Pet Forum / Birds / Parrots / August 2003

I am a full time RVer and travel with my YCA.  I have plans to go to the
factory where my motor home was built in October.  The factory is in
Lancaster, northeast corner of LA county.  I have heard of problems with
bringing birds into the county, or state.  Can anyone advise be ...

I have had my birds (TAG and BH Pionus) for a year now.  They were vet
checked when I got them.  I am told that it is time for a check-up.  What
exactly does a vet do with a well-bird check-up...  are there immunizations?
May be a dumb question to experienced owners, but I am still ...

what is the average life span of a cockatiel?  Mine is 14 years old very
healthy little bird.  she is very unfriendly but still love her the same.
when she decides to come out of the cage she will run across the floor crawl
up my pants leg and sit on my shoulder then sing her happy ...

    My african grey has a particular toy in its cage that it likes
to do battle with on occassion. She hangs from the bottom of the toy,
back side down, and goes to war with it. She gets so caught up in her
battle that she has forgot to hang on and several times now I've seen

I am considering getting a Timneh African Grey.  I was just wondering if
anyone has any pointers on their requirements (cage size, toys, activities
etc..), maybe any links to care sheets on the web, and also any personal
pointers into keeping them.

     just wanted to know if anybody has ever had the problem with their
bird being puffy around the eye?
it does not seem to bother him at all, and it is only around his left eye.
we thought that it may be a cold or a strong possibility is the sun, as it

Im looking for a cage that i can house my CAG for a week or a weekend or so.
I would like it to be a collapsible one so that i can bring it with me,
together with my CAG when im visiting friends, or if i were to take a
vaication, and my CAG had to stay a week or so at his sitters in ...