Greywings

Usually a warm rain here on the Gulf Coast of Texas but our birds think rain is scary and they need to be rescued. Spray mist or a shower is acceptable, silly birds. Pookie swears that CAG's should never get wet.

There is a disturbance in the force-Pookie went to bed early proclaiming "Bed time for Birdies." Harry U2 bit my son through a fingernail after he flipped upside down playing on his hand - he went to "jail" for a while. Maybe the cold front that blew in yesterday set them all off over here.

Love that baby face.

Macaws love it when you mimic their head movements and give a little huff sound when doing it. They are more open and more interactive than a Grey and big bluffers. I volunteer at the local Exotic Bird Sanctuary and get to work with them(mostly B&G) every weekend, each one of them has such a different personality from big and tough to sweet and shy.

Pookie wants what ever I am eating do have had to learn to cook with out salt or sugar and season at the table.

Good advice, may I add a smoke alarm and a carbon monoxide detector to those safety ideas.

Pookie likes to do smoke alrm, video game sounds and a piercing whistle-eek. My foster Molluccan Too does a convincing power drill and presses his beak to any surface to do the sound.

Cinnamon powder, flour or corn starch will all perform the same function in a non toxic manner.

I would suggest an altitude adjustment, wing clip enough to slow her down. Having hubby stop by her cage when she is confined to just say hello, leave a little treat and move on. I think moving the cage into a more frequented area would be a good thing as well.Do you think any of this could be hormonal and the little stinker has picked you as the mate and hubby needs to be driven out? I would not use a water gun especially a high powered one, it only adds another negative into an already bad situation.<br><br>Post edited by: Greywings, at: 2009/12/09 17:09

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Good to hear you are making progress, keep up the good work and the patience, keep your training sessions positive and short.

That is his color! Beautiful picture of a lovely Biscotti.

Go slow and build trust it will be a big change for this little guy. Are you familiar with his current diet and likes or dislikes? Knowing some of these things may make his transition more comfortable for him.

Anything they can swallow that might block their crops or be toxic in nature should be avoided.

Fingers crossed for a uneventful refeathering for Tobie.

Such sweet stories, Pookie calls me "Mommie" "Come here!" She is at her sweetest when she wants head rubs and to share what is on my dinner plate.:lol:

Try buying some organic ice cream cones and fill with a mixture of nut butter, seed, and chopped veggies. You can hang it or just place into the cage or food dish. It was a hit at my house.

Recomend keeping them separate until you are certain the new guy is not bringing any new germs or virus home. Then allow them to see each other and observe their reactions before allowing any contact. Always supervise interactions between any birds, like children they can get frightened or upset easily and the damage is done very quickly and with little warning. They could end up being best buddies or you couyld find out they are jelous of each other? Only time will tell and your Grey being a bay should make thing easier to start with.

I am thinking that might be a good idea if there is some way we could be private about our locations, (private emails) perhaps through emails as none of wants to be advertising to the bad guys out there.

It makes my heart happy to see one regain flight, I do understand that grounding a bird can be neceasary at times for safety reasons. Pookie regained her wings after 20 years of being clipped, it took a months but now she can fly and land! 21 years with no flight (her first home) and now she is flighted it has reduced her nervous neck plucking but not eleimated it. Congrats to Gizmo and I love his name!!!:laugh:

CROSS POSTING AS WE ALL KNOW THESE COULD BE IN ANOTHER STATE IN A MATTER OF HOURS PLEASE KEEP A LOOK OUT FOR ANYONE TRYING TO MAKE A QUICK SALE ...... THANKS FOR READING Date: 2009-12-03, 10:00PM Please help in passing along the following information: On or about November 28, 2009 the following birds were stolen, 2 Moluccan Cockatoos, both males, 2 Umbrella Cockatoos, both males, 1 Greenwing Macaw, sex unkown, 1 Blue Gold Macaw, sex unkown, and a very rare "Red Vented" Cockatoo, male, known as "Harvey". Harvey is a survivor of Huricane Katrina and was sent to us for safe keeping until such time that he could be sent to a controlled breeding program as there are an estimated only 2,000 of these birds in the world. Harvey is also micro chipped. These birds were in the care of Scott and Kim Cole of Springfield, Illinois and it has been discovered they have moved with no forwarding address with all of these birds. There have been police reports made to the Springfield Police and the State Police. If you have any information as to the were abouts of these people or the birds, you can contact the above mentioned police departments or send the information to this address. All charges will be dropped if the birds are returned. Thank you all for reading this and please pray for these helpless birds.

I would not use pluck no more only use what your Vet has given you.

First question did they draw blood and run any tests? Second question is the heat on at your house, it can dry the skin and feathers causing itchy skin and therefore plucking. More frequent baths and some red palm oil or Walnuts added to the diet will help. Third question could he have ingested any small parts of toys? Forth question are those pellets colored?<br><br>Post edited by: Greywings, at: 2009/12/04 16:01

Little stinker is either playing hard and broke it that way or is over preening. Yes it will come out in time or he may pull it himself permitting a new feather to grow in. Greys can be such klutzy birds.:lol:

Rethink your approach-suggest giving him the chance to step up rewarding with either praise or a treat and if he does not want to comply then walk away, ignore him for a few minutes and return a little later. If he bites try not to react again walk away-being ignored and not getting the reaction should dampen his enthsiasm for biting. At my house they get put back into the cage for 5-10 minutes with no comments and then I give them another chance to behave gently. Paise seems to work better for my flock.