Christo

Hi all, I am so sorry that I don't post to often but I do lurk alot. My question is, do you have to post a certain amount of times to stay part of this forum ???? I know it's been a month or so since I posted or answered but just now tried to answer a post and I keep getting the sign up as if I were new. So confused, especially since I'm able to get to my own profile. And am posting this post. Was going to congratulate on the smoker's line. Sorry for asking probably a question I should know the answer to. I do want to keep on here, I like it here. Christo:S

Hi Nychsa, I agree w/the other, I would think she just needs some TLC for a little bit. Maybe she's just been so good playing on her own, now she wants some comfy time w/mom. I like you though seem to go through times that Micah is nippy for what I can find, no reason. Like you, everything seems fine, he's on my hand giving his kisses, having me rub his head and then he just turns and bite my finger. Not REAL hard but enough for me to tell him no biting. I have never gotten it. I've always not made a deal of it, but he's never gotten over doing it. He's 3yrs old now. Don't get it and he's not told me what the deal is. Christo

That is so adorable Nychsa, thank you for such a wonderful post. It is amazing how they do seem to know us. She probably feels your uncomforableness and thinks she's really keeping you entertained Bella style. thanks again. Christo

Today is such an opposite day. I have my lover back. All kissy kissy and I love that fluffed cheeks face. But I do have a headache. It started last night but it's not interfering w/my daily chores. No migraine luckily. I don't feel that I need to defend myself on my handling of my guys. I totally give them all the options they can get, and I don't "push them" into anything including picking them up when they don't want to. The issue with Micah is that when he gets into these kinds of moods that he was in yesterday, this time he started it hanging from the roof of the cage, trying to leap at me w/no thought about how he was going to land and at times he falls to the floor of his cage after hitting perches and toys along the way down. I hate to see that happen to him, though this doesn't happen EVERY time, it was yesterday and so I opened the cage to catch him which put him into my arms where he continued his munching. He is the only parrot that does bite me for the reasons he has, but I don't like seeing him fall, possibly getting hurt, so I just quickly brought him to my chest holding him to calm him down and at that point me too. As I said, I luckily got one hand to just hold his beak closed and when it felt he was calmer I placed him onto the floor of his cage. He has a pretty big cage. And from then on it was his choice not to do what ever I offered throughout the day, including his not wanting to go outside. It may not be the way some deal w/your greys, I think I do my overly best with my guy. Sometimes he just gets up on the wrong side of the perch just as I do of my bed, but I do respect that. It doesn't always end this way either, but this one did. I'm sorry if I didn't do it the correct official grey keepers way. Christo

Boy can I agree with you all. I wasn't in a bad mood at all, non that I know about. Fact it was such a wonderous day here in AZ where it was 110 2 days ago and 63 today w/storms. Amazing day, great day, day we all spent in the aviary together EXCEPT Micah, he spent it all by himself in his cage. I wasn't going to give up anymore blood than already did this morning. I figured maybe he just needed a day to himself? Like you guys said, tomorrow brings a better day-which by the way is what I always tell them as the lights go out for the night. I still slipped his treat in his cage and told him momma loves him, as he raced across his cage telling me to GO AWAY. So lights out for the day. Hope tomorrow is better. Maybe I'll stink better since took shower last night hahaha They are strange. he's the only one that does this. My Too's and my macaw nothing. Though my macaw will sometimes want some time to herself, not want mom around. I respect that. Have a great weekend guys. Christo

Giving thought to the issue, I am going towards the idea of that I took a shower last night and trimmed my hair a tad bit which allowed some curl to come back, and my hair is not in a pony tail like it normally is during hot weather. #2though is, my shorts are bright pink and though I never related pink to his hated colors as black, T=shirts w/print in the middle and I think thats it, but maybe I need to add pink to it. Either way he's spending the day in his room. Not going outside to the aviary nope. He can take the day to settle down. heck, I walk into the room for one of the other guys and he's on the floor chasing me in whatever direction I'm going. I'm pretty sure this will go away tomorrow when I change clothes, but man..... It's definetly a little sharp man in a grey suit. Christo

