murfchck Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share Posted December 2, 2015 So I talked with my friend about Kane attacking me when it is feeding time. She laughed and said "remember when I said they are the hardest to feed? Well that is why, if you are feeding more than one, they attack each other over the food." Great. Yesterday she pulled the fork out of the bowl, tried getting into the bowl and then bit the crap out of me when I tried to move her so I could finish making it. Now I can not even mix the formula while she is on the counter. lol And if I try to move to make it, she follows me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kins2321@yahoo.com Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 If you are mixing the formula on the counter in the kitchen with just Kane, perhaps you could use this moment as a learning tool Watching for the signs of a bite... say NO and stop. Restart when the behavior has been " cut off". I can't imagine feeding as many birds as you do!... I am sure Kane is just biting from excitement from being hungry. I would help you in a heartbeat if we lived near each other! I remember taking care of my friends birds... around 20... reading all the directions on each cage. Thank GOD I took my kids with me! It was so overwhelming Nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted December 3, 2015 Author Share Posted December 3, 2015 She does give me signs, I am just giggling to hard. She hops at you and the look on her face, her eyes twinkling with excitement is just cuteness overload. We do tell her no-no but she is still a baby and learning what she can and can't do with that beak. Testing the waters so to speak. Having her since she was just 4 days old, watching her explore and learn is the best part to date. The little steps she makes. I can tap a finger where I want her and she will come right to that spot, ask for a kiss and I get one. Last night we did the toy passing. She had a water bottle top, her favorite toy, I put my hand out and she came over and set it in my hand. I played with it and handed it back. Just watching her learn things is exciting! I was told the most she may say is hello, the blue throats are not big talkers, but I think she will have a few more words. No-no bite and good girl Kaney-poo! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted December 8, 2015 Author Share Posted December 8, 2015 What a night... Night before last we think Cocaba had a seizure. Walked really wobbly and let Pat pet his back and head so yesterday was dedicated to keeping an eye on him. All seems fine with him now, but for the last week we have been hearing this whine and couldn't figure out if it was Ixta or Cotay who picked up either the dogs whine or maybe even the fan we have that has developed a squeak while it oscillates. However finally last night I saw blood in Cotays poo. She hates me so I can't handle her and called Pat over, he picked her up, all seemed normal and she whined, upon further inspection poor girl had an egg that wouldn't pass. I can only hope this hasn't been going on for a week with her. Pat did some quick reading and felt confident he knew how to help her and he did! He was so excited he helped her that when he was showing her the egg, he dropped it. lol However she isn't bouncing back like normal and slept most of the rest of the evening. Going to keep a close eye on her and make sure there is no infection if this indeed was going on for a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acappella Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Hope Cotay and Cocaba are ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted December 9, 2015 Author Share Posted December 9, 2015 Thank you. Cotay is still sleepy but she is eating and drinking. Dripping out of her bum (Watery poop) which I told hubby that if it doesn't stop by today, to the vet she goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted December 10, 2015 Author Share Posted December 10, 2015 Back to normal last night. Yeah, she hates me again and was under foot trying to bite my shoes, sad that that is normal, lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbersmom Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Whew... Glad to hear it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted December 12, 2015 Author Share Posted December 12, 2015 So last night hubby had an unopened can of beer and was standing by Koko when Koko decided she wanted to make herself a beer bong. (poking a hole in the bottom) She failed at it but did manage to spray herself with it along with half of her cage... That's one way to get a cage cleaned quickly I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acappella Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 It's never boring at your house is it? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted December 19, 2015 Author Share Posted December 19, 2015 So every year the Christmas tree gets recreated in our house. If you remember last year I made one on the wall out of garland because all the birds Christmas stockings didn't fit on the mantle anymore. Now with 18 stockings and a cage covering where the pin up tree went last year I was clueless what to do until I found the perfect artificial tree at WalMart. It is maybe 1.5' wide but 12' tall! Fit all 18 stockings and one extra for the homeless, neglected, suffering animals out there! Santa is going to need to bring a ladder to fill them up! https://goo.gl/photos/egBWqmpoTXN3XyX69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted December 25, 2015 Author Share Posted December 25, 2015 So I was told last night, Santa wouldn't be climbing a ladder to stuff the stockings :-( but that he would make sure everybirdie got their gifts. Dinner got extremely burnt last night while we were outback in the shop counting and recounting all the toys making sure no one was missed. Yikes, I had forgotten that I had dispersed a few of the gifts when we got them (sometimes the excitement of new toys is too much for me to handle and, like a kid, I couldn't wait!) Kane's favorite toy is a coconut half with the plastic chain and a bell hanging from it. She doesn't play with it, she puts her head inside it and wears it like a helmet. What I should have gotten her for Christmas is a set of mini blinds all to herself, she is a mess. For only having one toe on one of her feet she sure gets around, she scales the drapery rod in the bay window and gets anywhere she wants to go and destroys