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Pistachio, our Ringneck parakeet has moved on to a better place. Here's a current and original post explaining how we rescued Pistachio  and Buddy.

(Maggie here)...Pistachio and Buddy have always shared a cage together and often at night when checking on them, tiny Pistachio would sleep with larger Buddy under his wings. I fed both this morning and they were great but when I went to check on them a little later, I found Pistachio on the bottom of the cage (passed on) with Buddy protecting him. At that time he would not let me near Pistachio. When I went back in a few minutes later, Buddy was on his perch and I moved Pistachio. As I left the room, Salsa flew in and landed on their old cage and sat with Buddy for a few minutes (she never goes in their room). Buddy squawked and made a ruckus for about an hour but he seems to have calmed down a little...We have had them since 2010 and they were together before that. We don't know how old they were when we got them. Really concerned about Buddy because he was more psychologically damaged from his previous life and still has much baggage. Pistachio let us touch him and pick him up when he landed on the floor but Buddy has always been like a lion in a cage...Fly free now over the rainbow...

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Greetings, I thought I might try something to help stimulate interest  on the Grey Forums. I'm going to post "Past Post's". At the least we all might learn something from the past. My 1st is from Spock [my wife Maggie] Spock considers himself "King of the Greys"... Ladies and gentlemen, HERE'S Spock....

 

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Maggie/Spock here...The other day, I made Jay his favorite tofu scramble with spinach, mushrooms, finely chopped celery and carrots, and finely chopped tofu and since I was running behind, I fed our fids some of this too for their hot meal with brown rice on the side. Joe was so excited and dived into his plate and took a big bite, lifted his head with his mouth wide open, let the food fall out of his mouth, shook his head  to get rid of the rest of the food, reared his head back and looked at me as if saying "What the HELL was that????".... Then he flew away and turned his back to me...ROLOL...I tried to make peace by offering him some scrambled egg but he just gave me the evil eye...I wasn't going to fool HIM twice! 

Greetings, (Maggie (Spock) writing for Jay)... If I may, We feed mainly "Volkman's Large Hookbill [Saffron], There are many good foods out there. Over the years we have fed our fids many different forms of food, please check some of our past posts. An excellent pellet is "Harrison's". We still feed our fids a warm dinner which is usually some type of veggies, warm sweet potatoes, rice, pasta, chicken, chicken bones with meat, scrambled egg, etc. (you get the idea ) They also eat off of Jay's plate (not mine LOL what I eat might not agree with them LOL) like Cheerios, Bran flakes, quinoa with kale (cooked), kale slushes, brown rice with swiss chard and tofu, fish, salmon, cod, halibut (bites), and their favorite, Tuna sandwich on 12 grain bread (LOL)...We make sure they have non-colored pellets, only vet-ordered supplements, no added salt, salt-free, no added sugar, no monkey nuts, (ONLY human grade roasted unsalted nuts). Concerning peanuts, we do not serve them too often because of high cholesterol and fat content. Sunflower seeds....very, very, very few...they are fattening and addictive...they are excellent for a training treat (3-4 a day). Pistachios (roasted no-salt) are an occasional great treat. Chickpeas (garbanzo beans) occasionally (once a week) are good because they bind good vitamins from the parrot. Walnuts are excellent and three almonds a day will turn your parrot into an Einstein

Touchy subject: In the early years, I gave Red Palm oil very rarely and in the last ten years, I have not given any at all. Most of the red palm oil is not from Africa, it is from Malaysia. The soil in Africa and Malaysia is totally different from each other and because of this, the quality and nutriment content is very different. There are acres of red palm farms in Malaysia. It is also full of trans-fat and cholesterol which can cause fatty-acid disease. If you wish to use an oil, virgin olive oil or a top grade canola oil are good. This is what we cook with. We only feed them whole-grain breads when they get a treat or a bite. A nice treat is a small bite of whole-grain bread with a little olive or canola oil on it. As a trade-off for red palm oil, feed them a vitamin E green veggie.

You have to research and decide what you want to feed your fid...I or anyone else should never stand on a soapbox and tell you this is what to feed them. So, use a Chinese menu format.......one from column A, one from column B....or all from column A or B...Be creative...Greys cannot live on one food alone

 

Greetings! Spock here typing for Jayd....

