Mama CJ

Thank you for the advice!

Hello. A neighbor of mine wants to give me a 2 pairs of love birds as her husband is having many health problems and she is gone most of the time. The first pair I found out is bother and sister, bonded and has had about 7 babies, all healthy. They other 2 are their babies, but young and not bonded. The question is, can I find 2 other unrelated lovebirds and try to re-pair them or let them stay bonded? She said they lay eggs even without a nest box. Is it more harmful to break their bond or let clutch mates breed? The 2 younger ones are about 5 months old and unsexed but currently housed together. I will separate them before they bond. Thought or advice? Thanks

Thanks! I knew the green was standard but I didn't know the grey was too! Until we got ours, I'd never seen the grey. I think the violet and lavenders are gorgeous!

My birds biggest meal of the day is breakfast, they wake up hungry. I have several older birds that wouldn't eat veggies, rice or other foods so I served them in the morning so were more likely to eat them. I tried other times of the day but mine seem to eat more in the morning.....

He's a cutie!

Thanks for the update, sounds like he's doing great!

We've had our 5 year old CAG, Rocky, for about a year and a half now. Paco, our other CAG, came to us about a year ago. These boys are big time talkers and mimic all kinds of sounds. They have barking, laughing, whistling and silly noise contests. When Rocky came to us he taught us a lot of what went on at his previous household. He uses a man and woman's voice at times. We knew their dog and cats names, and they had a pet monkey. (the previous owner confirmed that) Apparently the couple would argue from time to time, and the woman ended the sentence with "right now". Well, after Paco heard Rocky having his own little private argument, he had to learn this also. Here is a video I took the other day when I had just finished up my shower. I had to sneak around the corner with the camera or they would stop. You can see Rocky in the video but Paco is too far on the right to see him but you can hear him. He knows the tone of the arguing but still goes "wah wah wah" for words. I can't make out half of what Rocky says either. Here's the video.

Rocky is Rocky-roll, Rockford (if he's in trouble) Rocky-butt (he made that up himself, it's a mix of Rocky and monkey butt) Paco is Paquito, Millie is Millicent, Millie Moe, Mill Zoey is Zoe Bird, Zoeski, Sarge is Sargento, Large Sarge

Can't wait to hear more about Oliver. I think macaws are such a wonderful bird, but I'm intimidated by their size. I'm glad you found each other!

Great stories! Thanks for sharing! Jake sounds like he's in a much better place just like he deserves and Athena sounds about as silly as they come! I was going to ask if there was a video of Athena but you said she stops when the camera is out. I had to put black tape over the flashing light on my camera and I've learned to sneak around corners to catch them doing something. I would make a great paparazzi!

That sounds like a wonderful flock, Kimijean! I think Rosie Bourke' s are beautiful... OtheG...too much cuteness, huh!?

Check this one out...this is not my bird but the video is cute, cute cute cute......(you'll see what I mean) This one is cute too....

I have 12 parrots. 3 CAGs, 3 amazons, 3 IRN's, 2 Nandy conures and 1 umbrella cockatoo. 6 of those are pets and 6 are breeders. What type of birds do you have?

Thank you Kimijean, yes, I have it bad. Is there a cure?? Never mind, I like living with it! Oh, I think he meant that for luvparrots....hahahaha

Jayd, what is MBS?

Thank you, he's a real sweety. Here's the pizza video. I was coloring some blocks for bird toys and my son came in to get some cold pizza out of the fridge. This one I had just made a batch of bird bread and he wanted a taste of baby food. This is one of Sarge in the sink taking a bath. Then you hear some screaming and weird sounds in the background, that's Paco, one of my CAG's..

I just wanted to share a few photos of Sarge. He was hatched Feb. 6, 2012. I'm not sure if he's a male or female, but we refer to him as a male. He just seems to have that attitude, haha. We have several parrots but Sarge is our first baby. It's been fun watching him grow, change and discovery new things. He's pretty good at trying new foods although I have to say I was shocked at how he reacted the first time he even saw a piece of pizza. How did he know it would taste so good? haha, (i have a video of that) Anyway, here are a few photos....thanks for looking!

They are very pretty, Kimijean!

I have a grey IRN, Sarge. He's almost 4 months old. He LOVES taking a bath in my sink as soon has he hears me turning the faucet on. If he's caged when I run the vacuum, he dives in his water bowl! He and my cockatoo, Zoey, are both like ducks. Zoey takes showers with me almost daily. Sarge still prefers the kitchen sink.

Kaytee had a recall on some cans of hand feeding formula. My Indian ringneck died days after starting on a new can as the breeder had her own so we bought a new can. Unfortunately, Kaytee said mine wasn't involved in the recall, yet. I used the high fat formula. They took a report and sent me coupons. I heard they weren't reimbursing for lost babies or vet bills so we skipped the necropsy. It happened fast. He was inactive that morning and gone that night after the vet visit. I'm sorry for your loss. It doesn't take long for them to find their place in your heart.

I would look for more natural remedies to start with also. When I've had to give meds to my birds, it was always in liquid form so I would put in a little bird bread or just plain wheat bread, maybe with a smear of peanut butter if it tasted awful.... My husband was on Amitriptyline for a short while for what they thought was nerve damage, anyway, he had a horrible time on it. He as in a daze the whole time, even on a low dose, and the side effects were awful. Nasty stuff. He has to be getting more stressed from the trauma of taking the meds, then the vet ups the meds for more stress....seems like a vicious circle.

Put the aloe juice in a spray bottle and mist him with it. You don't have to rub it on him.

Oh no, I am so sorry for your loss. I can't even imagine how hard that would be. I'll keep you in my prayers...

Kaytee Exact has a recall on some of their products. I lost a baby IRN from the same symptoms but the can I was using wasn't on the recall list. I called and reported it to Kaytee. http://www.kaytee.com/pet-birds/kaytee-exact-hand-feeding-update.htm