PitSoulja

thanks I appreciate it so far so good no dead birdie and ive been feeding her for a week even changed my photo, shes growing fast! she was bigger than Tim when I got her now shes twice his size. when and if I can get Tim to cooperate ill take a photo of both of them

Timnehs are wonderful parrots. They love spending time with their owner mine is a complete jabber jaw and very cuddly. not only does he love his chin rubbed like a cat but loves beak rubbing and petting too. i do recommend when hes old enough to come home you get a parrot necklace to keep him from chewing on your shirt

Actually what you're incouraging is good behavior out of him not bribery. Soon you will be able to say come here and he'll automatically do it. But all the same when he does something you like or want reward him with his favorite treat. This is another key to winning over many birds. You have it good considering he's coming to you right away the difference with mine is he'll go to my 2 year old son and me but won't go to the wife. So I'm sure he's just become attatched to one gender but I am working on rectifying the gender or one person birdness that he tends to go through. And even my African Grey has a shreik. It's not so much loud as is the pitch of it. The pitch makes your ears ring but the sound if you're in another room isn't defening. The more you study about your african grey the more you'll pick up on some of the behaviors. I do suggest reading books by Nikki Moustaki (I believe thats her name) she's written a couple of books including parrots 4 dummies. Even experienced bird owners can benefit from that book it's also entertaining to read as well. This is my favorite repairman story I hope you guys like it. Wanda's dishwasher quit working so she called a repairman. Since she had to go to work the next day, she told the repairman, "I'll leave the key under the mat. Fix the dishwasher, leave the bill on the counter, and I'll mail you a check." "Oh, by the way don't worry about my bulldog. He won't bother you. But, whatever you do, do NOT, under ANY circumstances, talk to my parrot! I REPEAT, DO NOT TALK TO MY PARROT!!!" When the repairman arrived at Wanda's apartment the following day, he discovered the biggest, meanest looking bulldog he has ever seen. But, just as she had said, the dog just lay there on the carpet watching the repairman go about his work. The parrot, however, drove him nuts the whole time with his incessant yelling, cursing and name calling. Finally the repairman couldn't contain himself any longer and yelled, "Shut up, you stupid, ugly bird!" To which the parrot replied, "Get him, Spike!"

probably about the bst thing you could have done for him. My Blue and Gold is just a baby and when I turn out the lights and she hears something go by the cage she growls louder than my TAG when I try to stick something in his cage with him in it. With Tim I know better not to put stuff in there with him in the cage so I have to let him out then put things in his cage. Sounds weird but it makes sense if the bird doesn't like it when it's in the cage. The first few nights were as you said it probably stress and as he or she gets adjusted to the home then becomes more comfortable and loose.

I beg to differ on the cages. I'll be totally honest don't get a metal cage for a bird that big if you ever got one. The rescue I volunteered at went through 15 cages, And usually the biggest ones you could get which was about $2,000 a pop for stainless steel. This was before they decided to try an Acrylic bird cage. And that was the best thing they ever did. The bird was kept warm, it was also properly ventilated. And there was a special drop door for the grate at the bottom so the inside could be cleaned. Was well worth the $2,500 spent on it. Their diets are palm nuts and are utterly devistating to the bank account but there are other nuts that they can eat that are just as good if you need an alternative. Almonds, Walnuts, and other big nuts. Keep in mind they have to have a rather large fat content their metabolism is extremely high. Although the ones that I worked around were moderately loud. No screaching or anything but when they spoke it was as if someone was in the same room yelling at you. The words I hear the most were Give me a Nut, and Shower. And once in awhile Cage clean. but yes they are extremely strong, and for god's sake always trim the nails almost every week I still have a scar from when one went through my arm. You can have popeye forearms and they'll still go in. Being a large guy myself I was shocked. So keep them trimmed. Also for the one poster who went to the Amazon, There really arn't that many left in the wild. About 300 population counted for. But yes expensive price tag. 10,000 to $15,000

My TAG and Sun Conure torment eachother. I couldn't keep them out together without the Sun Conure starting something or the Timneh African Grey starting it. The first time They were out the Sun Conure got the best of the Timneh because Pheonix was twice as fast as Tim. And trying to break them up in mid air was about as weird as it got. Get them apart and in their cages and let them out one at a time and it's like they were totally different people. Pheonix passed away last year rest his soul. Although Pheonix had his times. Before I got married my ex and I were eating stuffed crust pizza and I gave the crust to my cat and Pheonix flew over to take it from him, Daemon (demon) decided he didn't like and swung, Pheonix jumped back and then decided to attack the cat. Needless to say the cat took faster than when I shot him with water. and I just got the heart a little while ago to get another parrot a blue and gold which I was wanting for awhile. At 5 weeks old she's nearly twice Tim's size. I put them together to see what reaction I would get out of Tim the same way I started out with my son and he just took off. My guess is he didn't like her or he just didn't care. I can tell when he ignores something and when he's interested. As far as the cat is concerned Tim has no fear of the cat, cat will no longer bug parrots after his encounter with the little Sun Conure that could. But I keep them at a safe distance now. So I'm hopping as Sunny gets older that they will be ok.

I can only imagine what it's going to be like when I start weaning Sunny my 1 mo old blue and gold. I've seen blue and golds wean enough to know that it's a pain in the culo. But very satisfying once it's done. Although she seems to be taking in less feedings, already between 80 and 90cc. I'm going to dread the 180cc binge when it comes.

favorite treats are keys to that one. reward when they come to you. I had a sun conure that used to climb up the chain to my ceiling fan and had to turn the fans off. of course by the time be got to the ceiling and to the ceiling fan he'd just hand there by one foot upside down. which was very entertaining even better was when he did it with a peanut and ate it upside down that was unique.

