Pet Forum / Birds / Parrots / January 2004

Snoopy, my 4 year old CAG is getting to be the noisiest creature on the
planet.  (s)He's very bright, has a huge vocabulary, complete with many
little interactions but has a nasty habit of spending time trying to make as
much noise as possible from time to time.  This can include ...

Can somebody please help me?
This morning, my little friend, who is usually a very cheerful little bird
looks like he is hungover! He can barely open his poor little eyes and just
looks like he is exhausted. Do Tiels suffer from a sudden drop in

I noticed one of my birds doing something funky over the weekend. At first I
thought he was just stretching his legs out, but after awhile I realized he
was trying to scratch his vent with his feet. I looked him over and couldn't
see any stuck poops or anything. I watched him for a ...

I had been told by several people that cockatiels don't need gravel in their
diets, but I caught mine in the (thankfully just cleaned) litterbox, eating cat
litter.
Any observations or suggestions?

Hi, I am the original "stupid" poster from above.
I am having my say here, so as it doesn't get lost in the resulting flame
war above
When I posted the original message, I was already taking him to the vet. I

We are currently looking after the school cockatiels (as we always do
during the holidays).  They are a young pair but having taken to
protracted bouts of mating, we provided a nesting box and the followed
the dietary advice of this newsgroup.

sorry didnt put in last post
http://www.velocity.net/~journeyman348/birds.html

I was playing around with some Fimo clay the other day and it got me
thinking.
I wondered about making some artificial eggs for my cockatiels (to
control their egg laying activities). Is it a safe compound to use for

ive had my cockatiel for 2 months now and she wont eat anything other than
seeds. only recently i noticed her start eating the pellets which i keep in
a seperate dish. ive tried oranges, apples, carrots, carrot tops, lettuce,
parsley, chicken and corn. no luck with any of these. is ...

Two year ago I found a singing whistling and talking cockatiel in my back
yard.  I work at home and the bird is always calling out to me and we
whistle little tunes and calls to each other all the time.  Today he got out
and flew away.  After a few hours, I got on the roof and ...

BlankHi everyone
I have two African Grey's (Sam and Kenya). Sam loves to take showers so she
has one every day with no problem but Kenya on the other hand will squawk
like a chicken :-) if I take her to the shower room. If I insist with the

Here are *the* *shots* of my new Meyers:
    * http://ossh.com/images/belle/lcandell0010.JPG -  front
    * http://ossh.com/images/belle/lcandell0044.JPG  - back
    * http://ossh.com/images/belle/lcandell0046.JPG  - wings up

I am looking for mid-size Parrots (Amazon, African Grey). I am currently
living in Michigan, and any information about local breeders would b greatly
appreciated. I can be contacted at mercury_man_22@yahoo.com .
Thank you !

I just obtained a new Meyer's Parrot for my birthday and I'm going to
take her to an Avian Specialist next Saturday (2003/01/17) and I've
been quoted between $150 to $350 for her initial veterinarian visit
and was wondering what everyone else in other parts of the United

When I got Lola, my baby TAG, in September, I decided I want to make
sure I could put her onto her back any time I needed to, so that I
could clip her nails or look at her butt or whatever.  So I started
turning her over onto her back right away and giving her head