Fisher

{Nature-000200A9} hi all does any1 know why/what my bird is doing/wanting or needing as she holds onto her cage or her food bowl with 1 foot and her beak and and is trying to SKATE (you know try to ride a skate board that is not there lol) she will do this regular through out the day and some times it can last 2-3 mins. i dont think its coz she board as her cage door is open all the time we are home so she can come out, she has toys, fruits, nuts, veg and seeds she gets our love and time. 1 thing we have noticed is that she dont do it when on us or on her play top its only in the cage does any1 else's CAG do this ? why is she doing this ? thanks all {Nature-00020095}

{Nature-0002009B}hi again ok look at the pic that you have posted on the right hand side of the cage door that part of the seed guard has a bow in it down the length also down the front edge where the screws go, its bowed if you look now that i pointed this out the bows stand out like 2 sore thumbs lol i know they dont seem to want to bend but trust me and try this screew 3 sides of it together nice and tight get the triangle shape then the last piece put 2 screws in 1 side and begein to stretch or push or bend until the top hole lines up for the 3rd screw place that 1 in the reshape the bottom until it screws in all these cages seem to be the same and need slight adjustment when building them like i said it took me hours to work out how to use it and i had success and im sure others have had the same trouble my way worked for me and should do for you it doesnt damage the paint or powder coat just dont be to rough {Nature-00020095}

{Nature-000200A9}i posted the solution on mr congo for you but i missed out this detail when it makes a triangle push the 2 side bits out a little until its nearly square then put the back piece up and see how far off you are keep repeating this process until its square let us know how it goes{Nature-00020095}<br><br>Post edited by: Fisher, at: 2009/03/04 20:35

the cage sounds how ours was its very simple find the 1 thats the same lenght as the cage front and then the 2 side pieces screw them together and lift into place on the cage then put the back piece up and in place with the sides and front and screw it up tight thats it it took me 2 days to work out how they worked but there on now and doing the job

hi congratulations it proberly was not baby jabbering as my CAG rappa can say HELL but doesnt put the O on the end its so funny she was born 12th december 08 and only bein with us 5 days but i must addmit in this time she has only said it to us 4 times but thats enough to remember

{Nature-000200A9}hey there well done for taking in that grey and 1 day he will love you just as much as you will love him i have a baby and never had an older bird so its all new to me but maybe we can learn tips and tricks from each other as they all need our care love and time also well done for kicking the drugs i can tell by your story that your a total different person for doing so you must feel 1000 times better and your family must be so impressed by you. your story is quite touching mate so keep up the good work and stay in touch fisher. bare this in mind pal it takes a boy to take drugs but it take a man to beat the habbit so good look and keep up the hard work its well worth it (respect to you){Nature-00020095}

{Nature-000200A9}hi be a bit more pacific do you mean your a breeder? are you selling older greys? or problem birds? have you sold before? is this some thing your doing just to make money? or is it that your doing it for the fact you love CAG's? please explain also let people know abit about you like where your from how long you have been doing the bird thing lol im not bein harsh but the question you asked brings back more of a question to yourself hope this helps as id like to know more thanks Fisher{Nature-00020095}

{Nature-000200A9}Please find the pics of rappa in the photo album on place i can get them to upload if you search for RAPPA they will come up thanks for all your comments {Nature-00020095}

i cant get them on i give up lol

First time off trying to upload pictures Hope it works Meet Rappa my baby cag born 12th december 08 Post edited by: Fisher, at: 2009/03/02 23:32 Post edited by: Fisher, at: 2009/03/02 23:42<br><br>Post edited by: Fisher, at: 2009/03/02 23:58

{Nature-000200A9}hi there im not too sure because as i read ur post i am looking at RAPPA she was born on 12th december08 and she is a CAG but she also has feathers like yours im sure that this is normal and will change in time im going to look at the live photo album and check to see if this is the case on other babie CAG's as im very interested in this now lol {Nature-00020095}

hi my first cag 2 days ago RAPPA is born 12th december 08 and she will eat anything offered to her but i dont know who much younger they can have them i know my baby has bein on seeds and fresh fruit from 9 weeks thats when it was first offered to her. maybe somebody else might be able to offer more help on this for hope this helps {Nature-00020095}

{Nature-00020095}thanks all we are having loads of fun and she can already nearly say hello she keeps on trying its sooooo sweet we cant belive how quick she is progressing eg, climbing and flying she loves had a few crashes but overall shes got the hang of it thanks all {Nature-0002009B}

thanks for the advice we pretty much just left her to sort her self out yesterday we stood talking and offering her food and this morning she allowed me to stroke her so hopefully within a little time she will trust us all i guess giving her plenty of room and time she will be ok and come out of her shell thanks again{Nature-00020095}

thankyou i know its early days but its very worrying hopefuly its just a phase and it will wear off in the next couple of days

may all our thoughts be with you and your family

congratulations i bet your well happy this is where the fun starts lol

{Nature-000200A9}please help we got our baby yesterday on the 28-02-09 it was all fine yesterday she was very cuddly and quite calm considering having to leave her other sisters shes eating and drinking well but my problem's started this morning, when i got up i came into the living room and stood speaking to her i took her food and water away to be changed for fresh then cleaned out her paper i had the cage door open for her through this whole process and she just sat watching but now she on top of her play top and every time somebody talks to her and goes any where near she fluffs up her feathers and wants to bite you how can i address this problem as we love her so much and just want to be friends and have fun but she aint interested please help also i have to say that nobody has shouted or anything like that no 1 has forced her to do owt she didnt want to its very confussing and frustrating any hints or tips would be very helpful thanks {Nature-00020095}

yes we have we decided on RAPPA as we didnt want to call her summat everyone has heard before but also a name that never getts heard or said in our house hold so she knows when we are calling her lol

{Feel-good-00020069}hi all just had to let you all know we brought home our baby cag today (2 hours ago) soon as we got in we open up her box i lifted her into her cage after 10 mins she was climbing around it i opened the door and she climbed up to the top and sat on her play top she now cleaning herself and eating out of her dish i cant belive it. we was told she had not flew yet she already had 3 flights and trying to do more but crashs into things also she loves all of our attention and wants to be with you but also likes walking on the front room carpet il upload some pics soon need to get a couple first lol anyway we are all over the moon shes home and cant wait for her to make a noise as shes bein very quite at the minute but hey its very early days yet {Nature-00020095}

i would seek help from an avian vet if its not a health issue then try things around the home hope this helps{Nature-00020095}

thank you so in short let them spend alot of time together but look out for the signs when (RAPPA) the cag has had enough

thanks for the heads up jhhuhma we have already met our bird on 2 different occassions and she seems to love my little boy and remembers him she has bein hand reared inside the house and has even had the kids of the breeder have a feed i know the risks and belive me if i thought it would be a problem we would not be bringing her home but on the other hand we will be always near when its my son and cags time together and if any problems my son just wont handle the bird. i must add my son is very quite and of a calm nature but does love his animals no matter wat they are and spends lots of his time playing with his dog they get on like a house on fire lol so hopefully all should be good but a steep learning curve for all

i have a son who is 3 this saturday and we are buying a CAG also this saturday we hope they will both get along fine as we alraedy know our son is good with them as a friend of the family has some kind of amizon. we understand its going to take time and alot of effort to learn them both wats right and wrong but we are well ready for the challange i think it would be ok as long as your child understands when you say no to leave the bird alone. also think of it as it good company for your child and the rest of the family hope this helps you dawn5679 {Nature-00020095}

that is so very sad and heart breaking sorry for your lose {Feel-bad-00020063} R.I.P Coocie {Love-0002006D}