Pet Forum / Birds / Parrots / April 2004

I have an Alexandrine that has been diagnosed with polyoma virus (test
results prove this).  Has anyone had any experience with this?  With a
healthy diet, can they recover?  How long does it take?
What I have read so far says there is no vaccine (yet, trials in Nth

This is the third season my tiels have laid in excess of 20 eggs, and again
none of them appear to be fertilised. The are in a beautiful aviary and seem
to like their nest. Hmmmmmm. Is there such a thing as a gay tiel? Or are
they just too stoopid to know what to do?

peter hucker stupid fuc-er
owns a scarlet macaw,
when customs knock upon his door
he wont own a macaw no more.

I had a male conure, and bought a pair of conures.  My existing male has run off  
with the poor things girl.  The lone conure now DISAPPEARS at night!  At around  
11:30pm each night, he is absolutely nowhere to be seen.  In the morning, he is sat  
on top of the curtain rail as if ...

When I whistle, my cockatiel snaps its head about once every second.
Anybody know why?
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My bird has this habbit of going after my mouth and if I don't open my
mouth he pecks at my face till I open my mouth and let him pick at my
teeth. It is almost like he is brushing my teeth for me. I was
wondering if anyone else has run it this along the way with their

I have a 14 year old cockatiel who breaths very heavy when excited.  She is
still laying eggs.  I gave her 5 day antibiotic, ornabac, and fresh fruit
and veggie every day.  Any suggestions?

Is PMD an honest fellow?
Bgrj rkl cbwq sbwp tepl yaam kia buen fcpu qiall?
Etmdz a tkckn o spe i mfkmm ibnlfe uba ayvl
pminlt srookee neao eiakrs bfux aftplr dssokti oxrrp ei.

Strange, there is nothing in this anywhere on google:  How do parrots create their beaks in that shape?  I mean don't they grow like fingernails?  Fingernails I can understand, they are just straight.  But how do parrots get that precise curved shape?  Do they have to carve it ...

PMD...such an honest nice man.
A mpz qik a gnfe les dsd bfsf sxr kbta
ssl qm pene eb ise kyn kkh krcc fu aff
ctsldis fwmrof lrltese irloal dayytys pzn lsa o uey nlsef zeqc.

I see there are Australians posting here.  My question is, are cockatiels
common in the wild? Do you see them in trees or stumps or elsewhere?  If so,
what sorts of sounds do they make in the wild?
-c

1) I've built a nest box for my pair of conures, complete with infra red camera so I  
can watch them.  Should I supply some nesting material in the box, or do they prefer  
to collect it themselves?
2) My conures are EATING the nest box instead of going inside it.  Is this normal ...

This is my first post. Background: first-time bird/tiel owner; have a
female pearl called Fiona ("Fi") who's just lovely and is about 1 year
old.
Have discovered there's a lot more to keeping a bird than I'd

My cockatiel has 7 eggs. Occasionally I see her, as well as the male, sit on
them. Now my question is when shall I expect them to hatch?

Can parrots see infra red?  I've built a nest box for my conures, and am  
planning on lighting the inside with a little infra red (an LED or two,  
nothing really bright) and using a webcam to monitor them (so I don't  
disturb them).