Shelly Yokum

Thank you, but she don't like her bath time at all. She screams as if I am killing her. She is convinced that I am going to drown her.

http://www.greyforums.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=21532 This is the most recent, this is a mad, wet birdie.

Yesterday was my little girls birthday/hatch day. Where does the time go? She got some special treats, and some new toys. She had a great day. She has turned into a wonderful little girl. She is so sweet and special to us. My son and her still don't get along, but hey she is a Grey after all. So happy 1 year old my baby girl.

I would have never thought of a list, even thou with my child being only 5 I would worry what was left off the list of the things that I needed to do. In a real emergency such as a fire, do you really have time to read a list?

I have often wondered about this. Austin is only 5 and my plan in the beginning was to let him grow up with the birds and they could be his for life. It worry's me what if he don't want them when he is older, then what. I just though he could see what was done for them and keep it up once I am gone. I am 39 and will have a birthday soon. I worry, if I go before he is 18 I really haven't found the right person to take care of him, and the people I concerned wouldn't have a messy bird let alone 3. I thought the transition of being with Austin wouldn't be as hard as going to a stranger. Living in a trailer, I don't have a lot of room and their taxi cages are in building right outside, but I couldn't get them in a hurry, so after thinking about all this, I need to bring them in and just stack them in a corner some where I can get them. You all have done me a world of good, knowing that I am not the only one that has these thoughts

This has been heavy on my mind to where I have figured some of my questions out. It is nice to know I am not the only one with Questions, that yet to have answers

My neighbors are scared to death of all my birds. Austin will get the birds when I die, I hope he still loves them then as much as he does now. LOVPARROTS LOL at least they didn't say they would have new cat food.

A back up plan for your birds/pets Just something I saw on the famous face book!!. Do you have a back up plan for your birds and / or other pets in case of an emergency? Personally I had thought about this, but not really thought about it. In my case, this kind of worries me, since I live a lone. If you have a fire or flood, can you get your birds to safety? If your not home is there some around that could and would get your pets out of the house? Most people are scared of the big beaks, and my cages are to big to just push out the doors, in a trailer. If you have a power outage, do you have a way to keep your birds safely warm or cool? If you have to be in the hospital for a while, do you have someone that could take care of your birds right away? I can't answer yes to any of these questions as of today, but you can bet this will change. Now that it has my attention.

so precious

I know, I would like to take a trip to see my mom, and she is like I don't want all those birds here. No one to look after them, so I stay home. She says you could bring one maybe two, but not three. LOL well I couldn't do that, they are use to being together, 1 for all... all for 1.

That is just horrible. Glad he's going to be ok thou. Gosh, I am just lost for words. Hopefully once he is back home he will want to eat and all will be OK.

How has being owned by a parrot change you? I have read in several place that a bird has changed their lives. I know that they have mine. I use to hate bird poop on my car, seems as if I would never have poo on their until the day I washed it. I buy healthy foods now, and catch myself taking nibbles of fresh fruits and veggies while preparing their dishes. When I fix lunch and dinner, I am always thinking a head, so that the fids can be out at the dinner table. Austin as most knows has a learning disability and only said a couple of words until we got the parrots. Now he can almost have a conversation. He has learned so many words trying to get the birds to repeat him. He never showed an interest in learning until I started training and teaching the birds. He now sings to them the ABC song. Who knows what will brighten the day of even the younger lives. I have a new respect for the larger beaks. I love my fids unconditionally just the same as they love me. They can make a bad day all better. I can go on and on, but I want to hear from others.

I just never thought A bird would be so picky when it came to a nut!

Hello, what part of KY are you from? I am in KY as well, in Mount Sterling. Welcome to the forum, and congrats on getting your baby.

Val didn't take to her toys at first either. She found a way to get to a calendar and she made bits of it. She I got her some cardboard and paper toys.