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I'm so confused! After their baby was born, the panicked father went to see the obstetrician. "Doctor," the man said, "I don't mind telling you, I'm a little upset because my daughter has red hair. She can't possibly be mine." "Nonsense," the doctor said. "Even though you and your wife both have black hair, one of your ancestors may have contributed red hair to the gene pool." "It isn't possible," the man insisted. "This can't be, our families on both sides had jet-black hair for generations." "Well," said the doctor, "let me ask you this. How often do you have sex?" The man seemed a bit ashamed. "I've been working very hard for the past year. We only made love once or twice every few months" "Well, there you have it!" the doctor said confidently. "it's rust!" ======================================================================

The Helicopter Ride Morris and his wife Esther went to the Ginch air show every year and every Year Morris would say "Esther, I'd like to ride in that helicopter." Esther always replied "I know Morris but that helicopter ride is fifty dollars and fifty dollars is fifty dollars." One year Esther and Morris went to the fair and Morris said "Esther, I'm 85 years old. If I don't ride that helicopter I might never get another Chance." To this Esther replied "Morris, that helicopter is fifty dollars and fifty dollars is fifty dollars." The pilot overheard the couple and said "Listen folks I'll make you a Deal. I'll take the both of you for a ride. If you can stay quiet for the Entire ride and not say a word I won't charge you! But if you say one word it's fifty dollars." Morris and Esther agreed and up they went. The pilot did all kinds of Fancy manoeuvres, but not a word was heard. He did his daredevil tricks over and over again, but still not a word. When they landed, the pilot Turned to Morris and said "By golly! I did everything I could to get you To yell out but you didn't. I'm really impressed!' Morris replied "Well, to tell you the truth, I almost said something when Esther fell out, but you know, fifty dollars is fifty dollars." ===================================================================

Very important here---have you had any experience with medium sized parrots before or would this be your first? As far as sex, both have the same type of personalities.

What say ole man?? Nice to see ya. Someone told me you fell into a black hole and landed on another planet. So, when you get a chance, tell us about the changes in BoBo. He's getting wiser and knows what's up.

You say **lately**. With many greys, they'll venture back and forth between people. Sometimes, they favor one over the other for a while. Give treats but put in a cup.As far as nipping, that can also last a while. Many times, they break up their own routine which includes biting.

""""I mean, I know usually the warmer the better, """"""""" Wrong, 75-77 degrees is too hot. 70-72 degrees is much better. Actually, they can put up with colder temperatures than 70 degrees.

Well, Greywings just about said all the things I was about to say. By watching him eat oatmeal, you'll be able to see 1--how fast he swallows it 2--if he wants more 3--if he has a positive reaction to it. In the future, if he takes to oatmeal, you should give him a coffee scoop of it once in a while. It can't hurt. It'll be considered a treat. It's not harmful. It doesn't give off bad reactions when it's mixed in with other foods in the stomach. It doesn't affect the stool. It doesn't cause diarhhea. I get the Quaker Oats 10 pk . It has all different flavors. Every bird I have jumps all over the place when a package is opened and the water is boiling. Just give it warm. My wife also eats the same thing so they even get a little more each time. With my 2 quakers, I have to put the spoon in their food cups because they'll bite me if I don't release it in time. They insist on holding the spoon when eating it. After that I can't go near them until they're finished. OR ELSE-- WHAM!!!!! PS--make sure you follow through with that vet appt.

Sour crop usually has to do with chicks that are still on formula. ( is your bird weaned) There could be something lodged in her mouth. It could be from a toy or food or soft items which can be shred. If she's still eating and drinking, that item would be very tiny. Sometimes, the tongue doesn't roll back the food completely to the back of the throat. Eventually, it does but can take a while. Try to prepare some oatmeal ( flavored is more accepted by picky eaters) Don't give hard foods but in general, watch to see if she's wanting to eat. Don't try to push the throat up or down. Watch her activity. Call the vet again and explain in detail what you're seeing and what unusual things she's doing since you've noticed this. He may say to bring the bird in quickly.

