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Miya poop the other day was a yellowish orange I thought it was the dye from her rawhide bone,since it's orange,and was going to throw it away. But while cleaning under the cage for dropped stuff,I found a half eatem chetoe my hubby had givenher.he had asked if it was ok,being it's the first time he has shown her any attention in the week she has been homw with us,I said it was ok,but only one.I was so happy he wanted to give her somethin.. yeah he is warming up to her.:woohoo:

if you use crystal like you can string the little cups with a treat inside,using rhe lid from container on bottom since it larger. seen bits of drinking straws used I've put nuts inside a tube that holds 35ml film minus film of course.

Thanks Dave, """vet said she may not been preeening correctly or enough""" I'll have to ask,maybe she was inplying that she wasn't useing it enough to keep wax from getting hard/cloged..if thats possible. When i took the note from vet,back to where I got her.they said most greys are larger and it felt a normal size to them,so we will see.The vet was more concerned that it was tender,and if my memory is correct,it wasn't waxy when she massage on the area. As for the higher white count,of course purchase place said that is normal to happen during a stressful move,that it will clear up. have you heard of a Bene-bac...it's for stressful times,should i use this??? Also was it 100% Aloe Juice you said to mist with for iching skin...do you use it straight or mix with water.

Dan, When doing my new bird exam the vet said Miya's she thought Miya's gland was inlarged (but could just be it's normal size).And that it didn't look enfected,but seemed tender,so it may be blocked.Did fecal and blood panel,white cell count was up alittle arounf 1600,all other results are fine/normal. At this time we didn't start anti-botic or check for beak & feather ( she said she only saw that about 10 times and by all APREANCES it didn't look like that could be the cause. Since we aren't sure if the high count is due to the gland and a infestion just starting.Or vice versa. The plan is to check her again in 3 weeks.If she isn't any better or counts is higher then put her one somerthing,work/fix the blockage if it is actualy blocked. What is your take on this? What do you think we should do? Miya ia about 5 mouths old,TAG,on 1 feeding a day.I've had her with me a week,had to get her out of pet store,she is seems very active,eats well as far as I can tell ( i take her tomorrow for a weigh-in)I've been misting or showering daily,to get her to preen (vet said she may not been preeening correctly or enough)Last couple of days.Ive seen downy feathers,at first thought she was plucking.Could she be molting at this age? p.s with the misting she does fine,showers SEEMS ok,doesn't try and fly off perch,but looked like she froze,then made noise at me when I took her off. If that a sigh of fear??

OMG...and to think I just steamed cleaned my carpets Saurday.Miya was in the other room.I never thought it could have killed her.Since I've cleaned them before when I've had the tiels.

I'll have to try this.I made a 15 bean mix this weekend.I thought it tasted horrible (but I don't like beans)...knew it was bad when hubby said yuck take that from the birds. Funny thing is Miya ate half of it,the tiels wouldn't touch it...and I have a gallon of it in the freezer.

Not sure where you live but could try www.craigslist.com www.kijiji.com put in your state/city here we also have a small weely paper called the trading post.Where people post things for sale.Thier wasn't any cages avail. when I bought mine,so I had to get new.but since I've seen some really nice ones.way cheaper then I paid for mine. Ask what happened to the bird that was in it,clean with colrox & water...leave out in sun to dry.

Haven't gotten my Grey home yet,so not sure if the following will work as well for her cage as it does for my cockatiels. But instead of Poopoff I wet a dryer sheet,and wipe the cage/grate.It softens the poop real quick,no waiting. then dry with a papertowel.

some birds gets an allery to the perservites in kaytee.Once Miya is weaned and home .I'm going to convert her to Hagens.My tiels have eaten that the last 5 years and done great. they do have it for greys also.

backpack on wheels??? are you meaning the pack a bird (bird stroller) I would love that also,but hunny is already barking about money spent and I've not even brought Miya home yet,so that will have to wait until this one needs replaceing or when I ask for it for my birthday or christmas. Then this would be used for car rides,vets,things like that.I didn't cancel my order for the hotel,for I don't want to keep Miya in the car carrier a week during vactions.or weekend trips.

Check out this carrier...it's just like a car seat arraches.you can see a picture of it on MSN Shopping/Overstock...I pais 40 instead of 69 PetGear Auto Carrier and Kennel

Hey Guys. Ceck out what I got today.At my local pet store.There is a picture of it umder MSN/OVERSTOCK. I got it cheaper then the price it showes.All I did was add a wacky perch,so that it would have a perch and something to chew on. Miya seemed to like it when I placed her inside to be sure she would fit, It ia call a.... PetGear Auto Carrier and Kennel what I liked most about it that the base hooks in your car like a car seat,then the carrier is removeable.small feed/water cup is included.

Thanks Dan I read that Macaw's needed the extra fat,but couldn't find one on Greys. I'm going with the lower fat,like I wanted to.It looked like it had more fruit pieces.:woohoo: It's what I'd want if I was a bird.:laugh:

ok.I'm looking at 2 types of Hagen food.I know it's not Harrison but it's the next best brand,at half the cost.It has a mix of pellets ,dried fruit/veggies and some seeds I believe. But on brand had sunflowers in for fat.I was asked if greys have a problems with fatty liver. Do grey need more fat in thier diets?? Need to know before I buy the wrong type.My tiels have done great on Hagens pellet mix diet.So I thought I'd use the same brand for MIYA.

thanks for the ups on that.did you get the costum for grey are the standard medium one