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One of my greys has a sleep cage in my bedroom. She was our first parrot, and it has been this way since day one. Even tho we moved and have several other birds, I always kept her sleeping arrangements the way she always knew. She LOVES her sleeping cage. If I make too much noise in my bedroom, she shushes me..if that doesn't work she starts smashing her bell! M others sleep in a room off of my living room, covered for quiet time. My birds would never get any sleep if they were in the middle of everything. Her sleep cage is quite large. It has toys, food & water also.

No, the vet showed her the other wing and he parted his feathers to show her it looks the same. He seems to think it was coming along....

Oh, I can't handle him, he hates me even tho, I am the caretaker....my daughter picks him up, we towel him and then I get to be the nurse...he then runs away from me and stays with my daughter

Yup, I try & tip toe as I get up at 4am also. They always hear me, as I am coming down the stairs, Nilah will shake to flutter her feathers, Rikki will say, "Coo.." They have to wait until 7:55 to get up, as that's when I get home from bringing my son to school.

UPDATE: My daughter just texted me from the vets office. He said he believes the reason Pipers wing looks like it does, is because the ointment is messing up what few feathers he has left under his wing. He wants us to continue the ointment once a day & wipe down the area with a warm washcloth once a week. He also said he is limping because he sprained his foot, probably when he fell, as he always falls hard to that side & it was just a coincidence. He is going to call & check on him in a week to see how he's doing, but he feels he will be much better in 2 weeks . Personally, I think it looks much worse, but then again his feathers are now always gooped with ointment...

Thanks Dan, I just made an appt. First one I could get is 10:45am my time...my daughter will take him as he hates me, I don't want to stress him out by being the one to take him, and also I absolutely can not get out of work on Wednesdays for any reason.. Anxious to hear what the vet says & I will let you know asap. Thanks for your support everyone. I know it looks pretty bad....I cant imagine what they will do.

No way! Really??? I want that on video...

I put empty cardboard boxes on top of my kitchen cabinets on their side. It keeps my birds from chewing the top of my cabinets. They won't go to the bottom of their cages for anything! I do have a corner shelve which I cover with vet wrap for them, sometimes I put old phone books on them for them to chew up.

That's a riot. Would love to hear that!

Oooohhhh...NOW I understand your sig. line... I never got that before. Thanks!! Yes, I wonder if anyone has taught their bird to call them slave! LOL

Very cute! Thanks for sharing.

I am curious what your bird calls you when they are yelling for you. My 3 parrots call me "Bird!" When I get home from work, I hear the 3 of them calling..."Bird..."and when I answer back, they say, "HI Bird!"

Do not educate your child to be rich, educate him to be happy, so when he grows up, he will know the value of things, not the price.

Jeez..Dayo...you let the secret out....and here I was sitting on the throne & getting all the credit .......

So this morning, Piper is limping on the same foot as his wing...we put cream on it in hopes of alleviating the pain. I will see how he is when I get home from work...looks like we are off to the vet again soon..

I'm afraid he would just pick at it to get it off. He does like to exercise his wings several times a day. Thanks for the suggestion. I'm going to try Nd email the vet pics to,or row if I can. I hate to,put him thru the trauma unless he feels it's necessary.

Okay, so my daughter and I decided no more cream for Pipers wing. It doesn't bleed, but iit looks way worse. In the beginning, it was a quarter size under his wing where his stub rubbed against it, it was raw and bleeding a bit. After using the cream 2 x a days since last tues night, this is what it looks like. You can see his wing muscle, it's all exposed.....awful. He is acting better Tho...... WARNING! THESE PICS ARE GRAPHIC.

So, I have decided to stop putting the cream on it. He has lost most of all the feathers and his skin is raw. I think it has made what was a quarter size bald spot into the entire underneath of his body where his wing lays and underneath his wing completely raw. It isn't bleeding, but is far worse than before we put the cream on. Our vet said if it gets worse to discontinue the cream. Now we will just watch and see how the healing process goes at this point. HE still has a few more days of bactril.. If things don't get better, I will bring him back to the vet.

That's a riot! But did you all know that if you ignore the automated an and keep pressing 0 over and over, eventually you Will reach a human being? Try it, it works e dry time and I nver go thru that automated nonsense, the human will ask you the same things but will respond much quicker to your problem.

Great advice! I too believe there is never a good reason to clip at all. In my mind and I'm never going to change my opinion, it is like cutting off a humans legs!

I was able to snatch a quick picture of Pipers wing. It's hard to tell, but mostly you can see the underneath and his stub is on the upper left. The feathers have really been rubbed off from the bone. Although the bleeding has stopped and it appears to be healing, the lack of feathers seems to have gotten worse.

I agree exactly with you Dan. I wish I was younger, I would give you the home you are looking for for Dayo. He is one special grey, and he needs someone who believes and thinks as you do. I am certain you will find that person and his forever home. Just make certain that whoever you chose, knows how lucky they are to be new parronts to Dayo. He is famous heresy Greyforums!

Wow, that incredible to watch! I loved it, and I loved it even more knowing it was at YOUR house!!! I am amazed at how calm and laid back you were.....those Are some lucky fids! I enjoyed seeing your entire house set up just for the birds also. Your second I see....

Can't wait for the videos!

Thanks .......$250 later....... but, that's the price we pay for MBS....!