gourdlady247

They better pack there bird knowledge, and be ready to unpack it hen they get here LOL

Thanks Ya'll I NEVER thought I ould be a bird person. My kids had canarys when they were little.. VERY noisy ( the birds not the kids) LOL. Geroge is great

Thanks for the help. I hope I'm able to go. But I think she also has one in March also. Maybe by then George won't be so freaked out by things. Oh BTW I have an extra room at my home you folks are welcome anytime.

ok thanks. Someone had told me she was going to be in dallas next weekend. I'll check into it.

Ok thanks I just wanted to know that I as doing what I needed to be doing. I talk to him all the time and stuff. I just don't want to do anything to set us back. Thanks for the advice, we can use all we can get.

Can some one help with this ladies name. She travels every where and helps people with their birds behavior problems. Does any one know her name and if anyone thinks it's worth the money to go to her seminar. She's going to be in Dallas Texas next weekend. Thanks Marla

he came with a big blue ball with holes in it i guess it is to get treats out of. I hope I put them in there trying to entice him and it has a big bell attached to it. But other than that I don't know if he had more toys.

we still can't touch him yet. The day the lady that used to have george came and trimmed his wings he was on the floor and we like to not have caught him. But I now know the areas to look if he ever gets away again LOL.. cause he went evey where

George never moves from the perch that reaches from one side of the cage to the other. he has toys in there of course but he never plays with them. When he moves around the cage he uses the bars. I clean the paper in his cage a couple times a day just in case he wants on the floor and play. But no such luck. Good thing Thrifty Nickles are free. Any suggestions on how to get him to play. I sit forever playing with his toys trying to get him interested but nothing. Do I just keep playing or hat. I don't want him to be board, but he just sits there. Thanks Marla

Tonight my husband Doug and I were in the kitchen, George was in the livingroom in his cage witht the door open all day never moved off his perch, But anyway... we were both in the kitchen, at first George softly whistled a couple times then when e didn't come in the livingroom. He made the ringing sound of out telephone. He did two rings. I guess he only did to cause I usually answer the phone on the second ring. Thought it was funny Happy Halloween Marla, Doug and Geroge

we was wondering if in time we decide to add another Grey to our family can you put to greys in one cage. Georges cage is 32"deep x 36 wide x 66" high. Our kids think it would be cool to have an offspring from George, Not that's happening any time soon. I have to much to learn about George first. Thanks Marla

Ok all the windows in my house for some reason has a peice of furniture in front of it. So I can't put George in front of a window to get son light. and I'm not ready to try and put another cage that can go out side. So should we invest in a light source for him. and is the heat that comes from the light he needs or is it just for the light? Thanks Marla and George

I bought a large bag of dog food a couple weeks back, opened up and roaches went everywhere. So now I'm seeing roaches everyonce in a while in the kitchen. So is there any thing that is safe for me to spray that won't mess with George. Or ill I have to house him out side for the day, but of course it getting kinda chilly out. Thanks Marla

do i use this all the time in stead of water to give his a bath or should i use both?

I sent my son James out to the pharmacy first thing this morning to get the Aleo Vera Juice and gel. Couldn't find the gel but was able to get the Juice. I started out misting him with it hen he got kinda ( I HOPE excited and not mad about it). When he started spreading his wing a little bit it changed it to a stream. He seemed to not mind it spraying him like that. It has been about 30 minutes since I have bathed him, hope fully it will help until i can get him to the vet. Thanks everyone for the advice. Marla, Doug, James & George

This is the new addition to our human family. We have had him for 2 weeks, George is between 7-10 years He can ask ...Whats your problem Say Hello. And if you come in the front door and don't say hello to him the minutes you open the door he wistles an ear pericing whistle. And we think he called me Nana the other night...that's what my grandkids call me. He has a few bad habits so expect lots of questions from us Thanks Marla, Doug adn George

ok heres another question.... There are three people that lives ith George. Me My husband Doug and Our 24 year old son James. George does talk He asks Whats your problem Hello and other words that e haven't figured out yet. But when the Youngest son his wife and three kids come over he will talk up a storm. Or when other people come over he talks alot. But when it just the three of us he's pretty much quiet. Why's that. Is he showing off or what? Oh my grandkids call me Nana... We think he called me Nana the other day but not real sure. But I was so excited I all most cried.

thanks for the advice. I'll go tomorrow and find the aleo vera gel. I do have another question. And I may have started my own bad habit for him in the 2 eeks we have had George. When we got him he was in a small cage. So we ran right out the next day and bought he a condo campared to what he as in. And of course I have bought every book and mag, i could find. Even ordered a video Called bird tricks. Deals some with biting but I think the birds are more advanced than George and I. Any way. When George came to us he was on some type of pellet food. he ate it for a few days then we moved him into the new cage and he quit eating the pellets.....so of course i went to the net and found all kinds of recipes for cooking and making him food. He won't even look at the pellet food now. I read about sprouting seed for him, but i can't find hat kind of seeds i'm supposed to be sprouting. And is it good for him to be on food that i make him, and not the pellets. It didn't seem to mess his stomac up or anything. Cause I've been watching his poop. Never thought I would ever say any thing like that....lol So the question is .... what kind of seed can I sprout for him and is fixing him food ok.

George is between 7-10 years old. I have had him for two weeks and he came to me with the plucking problem ...I guess. The only place we see any feathers missing is under his left wing. I do spray him with a water bottle... I was trying to not get it in his face. But apparently he likes it cause he will squat to get his face in the spray. No I don't towel dry him and never new about the blow dryer. I thought they did it themselves. Everyone please forgive my ignorance. But I'm trying to learn. The lady we got him from had about 50 other birds, she her self said she couldn'tspend personal time with the birds like she wished she could. She has a Macaw that almost took her thumb off she she has many birds with many bad habits.

hi Marla and George want to know what should I be working on first. NO MORE Biting or stepping up. I can only get him out of the cage if he is towled. I really don't want to do that I'm afraid that he will be even more upset than he is. Thanks for the advice.

Thanks for all the welcomes. My name is Marla. I'm not real computer lingo smart. So when I put gourdlady247 I didn't realize it was wanting my real name.LOL I was wanting any information I can get on Plucking. When we got him I noticed he would what i thought as prenning. George has been pulling feathers out from under his left wings. He I think has plucked it raw. I can't see under his wing. And of course he won't let anyone touch him still. Because he still bites. But I wondered if there was something I could do until I can find a vet to take him to. Unfortunatly the closest bird vet is in Dallas. About 2 hours away. So I want to find a good one that has patients for a biting bird and someone who knows only what I have learned in the last two weeks. When Ithink I'm making abreak through, the next day it seems like Iv'e taken a step back. I am a lucky one that I don't have to work (thanks to my husband) I have plenty of time to work with George. But I'm not sure when to tell when enough is enough for that day.

Just got George 2 weeks ago, He hasn't been handled in over 5 years. He is between 7-10 years. I hope we become more then I feed and and try not to be bitten.