Questions and Answers Q: I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life; is this true? A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it... don't waste them on exercise. Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not make you live longer; that's like saying you can extend the life of your car by driving it faster. Want to live longer? Take a nap. --------------------------------- Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables? A: You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does a cow eat? Hay and corn. And what are these? Vegetables. So a steak is nothing more than an efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system. Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef is also a good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable). And a pork chop can give you 100% of your recommended daily allowance of vegetable products. --------------------------------- Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake? A: No, not at all. Wine is made from fruit. Brandy is distilled wine, that means they take the water out of the fruity bit so you get even more of the goodness that way. Beer is also made out of grain. Bottoms up! --------------------------------- Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio? A: Well, if you have a body and you have fat, your ratio is one to one. If you have two bodies, your ratio is two to one, etc. --------------------------------- Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program? A: Can't think of a single one, sorry. My philosophy is: No Pain...Good! --------------------------------- Q: Aren't fried foods bad for you? A: YOU'RE NOT LISTENING!!!... Foods are fried these days in vegetable oil. In fact, they're permeated in it. How could getting more vegetables be bad for you? --------------------------------- Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle? A: Definitely not! When you exercise a muscle, it gets bigger. You should only be doing sit-ups if you want a bigger stomach. --------------------------------- Q: Is chocolate bad for me? A: Are you crazy? HELLO Cocoa beans! Another vegetable!!! It's the best feel-good food around! --------------------------------- Q: Is swimming good for your figure? A: If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me. --------------------------------- Q: Is getting in-shape important for my lifestyle? A: Hey! 'Round' is a shape! --------------------------------- Well, I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had about food and diets. And remember: "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO, What a Ride"

The 5 Surgeons Five Surgeons are discussing the types of people they like to operate on. The first surgeon says: 'I like to see accountants on my operating table, because when you open them up, everything inside is numbered. The second responds: 'Yeah, but you should try electricians! Everything inside them is colour coded.' The third surgeon says: 'No, I really think librarians are the best; everything inside them is in alphabetical order.' The fourth surgeon chimes in: 'You know, I like construction workers ..those guys always understand when you have a few parts left over.' But the fifth surgeon shut them all up when he observed: 'You 're all wrong.. Politicians are the easiest to operate on. There's no guts, no heart, no balls, no brains and no spine. Plus, the head and the a*se are interchangeable. ================================================================

In the Pharmacy A nice, calm, and respectable lady went into the pharmacy, walked up to the pharmacist, looked straight into his eyes, and said, "I would like to buy some cyanide." The pharmacist asked, "Why in the world do you need cyanide?" The lady replied, "I need it to poison my husband." The pharmacist's eyes got big and he explained, "Lord have mercy! I Can't give you cyanide to kill your husband, that's against the law!! I'll lose my license! They'll throw both of us in jail! All kinds of bad things will happen. Absolutely not! You CANNOT have any cyanide!" The lady reached into her purse and pulled out a picture of her husband in bed with the pharmacist's wife. The pharmacist looked at the picture and replied, "You didn't tell me you had a prescription." ========================================================================

The Retirement Home --------------------- It was entertainment night at the old people's care home. Claude the hypnotist exclaimed: 'I'm here to put you into a trance; I intend to hypnotize each and every member of the audience. You will do as I say' The excitement was almost electric as Claude withdrew a beautiful antique pocket watch from his coat 'I want you each to keep your eye on this antique watch. It's a very special watch. It's been in my family for six generations. He began to swing the watch gently back and forth while quietly chanting, 'Watch the watch, watch the watch, and watch the watch...' The crowd became mesmerized as the watch swayed back and forth, light gleaming off its polished surface. Hundreds of pairs of eyes followed the swaying watch, until, suddenly, it slipped from the hypnotist's finger and fell to the floor, shattering into a hundred pieces. OH SHT' said the Hypnotist. It took the staff three days to clean up that old people's home... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Personally, I don't think you're gonns have a big problem. This periodically happens with a hen. But you're very wise to bring him to a vet to ease your mind. More than likely, the Vet will put some antibiotic cream on the area to prevent possible infection and possible irritation that may be there. Good luck.

