Pet Forum / Birds / Parrots / July 2003

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sorry its me .. the newb again
been looking around at websites to answer a question but to no avail...
I brought a cockatiel 2 days ago ..  He has a bald spot on his head... hes
not a Lutino though as he has black eyes and grey on him..   His beak is

Beings I posted about the CAG that was found and brought to the Philadelphia
SPCA, and that they were trying to find the owner, thought I would also post
the happy ending!  Is *great* news!  Story and link are below.  :)
Sandy

1st i wanna excuse for my bad english.
But now i want to tell u something curious about my gray-parrot. My mother
bought him 28 Years ago, and we dont know how old he is in fact.
Im the person he is trusting everytime. I can do with him what i want. he

Birdfurniture.com??
http://www.elcomputers.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?
I ordered cages from them on May 5th. Guess who has their money and who
doesn't have the cages? What can I do about this? I have called them and

Hi peeps,
We have an African Grey called Geordie who needs an occasional
babysitter.
By that, I mean somewhere she can go while we go on holiday. She used

I was at the 1st registered parrot sanctuary in England this week and it is
wonderful, the birds are so much better off, this is how a rescue centre
should look. You can see at www.parrotsanctuary.co.uk
Got to be worth a visit just for the support.

Today i got a cockatiel.. He/she/it was an impulse buy.. The first no no and
she/he/it was destined to be more an avairy bird than a handpet..  The
petshop keeper said it was about 12 weeks old.. ( and then add some)
I have had parrots in the past.. a sunconure who was the sweetest ...

       Well we're finally about to give in to the screaming little devil
Harvey and get him a female companion.  He is a Lutino/Pied - ish.  Will he
mind a normal grey female ?  I have chosen this scenario 'cos it'll be
relatively easy to 'sex' (I hope).  I've been informed that ...

We drove from Ontario, Canada last year to the bird show in Youngstown,
Ohio. Had a great time. Fell in love with some terrific birds. In
particular, a little eclectis called Stumpy, who had a minor deformity. We
didn't try to buy Stumpy a couple of reasons, (confidence -we were new

I need 48" x 48" cage panels that are suitable for an African Grey. I have
made a wonderful cage frame, all I need is the panels.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,

Please help get this crosspost around to as many parrot boards, and news
groups as possible.  This poor little guy is missing his "parront" and
starting to pick it's feathers.  The URL below shows a picture of the CAG
and gives the story about this beautiful fid.

My cockatiel refuses to sit on a concrete perch, even though I have it
placed near his feed tray. He won't eat from the tray, and I am afraid
that he will starve himself. I can feed him by hand, but that can't
continue. What can I do?

Even though opinions are vastly different....I think it's important to
realize that we are all parents of very remarkable "children."  And
hey...face it..they are our "kids"
A parent will fight to the death for whats best for their child.  Each of

male cockatiel.
about.. 12 years now with the family.
he has this "house" that he likes to hide out in.
he's been in it all day, according to my mom...