SchroedersJen

I joined because I have nothing to do after Schroeder goes to bed. I stayed because this is a lot more fun than sleeping.

Poor people are crazy, rich people are eccentric. If you meet a rich parrot person, it's because they arent buying enough toys and good food for their fid. The whole purpose of a bird is to drive us into the poor house. By definition, we are all bat$&it crazy, not eccentric. Don't worry about it though. One of the perks about being nuts is that we dont know it. We just think everyone else is loopy. Ignorance is bliss. Smile on

Mike and I had a good laugh over that. Thank you

How long does it take you to come up with these? very cute.

Very cheeky

Ill bite.......My timneh is Schroeder, my senegal is Buddy. They cant stand eachother. Schroeder hates my husband and Buddy is an attn whore. I'm looking forward to the result.<br><br>Post edited by: SchroedersJen, at: 2009/07/01 19:53

This is a fantastic video. Thanks for taking the time to post it. Karma to you!

That was very sweet to share, thank you It sounds like whomever (you?) is speaking to her in the video with the vase (#1) has a bit of southern in their voice now and then. It may be where she got it.

Eh, my house was a mess before we got Schroeder. Now we just have a good excuse.

Oh, we can smell the durian through the screen over here.....Great photos though! Thanks for sharing, I know they are a pain to resize and upload.

You said it, not me

No problem. It was easy to do because I got Schroeder as a baby and he was not a rescue that had phobias (thought rescues are still wonderful, it may not be as easy). I realllllly believe that everyone already knowing and liking him was the single most important factor in bringing him quickly and safely. I will be saying a lot of thank yous for a very long time.

I have really lucked out with Schroeder, the worst thing he ever did was shave a little bit of plastic off of the outside of my laptop's power cord. He has been very good to not chew on anything that isnt his to destroy.....now for the gross bit. We are bird people, you have been warned. Do not read if you are squeemish. About 8 months ago, my husband and I bought a kobe beef tritip to celebrate something. it was an $80 piece of really nice meat. After taking it out of the oven and letting it cool for 15 minutes, Schroeder agreed with our decision that it was nice and flew over and landed on the meat. He chewed on it a bit, but we were not to be deterred. We ate it anyway and it was good. Don't ask me what we would have done if he had pooped on it.

Thats the kind of video that makes people run out and buy another bird! Good thing we are out of space How sweet. If I was a bird and had an atom like that, I would love my owner forever too. Thanks for sharing.

There were a lot of things done yesterday to get him back, but I will concentrate on the things that worked. Schroeder is well liked by a lot of our neighbors. I have done a lot, since getting him, to make sure that everyone knows who he is, what he looks like and what he sounds like. I take him out for walks, let the kids hold him and have spent a lot of time making sure that he is the kind of community member that will be missed. When people heard he was missing, I had A LOT of neighbors out trying to find him. Also, I know that with a flying pet that that can live decades, I have always known that it would be a question of when he got out, not if he got out. As a result, I had a nest egg (forgive the pun) or reward money substantial enough to make sure that people would be really interested in finding and returning him. $1,000 in a down economy is more than a lot of people will get for him on craigslist, and more than a lot of people get for a paycheck. People that didnt know or like Schroeder were out looking for him. In the end, it came down to a kid that likes my pet, and is used to seeing him, finding him in a parking lot. Schroeder got frightened of the kids scooter and flew across the street and up a slope. He called Mike and Mike called me on my cell. I ran over (from posting color fliers) to look for him. We had about 5 people on that slope within minutes that all knew what to look for because they either knew Schroeder or had been directed to you tube videos and photos of him). When my little trouble maker was found...he was in a bush. I was talking down the slope to my husband about how I didnt think he would be able to make it in a tree, and if he landed on the ground we wouldnt see him because of the ground cover. At that time my sisters BF pointed to a bush and said "what about that birrd?" Schroeder was in a bush, 3 or 4 feet away silently looking at me. He wasnty making any noise, just looking and wondering why I hadnt already asked him to step up. He was very thirsty (it was hot yesterday) and I rushed him home, gave him a lot of pedialyte and quarantined him. I am waiting for the vets clean bill of health before letting him around Buddy. Thats our rescue in a nutshell. We are thrilled to have so many people to thank for their support and well wishes. Other things that we did were to writ missing bird alerts on my car windows as well as those of my husband and friend. We had color posters made in advance (aboout a year ago) and putt them up right away. We were visable and asked EVERYONE for help. We were out all day with water and treats and cold sodas for anyone willing to help us look. Friends out of state were notified and online within 20 minutes putting up alerts on facebook, twitter, websites, craigslist and 911parrot alert. The microchip company was notified and a color photo of Schroeder was sent out to all locat rescues and vets. We delegated a lot of jobs right away and put out a huge effort. I can't stress how much help we had yesterday. We never felt alone, spirits and hope were high and the job was done. Please, please, please, if everyone learns something from our experience yesterday, let it be the value of a close community. Lots of people love Schroeder, know him and were interested in getting him home safely. neighbors kept their cats and dogs in for the day, people were quiet and listened and looked for him. Radios and car sterios were not blasted outside and we had a lot of help. I made good on my reward too, so when this happens again, everyone will still be interested in helping. W\Tonight we will be having a BBQ and paying for food and drinks for those that helped us. Thanks again everyone, We are thrilled to have our little guy home safe!

That is so sweet, it made my day! Karma to you!

SCHROEDER IS HOME SAFE!!!!!!! Thanks for all of your happy thoughts, they sure worked. Schroeder is home safe (thought tired, thirsty and hungry) I will be taking him to the vet tomorrow to make sure he didnt catch cooties.

Thanks guys.

If anyone lives in southern orange county and wants to help us look around here at dawn and dusk this evening and tomorrow....I will go buy dinner and drinks, whatever you guys want to have.

Schroeder is microchipped and all vets, rescues and pet stores in a 30 mile radius have been notified.....the problem is he is grey (duh) and not easy to see. I'm suddenly wishing he was a cag, at least they have a bright red tail. Poor little muffin. We are heartbroken.

If anyone sees Schroeder (a TAG), I am offering a 1,000 reward to get him back. Please call me at 949-419-4246.

This place is pretty cool too, and they have directions for building a large ooutdoor aviary out of a costco car port for those of us interested in bigger, better outside time for our fids. Their site seems to be off today, the links are down on it, but when it is back its worth a look. Some of the picks of their grey colony are too friggin cute. http://www.cockatoorescue.org/

He has been a sneaky little plucker today. He keeps ambushing Buddy and stealing his feathers. He has never done that before. Schroeder is spending the next 15 min in birdy jail and Buddy is helping me eat some fruit salad. *sigh* I thought I had tuckered Schroed out by taking him flying in his harness today....seems he was only worn out for an hour. After a small nap and snack he was at it again... A true toddler

I would be wary of giving uncooked lentils or rice to a bird, the grains absorb fluids and can dehydrate your fid. Also, they can expand and that can cause painful expansion and tears if the bird is unable to gurge the excess up.

You can come visit Ernzzz, you will find that bird cages here get just as disgusting as anywhere else