HannibalTheCrow

I dont have a picture right now but it is just the very tip. Like the last 1/4" of the very tip is kind of milky white looking, but he acts fine, playing like always........who knows? thanks

My Timnah Edgar is 4 years old and we have had him for almost a year now and not a problem so far. But, today I noticed the tip of his beak is getting an almost light gray to white coloring to it. I know that Tim's beak are normally lighter colored than Congo's but I had never noticed this until today. Is there something to worry about? Should I take him to the Vet? He seems perfectly happy, playing and talking up a storm as usual so I am just concerned. Thanks so much for you input Hannibal & Edgar

My Edgar was the same way until I decided to only try to get him to step up when and after he came out of his cage on his own. When he is in his cage and I try to get him out he becomes very unstable so I try avoid that unless it is last resort or I need him out right then for some reason cause when he is in his cage he will try to take a blood sample for sure. But, he likes to come out of his cage a lot and all you have to do usually to get him to come out is open his door and walk away for a couple minutes and he is out and about. Once he is out, he steps right up and is happy to be with me. Just right now I wouldnt force him to do anything while he is in that cage. Everything is really new to him right now and he will come around just give him time and be patient. I had to learn the same thing with Edgar.

We have a Grey, an Amazon, a Cockatoo and a Senegal. Grey's are great birds, very smart, but not all that social when it comes to other birds. They will co-exist with other birds fine. But, to get them to be buddies, usually not. I can tell you this about Cockatoo's. They are very social birds and they call them Velcro Birds for a good reason. I have one and they will go almost to anyone. They love to be held and cuddled. They thrive on it. If fact they thrive on it so much that if you are not careful they can depend on you for closeness to the point that if you let them they will be stuck to you like glue. And, if you want any time to yourself you need to buy some really good earplugs. Cause they will scream their heads off until you come pick em up. So, if you get one be prepared..........Dont let it train you or your ears will be sorry. They are very much a manipulative bird and if they dont get their way your whole neighborhood is going to know it......they are not a bird you want to spoil even the least little bit.

I have some pictures of all our birds in my photos. thanks for all the help.

Well, Edgar has been with me now for a month and he is coming along just fine. I thought earlier he had picked my wife as his person, but he laid that to rest a couple days ago. She tried to give him some treats and he tried to take a chunk out of her and has tried to bite her several times when she tries to aproach him. And, him and I have become a lot closer. I walk out of the room and he wants me back by saying "Hello...........Hey!" Or if I put him down on the carpet to go adventuring and start to walk away he come's running and wants up right away. What a feeling that is. He is now making all kinds of noises and has finally started talking a lot more. He even has one song that he whistles all the way through or most of it anyway but I cant figure out what it is yet. But, it is very pretty anyway. He likes to set with me in my computer room and I have an old tall perch on wheels he enjoys with a few small toys. I am hoping for a nice new one for xmas, who knows. But, anyway that is what I asked Mrs. Clause for, for us. He still wont let me touch him yet on his back, head or wings, but were working on that a little at a time. So, I am starting to feel like we are making some real progress now but I will not push him. I have gotten this far I down want to lose the game now. Thanks for all you kind help, HannibalTheCrow & Edgar

Edgar has now been with me for 3 weeks and he is doing really great. He steps up really good and loves to give me kisses. He is very comfortable on my shoulder or on my arm walking through the house. He also likes to explore on his own when put on the floor (supervised of course). He has a wide variety of sounds and he has started talking a bit with a few words. But, he has a real issue with me trying to touch him other than setting on my arm or finger or hand. He is just really really scared of that. He doesnt bite but just flies the moment I try to even move either hand to touch him even for a split second. Would it be adviseable at this point to towel him to try to show him that I am not going to hurt him or should I just be more patient for a while longer to try to get more trust going? Everything is going so well that I dont want to cause any problems. Thanks for any help you can give us.

My Edgar does the same thing but he doesnt moan. And, usually he just wants to go someplace other than where he is.

I didnt do anything special. And, for what seemed like an eternity, he didnt really seem to be coming around all that fast. But then, I am a pushy, hurry up guy myself, so I had to learn not to get in a hurry with these birds and that is still really hard. Sometimes he doesnt seem to want to come out to play cause he is still not totally comfortable, but I make him come out now cause he is not going to see that it is ok if he doesnt come out. So, he is starting to come around slow but sure and it makes me relax when I make even the smallest bit of progress. I am sure Merlin will be fine and I would say be patient but that is so so hard for me to do too. Let me know how he is doing.

Yea for some reason I couldnt get him to eat turkey meat.....he really liked the yams though.

Edgar is now finally starting to talk. Makes me laugh so good when he does that. He says "Hellooooo", "What a pretty bird", "Step Up", "Awwwwww". He has also started whistling this entire song but I cant figure out what it is but it is a entire melodic tune. Gotta thnk about this one. For some reason he wouldnt come out of his cage on Thanksgiving Day. But, there was a lot of activity yesterday and it was not a usuall day here so he might have just been a little spooked. Anyway I didnt push it and left him alone, but he was whistling and talking a lot so he is probalby just upset about all the holiday goings on. Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving.

I wouldnt put off going to the vet. I too am a believer that "better safe than sorry" is the rule always. I will never try to second guess a situation when it comes to medical problems. My pets health is first priority. We have 6 birds,a cat and a dog. And, I have paid for vet visits when there has been nothing to worry about. But, that was well spent money cause it eased my mind knowing it wasn't a real problem. They cant tell us how they really feel, so guessing isnt good enough for me. I wanna know for sure. Please keep us informed on Sammy's progress. And, I'll keep you in my heart and mind.

Edgar was in the birdroom and I was in the livingroom playing with the cat and suddenly the wolf whistles and other sounds he usually makes turned into "Hello"........"Hellllloooooooooooo"......"What a pretty bird"......."Hellllooooooo". My mouth just dropped.......it almost scared me......What a delightful experience. My little Egar has a voice. I cant stop laughing.

Well, Edgar was introduced to our vet today and she has given him a clean bill of health. He wasnt real happy with the vet and he was more than excited to see me after they got done poking around on him. But, Edgar is back home now in his cage with the door open and taking an afternoon nap. Afterall it has been a scary morning.

His name is Edgar and he is 4 years old and he was first with a blind man for a little under a year and then he decided that the bird should be with someone that could give it better interaction. So he gave it to a woman who was a bird rescue person. She kept him for almost 3 years and she too was not giving him enough attention she thought so it would be nice to give him to someone that could give him the attention he needs. This is where I came in 2 weeks ago. He will stepup for me easily once he is out of his cage and he gives me kisses constanly. I play with him everyday and try to interact with him as much as possible. When I am not around his cage he constantly makes whistling noises when I am around him he will chirp and play. But, he constantly seems so interested what the wife is doing with her 5 parrots and he will step up for her even from inside his cage and he seems sometimes like he is less afraid of her but then again maybe i am just reading something out of nothing.