ladysadi

My pretty boy Shows the bit of red on his tail.

When I got my AG I was told "we think it is a female, because the clutch mate was larger". I read other visual sexing guides. The eyes looked female, the tail feathers couldn't be used cause it's a Timneh, and the coloration is light underneath. I used all of this info and assumed the previous owner was correct. DNA test came back with shocking news! LOL I'm happy though. I was finally able to settle on a name. Sterling. =) BTW when I was reading about the eye differences I found 3 guides. 2 were the same just pages coded by different people, a 3rd on a vet site was backwards. So I was a bit weary anyways. This might explain why my little Timneh has some red tail feathers.<br><br>Post edited by: ladysadi, at: 2008/11/07 04:45

My ex's cat stole one of my earrings from my favorite set, right before I moved out. So of course I'll never see it again! Stinkin cat :unsure:

What bacteria in particular is bad? http://www.exoticpetvet.net/avian/lovesick.html Biology is great

Thank you! That makes me feel so much better to know what it's called.

I have been hunting the internet for an answer and have had no luck. When my TAG is out of the cage on my finger she often takes her left foot (she's a lefty heh) and puts her toe up under her chin into the hole in her bottom beak. I was wondering why she does this, because it seems like she does it a lot more often than any of my other birds have. I don't assume it's anything bad, was just interested to know if there is some specific reason for it. I tried to google and find the name for the spot on the chin where the beak opens up but was not able to find anything besides "mandible" & "maxilla" for names of the beaks. If anyone knows of anything that might even be close to enlightening me let me know. Or if this makes no sense to you at all, maybe I can clear it up. LOL

I have had my TAG for 2 weeks now I think. Here are some of the names I have come up with so far. Sterling, Kyra, Gryphon, Ava, or something completely different. I had a rat named Sterling and kind of want to hold on to it in case I ever decide I want kids, but I don't think that is real likely. Gryphon and Kyra I found on the forums earlier tonight. I should probably ask permission before I choose one of those, huh? Ava is the name of my last Timneh and should I someday be lucky enough to get her back I would have two Ava's. LOL Ug, I get too attached to old names. I am into names that aren't completely overused. I love mythical and fantasy names (gryphon, chimera, pheonix, etc)so if you have any suggestions I am always in need of the extra ideas. I would still consider myself new to the bird ownership because I'm far from a veteran and always looking for more information. I owned a Sunday Conure for about a year. Unfortunately he was killed a month ago by my mother's husky while he was attempting to follow her to the back of the house but his wings were freshly clipped. I miss the little guy. Such a clown and was saying a few things also. If anyone is interested here is the story of my last African Grey experiences. In March I dragged my boyfriend into a petstore I had yet to check out because I didn't live in the same town he did. We found a CAG there that was older and a good talker. He came out of his cage for me although he was aggressive to most everyone there. Together we decided to get him to be our kid (neither of us wanted to have kids). We knew it would be a lot of work to get him to come around since he was older. We gave him two weeks, he fluctuated from being good and being aggressive. One day he attacked my boyfriend and then me when I tried to put him up after the incident. It freaked us out too much to continue working with him. If we were going to have a bird for the rest of forever we didn't want to live in fear. We took him back and got a baby Timneh about a month later. I wanted to be involved in the hand feeding so they sold her to us a bit early so I would have that chance. So, this was late May, early June when we got her home. She was wonderful, was best friends with the conure. My boyfriend became my fiance and the home was stable, she was very intelligent and learned quick. Well, in Sept the fiance and I separated, I moved 2 states away to start over. I didn't get to keep her even though I put more into her than he did. Thus the reason I got a TAG now, to fill the void. I didn't really want this to sound like a pitty trip sob story but I never was good at the "short and sweet" versions of stories

See if this works.

I just got a year old Timneh from a family whom she was not getting enough attention from. She's doing very well adjusting and seems to be very happy. I sent off a DNA test so I should know her sex for sure by next week and can settle on a name. =) I have previously had 2 other african greys for a short amount of time. Life has it's ways of educating me I guess. I have a Biology degree, always wanted to be a vet since I was young but now I'm searching for other roads involving animals. I own 2 cats (Lucy & Tabby), 3 rats (Aurora, Mr. Deeds, & Stan), 4 cornsnakes (Ember, Blizzard, a baby pewter & a baby bloodred), a hedgehog (Guinevere), and my african grey of course.