You got to decide on whether your going to just ...arrrggggghhh .... or just let it go which is really all you can do. I swear, african greys just have that personality that at times makes me wonder what was I doing getting into all this. He's a lover, just a wonder of a guy. Boy he can make you just laugh and laugh and theres not a thought in your head of being in his life. But then that morning arrives.... And you wonder why did I allow myself to get involved w/him. You uncover him w/all the stupidity that each morning will be just like the others. But not this morning. This morning you uncover this creature from the black lagoon. Eye's wild and roving trying to find the spot in the cage that allows easy access to biting the poop out of that stupid human. Then once the cage is uncovered and your trying to understand what is going on, it comes to you. He wants NOTHING to do with you and you think "auuhhhh s--t, not again. Trying each time to figure out what the issue is THIS time and not managing it, he has become this creature that you know doesn't want anything to do with you, to the point of DONT put my lunch or dinner into my cage. If you are recless enough to do such a dumb thing-which I just did unfortunetly- all h-ll breaks loose, feathers are flying, little downies are flying in the holocaust of this THING biting the poop out of you for reasons I don't understand. I finally get a grip of this feathered monster, wings and body held tightly to my chest, fingers holding top and bottom beak together just to save skin and start doing that slow mantra of"it's all right, +++slow breathing+++, it's all right, everythings okay, momma loves you, your a good boy, it's okay" until I can feel the chest slow down to normal breathing and then I take that chance of placing him on the floor of his cage, and quickly getting my body and arms and hands out of the cage. Jeeez!!!!! Now wasn't that a great experience. Not going to do that again. Bowl is staying there all day and will just cover him when the night comes. Thats it. Too many bites on these hands today. Will definetly give him his S P A C E ! ! ! ! Don't you just love em??? Christo

That post is one of the funniest posts I have read in so long. thank you thank you Dave. I loved it. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Christo

Sorry it's been so long since been on here. I just couldn't pass this question though. I have been smoke free for going on 2 years now. I have smoked since I was 20 years and am now 48 so did it for quit a while. I also tried quitting using all the gadgets and even the perscription stuff but never made it. Guess I wasn't ready. Then I just decided I was tired of sitting out on the porch in the sweltering summer of AZ. So what I did was when I inhaled I'd just NOT in hale as much as before. I didn't use anything, I didn't cut my smoking down nothing. I just didn't inhale as strong and it's funny, it took about 2 months with no stress and then one day, I realized I didn't want the cigarette that I was getting ready to smoke. I was getting tired of AZ raising our prices so sky high but otherwise that was the only thing I did different. It was amazing too cause sometimes things have gotten stressful lately, I've lost a canary, and my dog just passed on, but I don't have any inclination to grab a cigarette. Might want to try it. I wish you luck.:whistle: Christo

I thank you so very much. It really kills me regarding him. Since I have chronic pain and then my poor baby comes down with it. I can't compare him to me because I am able to put up with alot but I don't know about him. He's so frair. Thanks all again. Christo

We lost our good avian vet and the one we have now, though she brags about her certification from Boston regarding all the schools for avian vets, she is afraid of most parrots. I can see bringing in my little Finnie and all she'd say is he's sick and it's up to you. She give's not passion, compassion or advice when it' comes to anything regarding our parrots. Its funny in a large city as ours how few avian vets there really are. We lost our last good one to the Colorado Zoo's avain section. BooHoo. But he is still singing and I just keep his cage on a heating pad. I either inject his favorite peas with Rescue Remedy or another that I can't come up with . Just love his songs. Christo

Thanks guys, Micah is begining to come around to seeing Mom as a good person. Have been having a flare-up of my health issues and when that happens He really gets upset and won't talk just bites. Wierd little guy. Now we are all back to cuddles. I love it when his cheeks get all fluffed looking. Talk to you later. Christo

My little guys hasn't passed on yet abut I can see it coming. When I bought him from a untruthful breeder, come to find out he had canaries pox. My Mom's bird died w/in 3-4 months of having him. Mine was suppose to, his rectum is very enlarged and the vet says his inards are very "squishy?". I have been feeding him healthly foods, real foods and he loves peas so I have been fixing his peas spiked w/wither some herb or another to help him keep healthy. It must be working due his still being here more than a year later. But on his last checkup he has several more bumbs on his chest and boy is his keep sharp sharp. So I guess the food isn't really getting into him. I have a heating pad under his cage, he's on the floor alot fluffed, but he still sings daily and still harasses me to feed him daily. Just recently he has been holding his one let up alot, on the side the newer bumbs have been showing. I don't know what to do, I don't want him in pain. Wouldn't he quit singing if he was that bad off????? I don't want to do it to soon nor to late. Gosh this is hard. Any suggestions would be appreciated. :dry:

Sorry all for not posting. I have the normal instinct to lurk and I got to say it's a lot safer. But things have been hectic this week and just wasn't even able to lurk. I have been working on my guys w/their new palm nuts. Someday they might get into them. Sure wish they lived them like the first lady w/the picture of her gray just digging into one. Lucky you. Things a tad cool here so they are not able to go outside like they normally do. Hopefully tomorrow. Hope all are having a good time and a wonderful weekend and not getting too over snowed. Hang in there. Christo

Wow, there are some REALLY lucky greys living in this world. Mine just got home made birdie muffing along w/a couple slices of pear. :blink: