Talon

Katana, Yes that was Rocky...you have a good memory! YEs, we have coy-dogs, and I always worry about them as well. They howl like crazy, and we do get woken up by them killing an animal.

Well, Bless your heart for caring enough to take them and try and find their home. many others would just ignore them. AS for micro-chipping, I have 2 Bichon's. One came to me micro chipped, and the other did not. I read a lot on the internet about cases of animals that developed cancer or tumors near the site of the micro-chip, being a foreign object, I too was against it, so I chose not to micro chip my second Bichon. We installed an underground invisible fence, so I put collars on my dogs when they went out. I got very comfortable in the am, didn't bother with the collars as they only went out to go to the bathroom, and hurry back in to eat breakfast. Fast forward...one Sunday morning after a torrential downpour during the night. I threw my bathrobe on, went downstairs and let them out. My bichon that wasn't micro chipped didn't come back. I threw on my sneakers...trudged out, he took off somewhere into the woods. It was soaking wet, I had to run back into the house, throw some clothes on and go out searching, having no idea where he was, or what direction he went in. IF you know anything about Bichon's they have a mind of their own and don't listen, they follow their nose. My poor Rocky has never left my yard, so I knew there was no chance of him finding his way back home....Panic set in when I realized that if he made it out to the main road, if he survived and someone found him...I would NEVER get him back as he had no ID on him...I was in tears and felt so STUPID cause if I had him micro chipped, I knew I at least had a chance....know I had none... I started walking out in the woods and listening....after quite some time, I saw a glimpse of him and managed to catch up to him and scoop him up in my arms. The very next day, he was at the vets getting micro-chipped. After my experience, IT IS A MUST!! I hope you find the owners and I also hope they learn from their experience as well.

Well, as a fellow amazon owner...you KNOW that's the truth! I just adore her...as you do Cricket!

Oh my! Yes, your rat terrior is in danger. The owls come in silently from behind, stick their talons into the animal in hopes of cutting the hamstrings so they can't get away at the same time lifting them up. It happens in the blink of an eye, right before dawn and at dusk. IN the day if they are hungry..

What bird is on your Wish List? You know, the one bird you will probably only dream of ? I know I am at my limit on birds, and because of Nilah,(my amazon) and her attachment to me, I will probably never get another bird, she would be too demanding and not allow me to give the attention needed for another. But if I could get another it would be an Indian Red Neck! I just love their look and the sound of their voices. They are so adorable and I would LOVE one!!

Week 4!!! I'm so happy to have things back to our normal routine!!

Greyt advice from the others...Tis the season!

Love the pic! Thanks for the laugh today!!

Joe, I hope it all works out for you and this grey. I will never understand why someone would get a grey and decide 8 mos later they don't have time for it... I have seen this scenario too many times to be understanding..

What a wonderful moment! Love following the progress.

I have been wanting to share this story here. I get up at 4am in the morning to go to the gym or run before work. I let my 2 dogs out to go to the bathroom before I leave and then feed them and my cats to keep them all quiet so the others in my house can sleep until I get home again. It is still quite dark out at that time. One morning a few months ago, when I let them out, a Great Horned Owl (that has lived around my house for the past 5 years or so, swooped down and tried to pick up my 13 lb Bichon Frise, not once, but twice! He spent 2 days in the hospital. He was put on antibiotics and strong pain meds. HE couldn't walk nor move for a week, wouldn't eat, barely drank water. He would bite when touched, I had to carry him up to bed at night, and back down in the am to the couch. It took 2 months until he was fully healed and back to his old self. I had no idea my puppies weren't safe in all this time...I did a lot of research after this and it is more common than you would think. Also, I have learned that they are more apt to come back for the prey they didn't get..

Aww. how adorable. Love pics!

I owned a dance studio with a hard wood floor for 30 years. Due to the tap shoes, I had to have it re-finished every summer. We used polyurethane and the adjacent restaurant next door would have to throw their prepared food away as the fumes got into the food and made it taste horrible. Even tho we aired it out for days, it took weeks until the smell left, I always suffered from headaches and eyes watering. Finally we switched to water based and was able to air ir out much quicker and the restaurant next door finally stopped complaining. I personally would never use oil based urethane in my house after seeing how long it took to get the fumes to dissipate.

I have 5 birds, 3 fully flighted, 3 cats. One cat is totally blind, one is an indoor/outdoor and has had a previous life outdoors before we rescued her. The other indoor cat has no idea it's supposed to kill birds.. My cats never bother my birds, they are more afraid of them than the birds are of the cats. MY birds will go right over to them when they are laying on the couch and bite them. My cats will tolerate my amazon chewing on her tail or biting her repeatedly before she has had enough and will run away. I NEVER leave them unattended, however, being flighted they will fly off if there was ever a reason to. My blind cat doesn't even know what they are a he has never seen them. I do watch a lot and shoo my birds away cause they are trouble makers at times when it comes to my cats and dogs. As for when they are in their cages, my cats show no interest.

Everything I find says the rind is fine..

I did a quick Google search and saw on one site only that all rinds are toxic...I will keep searching as I really don't know for sure.

I have given my parrots watermelon in the rind, but they never seem interested in the rind. They just eat the watermelon and leave the rest behind. Be careful though, Nilah ate so much watermelon one time that her poops looks like watery blood for about 2 days after. I panicked and almost rushed her off to Tufts University about 3 hours away one weekend. Then I realized what it was as it got better and the vet I called explained it to me... Now I only serve it in small limited amounts only a few times a year.

Karen is correct. MY 5 birds won't eat pellets either. I give them variety of foods, veggies, some fruit, nuts etc., and they are on a parrot seed mix as well as this: http://www.mybirdstore.com/product.cgi?group=274544&product=274633 I have this auto shipped to me once a month. All 3 of my larger parrots love it!

Bongo!! Oh my fluffy feathers!! I never thought that momma could ever run out of toys....oh dear....now another worry I have.......... WAIT.................I have an idea....momma keeps dog toys around the house in baskets..I guess I could fly over and steal some.......except dog germs......yuk!!!!

I have gotten Talon to pick one foot up for a high five. It actually didn't take that long. You'd be suprised, give it a shot.

This is just so precious!

That is adorable!! Thank you for brightening up my day!

Momma keep talking about getting the itch to go to the Disney land bird store again...I know that means lots of new toys for us to destroy. Nilah thinks she's going with momma this time...ha, I'm older than her, and I know I never get to go.....won't she be surprised when momma leaves her in her cage for the entire day and night!! I hope momma goes soon!! Momma keeps talking about that darn tax refund again...still don't know what that is, maybe it's how she gets there...then why would she not go right away? Doesn't she know we are bored with the same old stuff? we want NEW stuff!!! I may try and throw a block at her like Wingy did...hmm

I had it in storage for a while, I used it for about a month or so before I realized what the cause of Talons eye was.

I bought mine elsewhere and on sale. After dealing with what I went thru with Talon's eye. I didn't care how much I had to spend to make sure thatTalon was safe, what I had for my other birds, never had a problem with those lights, so I played it safe.