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Poor bird! :-( I wanted to ask, how did he get sugar? Like the citchen/cooking sugar or sugar in some type of foods?

In my room is around 70 all the time and he is fine. For the lack of humidifier (at the moment) I'm trying to bath him at least 2 times a week. If I don't do that he preens very much-so I know air is too dry. Well I know it is too dry for other reasons too, but never mind that now.. ;-) And about the blanket...maybe it would be better if you used something made from cotton? I don't use synthetic around my bird as I wouldn't use it with my baby.. I have something like cotton towels. I don't know whether it is that relevant but I think it is.. I'm saying that in general, not that it might make a difference in your case. What I think it may make a difference is the way you pull the blanket off. In the morning, I first pull up just one side of his "towels"and say "Good morning Zak!" very cheerfully. Usually he fluffs up and he gets close to bars so I can cuddle him a bit. Then I pull of the rest. But not in a hasty kind of manner. First pull on top everything and then take it of and he doesn't have a problem. When he goes to sleep ,same procedure except I kinda play peekaboo on this side which he likes to approach. I give him kisses and talk softly and always say "Good night, sleep tight" before I close him completely. So, he associates covering with something nice... Sometimes he responds "Good night" back, sometimes adds "Sleep tight"..and we go peacefully to sleep.

Cool!Congrads!:-) I'm happy for both you and your birdie!:-) My birdie started to talk when he was 1 year old. He wistled and made other sounds (telephone, ambulance, kis sounds, laughhter,....) which he liked better in the begining. Now, when he likes a sound or a word, and if you repaet it to him frequently in one day, he'll learn it the same day. But if not repeated after that, he doesn't use the word anymore. He likes best when something is pronounced in various tones.. These words are most interesting to him..

Any bird needs time to adjust to new environment. Depends on the bird and on you how long this period is going to last. It could be a matter of days, or months. The most important thing, as already mentioned, is to take it slow. Lot of patience, love and understanding with your bird. If you rush things you won't be able to gain your birdies trust,and without that, you won't make progress. Good luck!:-)

Yes, it is hilarious!!:-) He is quite a chatter box! Thanks for sharing Dan!:-)

Great pictures!:-) I gave Zak a box from tea filters because I want him to stop being afraid of boxes (baby steps) and after initial hesitation he shred it pretty fast;-) Today we're gonna try something bigger..

It is adorable! ;-)

Wooow! Well this is brilliant news!!! Congrats! Thank you Robin!!! :-D I know you'll miss Yoshi a lot...and I was kinda rooting that things may change at your end, and you get to keep him, but you really found a perfect home for him. You'll now how he is doing so you won't have anything to worry about:-) Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!:-D

Well it is good news he is good, except that cut, but if it resolve it self, like it should, than that is also good news :-) Hope he gets better soon! :-) Thanks for letting us know.

Well I suppose you wouldn't start with long distances so the risk should be minimum. Maybe from one person to other a meter away and then work on your distance. When outside one should be very carefull about trees and other places she could get tangled.. You would always know how long is the leash so it would never restrict her in the middle of her flight (so it is not like a kite). IMO it is a process. You must be very prepared and patient. Your bird should never get tangled. So when process of learning is well established you can let her fly really nice distances so she gets beneficial exercise and playtime with you. Also it is very close to the real thing. Of course it is not the same as the free flight but if your bird get spooked she wont fly away and get lost.And of course the bird should be very comfortable with the harness in the first place.. Well, these are just my thoughts.. I don't have experience with that but birds are meant to fly. If harness is not natural to you, I can tell you, sitting in the cage or home all its life, with or without clipped wings is not much of a natural life either.. Right? You can see how it looks like. There is a link on a Think mash 7 in Bird food section. There are lot of pictures of a bird flying in harness. She looks pretty happy too. Go check it out. Most important thing: never ever force anything (I don't mean explicitly you), especially harness on the bird.

Uh,first I'll have to devote few hours in translating all those names of the beans,other stuff and then writing down the whole recipe. There are some things I don't understand and didn't find translation for it yet so if I don't find it I'll appreciate if you could explain(?). Also, we have a baby freezer so 'll have to do sooo much less of the Tinkerbell Mash ™. I saw there is TM8 and 9 but cannot sit any longer (I'm in too much pain) and read so please tell me, should I skip reading about TM8 and go directly to 9? Or would it be wise to first learn to cook TM7? And did I missed whom you gave your pretty bird or what?! can't find it.. *puzzled* Whom did you give her to?

