Greywings

Interested in following his progress with those feathers. It is a shock just how much feather dust our little Grey friends can produce I am certain your big blue & gold boy will breathe more freely now.

Moulting is not the easiest time for them-itchy and tender pin feathers can be helped with frequent showers or spray mistings. A little extra protein and good fatty acids (walnuts, red palm oil) in the diet helps as well.

Fear and panic does not bring out the best in any of us beings weather feathered, furred or us kind of bare skinned human types. You have my empathy.

Bless you and welcome, big hearts and kind souls appreciated. So glad Waldo found you.

I have a friend who believes they are from another planet and have found a way into our lives to study us more closely. She has observed her Goffin using the toaster for communication with the mother ship. LOL She has also mentioned that he escapes from his cage from time to time and then toys she has not ordered with a receipt from her pay pal account-hmmm

Good to hear you are planning ahead and doing your research-Welcome. You will find many helpful posts as you browse through the blog and members are always ready to give you some insight.

Good question-You don't want to feed much cheese as it can get stuck in the crop and block the passage of foods. It depends on our bird what he or she responds to, some birds work for a great verbal reward, some for a food or drink treat and for others a little scritch on the head. Each bird is an individual with preferences all their own, you just have to know your bird well or experiment to see what his or her trigger is.

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LOL beware all members, MBS is contagious and no one on this board is willing to intervene to put a stop to the spread of the disorder.

Fingers crossed and it strange how things work out the sad and the joyous all mixed together. Hope to see those baby pictures soon.

Welcome and hope to see more from you.

lovely and no hard feelings anywhere just sharing my experience and hoping that if enough information is available it makes decision making more informed. O love the Galahs I have met, independent beautiful and still a love.

Glad to hear he has gotten some good medical help! Fingers crossed and a prayer for a full recovery.

Thanks for the compliment but we did have a Mealy Zon and we had to find him a new home due to hearing damage on hubby. We do live with 2 Too's so it gets loud here as well flock call times but the Mealy had a more painful vocalizations.

I do agree the Pionus is one of the quieter species and I love the little Senegals, Jardines are kind of in between and not too loud either.

Mealy's have a very loud voice, flock calls at least 2 x daily.

Pookie-any thing I am eating, Apple & birdy bread Whisper-Chicken bone, Pomegranite & mashed potato Smartee Pants-Peanuts & birdy bread Smokey Joe-Sweet Potato & Walnut Harry U2-French Fry (only gets one in a blue moon)Birdy Bread, banana & Almonds Fred-Any people food especially Chicken & Fish Much like us the favorites are the junk foods, disclaimer this is not a regular diet.

Thank you for sharing, needed the humor!

How awful, poor Filbert.

Yes he looks plucked, he may be dry skinned or sore if new feathers are coming in but I would run to the Vet, have him checked out and get some needed help.

they can be pretty loud, one of the on alert type of Too's. Ducorps is supposed to be the quieter species but lets face it each bird is unique.

Try wrapping a small treat like a Pine nut in a Spinach leaf and place into a small empty cardboard box with a crumpled coffee filter as he watches, then place into cage. Pookie and Joe both love a game of tug of war with some cotton rope or my shirt or hair or the cage cover.

Having worked with a greyhound rescue and having one of our own years ago I know what big loving couch potatoes those guys are, Sorry for the loss of Kirby and I know Chickie will help you heal.

It sounds like he is a bit uncomfortable or nervous when you approach, that is a natural reaction how long have you had this bird?. I find thatToo's are a bit more outgoing and from my experience quicker to trust than a Grey. Conures are naturally self confidant they think they can kick a Rottweilers butt, no fear of taking their human to task. With Greys going slowly and letting them set the pace works out best for you and them.

Yes they are smart and retain those snapshots of who and what they interact with, better than some of us.