In all honesty Hyacinths are very very social birds, they are also quite gentle. Their diets highly consist of palm nuts. Considering their diet is extremely expensive the alternatives are many, almonds, walnuts, pecans, ect.. (no peanuts). Considering the diet is expensive the bird is nearly 10 times that amount at a whomping $15,000 for the average Hyacinth. Not only that because the bird is so huge they take almost a year to wean too. As funny as it sounds they make blue and gold macaws look very small in comparison. The power of the beak however. Is crazy. The palm nuts they eat, they can open with ease. In order for us to open the same nut, we need to use a sledge hammer..... If you've ever snapped a twig with your fingers before this bird can do the very same to a broom stick in one bite. As far as playing they play much much rougher than other birds. but their temperment is incredible. If you ever happend to get one it'd be a pretty rewarding experience. If you've ever been on youtube you can see them talking and running around and what not. Their voices are very clear and pretty loud. It's almost like you being in the living room and it's in another room the bird sounds like it's yelling the words. After having time in a bird rescue I liked the hyacinths quite a bit but not enough to actually get one or the hefty tag they come with. But their temperment is great.

rather unique birds they are. The one I saw and got to know downed fruit like junkies down bottles of pills. Half of it's walking was more like jumping.

I like crows. nature's large scavengers.

It's a baby blue jay. Looking at the wing feathers they are very blue. The grey undercoat is the start before it gets the rest of it's blue feathers.

Hi, Well out of my surprise the breeder shipped the Blue and Gold Macaw to me very very early and for the first time I'm hand feeding a blue and gold macaw. Thing is even with all the time I've spent with parrots and the time I have had in a bird rescue I have never fed a baby bird before. So far it seems like it's doing ok, but I'm so nervous that I'm going to mess up while feeding this bird that I tend to worry my head off and sweat like crazy. I've called the breeder several times and she's walked me through it but it's not the same as actually seeing something done. I've watched video upon video upon video from youtube and kaytee products and know that I'm supposed to go from right to left with the syringe, so far I've been going by gut instinct watching the crop fill and watching how it's feeding and when it stops eating. So far she's told me it's supposed to be eating 80cc and half the time I can't get it to take more then 60 or 70cc and it's a month old. So i've been going by well if it's not bobbing and trying to down the syringe like a bottle of pills (sorry for the analogy if it affends anyone) then it's not hungry. This is my second day (yesterday I ended up picking her up from the airport) feeding it, and like I said it seems like it's doing ok but I still worry. Yesterday was the worse but as today it seems easier to feed it but like I said this is my first time with a baby bird. Shooting off topic yesterday night after feeding we were sitting with it in the living room watching tv and it stood up and at 1 month old said hello. I have never heard of a baby bird ever doing this or for a bird that little doing it at all. For a one month old it is much larger than my african grey timneh. And it took Tim (african grey) almost 5 months after he turned 1 year old before he could start uttering out sentences and what not, now he just answers and talks freely. But that was another surprise that I got. I know this is in the wrong spot and I considered that since I already started here that maybe I could get some kind of advice in the same thread instead of me zipping out another thread elsewhere when I'm not sure it's necessary. Thanks alot. Pete

Well theres one photo now, thats my two year old son and my year and a half old African Grey Timneh. They're pretty used to eachother considering he's holding him on his own on his arm without assistance and without pestering him. As far as the Macaw when I get some free time which will probably be sometime on saturday I'll have a photo of him then.

I'm still exploring the site trying to figure out how everything works. I have Photos of Tim with my 2 year old son just sitting on his arm. Tim is kind of cranky today, he actually nipped at my wife and bit me twice for the first time today, which in my entire almost two years of having him was really strange and here I was bragging that he was a sweetheart and would never bite me oh well. It happens and I'm not mad at him for it. At the time I joined I was using my phone so I wasn't able to see where to upload my photo internet explorer on windows mobile isn't as great as it is on the pc so I'll probably download netscape or something, tried opera but no flash support. But anyways, my flock consists of two dogs a 150lb alaskan malamute and a 10lb sheltie, a cat, a baby blue and gold named Sunny who's going on a month old, and Tim the African Grey Timneh, my wife, son, my child to be my wife is 3 months pregnant. As soon as I find some time I'll post some photos. I've been real busy with real estate work and my at home land scapping project, play time with the son and the wife. So I tend to be a real busy individual. I usually let my African Grey out of his cage for hours on end. He sits on my shoulder while I eat and cook or tries stealing food off my fork if he doesn't have his own plate and even when he does have his own he tries to steal it anyways. I usually feed him fruit three times a week outside of what he eats when he's not in the cage which is usually what we're eating at the time, no need to place vegitables in his cage since we usually eat thhem and he ends up with them as well. His favorite all time food is Spaghetti. you could place five dishes in front of his face the minute you put the spaghetti down thats the first thing he goes for. Spaghetti with meat sauce. The sauce is usually home made and the meat is seasoned ground beef.

Hello, name is Pete. New to the forums. I have a blue and gold and an african grey timneh. Spent some time in a bird shelter volunteering, also good with behavioral issues and training. nice to greet you all.

using regular clippers and just cutting the tips. No matter how many perches you have in your cage, they may not use them. But to help you can put cement perches near food. and up higher. where most parrots love to sleep. however I did have a sun conure who never slept on any perches but used his rag chew toy and latched onto it and slept the entire night. so it might not always help. but the thing is to cut the very tip of the nail you can't go wrong with it. and using plenty of treats durring the process so they get used to it and trust you with ease. it's a process but a good one.