I remember that one too. So many of those cats had reverted into being feral. They were visciuos. Litters of kittens all over the place. Feces as high as the knee. Skelitons of rats. Bathrooms that can't even be seen anymore. Horrible smells, possible air borne diseases. You know when the first sign of serious mental disease shows itself? When the therapist looks at the person and say* please look around. Do you see anything out of place or dirt anywhere? The person looks around and is totally oblivious to everything and says **well, I forgot to put the dishes away"" I can remember a show there where the lady was deeply bothered by what was going on BUT the only thing she wanted to find was her upper false denture which had disappeared a few years earlier. The nicest, best show I saw there was about a guy who was a hoarder but didn't have such a bad house, just an overloaded bunch of junk.. And when the crew finished they discovered some of the most expensive furniture of all types which wasn't damaged. With his help, they fixed up the place and it's beautiful. Another good show was about the retired Vet who had a huge collection of empty beer cans from all over the world. They helped him fix it up and that show turned out good. But what's really sad is that the good result shows are overpowered by the horror shows normally existing--99% to 1%

If any egg binding was involved, the bird would have needed to be brought to a vet so that special lubricants would be used to let the egg ease out. Yes, it's important to take your bird to the vet immediately. There's a possibility that there may be another egg there and it may have cracked ( you said you saw yolk). At 6 yrs, she's an adult and some will lay an egg without a mate. It happens rarely and it happens to hens that have serious internal problems. Your bird doesn't fit that description. The vet may simply find that the whole pressure of having an egg is what caused the small amount of blood. We can only give possibilities here. You need a professional answer.

First and foremost, you need to do what many people in your position have done in the past which is to limit where your bird goes. An obvious thing you said was about the kitchen. You says he goes to places where you have a hard time and basically chase him around. *****I try every day to call him from room to room to make him fly and to wear him out. I fly him so much he pants, but he loves it! He lets out joyful noises as he flies from room to room.***** You'll never tire out a bird who's doing what comes naturally--flying. That's the only way they get around and the more he discovers, the more he'll visit those places especially places that have nice, wonderful things to chew on. *****Unfortunately, the hundreds of dollars of toys we bought are now largely ignored.***** That's one of the most common things that happens with greys as they get older. Just ask the people here and other places how many of those expensive items bought in the past are now sitting in a closet. People eventually make their own toys. Greys are one of the most well known birds for seriously chewing things and being destructive----anything. And that's just another reason why you need to limit where your bird is allowed to go. It's great to watch a bird zooming around all the time but it's not too pretty watching a bird leave a trail of destruction. ****He is mostly congenial with my husband, but in the evening he will bite him if he sits on the couch with me. He lets Larry handle him, gives him kisses, and even lets him scratch him most of the time, but he definitely prefers me**** That has absolutely nothing to do with what's happening during the whole day. Apples and oranges. There's no way to teach a bird certain basic commands if he's flying all over the place. A bird definitely prefers flying away when any type of training is started. There has to be a starting point here before you'll have results which is to confine him to certain areas where these things can't happen. Right now, you think it's his age but I can tell you that if the bird's present behavior isn't cut short, as the bird gets even older, he'll continue doing that except he'll get better at it. Birds are creatures of habit and bad habits will only get harder to deal with.

hammco I'm not sure yet, but it sounds like you're a tiny bit happy. **Master Moutain Climber Best Ever Cool Dude "walk on water" Emmie Award Winning Wrestling Champ Spelling Bee First Place Fastest Car in Town Best Moustache Ever Bird Guy!!!!!!!!!*** Seems longer to say it than being it.

