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Tully looks lovely It's so nice seeing a bird made happy when put into the right hands

Looks like Cocoa had a great time exploring! Nice pictures!

Lol... Yoshi does this occasionally with pellets and hard foods. I try and clean the water right after I catch her doing this so whe doesn't end up bathing in nasty water or something

What lovely cages

That sounds great lol... will be waiting for a video! They do make us laugh huh? Funny thing is I'm sure we make them laugh too with how silly we are Glad his foot seems to be okay... he will act normal again with you he is probably just unsure as to whether you were helping him or how he got stuck. Just give him a treat and some time

Lol this confused me too... I had to Google it

Lol... they do love a chip Yoshi breaks it into little bits or drops it in her water bowl until its all soggy She doesn't get but the occasional chip though, too salty

Glad she decided to come with you guys in the end Yes it's frustrating... today was my first day getting Yoshi completely into hers

So, today I finally got Yoshi completely into the harness! She grumbled the whole time... I was a little confused on how tight it should be... will have to view the video again since it has been over a month... So we just went to the mail box and back, a little short walk... and although half of the time preoccupied with chewing on the harness... I kept talking to her and telling her how excited I am for her and she did look interested in her surroundings! Here are some quick photo's I snapped... does this look right? I know it's hard to tell. Yay The pictures are here: http://picasaweb.google.com/jmcase1426/20100516#

Yoshi is just over 13 months old... Says 'peekaboo' but whistles it more than actually pronouncing real words... Does a few simple whistles and that's it! Hoping for more someday! Her 'peekaboo' is relatively new though so perhaps she is trying It sure is nice knowing others are in similar situations!

Lovely tail feathers

Why do I ask such a question? After a long day out, I came home late tonight and immediately checked on Yoshi. If I arrive home late these days, I always open Yoshi's cage while leaving the lights off in there so I dont disburb her. I get ready for bed, and she can see me from the hall light. She never fails to slowly climb out of her cage and wait on the cage door for me to say goodnight... If I take too long she even makes noises to get my attention. Tonight, she muttered her new word 'peekaboo' much quieter than usual... I walked in and she happily got on my shoulder and ducked down for a good scratching session these kinds of moments make me so happy, and while she usually goes right back into her cage and falls asleep again, tonight she is here with me in bed, snuggling and probably half asleep already. Ill put her back soon, so I dont keep disturbing her, but Im just thinking and wanted to share my thoughts... I love this forum... But I have to say, I have been a little upset here lately... There just seems to be a lot of attention given to negativity and not to our precious birds that we want so much to talk about. So instead of assuming why others decide to post here, and their reason for checking back here so much, I thought Id just ask Maybe being asked directly and typing it out will remind others what's important to them and why they came here in the first place I hope this doesn't sound dumb... I just feel a simple question of what are we here for would help bring us back to focus! So... I'm here, of course, for Yoshi first. I joined before I got her, and have used this forum and the advice and opinions here to help me form my loving bond that I have now with her. I give her the best life I can, and get so much help from my friends here, no matter what the topic. Second, Im here in the hope that my advice can help others... I'm no bird genius, but this is not my first bird and with how much Ive learnt through reading and experiences of my own, I hope to be able to help others like I am helped here at the forum. Third, I'm here for the fun of it! No one understands crazy bird love like most of the folks on this forum Ive been in love, obsessed, and compassionate about birds since I was about 8 and tried to save a dying pidgin I found at a park... It's crazy, but I love watching them fly... I watch all the local hawks nests this time of year and am fascinated at their activities... And having a parrot in the house is an amazing experience. Yoshi brings so much joy it's crazy... It's not all smooth sailing with her... She is not a tamed simple pet... But that's what makes her so special and so interesting! She is a challenge, but simple moments of love and affection like tonight make everything so beyond worthwhile I think most of you know what I mean! If there was a fourth reason it would be to make more people aware of how special these creatures are... Not because I'm just another bird lover... But because of how smart and sensitive these creatures really are... They deserve a bit of respect! Anyway, I hope this wasn't too long for y'all... I just felt like sharing my reasons for being here would love to hear others too!

