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That was hilarious, he definitely was smiling but what really would have been funny was to see a release on the back of his neck.

I am full of empathy for you. I have to agree they will not go that far away. Every idea and thought above is great advice. He won't be far and showing the neighborhood boys some twenties for finding your bird...well you'll have a posse. All the best, Todd

^^^ good informative response.

You took all that time to type, just to tell us had to change the paper twice? I thought the thread was about the power wash, but it seems to be more of a complaint about having the change the paper twice...Guess what? It rains multiple times in a day in the rain forest. It's common behavior for a parrot to want to take more than one bath.

This is an interesting question to bird keeping. I certainally look forward to more answers of the OP's question. Moreover, would some of you multiple bird owners say there is a preference to keeping many birds that are different types? Do y'all just mix it up or have a plan for the sex of your birds to your respective flocks?

That was a great video, he speaks well.

Congrats, I'm on the hurry up and wait also. I also get as many visits as I want as well. I'd like it better if my breeder wasn't 45 minutes away.

You're right Ray, that didn't help her at all. The OP was clear on her intent and needs. She never asked for help with old motor homes. Did you just want to show your rustic motor home or have someone listen to your typed words? Maybe you could start your own thread entitled Motor Homes and Bird Cages.

Nicely done.

That's totally cool, neat observation and behavior.

This is a great bird rescue story, Aristotle is one lucky bird to be kept by you, nicely done. I think Aristotle looks like a female as well. No matter what you have a beautiful bird. Congrats and cheers to many years.

Some good stories in here. I started my GF with handling rescues. She had all the confidence (I didn't tell her otherwise) in the world and would ask any bird to come to her. She took bites that made me cringe but I always acted indifferent. I also started to realize a lot of rescue birds like having my GF and I together. By myself I couldn't get some birds to even get close to the cage. Bring in my GF later in the week and the birds would run to be petted. Last night at my breeder I bonded with what she said was her most aggressive bird. That bird talked to me, let me pet it how I wanted and I finally got the nerve to put my hand in there...he stepped up without reserve. My breeder couldn't believe what she was seeing. The bird is so mean (I guess) that its favorite phrase is "what's your problem?" In the end, my point is, I took my GF who was scared of birds and put her right into the mix of rescues. I didn't warn her, explain how rescues have issues most likely or how bad a bite can hurt, therefore, she never hesitated. She was braver than I and we've made three trips so far. Later on after the second trip I had to be quizzical. I asked her, how are you not afraid of those birds? You were braver than I...totally cool girl. She responds "have you seen our dogs? It's just one beak but our dogs teeth are bigger and there's more of them. But that Macaw creeps me out, it's huge!" A positive attitude and solid state of mind go really, really far in life. It's up to you to apply that principle.

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Well I'm just checking in. Had celebratory scotch neat because of Ms. Ruby Julz. I must say her demeanor and acceptableness to me was profound. She was hungry and I quelled her while her brother honked for food in her presence. I never fed (I have before) because I wanted to quell her, it worked. I can say, I'm her human. I paid my deposit and will be ordering my gear tomorrow. I am nervous and so is my GF. I guess that's good because we both understand the length of commitment that has to be given. All my animals are in my will as it is and I have more than enough to spread to my parrot. Both my girl and I spoke of this and came to the conclusion that IT'S SORTA WEIRD, however, it is a reality. Senior owners please chime in...is it normal to be scared. The commitment? I feel like I'm having a daughter almost, normal? How does it feel after years of husbandry? I will post my pics tomorrow and they're "awesomeo!" I have a buzz and need to hit the hay. It was surreal to have that birdie in my arms, she (Ruby Julz) was so sweet...I cant wait.

Well I'm getting on the way to see my birdie and feed it tonight. My GF and I have decided on a name...Ruby Julz. I'll get some new pics up tonight.

^^^solid advice.

Does anyone know if the app from the iPhone TapTalk works with this forum? I searched for it on the app but couldn't get TapTalk to find this forum. I can get Safari to find the forum on my iPhone but not TapTalk. Taptalk makes using a forum so much easier. Any thoughts or ideas members?

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Congrats, I too am on the hurry up and wait game. I should have my female CAG in about a month or so and I will be visiting her tonight.

Congratulations, Five is a beauty. Cheers to many years...

Hello Forum my name is Todd. I've been lurking here as I have been making my decision to live with a CAG. I finally found a good local breeder and have made my decision to get a CAG. I wanted a female and I received the DNA results last night from the bird that choose me. This will be my first female bird that I have kept.