There's nothing sexual going on when a baby bird does that. It's called *exploration* which a baby bird does when investigating, reacting, being aggressive, being defensive, leery, curious, playful just about all the time it's awake. Yes, body language should be learned. It's a permanent thread here but many things that a baby bird does has nothing to do with body language especially when their abilities of having body hasn't yet developed. Dan said that his bird got him real good in the past. My birds have gotten me quite a few times to the point where I now know the magic words ***Don't intrude***. Many people do intrude but not on purpose. A bird that shouldn't be a *shoulder bird* is only learned about by the owner after the bird has been on that shoulder and caused havoc on the skin, jewelry, clothing, hair, eye glasses, ear lobes etc. Then serious aggression happens when the person tries to remove the bird from the shoulder.

Just understand that seriuos things are going on besides the obvious. If you've ever watch the show in the past, I'm sure you've also seen the most horrific living conditions, dead cats, rats all over the place--basically the smell of deathe. As horrible as it is, just try to imagine how horrible it is for the hoarder ON A DAILY BASIS. Families are destroyed, people lose their homes, spouses, children, friends. They live in a private hell and constant shame and then the worst thing happens--they withdraw from life as we all know it. Believe it or not, those birds had much more going for them then the owner. She loved them. The cages were small but she tried to give a life to them. These types of people are permanently in a private hell which most can't imagine exists.

Actually, I saw that show twice. It first came on in 2009. I know it looked terrible but all of those people have a serious mental handicap. With a person like her, the hoarding will start all over again. I've been watching that show since it firdt came on. It follows Intervention which is another very sad show. Hoarders like that have problems that really can't be cured even with after care that's offered. She didn't even know what 6 birds were taken away.

Well, first off, you shouldn't be kissing him on the mouth. As of right now, you got a tiny nip but as time goes on, one day he's gonna take a chunk out of your lip. He knows that his bite can be stronger, Right now, it's so cute but later on it won't be so cute and you may bleed. He's already showing signs of wanting to put pressure on different places and as he grows, the pressure will get stronger. It's a very common thing here to listen to people who've came here after receiving their first serious bite. They say ***Oh my god, what did I do*** ***Is he angry with me*** ***He was never like this before*** ***He was always so sweet*** ***How come he never did it before*** ***Why didn't anyone tell me about this before*** So many people don't know they're dealing with a wild animal who'll do everything with the mouth first--biting, eating, investigating, chewing, playing. It all starts with the mouth. Plus, you can pass on germs to your bird if he accidently ingests your saliva.

I absolutely think it's a fantastic idea. He'll think that it's super.

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*****Do older TAG's go for the same price as a baby??? ****** Pre owned parrots (adults) usually cost less but baby parrots who aren''t as young as other baby parrots will cost the same example-------baby bird, 8 mts old --baby bird, 3 mts old-------same price. You'll need to shop around and see what's available and I know nothing about Canadian Adoption centers. All parrots in shelters/adoption centers are adult birds but their life span is huge. You'll definitely grow old with a pre owned bird.

Clipped wings has nothing to do with talking. You may have read about learning and self confidence but that only pertains to a bird's lack of confidence concerning flying. Learning has to do with how long the process of flying is gonna take. A very young bird who's been clipped often develops what you're talking about. In my opinion, it's a terrible thing to clip wings but that's just my opinion. A very young bird builds confidence as he gets stronger and more coordinated and sure of himself. The bird's body becomes stronger. The muscles get stronger if unclipped. All clipped wings need to fall out naturally and be replaced by new ones but that can be an uneven process. Many times it can take a long time to happen. ****Do Grays continue to learn new words and training all through there life at the same rate? *** Greys that talk will learn more words and sounds when they feel like it. All greys are different from each other and training is also an individual thing between the owner and the bird.