JanMarie

OMGosh...I just read that comic!!!!! I can't stop laughing...THAT'S our CAG!!!!! My husband thinks I am in the office having some kind of hysterical breakdown I'm laughing so hard....

Yep, bird sniffer here...Ours smells like baby powder...I can't get enough. Although...my husband gives me the squint eyes when I do it too much...like it's nor normal or something! LOL! It is in my world.

The growling didn't bother me a lick, I am just so glad you posted those two links! I am relieved that it probably isn't plucking...and now that she is dry I can't see the bald spots where the white fluffies used to be...I put her in her cage, completely soaked, turned her vitamin D lamp on and let her pout and dry...first time that I know of in a year or her entire life that she had a proper bath!...again thank you for coming to my rescue!

THANK YOU!!!!!! I just tried your suggestions, put her in the (clean) sink, filled to top of legs and sprayed her with cold water and then some aloe juice...she was madder then the devil but she actually got wet!!!! I soaked her feathers and quit worrying about her being upset, when she spread her wings (to try and fly) I got under those too. The dust on the top of the water looked like someone sprinkled flour on top. She is still mad but that's ok, she doesn't like me anyways...and I think the health benefits of her getting a bath are greater than her being a bit miffed. She is 9 and I noticed at the bottom of her belly when she was wet there weren't any white down feathers...so either a lot of molting or possible plucking from being so dry? You can't tell the white foofies are missing when she is dry her grey feathers covered it..it wasn't until she was wet that I saw this. What do you think? She eats Harrison's high potency (was on just seed when I got her) a bit of fruit and hates hates veggies. She would rather starve than eat them.

Hi, I am sure this has been posted before BUT I'm still going to ask...what if your CAG HATES baths, misting or anything that involves "wet". She will get into her water dish occasionally, it's small and the only thing that gets wet is her feet and my home. I have tried a bigger bowl that looks like her water dish in the bottom of her cage, etc. I have had her a year and she is not having any of it...she is NOT at plucker and her feathers are shiny and healthy looking and.... she's a dust bowl. Should I not worry and just let nature take it's course? When I do spray her with Aloe juice, it rolls off of her and she screams. I don't want to upset her. I have done the months of trying to get her in the shower step by step that I read about...nope, screams at that too. She is 9. I can't touch her either to lift her wings etc because she will remove a finger...so I have an untouchable CAG, who hates showers, bathes, misting :mad:....any suggestions?

I use the Harrison's High Potency FINE...there is no waste....she takes her tongue, touches the little pellet pops it into her mouth and goes back for more. NEVER any crumbs left in her dish.

I am having that problem now...for four months trying to get my grey Dolly and Eclectus Oliver to eat TOPS pellets...nope. Not having it. Won't eat it. It's exhausting trying new things....BUT I haven't done this yet Lisachristine! I am going to try this tomorrow. I even tried putting it in unhealthy cornbread muffins that they LOVE and they wouldn't eat even that. So hopefully this works. Thanks for the suggestion.

Great picture and caption!!! Laughed out loud for real!!!

HAHAHAHAHAAA!!!! I needed the laugh! Thanks for posting.

Go with your gut feeling!!!!!

Awwww....congratulations on your new baby! She's beautiful ♥

Love the happy joyful Christmas photos! Thank you for sharing!

Dolly was never fledged and she's not graceful at all. When I got her, her wings were/still are clipped. When she does fly off her play stand she reminds me of a turkey trying to fly...she scares me too! I don't want her to get hurt. If you do let their wings grow back how do you let them practice flying?? I am afraid that Dolly will get hurt.

I'm thinking....birdies are like my tattoos...addictive.

Muse~ I busted out laughing "We have an adorable but meaner than snot budgie that we call "Little Budgie" " Thank you everyone, I think I feel comfortable now and I will get another bird, a budgie. I think I am addicted to these feathered friends....Even Dolly who holds me with utter contempt I love.