Ronda477

LOL I just saw that one in a e-mail a friend sent me, that is good! A man buys several sheep, hoping to breed them for wool. After several weeks, he notices that none of the sheep are getting pregnant, and calls a veterinarian for help. The vet tells him that he should try artificial insemination. The guy doesn't have the slightest idea what this means but, not wanting to display his ignorance, only asks the vet how he will know when the sheep are pregnant. The vet tells him that they will stop standing around and will instead lay down and wallow in the grass when they are pregnant. The man hangs up and gives it some thought. He comes to the conclusion that artificial insemination means HE has to impregnate the sheep. So, he loads the sheep into his truck, drives them out into the woods, has sex with them all, brings them back and goes to bed. Next morning, he wakes and looks out at the sheep. Seeing that they are all still standing around, he concludes that the first try didn't take, and loads them in the truck again. He drives them out to the woods, bangs each sheep twice for good measure, brings them back and goes to bed. The next morning he wakes to find the sheep still just standing around. One more try, he tells himself, and proceeds to load them up and drive them out to the woods. He spends all day shagging the sheep and, upon returning home, falls listlessly into bed. The next morning, he cannot even raise himself from the bed to look at the sheep. He asks his wife to look out and tell him if the sheep are laying in the grass. "No," she says, "they're all in the truck and one of them is honking the horn."

WOW I never knew such a thing existed! Some of them are just gorgeous!! As far as the males and females, some have said that once they come into sexual maturity they chose the opposite sex. But honestly I don't know for sure, I have a 9 month female TAG and so far she is preferring me over my husband. But I know someone who has more such as Tracy could tell you for sure. She has 5 of them! And welcome to the forum!

Well welcome greenwinged! It was nice to see your photos! We all love pics here! And I love the name Chad!!! Had a kid in high school way back when I had a crush on lol. But anywho! Welcome and we look forward to seeing some pics of Chad!

Well hello! And welcome to the forum! It's great that you took this little lady in! I'm sure it will only get better in the future for her being in your loving home! She will go through may adjustments the next couple months. But her true colors will start showing and you'll see who she was really suppose to be. The good thing is, she's eating good for you it seems. With the toys, you may have to introduce them slowly. By placing them across the room and leaving them there for a week and than moving them closer to her as the weeks go on, slowly making it's way to the outside of the cage and than the inside of the cage. It also helps if you play with the toy yourself and act like your having fun with it. She will start coming around here soon I'm sure. As long as the vet check comes out ok, than I'm sure the love you'll show her will bring her true colors out! Good luck and hope to hear more from you! Keep us all updated!

There's no such thing as ranting here Louise! Trust me we all do it lol. Glad you have joined the forum! And Congrats on adopting a re-homed Grey! That is just great! Look forward to hearing more from you, and seeing some pics!

Yes all the questions that Judy asked lol. And welcome to the forum!

Trust me it's nothing you EVER get used to! lol

LOL Janice! I can say that for sure, you really don't want to be mixed with the other breeder lol. I can't wait to get my little Goffin! Dan you can see those pics and plenty of them in the other birds room that I posted lol She is great to have here on the forum and she has helped me with soo much info! And she never acts like she is too busy to answer any of my questions even if she is busy! I really recommend her! And dan is right, this is a great thing about DNA here. Thanks to all! I'll try to give you some karma too girl!

I know! Like I said they are addictive! I am getting a baby and I still want another one! lol

No problem! Unfortunately I deal with it way too much in an ambulance as well lmao! But I wondered myself about bird poop cause I know all about people poop lol. So I looked it up and wha lah! You have to love the internet!

Welcome Lisa & Toto! It's great to have you on the forum. I'm sure you'll learn a bunch here as well as be able to give advice on your own experiences! We look forward to hearing more from you and seeing some pics!! Any questions on anything please don't hesitate to ask! Welcome to the family!

LOL Well thank you!

That was an awesome Pic Berna! Great advice! Karma girl!

And here is on diarrhea One possibly serious change is diarrhea, which appears as loosely formed feces that are not coiled or solid but watery. Some folks think that the extra-wet droppings that come after a bird eats greens or watery fruits is diarrhea, but it's not. Remember, an increase in urine because of diet or nerves is normal. With diarrhea, the feces themselves are watery. Diarrhea is rare in birds and usually indicates a problem in the digestive tract. Sometimes it's caused by introducing new foods too quickly. Other times the bird has eaten spoiled food, a foreign object, or a toxin such as lead. Antibiotics also can cause diarrhea. So can a bacterial or fungal intestinal infection, parasites such as giardia or roundworm, hernias, eggbinding, or disease. A bird with diarrhea often will have a "pasty vent," with fecal matter sticking to its behind. If you think your bird may have diarrhea, or if you're just not sure, contact your veterinarian right away. Birds with diarrhea can become dehydrated and die within a very short period of time. Even in the absence of diarrhea, you should always be on the lookout for worms such as roundworm or hookworm in your bird's droppings. The thing that concerns me is the little white work looking things in your picture. I'm not sure that is normal. Hope this helped!!

