Timbersmom

Haaa... when I give Timber the chicken bone I say "here you go you little cannibal." A lot of things freak the people I know out about Timber, but mostly how much time and attention I give him! The other night I said, "I really need to go. Timber needs out of cage time." Got the crazy bird woman looks from them

I can't even imagine how panicked you must have felt! What a horrible experience. I "third" the nanny cam. As Sara suggested, I turned my laptop (webcam) on Timber and feed it through ustream. At least that gives you a sense of what is going on and you would have heard the alarms going off!

Funny! Sounds like something else I need to try...

Unfortunately, Timber feels that way about hamburger! I do give him a bite, and it is the 95% lean chuck, but he gets upset when I won't give him more.

Yes, that works, thanks!

ooops, getting an error msg on the url Sara.

You guys need to try doing the chicken dance for Sondhi and Athena. Don't forget to video

I am so sorry!

LOL to the 40 hour, part time retirement job! That's the reason I haven't retired, though the system I'm in allows it. I'd get another job for a variety of reasons, and I really like the one I have so I just stay! I remember a pic I received by email, the one of the skelton sitting in a desk chair, and thought there I am! 80 years old and still showing up Those mornings are great though, and I look forward to them. I'll bet Cricket also knows about what time you will be home if you have the same routine daily. I notice on the webcam that Timber always heads for the bottom of his cage about 15 minutes before my hubby gets home (he's there before me). Every day, same thing. He knows it's about time for Gary to be home.

I think it looks great!

I hope you video it! I am shopping for one myself. they are starting to show up in the markets here. Please don't feel that way about posting. Sometimes the threads do get off subject, and I'm as guilty of that as anyone. However, even when the threads get off course, I still learn things I didn't know and that's the main reason I'm here, so it's all good in my mind. I'll make a more conscious effort to "stay on task"

He's a beauty! I'm a novice, but it sounds to me like he's doing great.

Remind him to put in a perch so you can do the bat hang with the slippers... Isn't it great to hear them all acting healthy and lively though? Sounds great!

LOL Yes, the forbidden holds an irresistible lure for the birds, just as it does for humans. The saying "no, no" when I hang a new toy is one I'll definitely have to try!

Isn't that the truth! That's an important lesson and I forgot it. Guess it has become such a part of my routine that I don't even notice anymore. Scary! You have to wonder if they are thinking "just how stupid is he/she?"

LOL You've created a monster! (So to speak)

Well, I'm sure Timber would like to have a go at several things, but he doesn't get the opportunity. Because of the free roaming cats, I always keep a pretty close eye on him. Since he won't step down on anything but a perch, he's limited to the cage, the playtop, his stand perch, and the big cage on the front porch. Oh, he will step off onto the fooseball table handles in the basement. So, he has had a lack of opportunity so far. As he gets braver, I'm sure he will start getting into more stuff though. Argh

They certainly have minds of there own. I wonder if it has anything to do with the kids being gone to school and you being by yourself? It seems like any change in routine evokes some kind of response from Timber, some negative, some positive! At least you were able to figure out a "work around."

LOL My husband, when talking to Timber, says "your great-great-great-great-great granddaddy was a velociraptor."

He's been on to me for a long time. Training is going well though. So far, he has taught me to "speak" to "beg" to try things I don't want to eat, and many other things I'm sure he will remind me of...

LOL! Gabby is sure coming right along. Don't you wish they would do all that talking when you are in the room? I have to hide around the corner before Timber will say words (most of the time). It is annoying because I can't make some of it out, and I think I could tell what he was saying if I was closer! The cam isn't working great for that either, because there is too much background noise. Kudos on the progress

Woohoo! Love to hear about progress

Good news from the vet! So glad to hear Bubba is over that "hump" or bump as the case may be

Yet another advantage of feeding chicken bones Ray! Timber hasn't shown much interest in the woodwork (thank you Lord).

It's really hard to tell how large or small they are if you are a novice (like me) and they aren't sitting next to another bird of the same species. I didn't realize Timber was "small" until the vet said he was either. Timber has major issues with what he considers to be "step up" or "step down" worthy, so he wouldn't stand on a scale with a flat surface.