As some of you may recall, our oldest son passed away a few years ago and we keep his urn on the end of the long L-shaped bar that separates the living room from the kitchen next to the wall. It is a plain, unassuming grey marble urn a little over a foot in diameter. Quite a few times, unexpectedly, and never knowing when, Joe, our Grey, will fly over toward the urn and land about three feet away. He bends forward with his head turned to the right (Like he is bowing) and walks sideways while talking to Jayson "Hello, How are you?, Give me a kiss..." When he reaches Jayson, he touches his beak to the urn while making kissing sounds and asks him "How are you?"

The last time that he did this, he did something unusual...he mumbled something to him, paused, cocked his head, and answered "Okay". Then he said, "Gotta go now...okay. See you later. I love you". When he backed up approximately three feet away, he gave him another kiss, said "Bye-bye" and flew away...like nothing happened...
Only you can interpret this as you see fit...we take some comfort every time this happens....Grey cognition is amazing! In some of your research and study into Greys, a number of references can be found regarding telepathy...

P.S. this has been re-written three times due to tears...LOL

Greetings all, Jayd here. UV, if I may, Our CAG's don't receive much Vitamin D from food or supplements. CAG's receive Vit D from sunlight, as little as 2hr's a day works, with artificial lighting you need 8hr's. When the Grey preens, they wipe their beak across their " uropygial gland ". I have found out over the years, if your house is lighted with "Daylight bulbs" they seem to work. If you use the "Zoo Med" make sure it's not for reptiles... Warm, if the temperature around your Greys cage is 72 or above don't worry, their wild temp get's lower than that.

 

Couldn't Log-in on WI-FI away from home.

Yes, The 60's, Great singers and song, WAR and Peace marches.

Whats going on now around me reminds me of So much I wanted to forget about. This is the period in my life I changed my shirt for a uniform. We over came that, will do it again!!!!

And then, into a new era.

We love it, roflol Sterling Gris

:eek: We're their again, Winters tapping on our door. With winter comes "Dryness" and discomfort for our Greys. Summer heat is drying but the Heater Heat of Winters heating heaters can turn things into jerky.[whew ;)lol] Our best tool and cure all is? DA=DA, Aloe juice .......The cure all for so many birdie body ailments. Spray-em, ya, at least 3 times a week, your hands will thank you. What do you do to fight the "DRY Heats??:cool:

:cool:FOOD: What do we feed our Fids? Do we still feed our Fids what we fed them 3 years ago? 5 years ago? This subject is controversial, it's selective, it's personal and biased. For ground rules, we're- going to have to be 99% opened-minded, willing to listen, and think outside the box.

 

This thread isn't about "Who's right", it's about what's good and what regime fits each of us as individuals. Share your thoughts and ideas, speak your mind, pass on what you've learned, and have fun. Some of you on-lookers should join in. Check out this Thread...There's tons of good posts, some really good articles, and advice.

 

Joe and Salsa: what do they eat or don't eat? Some of you may remember our feeding habits of four years past. Due to mishaps I was able to sit back full-time and observe a number of different parrots and their living and eating habits. I have been able to observe the types of food, how it affects their attitude, their poop, their feathers, and their mental condition.

 

Up until recently, besides Joe, Salsa, Pistachio, and Buddy and two different species of Cockatoos including a Triton and a Lesser, when I realized what was going on and what I was seeing with my own eyes, I began choosing what they would and would not eat. With vet visits, their blood chemistries, their medical and mental conditions are all a-okay. As a matter of fact, their poops looks like the perfect picture of what you see in books, the perfect mixture of each element. Their feathers are gorgeous...Joe. who is at a bad age, is coming out more instead of slowing down and contemplating his navel. He is more alert, authoritative, his feathers are beautiful, his concentration levels are stronger and longer, he knows more of what he wants, and he exerts himself to Maggie, I, and the other fids instead of backing down and reverting to nail biting. Salsa is just arrogant...she can't wait for her meals and none of the birds gag them down. They all have also set up their own routines of when and what they want to be fed.

