pearllyn

Lol Jilly - aren't I bad?! If you look really close you can almost see her Halo...... Yes, the hiccups have stopped. Haven't seen them again thank heavens. Will just have to watch that she doesn't get stressed! She, I've done that with Alfie since day 1! Just for that reason, so she wouldn't think going in her cage was always a bad thing. I thought it was a right good idea too! Unfortunately, Alfie is a mind reader, and knows when I am going to put her in and shut the door! Grrr! X

Lol thanks Judy! She is a bit!

Hi Rhonnie, I know everyone has their fair share of troubles, but it does seem sometimes as though some people have a fairer share than others! I'm glad to hear things are moving along and I pray for you and Bill that the test results are good. It's half the battle when you know what you're dealing with - gives you something to fight. My cousin has been housebound in a wheelchair for two years, body wracked with pain and has been blue lighted to hospital twice this year when she stopped breathing. Has had umpteen tests and nobody can tell her what is wrong. She is 36 years old. Keep positive Rhonnie (easier said than done, I know) but as the others have said, we do care and there is always someone on here ready to lend an ear! Take care. Lyn & Alfie xx

Poor Freddy. He is gorgeous tho, even without all his feathers! He looks full of life and character! x

She certainly is full of nonsense at the minute, Judy! She's sitting with a halo just now tho, doing her butter wouldn't melt routine!! Thanks for looking for looking folks! x

Good grief! I haven't been on the webcam since Friday and I can see a real difference in size - it's unreal how quickly they develop!

Great sense of humour Spock - Love it!! :laugh:

Yeeouch! That did look a sore one! Alfie pierced my bottom lip the other night! Didn't think to photograph it tho...one minute she was snuggling up, the next, I guess she'd had enough!

Hay all! Time to share some new photos..... Alfies latest trick is Bungee jumping with my hair (although it isn't stretchy) she lands on my shoulder, grabs a clawful of my hair then just topples over the edge!! This was her practicing first off my hand.... Then a quick preen.... But she's really Daddy's girl at the minute! Thanks for looking. Hope you and yours are all well! Lyn & Alfie xx

That's lovely Dimitri, Thanks for sharing.

Oooh I wish we had something like that near here. There's nothing like a bit of retail therapy! Have fun!

Now I could use such a parrot stand - especially one that can do the dishes while entertaining a parrot! Tell me more!

Yup! I'm sorted! Thanks Talon! x

Lol that's funny Dee, look what I've just put on as my fancy signature thingamy! I wouldn't be surprised tho, I'm just beginning to get an inkling of how really smart these birds are. Alfie's not just smart, she's wide with it! I have to say aswell tho, yesterdays protest was a step beyond the norm - and do you know, in between the naughty bits she was sitting saying "Good girl, good good girl" You've gotta laugh! :laugh: x

Workable advice - invaluable! Moral support, Jilly - Priceless! x

Lol Dee - your enthusiasm for your baby is just contagious! I can't wait for you to get Juno home. And patience is a virtue - you didn't have to say it!! x

I most definitely do try not to get stressed myself. I'm able to control my breathing and heart rate when I'm on an excitable horse - you would think it would be easy enough to transfer the technique to parrot handling! Lol! Thanks for the advice and comments folks - much appreciated. x

rbpittman wrote: Robin, that's an excellent plan! Let's just stick to that!! If it were that easy eh! lol! How old is Beau Robin? I'm sorry you're having this trouble too, on the other hand, I'm relieved i'm not the only one! Does that make me mean?:unsure: And how long has Beau been playing up with you in this way? I have to admit, while this was going on yesterday, the feather problem popped into my head! I thought that'll be next! Fingers crossed that neither of them go down that road! I'm hoping Alfie is hitting the terrible two's a bit early and that she'll grow out of it! x<br><br>Post edited by: pearllyn, at: 2009/10/19 17:46

Well, yes, but it still looked fancy!

Yes, very helpful thankyou Dan, if for no other reason it let's me know Alfie is more or less a normal grey doing grey things, because that's what they do, and not because I am doing anything wrong in particular. danmcq wrote: This bit especially, if I can get her to come to me before she know's anything is up, is def the eway to go. I did just give up yesterday as I could see she was getting stressed. I do feel the whole thing started cos David was away for the day. He left as well before Alfie was up, that might have added to it. Thanks Dan. Most helpful as ever. x

I agree, enjoy what you have cos you don't know what's round the corner. Lovely poem. x

Hay Folks, My last plea for help on here was "I feel like I'm losing her". Ok, so maybe I did overreact a tad, but everything is such a big deal when it's your first grey! Well it is for me anyway! With some good advice tho, we got over that little hurdle, the biting has pretty much stopped and things were sweet again. Until yesterday. It seemed to come out of nowhere. David was away for the day. I let Alfie out in the morning for her breakfast as usual. When I came to put her back in her cage an hour or so later, she didn't want to go, which isn't all that unusual, she sometimes has a wee protest, but it took us 40 minutes to get over this one, which was unusual, no, unheard of. When I got back from the horses and hour later, Alfie didn't even say hello - also unusual. Normally when we get home, she's standing at her door waving a claw in the air, ready to step up and come out! 2 hours later she still wasn't talking to me and hadn't asked to come out once. She was chattering away to herself tho. I maybe should have left her where she was, but I let her out again for a couple of hours and after she was out, she wouldn't have anything to do with me. She would let me stand close, but if I put up my hand for a step up she was off. I tried to persist with her, but she was just getting stressed so i backed off. By this time I was needing to go out again and had tried alsorts to get her to step up but nothing worked. She wouldn't step up onto a perch, she wouldn't come for a treat, as a last resort I tried to towel her but she was off as soon as she saw it, even tho she has never been towelled like this before, although we have played peekaboo with a towel, which she usually loves! In the finish I just gave up and waited for David to come home, at which point she pretty much went back to normal, and even came on to my knee for a cuddle that evening, although I didn't try to ask her to step up again. The other thing that concerned me, when she was evading me and doing circuits of the living room, she did get out of breath, but then she started to sort of hiccup. It didn't sound like one but it looked like one, the sound was more a sort of quiet gurgle. It didn't look like something she was doing, more of an involuntary bodily function. I haven't seen it since. I think thats everything. Just wondering what your thoughts were on this behaviour, and what can I do if it pops up again - I feel almost certain it will!!! I have to say thanks to Jillybeanz for helping me out with this in "real time"! I chatted with her yesterday while I was pulling my hair out!! Hope you and yours are all well! Lyn x

Hi and welcome. Well done for looking to rehome a grey, I don't imagine it's an easy or straightforward task! As She has said, visiting your grey as often as you can b4 bringing her home is a good idea, it will let her get used to you and make the transision easier. I am presuming that you will be getting her cage etc with her? This will also ease her into her new life, if she goes to it with familiar belongings. Again, I would never leave an unsupervised bird to roam the house - too many dangers! They get into everything, and I mean EVERYTHING!! Your thoughts of just bringing her home and giving her space and time to adjust at her own pace sound spot on. From what you say, she seems to be a sweet girl who will make a wonderful pet if you treat her right! Good luck with her, and we look forward to hearing more about you and your grey in the future! Lyn & Alfie xx

Well I don't know anything about boats, but I liked the little twirly thing it did at the end!!

Hay hay! looks like the ducks knew you were coming! And Tiggs managed to dodge a bullet! Tune in tomorrow at the same time for the next installment.......?