Jayd

Again, yes, freeze them the sane way, in a freezer bag. Seeds, you can refrigerate... Good questions...Thanks Jayd

I'm sorry chezron, Dave is correct, Aloe should always be sprayed on feather plucker's, and once a week as part of their bath routine, winter and summer,example: water, 2 days later Aloe, 2days later water again, year round..... In the wild, their natural habitat, Greys don't pluck, that's something we taught them to do.....

Hi, yes nut's, Walnuts, Almonds, Philbert's, Pecans and Brazil nut's in the shell, un-cracked can be frozen in a freezer bag for up to one year.....Thanks Jayd

Wonderful, 'Tiels are wonderful parrots, a few notes if I may...'Tiels are fairly easy to sex, only the males are the singers. Sometimes, a female will have white spots under the tail. 'Tiels do not require much fruit, maybe a small bit of fruit a day. Their pellets should not be fruit flavored. They are a seed eater. This they require but no sunflower seeds. It is known from our personal experience and also something that can be researched on the web that in certain cases, they should not have a sunflower seed mix but sub a safflower seed blend instead. A good choice is Volksman or Royal and a very good seed that we feed our fids (don't laugh) is the Universal Blend for Medium to Large Beaked parrots at Walmart. Just remove the black oil sunflower seeds (if they get one or two it doesn't matter) With this diet, they should also be fed once a day a small amount of dark leafy green veggies like Swiss Chard, Kale, Collard Greens, Dandelion Greens, Bok Choy, carrots (cooked or shredded), sugar snap peas, broccoli, frozen (cooked) mixed veggies, brown rice (cooked) and pasta (cooked), a small amount of cheerios, corn on the cob (occasionally), hard boiled egg (twice a week). Since this is a new baby, you can fix boiled sweet potato or yam with a dab of peanut butter (organic with palm oil Jif or Laura Scudders) and this will provide extra protein. This diet is complete for proper health and nourishment for the health of a Cockatiel. What we do about pellets is...we have three large birds who each eat a different kind of pellet so we take a couple of each to give to the 'Tiels. Make a variety of the foods mentioned above and you will have a lot of waste to start with but in the end, you will have a beautiful healthy bird. As a side note...two 'Tiels are as easy to take care of as one. You can get yourself a female from a completely different breeder and it doesn't matter if it is a Grey, a Lutino or an Orange-Cheek. Color is the outcome of the male. They are extremely easy to breed which is something your daughter could do since they should not be bred until at least a year old so you don't give them any stimulating toys or feed them an egg-laying diet until you are ready to breed them. A bonded pair of 'Tiels are not the same as a bonded pair of Greys, etc. as long as you keep constant care and quality attention to them. When they do lay the eggs, they will become standoffish. Another nice benefit of breeding Cockatiels is you can do what we call "surrogate parenting". Since you have to clean the nest box daily, from the start you are touching the chicks. So you start at seven days holding them, cuddling and loving them, letting them feel your body warmth for a few minutes each day. You increase the amount of the time spent with them and by the time they fledge, they are well accustomed to humans. At around 5-6 weeks, you can feed them warm baby formula with a spoon but not as a main meal, just as a supplement. Unfortunately, we never got to try this with any other species but Green-Cheek Conures. Enough...just passing on interesting information. Jayd and Maggie

You'll have no problem, your heart is in the right place....Jayd

Thanks, Try to always weigh her at the same time each morning, after her big poop, weight and changes to their droppings are one of the best signs of health/illness. Your doing a Greyt job.

Thanks Dave, always to the rescue....Jayd,Maggie,Spock and the flock

Thank you, hatch rates can sometimes be a sad thing... I myself would buy a hybrid, and take the chance, I would just like to see the breeding of them stop. I love all birds, especially if I can help them...Thanks so much Jayd

Your a good parront, thank you Jayd

Probiotics, Yogurt high in bacteria or, apple cider vinegar.....

Wonderful pictures, please don't get upset with me, please check out the bird hut [?] daily, they have a tendency to fray and a bird can get tangled up in them which can cause injury. Thanks Jayd

Our prayers are with you...

Sorry, I'm not as smart as a 5th grader...lol

Hi, there are a number of things to keep in a 'Parrot med kit" # 1 and foremost is Styptic power, you can get it at most pet stores, I use "KwikStop", you can also use a styptic pencil. You should have "Neosporin gel", not ointment for minor abrasions. Have "Hydrogen Peroxide" you dilute it 10 to 1 with purified water, rinse with the peroxide than flush with water. Aloe Vere juice, you can get it at Walmart, must refrigerate after you open it, excellent for irritations, plucking and once a week for bathing.[check out Dave's threads...] PowerAid, sugar free, "VET-WRAP", for immobilizing wings while trans porting to vet. Thanks Jayd

Maggie's choking with laughter, I have tears.......lol

It will be over 200,000 years before a New World parrot will be domesticated like our faithful dogs. Dogs have been crossbred for many, many years, our New World parrots have been in human captivity for less than 600 years, and bred less time than that... Lets say you have a Blue front parrot that has a different life span, a different diet, a different size/weight, a different personalty than a Yellow front, question, what will the baby's life span be? younger or older what will it's personality be? Etc....And mostly, will this breeding cause "New hereditary problems" Time has been to short to answer these questions.....I as others on thr net oppose "Hybrids" My opinion....Thanks Jayd

It doesn't taste to bad!!! lol

Really good advice Brianlinkles, thanks. ArilIsaMis, please for us check again what kind of Amazon it is. A Blue Front,aka Turquoise Amazon, and a Double Yellow head, aka Yellow head are to different kinds of Amazons. Thanks Jayd

The only safe way is to get something like: This is only my opinion...Jay http://www.walmart.com/ip/Kalorik-Kalorik-135.26-oz.-Stainless-Steel-Deep-Fryer/17623537?srccode=cii_5784816&cpncode=32-111316999-2&adid=1500000000000029469730 http://compare.ebay.com/like/160650768758?_lwgsi=y&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar It only takes 30sec for a full size MaCaw to aspirate

Kaytee sold out, quit their testing and close there labs, yes, baby's were lost...You can use Lafeber hand feeding formula, it's rice based, yum, good...Jayd,,P.S. it comes in a smaller amount and cheaper...

Yes, my wifes getting rid of me and keeping the flock.....Jayd

No problem, My mouth sometimes gets "stuck" open, my problems old age...lol Thanks Jayd

No, your diffenantly a good "Parront", 12 years or not.....

Thank you, your a good Parront!!

Sometimes it's a dry heave. The best thing to do is just say "Thank you" and don't make a big thing of it. [sorry Nancy] The reason for this is because if you make a fuss or big thing out of a action, especially with a Grey, they will think it's Ok, and continue to do it. Example: A grey bites you, you jerk your hand, yell or scream, say no, stop it in a louder voice than normal, they think you like it and repeat it to get the same reaction...Thanks Jayd