 

Now to the goodies: hold your breath....their main meal is Volkman Large Hookbill seeds (Safflower mix-no sunflower seeds). We purchase this on Amazon...OMG! Seeds! This is their staple and in their cage 24/7.

For breakfast, Joe enjoys his small chunked apples (must be Red Delicious ONLY - other brands have been tried and rejected with a major attitude for the rest of the day), six or seven unsalted, shelled pistachios, and occasionally 4-5 dry Cheerios, plus, for dessert, he has his own boxes of veggie rotini and spaghetti pasta that are kept at his daytime window station so he can help himself whenever he is in the mood. Salsa has her small amount of apple, a walnut, occasionally Cheerios, and a small piece of 12 grain bread with a light canola butter spread. (Canola instead of palm oil because there is no transfat or saturated fat).

 

Lunch and dinner will consist of food from our plates like chicken, scrambled egg, beans, assorted veggies, unsweetened apple sauce, etc. Dinner for them (all in small portions), includes rice, cooked pasta, garbanzo beans once a week, cooked carrots...made specifically for them. We do give them a bite, once a week, of unseasoned beef, chicken bones, and they do eat from our cereal bowls, including the skim milk in the cereal, or hot cereal such as oatmeal or cream of wheat. Also in their stock food pile, we include a seeded grape when available (ONE), and a chunk of pomegrates which they love to hold and eat. Salsa love to have a chunk of banana but she likes the top part so she can hold on to the stem while she eats the inside. Once in a while they will eat sweet potatoes but it is mainly more Salsa than Joe (he will only eat it if it is the fourth Tuesday of the month in months that end in Y).

 

Question: why have we changed so dramatically from the food we swore by not too long ago. 1) Health (poop, feathers, attitude), 2) They eat it and they have a variety of different textures and items to choose from, 3) Convenience 4) Waste and spoilage...very little. Let's get this boat a-rowing....

 

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Oh yes, that was a long time ago. We got hi from the music. When Dylan broke onto the seen, I formed a little group, "Jayd, BUG and JUDY" That's when the Folk Clubs sprang up, new life for folk music. Names like: Golden Bear, Prison of Socrates and the Drinking Gourd, [so-CAL beach area]. Here's a list of people who sang there:

