Talon

Happy hatchday!

Yesterday was Talon's 8 year Birthday! She spent it being a menace!!! Spending most her day trying to open all the kitchen cupboards and climbing in them to chew things... I guess she didn't care for the French Toast I made her for breakfast.... As much as a sweetheart she is, she is the practical joker of the flock! She LOVES to play jokes on us and then laugh at us... She has always been a very sweet bird, but she will play tricks on us all the time! We had her shipped from Florida to Mass when she was weaned (so I was told) at 8 1/2 weeks old. I remember it was a very cold day...28 degrees...I picked her up at the airport, drove 1 hour home and she settled in very nicely, but then she cried for the first 2 weeks off and on.. She was actually a xmas present for my then 17 year old son. He would bring her to me saying, "Mom, I don't know what else to do, I fed her, played with her, sing to her, and she still is crying... " It was heart breaking, she obviously missed her flock....I would cuddle her in a blanket holding her and singing softly to her,...it seemed to help. But looking back, I now know, it was too early for her to be flown alone to us... She was eating fine, and I spent as much time as possible with her. I was able to be home for much of the days so it helped. So, fast forward to today....she has Rikki & Nilah, I think she would prefer to be alone, but she does seem to like their company when we are not home. If she can't find me, she will fly and look for them. She continues to be a wonderful joy to our family and I adore her! HAPPY BIRTHDATY TALON!

Our cockatiel with his stub of a wing has been in pain and having problems with occasional bleeding on his stub wing. Of course this happens on the weekend when the vet is closed.... yesterday & today he seems fine, but I have made an appointment with the vet for him & Talon for tomorrow afternoon. I want to have Talon checked for that one spot where she is missing a few feathers. I think it was because Nilah bit her and the feathers seem to be growing back, but I want them both to be looked at. I will let you know what the vet says. We are especially anxious to find out what really is wrong with Pipers wing stub...

Dave, thank you for taking the time and effort to write this. Every potential bird owner should read this! Excellent excellent excellant! Kudos to you!

Just to clarify.my son is not a child, so I don't think that's always the case. MY son is almost 19years old. It started back when he would sit on the floor about 7 years ago, playing video games, Talon one day dive bombed him and then flew off, the next time she tried it, he dove to the floor like someone getting hit by a bomb...Talon thought it was a riot! so...needless to say, it is one of her favorite games! My amazon Nilah has an infatuation with my daughters boyfriend. When ever he is over, NIlah is attached to him permanently...Nilah will viciously attack my daughter. She only does this when he is over, when he's not here, Nilah is fine and will even go to my daughter for snacks. You may say, "well keep her in her cage when he's here", but she spends most of her day in her cage and I insist she is out in the evenings, also my daughters boyfriend lives over an hour away, so sometimes he spends the night. This is the only thing that protects my daughter from Nilah when her boyfriend is over is this, and my daughter holds it or keeps it next to her the entire time he is here...it works, it protects my daughter and NIlah stays away from her when she has it. ( I have 5 of them in the house just in case we misplace one..)

That was great!

I have had the same issues with one of my sons. It has become a game for Talon. I arm him with a spray bottle of water, it keeps her away...

Yes, I have made many things for my flock from PVC pipe. Never a need to glue it, it fits tightly enough!

Here, I found this quickly. We're any of tese tests done? http://pets.thenest.com/worms-grey-parrots-12221.html

I would without a doubt, get a second opinion from an avian vet. Sounds fishy to me. Never heard of a parrot with worms...

15 weeks is not that old to expect it to be completely weaned. Are you offers him any other food, and if you are, how so? It has nothing to do with being lazy . You don't want to stop feeding him until HE decides he's done being hand fed or he could die from being malnourished. I am sure others here can give you more advice, I myself would never hand feed a baby as so much can go wrong. I assume you have experience?

So true Dan.. short and sweet, but truthful!

Hi, I work full time, and I leave Nick jr. on. They seem to really like Sponge Bob and Dora the explorer...... 3 days a week. One day is a parrotdvd that loops nonstop. The other day is a playlist of Barbara Streisand and country singers just for Nilah as she loves to sing.

Hi and Congrats, what an exciting time. I would open his travel cage and let him come out onto you if he desires or out on his own. Let him take the lead and you just go with the flow. He needs to observe everything, and check out his new surroundings on his own terms. My suggestion is to keep him confined to 2 rooms until he feels comfortable enough to want to venture elsewhere. Don't overwhelm him with too much too fast. Take it slow...can't wait for the update.

I do use the coffee filters and cupcake wrappers. Also I wrap things in paper S well. I like the idea of coin wrappers, going to have to try that.

Hi, seeing as I have no creativity in my brain, I know my parrots are bored with the same ole same ole in their cages. I do try and change up toys, and they do have a bucket with wrapped toys inside to forage to. But I see all the ideas here and am in awe of everyone's suggestions. I found this web site with some great easy ideas! http://foragingforparrots.com/ideas/

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Hey, Dan....don't tempt me...I would LOVE to meet you in person! Thank you for the advice, it ,ads me feel so much better. I think of it in the am when I am leaving her in her cage and letting the others out. It is heartbreaking for me to do that, but I am so much more patient with her when I get home and anxious to let her out and spend time with her. I have made it thru the entire week. Keeping her in her cage in the morning. I sit next to her for a few minutes before work talking to her and reading the paper. When I get home at night I let her out first, and she goes right to my shoulder, cuddles me a lot, and doesn't leave me for most of the night. She is very affectionate, and a bit quieter, not the unruly IRS she was. Today was Sat. I let them out for breakfast and they stayed out most the day. I was having company, so as I had Nilah on my shoulder, I leaned into her cage and she gracefully stepped down o to her perch. I made a huge big deal out of it, praised her lots and gave her a treat. Then I got the others I'm their cages. My daughters boyfriend is here this weekend, and she has been a good girl today. I'm so proud of her and happy. She seems to have called down for the better this week. But I will see how it goes a day at a time. I am not ready to let her out in the am during the work week for now. I am so Thankful I listened to all the advice and went with my gut feeling and didn't clip her. I just couldn't bring myself to do it.. It would have crushed her, she lives to fly more than any of my others. Can't thank you guys enough for being here for me and Nilah. I will keep up with the updates.

Yes , I agree with the others. Better to find a new cage for the safety of your bird. Better safe than sorry.

Having 6 birds, they are all different species. I adore and love them all and can't imagine life without any of them. Especially the larger ones. I do remember the days of only having one grey in a busy household with lots of things going on, kids, etc. it was nicer for me to give her all my attention. I know she misses that, but she does seem to like having the others around, especially when we are all at work. She does enjoy the whistling back and forth with my other grey, and also loves to play chase and catch me with my amazon. So in hindsight, it requires a lot more effort for me in many ways to have more than one vird, but I know it is company for each other when the house is quiet during the day

Thats really cool! What kind of wood is that?

Can't look...

What wonderful pictures!! Thank you for posting them. It's great to have an update and see how beautiful they are. I love the Ana Grey and Sterling Gris are such good friends. I wish my Talon and Rikki were like that.

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