Hello from a new member!

[Parrots8]

Hi, I am a new member here. I presently have 2 parrots, a Congo African Grey and a Budgerigar. They both are still young, about 1+ and 2+ years old. I am still learning from them everyday. I hope to learn more about parrots here, to share some stories of us with you, and to help the birds' companions as much as I can.

[Jean]

Hi :wavey: It is nice to have you join us. I look forward to getting to know you and hearing all about your fids.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v387/jeanaskins/welcome%20-%20friendship/daffodilwelcomegreeting.gif

Thank you, for sharing the pic of your beautiful CAG. :heart:

[gregt]

I'm so glad you got in Lana. I apologize for my lack of timely responses yesterday. It was one of those days....

But you're here now!

[Sue]

Hi Lana WELCOME!!!, nice to see you here:dance: :beerchug:

[Shirley]

Hi Lana!!


We first met a year ago and she has an adorable African Grey!!
http://shirleymorgan.com/misc/BF/em/ani_birds.gif

Can't wait to see your pics here!

[vmtwriter]

Welcome to the Bird Forum, Lana. :wavey: Lots of great people here to learn from and ask questions of. They're really good about answering and helping. I'm still learning about parrots too. I have a Sun Conure, his name is Bailey.

We love pictures, so post away. :dance:

[amazing greys]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v435/superbirdie/hello_bird.gif And Welcome!!!

Great to see another Grey out there. I'm nutzo over them, if you click on my web site you can tell, hehehe

Please feel free to tell us all about your fids and pics are most welcome!!!

I've got 2 CAG's one female, Akeela who just turned 3, and adopted male, Sinbad who will be 8 soon also. The are my pride and joy :p As many know here, I will have a small flock of them someday :D maybe another 2 or 3, or............hahaha

Lana, your Grey a male?? Looked like it ;) Very cute pic of him!!

[Parrots8]

Hi Everybody,


Wow! My birds and I were overwhelmed with such a warm welcome!!! Thank you sooooo much.

I am still getting acclimatized with this bird forum. I don't even know how people see the picture of my CAG I put there because I cannot see it myself. :-)

Yes, he is a male. His name is Oliver. He has a very deep low voice. So when he mimcs my voice, it sounds like a man trying to speak in a woman's voice. Hmm... I wonder if that is normal. :-)

I look forward to share more pictures. Joey, my little budgie said he wants his pictures on the web site too once his mommy finds out how to do it. :-)

Have a fabulous day, everybody!!!!!!

Lana

[Parrots8]

I looked at everybody's link(s) yesterday. All your birds look so wonderful and happy! I enjoyed their pictures very much!! Thank you for sharing.

[amazing greys]

Lana, we saw the pic of Oliver in your profile. ;)


If you have any questions on how (http://www.thebirdforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=366) to post pics. If you use photobucket, just copy the img url and paste here, no need to do anything else.

Shout if you need help :) Can't wait to see more pics!!

:emot-danc whoo hooo I guessed right, a male ;) It's that Grey in me :p I also have to add that Oliver looks very healthy and meaty, lol, cute as a button!! Great feathers!!

[Jean]

You are welcome Luna. We are very happy to have you join us. :emot-danc You have a lovely bird and we'd love to see Joey too.

Do you have pics stored in a photo hosting site like photobucket or one of the others? if so, copy your pic, come here open a new post, when you start to post look above the posting area, on the right side you will see a box, yellow with grey mountains. Click on that a new window will open paste your pic there. It will show immediately on the board.


Let us know if you are still having trouble, we are all gald to help.:highfive:

[harleybaby]

HI and WELCOME!!!!! Oliver is absolutely beautiful, not one feather out of place:p Thanks for sharing!! and Barb so what's the secret, What is Einstein LOL a boy right and soon you'll have Dixie coming your way too but I got a feeling she's a boy too. LOL



It's nice to meet you Lana and look forward to seeing pictures of Joey too!!:wavey: Leah

[birdnerd]

Howdy, stranger!

Fabulous chicken pics!

[Majj]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v373/Maj/Gifs%20and%20siggys/aaaaaWelcomeToTheGroupAni.gif

[Parrots8]

Hi Everybody,

Oliver said, "Thank you very much for the compliment on the picture." That was a picture taken last year. I put more pictures of Oliver and Joey taken both last year and this year on my updated profile. I am not sure if that is the right place to put the link. Please advise me if you cannot see anything. I am still learning. Thank you so much and have a GREAT day! (It's Friday!!!!) :-)))

Cheers!

Lana

[Parrots8]

Hi Barb, thank you so much for the feedback. I am getting a bit better. I admire you and everyone who help adopt pets. You make the world a better place to live...

Everybody, I put more photos of my babies at the below link. I hope you can access it. Please let me know if you have any problem. I am still learning ... Thank you very much for your feedback and support.

Have a GREAT Friday! :-)

Lana

[amazing greys]

Lana, you are most welcome!! :D


You should be a very proud mama, w/such wonderful looking fids!! OMG Oliver is soooooo adorable!! So is Joey, he's such a cutie pie as well, love his colors!!

Again, feel free to brag a little in Glorious Greys and Budgie Banter, we would love to hear stories about how you got them and how it's going for you. I'm so excited when I get to see another Grey :woot:

Again, Oliver's feathers look so wonderful, you are doing something right!!!! :thumbup:

[amazing greys]

and Barb so what's the secret, What is Einstein LOL a boy right and soon you'll have Dixie coming your way too but I got a feeling she's a boy too. LOL

Leah

ummmmmm it's a seeeeecret hehehehe, and u want me to give it away?? muhahahaha :p

When Dixie gets old enough, I'll tell ya if she's really a girl or not, lol, no need to dna sex, roflol. :roflmao2: :rofl: :roflmao2:

[Parrots8]

Oh my goodness, I just found and watched Superbirdie's video clip. She is amazing! How old is Akeela? What a happy bird! She looks about the same size as Oliver. Oliver is about 500 grams.

