lovemyGreys Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 i wouldnt feed it Rae, i know some people do only a little as a treat ! The pictures are great she look good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 In small amounts Rae and the plain variety. Thanks for sharing some more pics of Angie with us, yes you can plainly see the improvement in her feathers and I know this is making you very happy, keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 Wow, thats a huge improvement Rae!! :-) Yes, Yogurt in small quantities is fine for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raehamilton Posted February 24, 2008 Author Share Posted February 24, 2008 Well, Today I took 1/4 of a teaspoon of Red Palm Oil, 1 teaspoon of plain yogurt and crumbled up some wheat bread and mixed it together and Angie gobbled it up. She loved it. Oh, you all don't know how happy I am that she is not plucking. Hopefully she will stop completely but I understand that she could start again at any moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 Thats great to hear Rae and you can also try putting a little of the red palm oil in some oatmeal also and feeding it to her. I hope the plucking does not start again but yes I know that she could start again, just keep her busy and that will help keep her mind off it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 Great news Rae!! Now that sounds like a healthy snack for Angie. Her bounce from plucking really seems fast and she'll have all her feathers in place in no time at this rate. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 I so hope that Angie doesn't start plucking again and maybe the change in food is helping her but keep us informed Rae and I hope we see pics soon of a full feathered Angie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaM Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 WOW! That is some fantastic progress! What a little doll. She is sure getting fluffy! I'm so happy to see this, but I'm sure not nearly as much as you are! I do a similar thing...I take a piece of bread (my new-found sprout bread), sometimes I even toast it for some crunch. I put a tsp of red palm oil, a tsp of yogurt, oatmeal or organic babyfood and a few flax seeds sprinkled on top. Then I split the slice between my 3 parrots and the dog. They ALL love it. (I actually just tried the oatmeal for the first time this morning...no one in my house eats it so I kept forgetting to buy some...had to google it to see how to even make it...how lame is that!). I love trying new combinations of foods and I get so many new ideas from this site all the time! Again though Rae, I am thrilled to see how Angie is doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raehamilton Posted February 26, 2008 Author Share Posted February 26, 2008 Thank you so much. I will keep you all posted as to how she is coming along. I do see her plucking a little here and there. I am just hoping that she lets these feather grow out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 I am hoping along with you Rae but the key is to keep her busy so she does not have time to pluck, please check back in often with reports on Angie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemyGreys Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 fingers crossed Rae for Angie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MommaFawkes Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 She looks great!! I bet the improvemnets in diet really made a big difference! I know that with my gold-capped conure Titus, the changes in his diet since I got him from the rescue have drastically improved his feathers and his color. He isnt a plucker but he had very ratty feathers and pretty dull colors compared to now! He just finished his first molt since being with me and his feathers are perfect and shiny and his colors are soo bright!!! So a good diet can really help in a lot of ways!! I also feed him plain yougurt, but I bake with it too. I add it in things like muffins and birdie pancakes (small amounts so it doesnt really change the recipe)and they love it! Another thing I do that seems to help is add cayenne pepper to things such as noodles, rice and beans. They love it!! Fawkes my CAG loves anything spicy and actually I sprinkle cayenne on her pellets too. Sorry for rammbling!! :woohoo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raehamilton Posted February 26, 2008 Author Share Posted February 26, 2008 Oh ramble on please. OK, I have a question. Yesterday my husband burned a Sade CD for me with all my favorites SADE songs. After he did, he handed it to me so I can listen to it. I played it and when the first song came on "No Ordinary Love" Angie just wouldn't stop whistling and mumbling. Our neighbor brought her dog for me to babysit and he whined like crazy. Angie is now whinning like a dog. {Feel-good-0002006E} She did the same thing this morning and she is doing it again right now. I've been waiting for her to be quiet so I can take her in the shower. I don't want to do it while she is this active because I think she will think I am punishing her for babbling so much. It is hilarious. Maybe she knows it's shower time that is why she is doing this. It is so funny. I started laughing and she started laughing just like me. She only did it once but she did it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 raehamilton wrote: It is so funny. I started laughing and she started laughing just like me. She only did it once but she did it. This always cracks me up, Josey laughs like me all the time, so Rae you may have only heard it once but rest assured you will hear it many more times.:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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