lovethatgrey

As both of my parrots mature I am discovering that being on the telephone or simply "holding" the phone will immediately put the both of them in "attack mode" It took us about 4 attack episodes to finally "get it". My pionus parrot's feathers will raise very high making her head very poofy looking, her tail feathers will flare out and then she'll attack very HARD. She is normally very docile and gentle. My African grey will fly straight to us from wherever she is, land on our shoulder and give us what she would consider "a warning bite" on our cheek. Both situations are very dangerous for the both of us so now we avoid the phone completely in their presence. If we need to use it then we go in another room and CLOSE the door. It will be interesting to see what other situations will set them off. Living with a "wild creature" definitely has its challenges. What are you parrot's "attack" triggers?

They are having a free Shipping offer for EVERYONE even for those of you in the US until Jan 10-2010 To benefit you must suscribe to their new letters. Once I receive my order I will take Pics for all of you and let you know what Sachi and Emma thought about their new food. This time I ordered 2 packs of Sweet potato sticks, 1 pack of Parrot Deluxe Seed mix, 1 Mayan Crunch, 1 bag of Jungle Trails.. (because Emma loves this one so much).{Feel-good-00020114}

Oooh. Thanks so much. I'm always looking for new Canadian site!

Thanks so much everybody! It was pretty special for us too when the Manager of Peppergberg Labs emailed me to ask if they could post Emma's video and picture. I highly recommend this toy because it is comprised of so many stimulating parts and extremely well made. Today the toy is no longer in one whole piece but Emma and Sachi enjoy it nonetheless and dedicate daily time to play with it:)

Her video and her pictures are here for all to view!{Feel-good-00020114} http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Alex-Foundation/82141807119 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4r6UONOGTk The Alex toy can be purchased at Tnt Parrot toys. http://www.tntbirdtoys.com/medium.htm<br><br>Post edited by: Talon, at: 2010/01/05 14:28

Did you try applying some aloe vera on the affected area? Even though there may be no visible signs of pain..I would imagine the area is quite sensitive and probably painful since there was contact with very hot water from what you posted. Thanks for posting about this. What a fright! (((Penny)))<br><br>Post edited by: lovethatgrey, at: 2010/01/04 06:10

I agree that both are equally nutritious and sometimes the "frozen vegetables" are even more nutritious than the fresh bought one. I just prefer the taste of "fresh".

Thanks guys! Luvparrots… Yes Emma does keep me very busy. I wouldn't have the time to be able to keep up with 2 of her.

She gives daily attention to this toy.

Here you go! http://www.trueloveaviary.com/teyobitota.html

These days it isn't very easy to get pictures or videos of Emma without this happening!:blush: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_SV-pjXLYo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paYi-fqZk8E

I'm going to purchase one of these for SAchi and Emma.{Feel-good-00020114}

If Emma and her antics can encourage other parrot owners to provide great enrichment to their parrot's life, I'm all into it. The best part is that 50% of sale profits of this toy goes to THE ALEX FOUNDATION and will greatly assist Dr. Pepperberg in continuing her valuable and important research on African grey Intelligence.{Feel-good-00020114} http://www.alexfoundation.org/ Of course I haven't discussed the matter with Emma yet, but I'm sure she'd be fine with it!<br><br>Post edited by: lovethatgrey, at: 2009/12/28 18:39

Oooooooh Ooooooooooooh Ooooooooooh! I am so excited that I can hardly contain myself. I had sent a thank you email to the folks who created the ALEX toy and they forwarded my video and pictures of Emma to the Manager of the Pepperberg Lab ........................She emailed me today and asked if they could link Emma's video to The AlexFoundation Facebook page!! What a great feeling!!!!!! Perhaps Dr. Irene Pepperberg will see Emma's video too!!!!!

I love this video so much.

She's gorgeous! I would like one day to meet a Mealy amazon.{Feel-good-00020114}

My absolute pleasure.Today she was at the toy again. I am sure that Emma would recommend it to all other greys if she could. I wish all of you a great holiday season filled with lots laughter joy and Love.{Feel-good-00020114}

Emma and Sachi received several new toys today. One of the toys was the "Alex Toy" and it is definitely a 2 talons up toy! When she first saw it the first thing that came out of her mouth was "whoa". I thought she'd take to it quickly but she seems somewhat nervous about touching it for a good 10 minutes. Finally I hung the toy on her Boing and left her to figure it out on her own and it was clearly the best thing to do. I am very impressed with the detail, thought and creativity of this toy. It is a big keeper and Emma absolutely loves it. Here is a video that I took tonight during the 1rst minute after she warmed up to it. The toy was purchased at TNT {Feel-good-00020114} http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4r6UONOGTk

One of the members of this forum was VERY happy with this breeder. She is in Northern California. http://fofaviary.com/

to the grate is when I am cleaning the cages. :blink: I took this video this morning. Perhaps it is because she wishes to interact with me while I'm cleaning... or perhaps it's just beneath her to hang out at the bottom until the soiled papers are removed.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRb_fijRy7U<br><br>Post edited by: lovethatgrey, at: 2009/12/21 00:06

She loves the BIG Ka LaNG sound they make when she tosses them too! The cups are made out of thick plastic and pretty indestructible. :woohoo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDUTD-VKeh0<br><br>Post edited by: lovethatgrey, at: 2009/12/20 05:57

Ditto with what Dave posted.

Loves it but doesn't like the camera so much these days. {Feel-good-00020114} In the 2nd video she finally turns towards the camera. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69dE6bjXmz4

I didn't look at the site but the "k1, k2P2, etc,etc" sounds like knitting. I learned how to knit when I was in elementary school. It sounds quite basic... I"m sure anyone who has any base knowledge of knitting could do it.

At Greyfeathertoys! {Feel-good-00020114} It seems that they don't have these sales often. I just ordered a whack of toys for my Girilies! Now I just have to wait. http://greyfeathertoys.com/