LindaMary

I'm thinking C - and I love Renate's answer. What a great thread, Dan! B)

That sounds like a huge success, Christina! Karma to you for sharing the whole process with us!

What a doll! I'm voting girl bird, too - she looks SO much like Maxi at 18 weeks!

She is really SO regal, Pat. Thanks for sharing!

Maxi does this with nuts, when I give her one occasionally. Once she gets it open, she spits out the nut and keeps chewing on the shell. Go figure!:silly:

Actually, I confess I have tasted the pellets, too. In fact, I'm ashamed to say it's STILL true that the ONLY way I can get Maxi to eat them is to eat some in front of her. They really aren't bad at all. I DO prefer grilled salmon and braised spinach, tho, if it's available....

There is an article in Bird Talk this month about a family's experience when they were moving to Mexico with their birds. You might want to read that for some background.

Great pictures, Janet! Would you please have Ana Grey e-mail Maxi and tell her how safe and fun the cargo nets are? Max is still giving ours the evil eye! :whistle:

There are several ways you can handle this, Nipperspal. Some folks have friends or family who can stop in a couple of times a day, make sure the bird is fed and watered, and spend some time with the bird. It's not absolutely crucial that the bird come out of its cage: if it's going to be risky for the bird or the caregiver, it's probably better to leave it in. But the caregiver can at least talk to the bird, sit with it, play some music for it, read to it - just generally spend some attention on it. Ideally, of course, the caregiver would live in, but a lot of folks here have managed with just a couple of visits a day. There are also some pet-sitter businesses in the US that will do such visits for a fee - I don't know whether that might be an option where you live as well. And in some cases veterinarian's offices will board birds. Also, a vet's office might be a good source of references for sitters as well, if you don't have friends or family who can help you locally. Good luck - let us know hat you come up with!

I am SO happy to hear this! I had been thinking about y'all and Noodles just a few days ago, for some reason - wondering if he'd had his second test yet. Hooray hooray!

A gosling. What is the fastest-flying bird?

I love the expression on the face of the baby Mom's perched on. Don't we ALL have days when we feel like that! :pinch: :pinch:

I just see text that says "OMG look at the images at bestviral.com" - and it's like two sets of offset text on top of each other.... Yep - definitely need to get new reading glasses...:blink: Aha - just went into bestviral.com and flipped forward a few screens. NOW I see it. Thanks for the Friday- afternoon cheer, Dan!<br><br>Post edited by: LindaMary, at: 2009/01/23 21:01

Okay, I'm definitely slow....I still don't get it....

Y'all are making me think it might really be worth it to try this training - if it isn't too late aready for Max (almost 2 years old). I currently use your method, Jan - the towel over my shoulder or lap - when I have Max on me. Boy do we go through towels!:whistle:

I feel your pain, EF. Maxi is the same way, but I confess I haven't really even tried to train her to poop in a certain place or at a certain time. I'd been kind of resigned to it, frankly, but I have really noticed since we got our second bird (a severe macaw) that she is SO much messier than he is in this respect. In every other way, he is The Complete Goop and she is The Dainty Lady, but man, where toilet habits are concerned, she's just a heathen. It's not like he was trained particularly, either - straight from a pet shop and cage-bound when I got him. I am wondering if it's just a difference between the species. He can sit on me for an hour without pooping sometimes. So I'm afraid I have no words of wisdom to offer - only sympathy!

Nice thread, casper! I have been developing teh height phobia as I grow older, too. I used to relish climbing trees as high as they would support my weight - now I can just about manage ten feet off the ground. Maybe it's just a growing sense of self-preservation? But here's one for you: cows. I don't have any idea why. I love snakes, don't mind bugs too much, the usual suspects - and I like other large animals (horses, elephants....). But cows make my palms sweat. This has been true for years - LONG before I was in a car in India that was gored by a panicked cow (horns actually got stuck in the door...) Go figure!

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Lisa, I do exactly the same thing with frozen vegetable and oatmeal - and I use the same veg mix, too. Clearly, great minds think alike...B)

Well, it's about time someone brought up this sensitive subject! Maxi does these cute little whispered foofs, usually followed by an "Uh-oh" or a "Woo!" It's hilarious. I don't actually know where she learned it...:whistle:<br><br>Post edited by: LindaMary, at: 2009/01/17 23:51

Well, I think you are probably one of the wisest and kindest souls I have heard speak in a very long time. It is really comforting to know there are people like you out there.

Welcome home, Skittles! Sounds like he's starting to feel settled. Good for you, Wisewun!

Oh, Berna, I stressing right along with you about your second story. I feel for the Hahn's macaw (and its owner!) too, but the situation with the timneh just makes me worry about imminent disaster. It really gives those of us who don't work in a pet store perspective on how hard it can be for someone who does. Do you have ANY control at your store over who you agree to sell birds to? I'm actually kind of appalled at the woman for even asking to buy another bird right away! :angry: I hope she is at least planning to enroll her kids in one of those courses for prospective adopters of parrots - I know I've seen some of them advertised on-line - and promised not to take Timmy home until they all pass the final exam with an A+...

Good for you, Laurie! That is a terrific accomplishment!

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