Talon

UPDATE~~~~~~ Rikki went to the vet for her checkup and to have her band removed. She weighed 394 grams, and had 2 gram tests done. He said she was very healthy looking and had great muscle tone. When he toweled her, she even opened her beak up and waited for him to check her mouth. It was so cute!! Then he took out the cutting pliers and cut her band off. She didn't move a muscle, and never once made a peep the entire time we were there! I was very proud of her. :woohoo: :woohoo: (not like Talon who yells and screams as soon as you towel her...):blink: The vet thought her leg band was much too big for her, and was surprised to know that it hadn't gone up her leg and gotten stuck when she goes upside down. :huh: He also said: NO PEANUTS!!!! This I already knew, but I occasionally let her have them, that will stop now for good. Almonds, walnuts, and especially red palm nuts if I can find them is what he would like to see her have.

That is absolutely adorable!! :cheer: I love the music too. :woohoo: Isn't it amazing at how smart he is, and tried to get his beak to open the seam of the 2 colored ball? WOW! Karma coming your way...B)<br><br>Post edited by: Talon, at: 2008/12/28 23:11

Maviarab: I went through a rough patch with my, at the time 2 1/2 year old grey Talon. She REFUSED to go in her cage by me. I had never had any problems with her before this. Then just one day, I accidently thought she was my other grey as I was busy talking on the phone, and tried to put her in the wrong cage. :ohmy: She was quite upset, since that one day, she decided I was not allowed to put her in her play cage when I had to leave any more. She would let my daughter put her in, but NOT ME! I was allowed to put her in her sleep cage to bed, but when it came time to put her in her play cage by me, she would fly all over the hose to escape it if I was trying to get her in there. We had quite the fights.....:pinch: I would chase her around the house, it would take me about 30-45 minutes before I would finally corner her, towel her and get her in her cage. Most of my house is very open, so I would have to close what doors I could, and then thumbtack sheets up to block her access to getting out of the room. Then I would have to wait until she lands, try to quickly towel her, and usually get bitten when I did manage to get her in her cage. This lasted about one month, then finally she settled down, and went back to her old ways in happily allowing me to put her in her cage. I ALWAYS have praised her and given her a reward when she does go in her cage. So, don't give up hope, sometimes they just get stubborn. You will over come this.....:dry:

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Jessica, I am so sorry for you. My thoughts and prayers are with you. You did all you could, plus gave all the love and comfort you could.

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Well Carolyn, Rikki or Talon are not chipped, but I will not worry as much when I leave Rikki alone. She doesn't play when I am home, but when I leave, she climbs all over her cage and plays the entire time. That's when I worry about her band getting caught on something. I will feel better after Monday when it will be removed. I think you made the right choice too!

Not to be disrespectful or anything to anyone, but I am just wondering, as we see this kind of thread all too often here.......Don't people that get a grey, stop and think that someday, they may be adding to their families, and then do the what-if-test before they bring home a bird and it bonds to them. :huh:

How cute!

Goralka08 I did talk to my vet, there will be no anesthesia. Just a quick snip snip while she will be toweled.

I agree with the others. You don't get rid of one child just because you have another time consuming one coming. You made that commitment with your grey, and they really are like your child. Please re-think, don't give up so easily, and take your time. You may find that it won't be as difficult as you imagine. After all, you have never been a parent to a "human" baby, so you don't really know first hand what you are able to handle or not handle. Don't let others (family, friends) who aren't in your shoes, dictate what you should do with your grey. Wait until your child is here, give it plenty of time, and you might just be surprised to see that it really won't be so difficult after all. B)

Those are wonderful pictures. I am glas they seem to get along now. B)

Guess What everyone? I just got back from Target store, and they were all sold out of Lego's..who would have thought? :blink:

Is it really $995.00? :huh:

HOORAY!!! :woohoo: I just talked to my vet, and scheduled a well check up for Rikki and he will remove her band. He said they will towel her and cut it off in just a few seconds! The cost for removal is $19. I will let you know how she does. She has never seen a vet since I have had her, :blush: but it's only been 5 months. I do like them to go to the vet yearly for a check up, but $$ was an issue when I first got her since I hadn't planned of acquiring another grey..:woohoo:

Taking the day off, and pretty much doing nothing! WOO HOO!! :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

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YES!!! I was hoping there was another way. I will call my vet and see what his procedures are. I, too, am so afraid she will get it caught, and get hurt. Thank you Gryphon! Karma coming your way!!

That looks like so much fun for him. Thank you for sharing this idea. I'm off to the store....B)

Wow, Thank you for the informative posts Dan & Dave. I have 4 air cleaners in my house. My rooms are not completely shut off from the rest of the house, especially the bird room, but I have always found that there is less dust in my rooms, and ever since I have used this particular type, my son's asthma preventive medicine was cut in half, and he has not had any attacks. Here is the link to the ones that I have, and there is a bulb inside that needs to be changed yearly, an inside carbon filter that needs to be replaced recommended every 3 months, and an outside filter that is rinsed weekly. http://www.aircleanersforbirds.com/

I'd love to see that. I never thought about lego's as a toy...

{Feel-bad-0002009F} I don't want to do that.....

Rikki's band is solid. I would like to have it removed, but I don't want to put her to sleep to do it.

Talon was clipped for the first year of her life When her feathers grew out, and she learned how to fly, she transformed into such a happy, content bird. Her personality completely changed as she became so much happier by being able to do what she was intended to do.....fly!! I have another grey who has never had the opportunity to learn to fly. I am letting her feathers grow, I see the frustration she experiences as she wants to go somewhere, to come to me, but can't...

I'm curious as to how many members have removed the foot band on their bird. And if so, how did you, when did you, and for what reasons. Rikki has a band and I am always concerned she may get it caught on something. Any advice/answers would be helpful. I would like to hear our thoughts on this.