Timbersmom

Hello and welcome!

Good idea Ray. Thanks for checking in birdhouse!

Hi Kristal! Welcome to you and Freya (love the name by the way). Looking forward to seeing the pics

Beautiful pics Hello and welcome back!

LOL, well when you hear him saying "darn it" you'll know he is talking to you! Timber knows the sound of hubby's vehicle. He gets home first on work days, and Timber will start whistling several minutes before he gets in the house, so I know he hears him when he is still on the street. The joys of the webcam

Glad to hear you are safe and well and hoping our other eastern members report in!

I dried out the seeds and roasted them so they would keep longer.

Interesting! Maybe Gilbert is just a blase' sophisticate who doesn't get excited about anything Seriously, if you are like me you probably just aren't looking at him when it happens? He's probably thinking "why is she starring at me like that, do I have egg on my beak?"

In my opinion you are correct. Have you read the threads that talk about body language? A lot of times, there are warning signs that precede a bite. Not always though, or if there are I miss it. Not everything in a kitchen is safe for him, so I'd say putting him back in the cage was the right thing to do. The past few days, I've had to use "time-outs" (cage time) with Timber a couple of times. I try to let him make as many decisions and do his thing as much as possible, but there are things I don't allow, and when he crosses that line he goes in the cage. I also do that if he bites without a good reason, which happened the other day. My belief is that his bite was just because he didn't get his way, and like with my children, I won't tolerate that. If it was from fear it would be a different story since that is instinct and not misbehavior. I can tell you that it is a real learning experience! I discover new facets of his personality all the time. I think the recent set-to we have had about his desire to be on the floor (I have 4 free roaming cats so that is a no-no) is because his comfort and trust levels have increased to the point where he is pushing harder to get his way. In other words, now that he trusts me enough to know I'm not going to hurt him, he's going to test his boundaries. I've had him since June, so it has taken almost 5 months to get to that point. If you haven't read Katana's thread about Gilbert, you should. It will give you a lot of insight on "grey time" and a lot of good information. It is also encouraging to see how, regardless of age and circumstances, greys are never to old to learn and to trust again. Also check out Jay's rescue (Joe). That is another amazing story.

Good going on the transition to eating some pellets

Good deal! It's so nice to hear about progress... gives encouragement to us all

LOL No but that would be a great name!

Neat pic! Thanks for sharing

No video is there Dimitri.

I don't know much Sassy, but in my opinion the small carrier is a better option than too cold. I guess it depends on how cold it is? I'm sorry for all the distress you and the others affected by the storm are going through, and am praying.

Very true, and I'm doing that. I fill his skewer up every morning with fresh veggies, and have at least three items in his fresh food bowl. I can tell he picks at some of the stuff a bit, and keep hoping for that magical moment when he'll think "wow, I like this!" Meanwhile, some is better than none, so I let him pick away. He does like chicken wings, so I can put an X in one of my "healthy" columns. At any rate, he looks much better than he did when I brought him home. His feathers look better, the colors are brighter and he has gained about 20 grams (still on the small side, but not bony looking). I'd rather have him eating primarily fresh and supplementing with Harrison's, but maybe someday... Like you say, he is childlike. If I stand there and hold the spoon, he will eat some sweet potato etc. Put it in the bowl and he barely nibbles at it. In other words, if mama hold the spoon and gives him her undivided attention, he eats it. Otherwise, no thanks.

I'm in the same position with the nutriberries. I've tried every other pellet (or at least the recommended ones) but Timber won't eat them. So, nutriberries it is. At least they have pellet/seed mix, which is better than straight seed in my mind. He eats a bit of fresh stuff too (not as much as I'd like). Sometimes you just have to do the best you can! It's great that Jellybean is eating the mostly fresh. That is real progress

With people, they say not to eat too many dried fruits because the removal of water causes you to eat more (than you would eating fresh), which leads to more sugar. As greywings said, it doesn't add any sugar. As for vegetables, I'd think it would be a good thing if they ate more?

Yikes! I don't have enough experience to give an answer but will respond to bump this up.

Yes, what is it with birds and bells? They sure love them!

It sounds like Gilber is really starting to think of home as "home." That's great! Timber doesn't like a lot of toys in his cage either, but he likes perches. Perches everywhere... He also has no interest in the palace, but prefers his small, battered cage. I say, whatever makes him happy!

Hello and welcome! Tell us more and post some pics please

Hi and welcome Jim and Honey! Yes, do share more...

LOL Neat pics! Now if she can just come up with something you can patent...

Glad you made it home safe Nancy, and that the bird sitter did well. Still, it was probably a relief in a way to get back to them! Hope the passing of the storm finds all safe and well.