Pet Forum / Birds / Parrots / October 2003

does anyone clip there tiels nails, ive had my tiel now for 3months, in
sites they say you should clip them every now and then is this neccasary or
should i just leave em..

Sorry - I'm looking for info on Avian Adventures Mediana cage.

Fo long time i am not able to see any message...this NG still working?

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Thanks again to everyone who has supplied me with advice in regards to
cuddlebone vs. calcium blocks, human food suggestions, and general info.
Henry is a very different type of tiel...just from listening to all of your
stories and what these beautiful birds can do, I know that he ...

Hey all, I was at a small pet store the other day and they had some tiels
and I told her i had some and that me and my wife are going to open up a
small bird store next year and she said that I cannot breed handfeds, all
but one of  my birds are handfed, her reason was, she said the ...

I have a year old male.but I have one problem,he's tearing his feathers out,he makes a loud noise when he does this.I bathe him 2-3 times a week and make sure he's dry. so can anyone tell me why he's doing this?he's a very happy bird and I don't think ive done anything wrong..... ...

My tiels knock over their food dish everytime I put fresh food in the dish. I
don't understand why they do this but they waste lots of food.  There's tons of
uneaten food on the bottom of their cage.  I have the wire bottom separating
them from the bottom of the cage so they can't ...

I have a 12 year old tiel who has recently started to munch away at his
cuttlebone.  This is a fairly recent behaviour - a couple months at the
most.  Previously he would just rub his beak against it, but now he seems to
enjoy nibbling away at it and he is definitely ingesting it.

What is the symptom of too much vitamin supplementation in a parrot?
I think I may be over doing it.
Thanks,
Paulette

I know the answer to my question has been posted numerous times - however,
12y/o Henry is JUST starting to show interest in human food...and so I
didn't pay any attention to previous info posted.
I think various aromas have caught his attention and I want to make sure

What's with this Zack? He seems out to ruin this fine newsgroup.
Anyone have a recommendation for a good African Grey email list?
Thanks,
Jack Crane

I had my albino in the shower with me for the first time and I got her
pretty wet with bathtime after the vet visit cause she had broken a wing
blood feather and I was trying to clean the brown color off from the blood
and I saw what I thought was a dryed up turd on her wing, but it ...

Does any one know of any good free Cockatiel Message Boards?
Thanks
Rod

Opinions on this company would be appreciated.