Caitlyn

Wow, really? I guess it's just so strange to me since I've had Simon and my friend's U2 making the motions at me for years, but I've never seen a bird actually regurgitate when it wasn't ill. Your post makes me feel ten times better!

Craigslist is one of my favorite cage-shopping locations! Of course all of my birds have the largest cages possible; no need to worry, not only will they have the best I can find/afford, but they are allowed out for much of the day to play and "hang out." I've accumulated many playstands over the years that the little birds don't even use, so the greys are on them all the time. Thank you all for your helpful answers.

She continues to be alert and have an appetite, and I haven't seen her do it again. Hopefully it was just a one-time occurrence. Thank you guys for your help.

The confusing thing is that the motions look just like the mating "ritual" that my Meyers and TAG do for me, but Kona regurgitated again even after I covered her cage. She does seem to be very intent on regurgitating right when I come up to her cage door, but would she continue to do it even when she can't see me?

My 13 year old CAG has thrown up a few times in the last ten minutes. She has thrown up a treat that I gave her maybe a half hour ago and also little chunks of the scrambled eggs that I gave her a few hours ago. These are big chunks of food with no other liquids, etc. Looks like they came right out of the food bowl. Could she have eaten too fast and swallowed pieces that were too big to digest? She does get incredibly enthusiastic about eggs. She is still VERY active and alert; I do have experience with sick birds and I know that they try to hide their symptoms, but she is honestly still full of energy. She is eager to come out of the cage and I even watched her eat a pellet. Her droppings and weight have been normal all day, although she just pooped and it was a little runny (however feces, urate and urine were still distinguishable). It's too late to take her to a vet right now and I have to leave for my evening class in a couple minutes. Does anyone have some advice beyond the usual "get her to a vet?" If this is most likely an illness and if it continues, I will take her to a vet first thing in the morning. Thank you!

Thank you for the answer. From what I've seen of them already, Oliver is very jealous when I interact with the other birds, and even the as-of-yet shy and reserved Kona starts to vocalize when she feels that the attention is too far from her. As you said, I am probably very lucky that they will share a perch. I definitely understand the spacial requirements of these birds and they are not in unacceptable cages at the moment; I just would like for them to have the largest cages possible (don't we all ) . Anyway, your advice was very helpful. I will not count on them getting to the point where they can be in the same cage. Thanks again!

I recently acquired two young/middle-aged birds - a male TAG and a female CAG - who were apparently "bonded." However, I have come to discover that they have only been together about a year, and merely tolerate each other's presence on the playstand. They are very territorial about their own cages, especially the TAG, and are extremely reluctant about sharing food. I would love for them to have more space for when I am at school two days a week, but I can't afford to buy two huge cages at this point. It would be fabulous to be able to buy just one and have them live in it together. I have not successfully housed any two strangers more than a year old together, but I'm wondering if anyone has advice on encouraging these two to be more friendly, or if you think it's feasible at all.