Wingy

Here are a few tips. If your going to use it as a car carrier practice first with it empty and then with a jingle bell toy inside so you can learn how to do it smoothly. Adjust the straps so you can wear the pack up front. Wiggle and bend getting used to how it feels and how to walk around things. Once your comfortable put Timber inside and walk around the inside of the house. When he is comfortable make little trips to check the mail, do things in the yard etc before going on an outing around strangers. If he is riding on your front you can see into the pac and watch how he is reacting. Jake takes it all in stride but I have to keep the side curtain closest to the car window closed because he is afraid of the large vehicles.

Be wary of Lowes and other home improvement places for rope. Often times it is treated and the clerks do not have a clue on how to check. Usually your best bet is at craft supply or art supply stores. Tell the clerk it is for a sensory project for little ones so you must have untreated natural rope in case someone puts it in their mouth.

My partner in crime threatens Jake with the hot sauce and butter.

Go with at least the medium and buy the one specifically for Greys. When you unpack and put it together there is a thin bar wrapped in the straps which is a crossbar support for the top. Don't bother getting the stroller. The Snap-n-go EX is much cheaper and sturdier. I found mine at Babies R Us.

Put some small toys on her cage top, open her cage and then sit down and read a book, you can even read it out loud to her. Let her come to you.

Jake is affectionately called Jake, Jakey, and Jakey Jake. When he is getting into or has gotten into mischief I call him a stinker shit. There is something about the phrase stinker shit that he likes because it usually makes him laugh. If he is doing something he shouldn't I refer to him as Buddy Boy.

Jakes lastest word is pork chop and he does understand what it is. This morning I handed Jake a beloved peanut which he threw and said "want pork chop", I handed him a roni which he threw and said "want pork chop", I tried giving him a toy which he threw back at me and said "want pork chop". He is now eating a damn pork chop. I swear the little bugger knew that my partner in crime saved one from dinner last night and that he was going to have it for breakfast this morning. The little bugger better not think that this is the new normal and that he lives in pork chop paradise. I only have 1 more package of pork chops in the freezer and am saving that for his Happy Hatchday dinner next month. Then there are no more pork chops until late fall. ***Edited to clarify. Jake likes the bones from unseasoned, baked pork chops. He doesn't get them until the meat has been removed.

You can use mosquito netting over a frame of plastic pipe and hang by hooks from the ceiling to cover the fan or use window screening and wood strips to make a box cage around the fan area that would again attach to the ceiling.

I have the pack-o-bird and highly recommend it. Jake can see the world and yet he is safe from things like little fingers or nosey pets while we are outside. I finally found a stroller base, one designed to hold infant car seats, that is flat enough to set the pack-o-bird on so once it warms up he can roll facing front.

I saw the simplest shredable at the bird fair and it is a big hit here. It is a simple wooden ring, like a napkin ring, with a rolled up section of newspaper about 4 inches long in the center. I bought 2 of the rings as chewie foot toys and rolled up some soft newsprint type paper very tightly and slid it in. Jake is having a blast turning the paper into confetti.

Jake is a toe hanging wonder too.

I hope you had more luck than I did. My momma came home with something she called "sick" but she must be hiding it and saving it for later because she hasn't let me see it yet. She didn't bring me any new blocks, beads or hemp seeds. She said they didn't have any. I did get a new play stand that is pretty good, some new balls and bagels. Momma also brought me some new pellets with dried vegetables to try. I'm not trying any of that so I threw it on the floor. I have to run before the humans catch on. I have a new stand to poop on and I need to practice throwing my new toys at the cat.

I think today must be Momma's going away day because my momma is going away too. My momma is leaving me to go to a bird fair. The bird fair must be a wonderful place because she always brings me back bags full of toys, chewies and foods. I threw a block at her to remind her that I have chewed up all my blocks. I hope she buys me good stuff after I gave her an accident yesterday. Did you know that momma's leak red juice and water? I was just trying to help but I bit inside momma's nose and it made red juice and then her eyes made water. I have to go and find my other favorite chewie bits to throw at momma so she knows what I want her to buy me. Jake

Is it to light at night, to dark or perhaps to quiet.

As Dave pointed out it doesn't matter today. Even if you obtained positive proof that Oscar was wild caught it really changes nothing. You can't release him back into the wild. All you can do is keep caring for him.

Very true. I watch a lot of hockey and have a bad habit of being a foul mouthed couch coach. Now I bite my knuckle instead of cursing out the tv.

He spent about and hour and 45 minutes on his sleeping perch. Some of the time he was talking quietly, some of the time he had his eyes closed and some of the time he had his beak tucked back. He is out now, is acting fine and his poop is normal.

For the first time ever Jake went into his cage and climbed onto his sleeping perch to take a nap. I don't know whether to be thrilled or worried that something is wrong.

I tried a small spot on the paint and it started to bubble.

For anyone who has not used a hand held steam cleaner it cleans with ultra hot water only. It works so well at melting off gunk and I was able to clean a stove top coated in years worth of burnt on grease using just the steam cleaner, 64 ounces of water and an old rag to wipe. No chemicals, no fumes, no scrubbing and a happy owner with a sparkling clean stove. I just wish I could do walls with it.

Turning your back can be a wonderful thing and is something I have used with quakers. It clearly sends a message without emotion. Just be aware that things might get worse before they get better. Tangos screams might worsen as he continues trying to elicit your attention but be strong. When he stops screaming turn around and talk with him. When he starts again turn back around. Consider it a birdie form of tough love. Its tough on everyone but your doing it because you love him.

I have a hand held steamer for cleaning the cage and play stands. I love it. It melts the poops and gunk off with no chemicals. I just have to remember to let the cage cool before touching it.

Jake loves to laugh and like the others have noted they can do so very appropriately. Jake climbed onto my partners knee, made a poop, said "go poop" and then laughed about it. Every day he does or says something that gets me laughing which might be encouraging what we consider a sense of humor.

Give it a few weeks. She will start playing and being more independent as she grows older. You can help by encouraging her to climb, explore and forage. For now she'll want you to do it for her but try and teach her to do it herself. We used trails of favorite seeds as encouragement to encourage him to explore. Now he is all over the place.

No offense taken. I am sure I would be appalled if I were watching a video of tub time here but its what works for us right now. I aim the shower head in the middle where he runs and slides back and forth with his wings open. He stands off to the side away from the water when he is finished or if he isn't interested. What he doesn't like is being wet afterward. When I put him back on his cage top he will hold his wings out and look at me in disgust.