SmokiesMom

Well, it has been awhile sinse I have last posted but life has been busy... Smokie is doing great! He/She has picked up new words. Its actually funny...we say to him/her "step up smokie" and when he/she does we say "good bird". Well, he/she has started to say it. In my bf's voice he/she will say, "Step-up Smoke <pause> Good Bird" several times in a row. He/She is also saying "I love you Mommy" and "Where'd Daddy go?" We have also heard him/her mock a cockatoo - Dam those birds are annoying. lol There was one in the previous home Smokie lived in. He/She also LOVES to make noice when we are watching TV and not giving him/her attention. We kinda solved this...we either hang on to him/her or put him on his perch that sits next to out chairs. It's been 6 weeks - I think - and still no regrets...we love having Smokie in out family!!! This is a pic of my daughter holding Smokie for the first time.

Thanks guys...Yes I was excited for him to speak...I had a fear that the move would be tramatic for him and he would never talk again...well that is NOT the case. Fowl language is VERY RARELY spoken in our house so I am in hopes it will stop... He stops talking or making noise as soon as I acknowledge him what so ever...even looking at him...so for now I know how to get him to stop lol...but that probably won't last once he is more confortable here. I'm still excited no matter what the language is right now...thanks for sharring in my joy

dam can it TALK... It started a couple nights ago when I thought it said "Hello". Last night I could sware it said "Whatcha do'n" and he has been making ALL sorts of sounds for the past couple nights. Well, tonight it won't shut up lol. Let's see, where shall I start...lol "Come on let's go potty" (previous owner had dogs lol) "Dam boy, get your f'n ass outta bed" and unfortunately its clear as day in a mans voice and it's not abbreviated. Its also mocking the microwave, ring tone, and a bunch of other sounds I don't recognize. I think I am going to miss the quiet lol - NEVER!!! I am so glad its talking, now just trying to get the fowl language under control. {Feel-good-0002006E}

I could just imagine the mess it would make if I didn't use them...it conquered the situation {Communicate-000200D5}

Yes it is...just wish he wouldn't bite!! It only bites when it is on it's cage...any where else it is fine and is well behaved...oh and it doesn't let me touch it...this is going to be a slow process...testing my patience that's for sure :angry:

Pretty Bird...

Here, Smokie is trying to figure out how to go from the floor to the cage...it finally did get over the seed catcher....

Let's try this again...

It seems Smokie likes to hang on the door...it even seems to like it when you swing the door.<br><br>Post edited by: SmokiesMom, at: 2009/08/09 19:51

Danmcq...that is a visual i could have lived with out lol...but yes I kow it is true. lol Valerie

Well, if you haven't seen my other posted then you don't know yet, if you have disregard this one... We have decided to change YummYumm's name to Smokie...just to let you all know I am the same person

I'm trying to get the hang of this pic thing...bare with me plz.

If you haven't seen my other posts yet...We have decided to change YummYumm's name to Smokie and not be gender specific until sex tested. Here is a pic of his/her's cage. I need some help whether or not it is set up ok. Thanks Valerie

Well, here is Smokie(previously known as YummYumm) & Valerie (me) the first time I held it.

Hi Everyone, after talking to Jeff (bf) we have decided to change YummYumm's name to as you can guess - Smokie...I like it better than YummYumm but how original the name Smokie must be with TAGs lol. We also have decided to keep Smokies gender as 'it' until we find out what Smokie actually is. The more I read and look at Smokie the more I actually wonder if its a girl. So...this the plan. I have finally gotten some pics uploaded and thought I would share them here. I have tried photobucket and am hoping its going to work. http://photobucket.com/SmokiesMom