anything in her way. Bongo also has taken a cue from Kane, he has turned into a wrecking ball all of his own now. I have this 5 shelf ladder thing that he can't stay away from, he doesn't mess with the wood of the shelf, just the drywall all around it. When I move the thing I will have a perfect outline of it engraved in the wall. Ah well, such is life with a parrot! Merry Christmas everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbersmom Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Merry Christmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted January 4, 2016 Author Share Posted January 4, 2016 So there is nothing a one foot, one wing, quarter of a tongue bird can not do. She is into everything and hangs from the curtain rods like she doesn't have a care in the world. She even tried to fly to me, ended up hitting my cheek bone then got her stub tangled in my hair before crashing to the ground. https://goo.gl/photos/bz13s3ytL1d7bwTQ7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 It has been a while, sorry for being away so long. All the flock is doing great. Bongo has turned into Mr Terror. He is into everything now and things I use to leave around now how to be put up or they get eaten or destroyed. I am finding Tupperware to be my new friend. Like spoon rests with no handles and I have learned that actual spoons are stored on the floor, not in the half a spoon rest. Kane has been growing up into a terror in her own right. Blinds and curtains are no match for her! She loves to slip down her cage in stealth mode a have walkabouts. She did not fare well on the last 2 she took. She tried to climb Chachos cage. He got her poor stump foot both times, she is tough for sure. Didn't even act like it hurt her until we had to clean the gashes. Bubba did the same thing and tried to climb up his cage and squealed like a baby and he just had a small scratch. Held his foot up for 2 days, lol. Cochaba, our 60+ year old wild caught red front is making progress by leaps and bounds. This bird was a breeder all his life, never handled without a towel. Pat took baby steps with him and he got on Pats arm last night of his own choice. He is just so sweet with Pat. I can give him beak kisses and rub his head, Pat is able to groom his feathers on his head. lol No change in the Cockatoos, they still compete for my attention and scream if I am not quick enough to get to them. Vincent the goffins, he is a spoiled mess. Will not go to sleep unless I hold him like a baby in my arms for a few minutes, otherwise he screams all night. We tested this theory too, he would scream all night. lol I tried to add pictures for you but when I click on it, I get "null". I will try again later! Hope all is well with everyone!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted January 31, 2016 Author Share Posted January 31, 2016 Here is Kane, baked yam is a huge hit! This was in mid December but she still loves her yams. https://goo.gl/photos/jEMjPmSmccDKFXbb6 https://goo.gl/photos/ysS1sRD7xeycBYXA8 Bongo eating things that I "thought" was out of his reach.. https://goo.gl/photos/mLy7pv5CEuEhtVek9 Cocaba in his second condo. (if he falls off his area, we set a cage up with a ladder to this area so if we are not home he can still climb to food and water which leads back to his big play area. https://goo.gl/photos/pwE5Frhzxqm1351Y7 https://goo.gl/photos/MN8476jmhFqzVLeB7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbersmom Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Great pics! Thanks for sharing. Love seeing your big "flock." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted February 2, 2016 Author Share Posted February 2, 2016 Hubby was at a job yesterday and he and the customer started talking about parrot sanctuaries and rescues, our flock and how we came to live with them. Turns out she is the editor for a newspaper, she asked Pat if it would be okay for a reporter to contact us to do a story on parrots and their plight. We will see if she was serious I guess, he said absolutely. lol Just in case they actually do, we started our outline of what needed to be discussed. Our list includes several sanctuaries including online resources like this one! I know without this group here, I would already have been placed in my own sanctuary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRSeedBurners Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Yep, you're normal. Just because parrots are running your household does not make you any different for the rest of society. Nope. Not one bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoow Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Love the most recent photos! Kane is so adorable, if a little bit mischievous! Haha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywings Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Just lovely! Cocaba look like he will keep you on your toes keeping him safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 You know your plate is full when you are going to dinner and have to put all the birds in their cages, do a dog count and locate the cat. Then when you get home and find a bird sitting on your kitchen table totally mad at you for forgetting her. Guess we have to do bird counts now too. :-( We were so lucky, not that she would have gotten hurt by the dogs (they are scared of the birds), but she is my chewer of all things wood and loves to get on the floor and eat my cabinets. The look of total disgust she gave us, it was hard not to laugh after we scolded ourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdhouse Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Now that you've officially got such a large flock of talking parrot species, maybe it's time to teach them roll call??? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 Lol! Funny you say that. Last night we had to go out to meet a customer at a job site. Where were leaving, got our normal "i'll be back" from Cotay, the "l'm going" from Ixta. Bongo did his whistle and i stopped dead in my track at the door. I looked at Pat and told him i didn't hear Gabbys hello. Sure enough i went back to her cage and the food door was open. Found her hiding behind her roll of towels in the kitchen cubby hole. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywings Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 There is always at least one smart butt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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