wdizneguy

Congratulations! Pongo has been with us for about six weeks here as well and the drive (8hours) was a bit rough for her. So she plucked out her chest feathers too, they are also g=coming back in as well, the vet gave her a great bill of health and all is well, hop eyou have as much joy with yours as we are!

I don't know if I ever posted these or not I spent last week and today trying to get them all uploaded to Photobucket, and thinks we finally got it right. http://s158.photobucket.com/albums/t89/wdizneguy/Pongo%20the%20New%20Addition/?action=view&current=42a13517.pbw Enjoy everyone.:blush:<br><br>Post edited by: wdizneguy, at: 2010/02/01 19:27

Hello, We have had our newly adopted Grey about 6 weeks now, and she is settling in just fine,. She keeps company with four cockatiels, and tow parakeets, in the living room/bird room. We leave on the T.V. for them when we are not home, they watch PBS Spout Channel. Pongo now has picked up the squeaky toy voice of one of the puppets already. Jason and I work eight hours a day, we leave about 6:30 in the morning and are home usually by 6:00pm. Pongo is then taken out and gets dinner , eats and spends time out of the cage with us before her bed time at 8:30. She does not seem any worse for the wear. Her previous parents worked out of home and spent more time with her, and I think in some cases too much time, now she has time to herself and seems better adjusted. Each bird is it's own individual and this so far has worked out for everyone. I also am off often through the week oadn on those days Pongo spends much of the day playing outside her cage. We have spent plenty of money on her new toys and change those out regularly to keep her busy little mind going when we are not at home. So in short this work out for us I don't think she is lacking for attention is better behaved, is eating better, and plays independently on her own, but it was a big commitment for us to make the decision to bring her in and make sure everyone including Pongo had adequate time, and attention. Our best to you. Troy and Pongo.

Pongo has "started" doing this as well in the last week in the corner of the cage in the back. But, as far as I can tell it is to get at the two wires on the grate that have popped their welds. Don't worry the grate is being replaced thanks to Prevue Cages!

Yeah I think the pictures were to big.

I don't know whether ti was the vacuum or the fact that I took her in the shower and this was her way of getting even or what? Hope you can see the video and one wet bird.

Here are the rest of the crew....Should be Babette and Chloe the two pearl cockatiels, as Roxy the lighter yellow parakeet and Molly the pied parakeet (who is male)<br><br>Post edited by: wdizneguy, at: 2010/01/19 19:24

Amazingly its been about a month since Pongo found her new home from Northern California to Southern California, and joined the South Bay Enchanted Tiki Room otherwise known as our home. So a bit about Pongo and how she came to join the flock of three cockatiels and two parakeets. Pongo was in need of a new home and through word of mouth through a co-worker we found about Pongo. It turns out her two mom's though working out of home really did not have the time to let Pongo live up to her full abilities. They were also moving to Europe within the next year and did not want to Pongo to go through the quarantine process. After a premature email in introducing ourselves to them and a bit of a panic on their part, we were finally able to talk on the phone. We we able to acertain that it would be a good fit for Pongo to come live with us. It also gave us a chance to figure out her quirks like and dislikes in advance to make it as easy of a transition as possible for her. On December 17th Pongo came to live with us after a 8+ hour drive from Montery California. She arrived a little stressed and feather picked, but no worse for the wear, she immediately took to both Jason and I and we after some tearful good bye by her "moms" we let her settle in for the night. Now, we are here exactly a month later and are amazed at the daily antics of this little grey ball of feathers. After her vet visit today she passed with flying colors I must add. It has been great discovering her abilities each day. So far she has said: "Hello, being a good bird, cool, be cool, whatcha doin?" She can whistle the Andy Griffith theme, has done a poor impression of Tigerlily our cat meowing. One of Jason's first thoughts was when I told him about Pongo was, "They can copy anything right? Do we really need to loud mouth Siamese Cats?" She has learned to laugh like both Jason and his mom, and cough like me often at the same time I do. She constantly amazes me. She is eating more vegetables than she ever has, and frankly I seem to be spending more time in the kitchen preparing food and treats for these birds since Pongo's arrival. Almonds we were told were not liked and thrown aside in favor of Cashews and Pistachios.....well that changed within a couple of days when I was playing with a almond in front of her, till she finally took it and realized 1) these are fun to destroy, and 2) they have a nut inside of them! Hazelnuts still are a bit of a challenge. Toys - we knew were going to be a challenge. After getting her first new toy the girls told us that "Pongo will enjoy that in five months" Again we played with it first and yes she apparently likes making liars out of the girls because she played with it for about 20 minutes. Other new toys are gaged for their newness, and if we play with it first she usually has no problem with it. We have been rotating new toys in and out for the last couple of weeks. Petsmart has loved me for the last couple of days!! Other toys hang out near the cage within sight, and then are hung on the outside of the cage, and finally inside when she is comfortable or is showing real interest in the toy. Since we both work she has adjusted to her alone time during the day she is in full view of the living room and the other birds and watches PBS kids all day till we get home. By the time we get home she is allowed out to play eat dinner, and hang out with us for some cuddle time, or working on some training. All in all considering the changes she is adjusting well, the chest feathers are growing back in, and she is pecking less and less. The key I think has been taking things at her pace, and just loving her for who she is. I know this was a long introduction but she has been one great bird. Troy, Jason, Pongo and the rest of the flock.