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[TD] Amazing Rhythm Aces

Asleep at the Wheel

Average White Band

Peter Alen

Hoyt Axton

BB King

Captain Beefheart

Elvin Bishop

Black Oak Arkansas

Blondie

Brand X

Brian Auger

David Bromberg

Jackson Browne

Lenny Bruce

Budgie

Jimmy Buffett

Charles Bukowski

Eric Burdon

Busboys

Paul Butterfield

Byrds

Camel

Larry Carlton

Kim Carnes

Keigh Carradine

Cecilio & Kapono

Cheech & Chong

China

Vassar Clements

Billy Cobham

Judy Collins

Jeffrey Comanor

Commandor Cody

Larry Coryell

Country Joe & The Fish

Papa John Creach

David Crosby

Rodney Crowell

Cherie & Marie Currie

Rick Danko & Gary Busey

Kiki Dee

Detective

John Denver

Rick Derringer

Dixie Dreggs

Les Dudek

Bob Dylan

Walter Egan

England Dan &

John Ford Coley

John Fahey

Jay Ferguson

Firefall

Firesign Theatre

Flash Cadillac

Robben Ford

Michael Franks

Richie Furey

Flying Burrito Bros

Peter Gabriel

Jerry Garcia

Nick Gilder

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[TD] Dizzy Gillespie

Steve Goodman

Stephane Grappelli

Arlo Guthrie

Randy Hansen's

Machine Gun

John Hartford

Richie Havens

Head East

Jimi Hendrix

Dan Hicks

Hiroshima

Honk

Dr. Hook

Jan & Dean

Al Jarreau

Garland Jeffreys

Jefferson Airplane

Billy Joel

David Johansen

Janis Joplin

Kalapana

Jorma Kaukonen

John Kay & Steppenwolf

Doug Kershaw

Greg Kihn Band

Albert King

Kingbees

John Klemmer

The Knack

Al Kooper

Leo Kotke

Kris Kristofferson

LA Express

Ronnie Laws

Dr. Timothy Leary

Lenny & Squiggy

Ramsey Lewis

David Lindley

Loggins & Messina

Jeff Lorber Fusion

John Mayall

Taj Mahal

Mark Almond

Steve Martin

Dave Mason

Don McLean

McGuinn, Clark, Hillman

Randy Meisner

Lee Michaels

The Motels

Muddy Waters

Maria Mauldaur

Martin Mull

Michael Murphey

Nektar

New Riders of the

Purple Sage

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Norton Buffalo

Oingo Boingo

Oregon

Pages

Pablo Cruise

PFM[/TD]

[TD] Robert Palmer

Shawn Phillips

Jom Photoglo

Mary Kay Place

Plimsouls

Poco

Jean-Luc Ponty

John Prine

Pure Prairie League

Quicksilver

Jimmy Rabbit & Renegade

Bonnie Raitt

Ramones

Romeo Void

Tom Robinson Band

Kenny Rankin

Leon Redbone

Lee Ritenour

Ronin

Linda Ronstadt

Ranaways

Buffy Saint Marie

Sanford & Townsend

Savoy Brown

Tom Scott

Earl Scruggs Revue

Sea Level

Seawind

John Sebastian

Frazer Smith

Patti Smith

Smothers Bros

Sneaker

Spirit

Split Enz

Stephen Stills

Al Stewart

John Stewart

Strange Daze

Naughty Sweeties

Mrc Tanner

Tonio K

Peter Tosh

Tower of Power

George Thorogood

Stanley Turrentine

Tommy Tutone

20/20

Dwight Twilley

Van Halen

Louden Wainwright

Tom Waits

War

Jennifer Warnes

Bob Weir

Tim Weisberg

Lenny White

Wet Wiliie

Lenny Williams

Jesse Winchester

Jesse Collin Young

Neil Young

Warren Zevon[/TD]

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Admission was cheap. Those were the day's my friend we never thought they'd ever end..

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Maggie here: Thank you, that was a wonderful time and so much fun, It was happy 24/7, no drugs or hate or prejudice.

Thank you, I reloaded all drivers and stayed "loged in", I hope it works...

:cool:Greetings, Growing up I learned that music would play a important part in my life, from passing on my emotions and feelings to growing old. Later on in life I found out how important music was to my Fids lives, they thrive on it... I would like to post songs here, strictly for entertainment, if at anytime anyone feels this is inappropriate, I'll stop with out question.

 

When Maggie and I met, we were Folk singers [lol], Maggie sang with the world group, "Up with People", I sang on corners.[lol] Maggie still plays and sings to me with her 12 and 6 string acrostic guitars.

https://upwithpeople.org/

 

The First song here, many of us heard in our younger days, it's a Cuban folk song, and when it was sung new verses would be added.

 

 

GUANTANAMERA (Rumba)

 

What's the important? A lot of us heard it played but never new the meaning. You'll be surprised...

 

Joe and Salsa both give it a Thumbs up.

 

Let there be Love.

Parrots on the other Islands?

 

http://www.birdscaribbean.org/2017/09/after-the-storm/

https://www.freelists.org/post/wisbirdn/impact-of-Hurricane-Irma-on-birds,3

https://www.razoo.com/story/Birdscaribbean-Hurricane-Relief

To answer your first post Jay. I had some inclusive blood work done mon my small bichon. He came up as high a

kaline. So do to the size, I stopped the Alaska line water. They get 7.0 water now

 

I'm so sorry sweet lady, You all okay? Let this be a example, Always stay on top of things like Talon did...

Wouldn't putting the vinegar in boiling water kill the beneficial bacteria (the 'mother')? Thought about giving your recipe a try, because I know my fools will be tripping over themselves for anything with a little honey in it, but not sure about boiling water with the vinegar.

 

:DGood morning, [my bed time] lol. This recipe is so old I can't remember where I found it's Over 50 years old.. It is still scattered all over the Net and Search Engines and found at animal to health sites. When it's heated, it changes the chemical compassion. It works, that's what counts...:cool:

Same here, Firefox and Yahoo....