Droppings actually consist of three recognizable parts: feces, clear urine and a white urine called urates. You'll want to get a good idea of what each part looks like normally for your bird and monitor all three daily so you can report any serious changes to your vet. Generally, the feces part of the dropping should be green or brown. It should be solid and coiled like a snake, segmented or in pieces. The urine portion of the stool should be clear and watery. Urates should be an opaque white-beige crystalline material. Sometimes the urine and urates are mixed, creating a cloudy-looking material, but usually they are separate. Not all changes in droppings indicate a health problem. For instance, different types of food can change the color of your bird's poop. Birds that favor pellets of a certain color may release feces that have taken on the same tinge. (The feces of birds who eat ordinary pellets are usually rust colored.) Strawberries may introduce a slight reddish color and blueberries, cherries and cranberries can turn fecal matter black. Watery foods can make your bird's droppings appear looser than usual. Sometimes droppings may even be all liquid. However, as long as any fecal matter remains solid, watery droppings are not diarrhea. They are perfectly normal instances of polyuria, an increase in urine. In fact, long-time bird owners who feed a healthy varied diet including not only pellets but moist foods such as fresh vegetables, fruits, beans, pastas and cooked grains know that extra-wet droppings are the norm - they mean the bird is well-hydrated. You can expect to see an increase in urine also if your bird receives a scare or experiences stress, such as during a veterinary exam. Birds on a seed-only diet pass dry and sticky or pasty-looking greenish-black feces, a reflection of malnourishment that eventually can lead to disease. Some species of parrots simply have odd-looking poop. For example, some healthy cockatiels have feces tinged a light green. Poops can naturally vary in amount, too. Most birds hold their poop overnight until the next morning, when they release a larger-than-average dropping that may smell a bit, too. The exception to this rule are small birds with higher metabolisms such as cockatiels, who poop throughout the night and will have a pile of droppings beneath their sleeping perch the next morning. Laying females have different bowel habits, too. They drink more water than usual and spend more time in the nest box, where they will hold their droppings. When they leave the box, they expel large, smelly droppings. Baby birds still on weaning formulas have large droppings, too, with urine composing a large portion. So as you can see, there are lots of reasons for changes in droppings that you don't have to be concerned about. Just keep an eye on it, and don't worry too much as you can see this was on parrot chronicles<br><br>Post edited by: Ronda477, at: 2008/02/28 04:42

Sounds good Joe! It is 20 here now! And time for bed!

BMustee wrote: LOL I'm lost? She said "Good" and than "Good Girl" But glad you liked it! And I told you she was loud lol

Flashback! Yes Ma'm! Sorry Ma'm! lol We were talking about the photos for the barnyard contest lol

Just watch her very closely. My Quaker does this every year twice a year. She goes to the bottom of her cage and makes a little whole and gathers her paper towels and almost nests down at the bottom of the cage. She has never laid an egg before, but the vet said she is fine. If she is eating and pooping regularly that is a good thing, but keep very close eye on her till Vet gets there and if anything looks funny I would take her sooner just like Mark suggested. She could be egg bound, that is always a possibility especially if you already have had her dna'd and it is for sure a female. But you can never be sure enough on any bird, that is why it is always better safe than sorry, so just keep an eye on her! And please keep us updated! And yes I agree that the foot is a regular behavior, they do this when they are resting and it is a sign too that they are comfortable.

Well the woman that is known as The Feather Hut is my breeder. She is located in Ohio. She will actually have a baby TAG available in the beginning of April. She does ship too. For a TAG she charges $850 and a CAG she charges $1,000 I believe. Her website is www.thefeatherhut.com But right now she only has a male TAG available.

Hello Joey! I'm sure everyone will have a difference in opinion. But in my situation I would only get a baby that has just been weaned. I got SweetHeart when she was 6 months old and honestly I think it was just too much one on one time with the breeder and only the breeder. I have had to put allot of work into her. Which is paying off, but there are just soo many that I have read that are all cuddly and friendly to their new mommies and daddies and I missed out on that. Now there are some where they come from a re-home. And some of them work out great, they love the attention and are just very happy they are now getting some. So it's just going to vary from bird to bird and from breeder to breeder. I do know someone who will have a baby TAG ready to go at the beginning of April. She lives in Ohio and will ship. I am getting my baby Cockatoo from her. So just listen to everyone else's stories and make your own decision from there. Glad to have you here on the forum! We will help in any way that we can! Would love to see some pics as well of your Macaw!

I will e-mail Janice again for you lol. I do know that it takes about a week for the results. She did our test on our baby at the beginning of the week and had it back by the end of that week. Janice is my breeder I am going through right now for our Cockatoo who also breeds Grey's. I'll e-mail her and ask her to come back and answer how far you should go on the nail.

I knew you would be around soon Janice! Thank you!

Well Judy beat me to it lol She is always on top of things here! Very glad she found that for you! I knew there weren't that expensive! Like I said the prices for Gray's would be out the roof. They're already pricey lol. But for as long as we get to be with them, who cares about price! Yes see if your local pet shop that has birds would know, or if your breeder is near. And of course the vet. I'm sure any one of them could help.

I'm sure there is! I know for a fact it didn't cost that much for the breeders or the birds themselves would be much higher than what they already cost. Let me look into it for you and I'll try to be back with some answers for you! Oh and let me add, I do know there is a at home test you can do with clipping a toe nail and getting a little drop of blood from that and than sending that in. But I'll be back!<br><br>Post edited by: Ronda477, at: 2008/02/28 02:21