jj_qpr11

hi, my grey is 5 years old and she is a plucker too. I have in the last couple of days obtained some red palm oil , and aloe vera juice. Its not easy getting her to eat the red palm, i find it best to soak a bit onto some bread. she wont touch her normal food with red palm on it. she HATES being sprayed with the aloe too, i have done it for 2 days now, once each day. i hope she will eventually get used to it. I will try and get pics up of her progress. One thing i do not get about the aloe, is how can it calm the skin under the feathers? it just seems to cover the outer feathers, and I really doubt it gets through all that to the skin does it?, Unless you drench the poor bird in it? All in all she is still a very friendly and happy bird, just perhaps not as pretty as she could be, but I love her all the same! Good luck with your little one. James

thank you that has put my mind at rest! James

HI all, I have noticed corkey seems to sometimes be a bit blue around the eye area, almost like shes wearing eye shadow :blink: i just wondered is this normal or could there be something wrong with her? Cheers James

hi thanks for the replies, i have heard about misting before, even with just water is meant to be a good thing, but i wonder if corkey will like it. i suspect not so i am hesitant to try it. Do they like being misted in general? Shes never had a shower or anything since i've had her as she seemed quite scared of water?

In a video I saw the trainer was giving the parrot yoghurt drops which might be what you saw. I have tried quite hard to find yoghurt drops for birds but cant! so i dont know if they were the sort you can give to hamsters and stuff?!

hey have you tried grapes? thats the ONLY fresh fruit corkey will eat and shes mad for them! also how about yoghurt and monkey nuts? another 2 of corkeys favourite treats. at least its not too fatty/salty. sunflower seeds are about the only thing she'll touch out of a "normal" parrot mix of dried fruit and seeds. worth trying those things to try and get you bird eating a bit healthier. oh corkey does love crisps (or "chips" as you might say in the USA) I very occasionally break off a small piece of crisp for her, but only VERY occasionally.

Here some full-body shots of corkey, looking very fluffy compared to most greys I have seen on here! <br><br>Post edited by: jj_qpr11, at: 2008/04/25 10:59

thanks, I will pop into H&B today hopefully it will help her get back to her full glory. And she IS every bit as sweet as she looks, I am so happy to have her in my life, she hasnt nipped me once yet, wish she was the same with strangers though!

Joesy sounds so sweet I'm actually in the UK, but there are similar health food places so I will be sure to check them out. And thank you so much for taking the time to help James

lol same with corkey, and her noise is water related too...sounds like a massive DROP of water splashing into more water....hard to explain but its that sort of PLOP! sound. no idea where it came from. she also makes some embarrassing flatulence and burping sounds...obviously picked that up from her last owner not me lol :ohmy: funny though

hey thats brilliant I know how you feel, its a great feeling when your birdy does something you want them to Corkey is so lovely and tame, but when shes on top of her cage shes not always happy about stepping up and like Obi runs to the other side of the cage. weird as corkey will sit with me for hours letting me stroke her and play with her, guess she just doesnt like having to go back in the cage! :laugh:<br><br>Post edited by: jj_qpr11, at: 2008/04/25 01:49

Hey thanks for some great suggestions I hadnt thought of any of them! Cant wait till tomorrow now to try these out! lucky for me horsey is an option as corkey loves having her tummy tickled :laugh:

Hey Judy, she was fed purely on "Pretty bird species specific", which i guess are sort of pellets, which she loves and i have managed to find a place that sells that. I have also introduced her to monkey nuts, sunflower seeds, and grapes, all of which are more treats than anything, she goes mad for them, same with yoghurt which i often give her a small amount of again as a treat. I hadn't heard of red palm oil until just now when I read of it in another post. thanks for the suggestion, i will have to try and find some, is it something they sell in normal health supplement shops or something? Its ok to mix it with these dry pellets or seeds is it? Just seems they might go soggy/greasy from it, but I guess if she likes the taste she wont mind. Shes alseep now but tomorrow I will try and get some full body photos so you can see what I mean. she seems perfectly happy and active so im not unduly worried, just think it'd be nice for her to look "as pretty as she feels" Thanks again james

Wow everyone's jobs are so interesting!! Me, I'm a partner in a web design company...boring!!!

hey thanks i'll pass on your compliments One thing that I have noticed, from looking through the members pics here, is corkey seems to be the only one with rough looking feathers she unfortunately was like it when I got her a couple of months ago, but I am pretty sure she isnt plucking much, if at all any more, so I wonder will she ever turn back into a smooth looking birdy like most others here? I dont mind I love her regardless of course , but I just wonder if its normal and possible she will go back to being fully-feathered?