*sighs* isn't the harness such a dilemma! I'd love to get Yoshi into hers but as of yet have been unsuccessful. I can usually get it over her head no problem, for me it's when it goes under her wings she throws a fit... But I haven't tried in a month and now Yoshi is much more used to me lifting her wings up... Perhaps it's time for another try I love hearing about your grey it's so cute watching them grow up!

Yeah I really liked the picture of her new feathers I'm hoping more fall out soon!

Well darn on the bath huh? Hopefully he will come around

Way to go Spock

Aww he did just fine climbing that cage

Well I agree with that Jill... No one should be asked to leave... we help all we can... I just hope Xcel will develop patience for Maggie so we don't have to see him post yet another sad story.

Sounds interesting... Yoshi is still working on those wing feathers so Ive never seen this.

How cool hopefully Rambo will eventually be friends he is probably just trying to get his bearings right now:P

I've gotta try harder to do that with Yoshi... Now that she says peek-a-boo I know she really is capable of talking

Honestly Elvenking was just expressing that if Maggie was soon gotten rid of too with no regards to her then he didn't want to hear it. It just makes us sad and angry. If excel wanted any help with Maggie at all and asked I think everyone would jump in to keep both Maggie and Xcel happily living together that was probably the wrong choice of words for Elvenking but he means well. Nobody wants to hear of birds being mistreated with no regard to them... I hope Xcel will now give all his love and patience to Maggie and not worry about another bird

Your posts upset me I'm afraid. Maybe you mean well but because of you these birds are going to have to go through more trama. Apparantly you don't know much about birds. Your Maggie is going to develop a personality, and you are probably going to have to deal with problems with her. Just because your cute bird that you have had for not even a month is acting good, you decide you can handle two macaws!? This forum is designed for people to get advice and help, and there are so many members here willing to help anyone and give advice to anything. If you had just asked on the forum before hastily jumping to get more birds I know several people would have advised against it. You need time to let Maggie settle in first! You gave up on these two macaws in no time... changing homes, changing who they know and have lived with, changing everything that makes them feel safe and secure, is going to take more than a couple days, weeks, or even months for them to settle in. This incompetence makes me worry that you will not understand the problems in how you are acting, and will unfairly give up on your grey too the first few days she decides to scream for attention or bite you when you don't understand her body language. The first thing I thought when seeing this post, is wtf you just got a bird, then were asking about another, and now ditched that and picked two macaws... now I see that you want to get rid of them. These poor birds, that's why I'm so frustrated. Honestly I feel people act without thinking so much and someone always ends up hurt What you say about your son is rediculous. You say Macaw's have morbid, eery screams, not a normal parrot call... hello, a Macaw is a parrot, with the classic deep parrot call. Surely you could at least have YouTubed a Macaw and had your son listen to the call and said to him "hey my new birds are going to sound like this so don't freak out, it's normal." if nothing else! I've heard so many reasons for giving up birds but "My son is going to be scared of the morbid macaw calls" is a first. I promise you I'm not trying to offend you I'm just upset that you didn't think it through. It looks like you didn't at all. THEN, to make things much worse, you say 'oh they were going to be rehomed anyway'. EVERY time a bird is rehomed, it's a big deal for the birds. I bet the original owners would hate to read this thread of yours. Glad AT LEAST that you learned a lesson... please never be so hasty again, and please grow some patience as your Maggie is going to need it as she grows up! Those macaws probably would have grown to like you, but you have to be very patient! Birds are not an easy, simple pet. Sorry.

Also that's funny about the noodles Yoshi is like that with cheese (although she only gets a small piece as a special treat) and with pizza crust. She eats 3/4ths of a half slice worth of pizza crust, then gets down from her playstand to grab anything that fell.

Battlestar Galactica... although I'm not really into that My husband and I are pretty geeky lol... lots of gaming and anime and computers in our house. But then what do you expect, we both love computers, he is a programmer and I do Computer System Operations and Network Management in the Air Force