Timbersmom

Hello and welcome David and Luna Post some pics so we can see your girl. I'm a novice so more experienced members will address your step up questions, but my thought is that it is early days yet and Luna will learn to step up on your hand or the perch as time passes.

So glad to hear all is well!

LOL Well, Timber likes boxes better than any toy I've bought or made for him, so slacker parents rule!

Looks nice, and more importantly, she seems to like it. Enjoy!

Haaa... Enjoyed them! Thanks for posting

How exciting! Good going Bongo

This is my first time reading it, and it was great! Enough truth in it to make it really amusing

Yes, that was great, thanks for sharing!

That is awful

What a prety bird!

Sounds like you are off to a great start

It is exciting! Good luck and God bless you and Henry

Interesting indeed! That means that if Timber ever laid an egg it wouldn't mean positively that he/she was female. Sounds like the frequency and his reaction to it would though. Thanks for the info!

Sounds like a great idea. I put forage stuff in Timber's cage and he loves that. I hadn't heard about providing stuff outside as well, but it makes sense!

That's great! Thanks for letting us know too. I have a big soft spot for cats.

Wow! What a mess that looked like. I'm sure glad everyone and every bird was OK and I sure feel for the owners of the shop.

I wonder if the diet could really make such a difference? I'm a novice, but I suspect it was a combination of things, diet included. As for the mating type behavior, I'm clueless because I have no experience.

Timber's cage is actually in my kitchen (not ideal I know but he is clipped for now) for the very reason stated. The kitchen is where we hang out and where I am the majority of the time (even as I write this). They do want to be in the middle of things. Any time I leave the room, Timber starts verbalizing or whistling. I take him with me when I'm going to be in another room for a long period. I have 4 free roaming cats, and Timber enjoys tormenting them so I suppose that is company. He makes a noise that scares them, and I know he does it intentionally because he waits until they are all four in the room, makes the sound and watches them run (while he looks pleased with himself). He also clicks at them and tries to get them to come closer to the cage. The cats are curious and watch Timber, but they don't show any aggression. That said, I wouldn't trust them alone with him for a minute if he was on the floor in the open. I've read too many incidents where birds were injured or killed by dogs or cats. As Katana and Nancy said, make sure your cage is secure and you should be fine.

That's all any of us can do. Keep the faith!

Congratulations and welcome! The link is not working so we can't see the pic. The talking thing depends on the bird. We rehomed a TAG in June, and he talked all the way home. Then he was silent for a few days. After he got comfortable, he doesn't talk much when we are in the room, more when he is by himself. Others find that their bird likes to talk and interact when they are with them. Again, it depends on the bird!

LOL Progress indeed!

Haaa... the stories that rope could tell Nancy...

Great pics! Thanks for sharing

I'm using an Eden Pure clone (Sun Heat) in Timber's room. We have gas hot water heat, but in this big old house we don't turn the thermostat over 66 or so. The nice thing about this one is, as Ray pointed out, it doesn't get hot to the touch and it has a thermostat so it kicks on and off as needed.

LOL Ray! We all have our talents...