Timbersmom

Very true!

That's great thanks! Just what I was looking for but not finding.

It is so difficult to know what is going on with them. It reminds me of the kids when they were 1-2 years old. I could tell something was wrong (like an illness) but when they can't verbalize the problem it is so frustrating.

I'm with you Nancy. Bad habit, but it's diet pepsi all day every day here! I've given up my other vices long ago, and I'm keeping this one!

LOLOL Great pic!

I doubt I will ever stop experimenting, but I need to get past my anxiety. I think he has a solid diet (at least what the picky boy will eat). I do alternate his veggies weekly so he doesn't get totally burned out. That's a good point about others caring for him eventually though. I have to admit he is one spoiled baby!

Romeo looks like a sweetheart! Thanks for sharing the pics, we love 'em here

Great! I have mixed some stuff up but still struggle with proportions. I'm a "recipe" type gal and need a solid starting point on the proportions (i.e. how much grain to how much vegetable etc.). Thanks to everyone else who posted links. Very helpful!

I'm glad you said that about them being happy with the same thing. I'm always trying to find something new to feed Timber. Now that his weight is up, I need to cease and desist. He's eating pretty well now, so I will just be satisfied

Interesting! I wonder, again, if it has something to do with the kids being gone? I had a cat who lived to be 17 and died a couple of years ago. He "mothered" the youngest cat for reasons I never understood. The younger cat never bonded with any of us. After Callie died, his personality changed dramatically. Now he is all over all of us. My point is, if the "chosen" one isn't around, may it's a "love the one you are with" thing and Sophie is being kind to Sunny! Who knows what goes on in their fascinating little minds.

Timber (TAG) is supposed to be about 5. He is a rehome, so I will never know for sure. All I do know is that he is an adult and not a baby! If you are concerned, there are things you can do to help your bird live a long life. See the threads about diet, lighting, etc. If you have already done so, I apologize, but you never know. Birds, like people and other pets, can die before their time from disease, genetic defects etc. I just pray over Timber daily and do all I know to do to give him what he needs to thrive.

It is endlessly frustrating, but in Timber's case he does 98% of his talking to get my attention. That means I am in another room and can't make out a lot of what he says. I can hear some on the webcam now that I have most of the background noise eliminated. Hopefully, he knows some "family friendly" words!

I would really, really like to see someone's basic chop recipe (including amounts). I understand you can just throw safe things in, but it would be helpful to newbies (especially anal ones like me) to have a basic recipe to start with! If anyone is willing, please post!

LOL Timber loves getting wet, but he looks mad and disgruntled no matter how happy he is when he is that wet!

Thanks for sharing that! I don't give a vitamin supplement per the posts on this forum. I have to say that had I not read it here, I would have. I've always taken a lot of supplements myself and made sure the rest of the family gets them. My first instinct was to get something for Timber too. I'm glad I didn't.

Isn't that the truth!

What a pretty boy! Good luck and God bless

Good luck! I hope this is the one for you but if it doesn't feel "right" don't hesitate to walk away. On the cage thing... I rehomed Timber in June of this year. I let him keep the old, small cage because I thought he would be more comfortable. Now I wonder if that was a mistake, because he has no interest in the "palace" and is still residing in the dump-worthy cage. Others with experience can chime in, but I'm wondering if you wouldn't be better off transporting him in a carrier then putting him right in the new cage. Since he will be a bit traumatized anyway with the move, maybe it is better to do it all at once? Chime in here people As for getting him settled, I'm no expert there either but I would say no raised voices, no jerky movements to startle him etc. Just sit in a chair by his cage and read something to him. It will depend on how shy he is, and how he behaves when you get him home. They are all different, and his reaction to you and the new house may be totally unexpected, one way or the other.

oooo I can try that tonight. I always put fresh veggies on his kabob on the morning, but will give the pumpkin a shot in the evening.

Woohoo! I was so happy to read this! Gilbert is making some amazing headway there

LOLOL What Dan said!

That's a good rule of thumb to live by. I'm not that prim and proper myself, but I don't find foul language from birds or children amusing (not since I was about 16 at any rate).

That's a great pic!

What a great feeling indeed! In the short time I've been on the forum, Gilbert has made a lot of progress. They never cease to surprise us

Just gives you good-bumps doesn't it? Timber and I always have cuddle time right before I put him in to sleep. He is usually sitting on his playstand watching me play xbox before bed. He has started making this sound right about 8 o'clock, which is usually cuddle time. It's a cheeping (almost baby) sound that I assume is his "ready to cuddle" sound. Every time I hear it I smile!