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LOL!!! Wait til Roxie mimics that! You are lucky, mu cag's favorite hobby is throwing my dishes on the floor and watching me smash! She loves it!!!

I have been givingmPiper a misting from a spray bottle for showers since I can't get him to step up yet. He absolutely LOVES it!! He looks a lot like Nilah when he has a shower, but the most adorable part is when her turns to the side, lifts his wing way up as if to say, "don't forget my armpit! " Then he spins around to the other side and does the very same thing! It's so cute!!!

That is so cute!!!!!

She's very pretty!

Very nice!

Ww! What's very special woman she is. It is so nice to heard a wonderful, loving and caring breeder. We hear lots of horror stories, so it is refreshing to hear of a wonderful one. Thank you for sharing that experience with us.

As per recommendations here, I ordered some freeze dried veggies & fruits from Nuts.com Wanted to share the box that the shipment came in....so far, my birds aren't too excited about them...but I continue to give them a few.

I wanted to share a picture of Piper. He is doing great! He still won't step up to anyone and runs away if you put your hand near him, but I do have him eating toast in the morning from my fingers if I stand there long enough. He has an incredible personality and has no problem letting you know what he wants and when he wants it. He is like a little Nilah. Love to see him hiss at me...he's harmless compared to Nilah! He ABSOLUTELY adores my daughter. I am the care taker, she is the sweet best friend of hers. He will go to her when he desires, sit on her shoulder or arm and hang out with her. So be it,......one day, he may take a liking to me, although he loves the attention he gets from me, and when he wants it, he WILL let you know! We very much are adoring him.

I have every year about this time had a Black Ant problem. Not the real large ones, the medium size ones. Mostly they are here in my house looking for food. Well having 6 birds, 2 cats, 2 dogs and 3 kids, there is lots to choose from. It's like a restaurant!! Usually it lasts a few months, I put down several ant cups under each cage and anywhere else I may find them. After a couple of months, I have no problem until next year. A friend suggested putting ant powder around the perimeter of my house, but my house sits up on a raised foundation and has a deck on the entire back of the house and a raised porch on the front. Both have lattice work preventing me from crawling under to put powder and the rest of the house is landscaped with shrubbery and gardens all around close to the house. Well, this year, is the worst for ants, I have been dealing with them since May. It is so bad, I can no longer feed the birds veggies or fruit or any leftovers we had from the night before in there cages. If I do, within 2 hours there will be ants all over the food and crawling around the cages and cage bottoms. Probably around , 10, 20 or so ants. I change the paper daily as soon as I get home from work, the cages are moved and vacumed behind and under, weekly or more if needed. I have had to give them mostly seed and pellet mix. Not the food I buy from the Bird of Paradise store cause the ants will come running. The dishes I have on their tree stands has the same food, and the ants go there also. I like to give them a snack of veggies, bread or fruit with their food when I put them in their cages to go to work, but I cant. I have been instead giving them, uncooked pasta, nuts, etc. as the ants stay away from that. Any suggestions? I can't have an exterminator come and I doubt that will solve the problem. It has been this way for the last 5 years, but this year it's the worst. Maybe the mild winter we had contributed? Thanks all for any help you can give me.

I am Bird, or mamma My 2 sons are by name, Josh, Matthew No name for my daughter....... Dogs are called by name, Rocky, Cody Cats are by name,Zelda, the other they can't say, only twice did I hear it, Dominic Birds are by name, Talon, Rikki, Nilah That's it! Mostly I am know as BIIRRRDDDD!!!!!

Yea, too much jelly contains sugar and is bad for them. An occassional tiny bit is ok.

I am hoping to have a discussion with members that have both horses and greys. We have had horses for over 30 years, and having greys for the past 7. I have found such similarities in the two. Whenever a friend who has no experience around horses and doesnt understand them, but has a grey, asks about my horses and their behaviour, the best way for me to describe it is.....they are just like a grey. Some of the similarities I see are: Scared of new things. Very nervous around new people, new situations, etc. Want to be kept on a fairly predictable schedule. Need daily attention and exercise. Can't always trust them completely. Watching their body language is most important. Getting a horse to trust a human after being abused in any way shape or form takes as long as a grey coming from the same situation. Takes time and patience to overcome the baggage they come to you with. They tend to bond with one person. Wll NEVER forget the human that was mean to them. They both have the FLIGHT instinct when spooked or scared of anything or any situation. (horses run for their lives, birds fly for their life). They are herd and flock creatures who bond. They grieve when they lose a member. Most common.........EXPENSIVE PETS!!!

Momo, sounds like under the circumstances in which you live, you at doing the best you can. I don't think at this point with the commitment you have towards your bird, that you will find a better home for him. It takes so long to tame a wild caught, and now that you know he is, maybe others here can help you in what you need to do to transition him. I have a lot of respect for you and your patience. Let the others that are experienced here help you. Keep up the good work, you have come to the right place for help.

Jayd, I LOVE the pictures!! I was giggling away...Thank you for the big smile today!!

I couldn't agree more. That is exactly how I handle any mis behaving. Only, eing a dance teacher, I pick up one foot and do a double spin if they won't step down when I tell them, and off they fly!

Pardon me Nancy, but I have to say, that it is starting to get on my nerves. This "I am the parent, you are the child" mentality when it comes to any bird. Anyone owning a parrot knows it is a " flock" mentality when you are an owner of a bird. You CAN NOT and WILL NEVER in a million years make a bird change their natural instincts going back to its ancestor flock. They are instinctively a FLOCK by nature, inbred into them. Us humans CAN NOT change that. Dave is right, it does sound like a kindergartner and a teacher, not a bird and a bird owner, but we all know none of us here are bird owners, we are flock members helping our flocks adapt to what we are capable of understanding regarding their wants and needs. We can set some rules, yes, but we can't rewire their brains. I just don't want new members here to think that you train your bird to behave and fit into our world like you can with a dog, because if they do, then there will be some very neglected,stressed, plucked, and borderline abused birds if they take your "parent-child" way of thinking in the wrong manner, and believe me, most of your posts come as a stern way of thinking. Sorry again Nancy, I am not saying your birds are any of the above, I am sure they are very happy, but others following that way of thinking can be harmful as a new owner.

I allow all 4 of my birds shoulder privileges. It IS a privilege, and if they misbehave, they are instantly taken off. My birds know that, and if they try to nibble on my ear, etc, I tell them ,no...and most times they stop. Rarely do they test me cause they know they will have to leave. They really like the closeness and feel better sharing in my activities at the time.

One of my birds has a sleep cage in my bedroom. The other 2 do not. But all my cages get covered at night, and I agree with Nancy, Bedtime is important. I would never use the cages you bought on the floor. They will not like it. They are good, but you must put them up on a table or stand. Birds ALWAYS want to sleep n the highest place they can find.

Love the pics!!! Cracked me up. Talon loves boxes too!

Yes yes yes...pictures and stories!!!

Shes adorable!!!! Can't wait to watch her grow up and hear her 'firsts!'

Happy Birthday Jay!!! I hope you have many many more Happy Ones to Come. I EXPECT IT!!!! You are in my thoughts & prayers always... Love, Penny

I will be using this quote to live my life from this moment on...No truer words were spoken..Thank you for giving me this gift today out of all days....I needed this.....