Wow, the babies are sooooo beautiful!! :-D Do you have another photo of the babies or at least this one large? Congratulation on your new baby girl! :-)

We have strawberries of our own....if the snails don't eat them first ;-)

IMO your Grey is a bit older. With three months eyes are dark. I think your parrot could be a year old. He is still very young:-) He/she is very beautiful. What is his/her name? PS: but you already saw what others have said about that for every bird it is individual. I took my Zak as a reference

Wow, you have another birdie! Congratulation! He is a very hansom boy!!:-) I'm glad he has a good forever home with you! :-D

Good luck and please let us know how it went:-)

Uh!:-S I hope everything goes perfectly and hope you'll feel fine in no time!:-D

Has your baby been properly weaned out? When did you get him? It is not normal for them to not eat or drink but he may be a bit scared at the moment. If it continues please consult with your avian vet. The vet might know best whether this kind of heater is suitable for your bird. And yes.. Welcome! :-) What is your birdies name? Could you please post some pictures?

My Zak is a bit nervous while molting but not much. He preens a lot then.. Did you tried weighing him?

Yes, my pellets have sea salt. Could you please tell me what exactly is Tinkerbell Mash?

But can you call them any way? Sorry for being pushy but it is eating me alive! :-( Ask them what is their criteria on how a bird should look like, behave, conditions of the cage, bowls, toys, feathers..and then say what you saw.. Aren't there any fines? Don't they they point someone else to check these birds periodically? This way it doesn't makes sense! The person can say I'll clean and actually do it but in a week neglect the poor bird again :-((( Maybe your vet could give you some good advice? :-) PS: I know you want the best for this poor birdie.. I just need to say/mention everything it might help..

Does your CAG gets food in his cage? Maybe it would be useful to give both parrots their food exclusively in cage for a while so your CAG would go in to eat. Once in, close the cage for 10 minutes the first time and gradually increase the amount of time he is in. Offer treats while he goes and stays in. If I understood you correctly-he never went to his cage? When are you starting to work again? They should be in the cage while you are at work if they stay alone, or if they would be alone most of the time..

Tnx danmcq:-) With that sentence that you quoted I actually meant: who would grab their bird in the cage and pull it out? I should have said it that way so there would be no mistake. So it may be that i misread some other things too.. :-S Sorry people if I did. And what you said in your post-I agree with all, I agree with your reason why would you reach in side, but not with garbing your parrot with or without oven mits!

Wow what a beautiful looking flock!!:-) But I could not notice how the biggest bird got the highest perch, and then the CAG and then the rest of the fellows. Lol cute!

Well, I'm having the same problem, except my birdie will eat all the fruit...but (almost) none of the veggies. Do check out great advices people gave at thread Picky eater. News at my end is that yesterday I ate baby carrot and then Zak wanted and ate some. He won't eat old carrots. Also, it is best if he is a bit hungry when you offer her veggies. I pay attention when he wants to go back to his cage to eat and instead letting him,last time I served to Zak one half of the fried egg with red palm oil and some for me and he did wanna eat. I put everything on the same plate so we socialize while eating. Yesterday I offered some warm cooked (on the steam) veggies and I put my on the same plate pretending it is sooo yummy.. It was horrible ;-) but he ate a bit of it, very little but still, it's progress!:-) Btw, he didn't like cold veggies at all. I noticed that in the beginning, Zak wouldn't eat the fruit because he was afraid of it. I know it's silly, but he didn't trust anything that was red or big and round. He would freeze to death when he saw a strawberry!Lol So you could chop all kinds of fruit to little pieces (think she'll learn to eat fruit easier) put all of it on the plait ant then stand in front of her (while she is a bit hungry on some perch) and then take one bite and offer her the same type of fruit you picked for yourself,... I peel even the inner skin of the grapefruit so he would eat it. Offer freshly squeezed juice and if she likes it, offer the same fruit that the juice came from,... Hope it helps! Wise people of this forum thought me, variety in ways you can offer veggies, and perseverance is of utmost importance.