Pet Forum / Birds / Parrots / February 2004

I visited Dr. Pepperberg yesterday at the Featherlust Bird shop.  Her
university contract was cut short and she will be unemployed as of
this September.  Any donations (even small ones) to
www.alexfoundation.org would be very much appreciated.  Dr.

Looking for an address of a supplier of terra cotta perches.
                                       Ed
                                       Sayreville,NJ

Hi, My name is Tasha, i have just got myself a baby Lory, I've named him "Gonzo". He is the most goreous little birdy i've ever seen (not being biost or anything hehehe) But i am new to this site and to having a lory, if anyone out there is willing to make two new friends, Gonzo ...

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 > Our  vet believes that because, when the breeder streched her crop, it

Hi all, my pet cockatoo, a celebate creature just laid an egg.  I had
heard that cockatiels were known to do that but that it is rare for a
cockatoo to do it.  Anyone out there have similar experiences?  And how
many might she lay.  I had never had her sexed before now, so I ...

I got a bird from my mom's bosses, they were too busy to spend time with her, or take care of her very well. They told me she was a Green Emerald Parrot, I looked this up on the net, and could not find anything like that.
She is about 5-6 inches long, mostly green, has some yellow ...

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The subject says it all.  When is a normal grey cockatiel considered a pied?
Our oldest bird is a grey, except for the top of her head on either side of
the crown feathers where there is a good bit of white.   The white is rather
symetrical.  The rest of her body is the normal ...

Can you take 2 birds that you would like to breed, put them in a cage with a
breeder box and let them alone, and will they eventually mate or will it
just piss them off, we have a few birds that show intersest in each other
but thats as far as it goes, thats why im thinking of ...

My phone number is 01945 870737. I would be happy to talk you through
some stuff, rather than do it in dribs and drabs on the newsgroup. I am
usually up at the house around 11 am, otherwise, try me around 6-8pm.

My Boyfriends CAG is a few years ago and like the rest of us likes things on
his own terms ..... and has been allowed to get his own way ... so havin g
read some good books that OldMolly from this group recommended realised he
needed training ..... big time ... and so it began

Hi, I have been away from this group for some time, but I thought I'd ask
the experts here about a problem I'm having with one of my tiels.
Little Reggie is a lutino male under two years old.  Even as a baby he got
soaking wet at shower time while the others would just fluff their ...

Just got my first Cockatiel about 5 days ago and I have a few questions for
those of you with a bit more experience than I have. I bought him from a
lady who breeds them in small numbers and spends a lot of time with her
birds, so he's very tame. He's well behaved enough so he'll ...