Pet Forum / Birds / Birds / October 2005

Hi There. I'm very new to this message board type thing, and my name is
Lin. :) Nice to meet you all. Ironically I don't own a bird. I would
love to buy some finches, but they are too small for the cage I already
have. Eventually, my boyfriend and I would like to buy some parakeets

I'm asking this in an attempt to dissuade my grandmother from smoking
her cigarettes in the same room as her hyacinth macaw, Jimmy. She's
had the big guy for more than 20 years, and she sits chain-smoking
with the parrot loose in the same room (she smokes 60 strong,

Here is a website all about the wild monk parrots who live in Brooklyn,
NY.
Lots of photos and news.  Find out about the next "parrot safari."
Enjoy!

Long story short is our female Harlequin flew off when I was bringing her in
from the outside enclosure she shares with B&G.  I'm afraid I had slightly
overzealous neighbors who wanted to help but we only succeeded in moving her
from tree to tree and higher and higher.  She roosted ...

Just had our pet budgie's wings clipped and nails trimmed at the Avian
vet. I think this may be the last time I do this. I like the vet but
the bird hates being grabbed and held and also, the bird's nails
started to bleed after trimming. The vet said that is common with nail

Betcha can't have just one!!!  Went to the Stillwater bird fair last weekend
and came home with yet another Parakeet!!  This one's just weaned...we think
it's a she and she's such a little cuddler!  My other two boys are sweet and
funny, but they don't snuggle like this lil ...

We are considering adopting a green cheek conure that we were told was
found by the Humaine Society (on someone's porch) and given to a
"foster home" for rehabilitation and later adoption.
Should we be concerned because there is little known about the bird? It

Is this what we have to look forward to?
http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/NationNF.asp?ArticleID=188302
Regards

wondered if someone out there could help me.
i have a couple of zebra finch's, which i have removed from the aviary.
at first i was thinging sclay face but it doesn't really fit the profile,
let me describe their condition.

I like to eat pickled chilies. My parrot wants to eat everything I eat
and keeps trying to snatch the chilies.
The chilies I like are very hot. So far, I've avoided letting him have
a bite because I don't want him to have stomach problems or burn his

How did the talk with the elementary school class about birds go?
Jill

My wife was looking at one tonight. Does anyone know a good site that tells
all about conures -
especially the downsides. I would like for her to have one but I would like
for her to be well informed first. I would also like to know what I am

As I child my parents always had birds, and I loved them. It was so fun
training them and watching them learn. Anyway... to make a long story
short, I had a cockatiel in my room, and its debris/dandruff caused me
to have an extreme allergic reaction over time. I had a bronchial

First off: KATIE - DON'T KILL YOUR GULL BECAUSE SOMEONE ON THE
INTERNET TOLD YOU TO.
Some of the recent posts on here have made my blood boil. I decided to
leave it a couple of days, so that I didn't explode and go over the