Talon

Welcome and congrats on being so loving and taking these rescues in. I look forward to following your stories!

Thanks for the update. Can't wait, it will be soon!

Talon has a sleep cage upstairs, so she can't make it downstairs in the mornings without an explosion along the way..., so I have a potty basket that I put her on after I take her out of her cage and I have a cut puppy pad in the bottom of it and she goes poop in the basket so there is no mess to clean up!

OMG!! I am so excited for you! You made the right choice. You will never know love like an amazons, cant be compared to anything! Cant wait to follow Scarlet in our amazon room. I LOVE her name btw.

Welcome Jake to our family. What an adorable picture! I am glad to hear you are waiting until your baby is weaned. Please keep us updated and look forward to hearing more. Don't be a stranger while you are waiting for,your baby to come home!

Just wanted to update this thread. It has been one week, and Nilah continues to fly onto the ladder and play on it. She really seems to enjoy the long walk from one end to the other and back again. My greys don't even pay attention to it.....

My birds are just lie yours Judy, they go nuts when they see cheese, and always manage to sneak some.

That was great! He sings so clearly. More! More!

If this is new, it could just be from something she ate that she never tried before. I have had this happen to my 3 parrots on occasion and it usually is fine within a day. It always stemmed from something they ate that I wasn't aware of. If it continues for a couple of days and she seems to not be herself or her appetite is down, you should see a vet. Wait until you give her too much watermelon...my amazon pooped what looked like blood for a day and I was so freaked out! My greys poop yellow when they snuck too much cheese...

Yay! Can't wait to hear how it goes! My thoughts for a safe trip are with you. And I get car sick going to the corner if I'm not driving, I hope you can take some non drowsey Dramamine or something.

Janet, that is a wonderful idea! How about adding some shredded paper to that empty poop bowl? Can't wait to follow this and see what solution you come up with that works!

Thanks Ray, that is great information. I feel like Nilah's hormones have kicked in, but since she isn't quite 3 yet, I guessits just a stage...or perhaps a preview? I hope it's not as bad as I've read... but whatever it will be, she is here to stay.

oooh!! Shes beautiful!!!!

Oh goody! Can't wait to follow this thread! My YCA is almost 3 and the hormones seem to have started a bit early, I think.

Boy, she is testing you, your limits, your dogs, and especially your reactions. She wants to see how this new life will be, so she is trying everything she can think of to figure it out. The best thing to do is to talk softly and calmly to her when she is in er cage. When she is out and getting into trouble, have her step up, and praise her lots when she does. If she bites you, tell her sternly, no, no bites and don't give in to her attempts to get you to go away. If se won't step up onto your had, try a perch or stick and still praise her, or entice her up with a treat that you make a yummy big deal about. Keep us posted, but for sure, discourage any interactions with the dogs, one day, they may retaliate .

How wonderful! I love following this story, it is so heartwarming to follow. You have opened this birds entire world up. He will be forever grateful to you and will be a sweetheart, I can feel it

Nope, your not nuts! Just a crazy amazon owner like us. Go get her! Can't wait to see her and what all the tlc you give her!

Yes, you should have some toys in the cage. Make sure they are small since your bird will be small. Save the big ones for later. I have a 6 yr old tag, and she only likes small toys still. She won't touch a big toy, sometimes I buy her parakeet toys and she loves them! Cheaper too!

Thanks for the advice, but they dont like to eat cold things even if I spoon feed them. I have tried, yogurt, applesauce, etc They just like their food room temperature....spoiled things!!

I do use frozen fruits and veggies, but have always defrosted and or heated the veggies up. Never tried frozen, but my birds don't like anything except ice cream cold.

I use the same detergent, but skip the fabric softener as it can be quite potent to breath. Birds have a highly sensitive respitory system and should be kept away from chemical fragrances and scents. I would put soft bedding like you suggest in the bottom of your baby's cage. I have a 7 year old grey that occasionally has night terrors and falls out of her bed, so I keep a towel folded in the bottom of her cage, but do t use the dryer sheet on it. Stat away from the fragrant detergents etx. And you should be fine as long as there is ventilation around the cage.

Nilah is soon to be 3 years old. She is a female yellow crowned amazon. I am thankful she isn't a male, she can be quite testy at times. My daughters boyfriend has been with my daughter for over 2 years, he hasnt paid any attention to Nilah nor has she paid any attention to him in all that time. In fact, he was afraid of her so he they both ignored each other. Lately tho, she has fallen in love with him. He can barely set foot in the house and she is on him. She attacks my daughter and will bite her if she even tries to sit on the same couch with him. She has tail fanned, eyes pinning, and she struts her stuff back and forth on his shoulder letting the rest of us know, he is hers and stay away!!!! It is the only time she could care less when I get home from work, where the others are flying to me to give me kisses. Needless to say, I think her hormones have started early, and she becomes quite difficult to handle when he is here, she WILL bite anyone who tries to get near her, even if she does get off him, and even then she has to be within 2 feet of him. I personally think its his beard that he now has, but I'm not sure, and he's not willing to shave to find out. I can tell you, my daughter does not love our amazon at this moment in time.

That's a funny story! Thanks for the smile tonight.

Beautiful pictures of Chili Pepper! He's gorgeous with all that yellow!