I am actually just lucky about Oliver and Joey. Esp. Oliver, he is a very difficult eater. He does not like any kind of pellets. But I insist putting it in his cage everyday with the hope that one day he will change his mind. I have been putting Harrison's (Shirley's recommendation) for more than a year now. I end up throwing them away every morning when I change his food.

Oliver is super-picky and will eat more if I hand the food to him. But I do not do that very often so that it won't become a habit for him.

Oh, where is Glorious Greys? Me too, I am excited when I see other birds. :-) I just looooooooove them!!!

[amazing greys]

wow, Lana, Oliver is good in sz for a CAG!! Akeela is only in the low 400 range maybe even lower, I'm embarrassed to say I don't remember w/out looking for where I wrote it down. She is petite in sz. Sinbad is much larger than her, as males usually are.


Glad u liked her video, she's a ham all the way. I was so happy to get that on video, as I have not heard her really sing like that again. Sinbad is picking up on some of the stuff she does and chatters to each other, it's really cute. Need to get that on video.

Glorious Greys is in the species index below.....you got to check it out!! hehee got some more pics of mine and updates on my adopted boy Sinbad, who's coming along real well.

Akeela was the same way, about pellets. One day just took her old food out and replaced it w/pellets. If they are hungry enough, they will eat it trust me. Just be sure you don't give too many treats while converting and watch his poop to be sure he is eating (dark dark little poops=not eating). And when you see him eating, make a big stink about it and reward him w/a treat after. Persistance is key, so dont' give up!! You can do it!! And most of all, all our birds eat w/us. They know when it's time to eat, and do better as a family eating. Make a big deal w/that as well, like mmmmmmm this is sooo darn good , you got to have some :funny:

I'll be looking for your posts in Greys!!! :highfive:

[Junkzoo]

Welcome to BoF Lana!:wavey:
Hope you enjoy your time here,,,:grouphug:

[Junkzoo]

Wow! just checked out your pics of your two "kids",,,NICE!:thumbup:
They both look SOOO happy!:highfive:

[Sue]

Lana , your pic's are great:emot-danc Joey is just sooo sweet:heart:

[Parrots8]

Hi Jeff and Sue,

Oliver and Joey say, "Thank you very much for the compliments." Their mommy had a big exam yesterday so she made it up for them today.

Oh, Jeff, what does "BoF" mean?

Hope you all had a fantastic weekend!

Lana

[Jean]

Lana, I love your babies pics! :heart: :wub: :heart: They are both beautiful!

:thanx: for sharing them.

[Parrots8]

Hi Jean,

Thank you very much. I love Elvie's pics too and love to see more. Actually, an umbrella cockatoo was also one of my choices for parrots. But because of my work schedule, I cannot have a cockatoo yet. They look so sweet. You both are very lucky to have each other.

Very best,

Lana

[Sue]

Oh, Jeff, what does "BoF" mean?

Birds of a Feather;)



Lana

[birdnerd]

... or Berean Online Fellowship
... or Bring Out Feathers
... or Beans On Floppies
... or Birds On Friends
... or Benevolent Ostrich Finders
... or ...

[Islandzoo]

Hi Lana & Welcome
I'm Kristie from UK and I am owned by a quaker and an Umbrella
:)

[Parrots8]

Sue and Birdnerd, thank you very much for the BoF definition. Do they really mean that many things, Birdnerd? :-)

Kristie, nice meeting you here. Do you have pictures of your birds? How old are they?

[Parrots8]

Hi Sue, I love the picture of your two birds together. Did Toto just take a shower in the picture? ;)

[Sue]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v383/SueSi/IMG_0307.jpg

Yes he was absolutely soaking and loved every minute. The avatar pic is one of my favourites. Here's a link to the post of Toto's shower, this is one of the pics. http://www.thebirdforums.com/forums/showthread.php?=175&highlight=toto+shower+pics (http://www.thebirdforums.com/forums/showthread.php?=175&highlight=toto+shower+pics) It was one of the old posts transferred from the old board in case you're wondering about the format.:wub:

[Sue]

Sorry Lana it didn't work for some reason 'i'll try later,have to dash now!

[Jean]

Hi Jean,

Thank you very much. I love Elvie's pics too and love to see more. Actually, an umbrella cockatoo was also one of my choices for parrots. But because of my work schedule, I cannot have a cockatoo yet. They look so sweet. You both are very lucky to have each other.

Very best,

Lana



Thank you, for your compliment about Elvie. I think, you made a wise choice going with the CAG since you work away from home. They are often a more congenial species that require less personal attention. Luckily, Elvie is a well adjusted too and plays independently on his own. When we got him we uderstood his needed to have many toys that interest him and keep him amused. A male too is more often stronger willed and takes a lot of challenging behavorial turns as they mature. We have had to deter his testing behavior during these times. Mature U2 males are also strong willed and love to be the center of attection as they strut their stuff. It's their male pride! :heart: He has made me study U2 behavoral traits in depth due to his many challenges at different stages of his life.

I do not know if you have checked out Elvies website yet. There are a more pics there. It is linked to my signature. There are also more posted in Cockatoo Town. You may have to click on 75 days at the bottom of the page to see some that have been posted or moved here from the old board.