case, make sure Niblet eats!
"Pecker" the Ringneck Dove, after his accident:
"Pecker" today. $300+ later, the vet was able get him flying again - and he fathered 7 babies since the accident!