From: ^birdie^ (Original Message) Sent: 09/10/2001 10:18 PM Have a story, question, or comment this be the place.
we like natural wood perches
we like to live your lives with you
we need a safe cage, good food and love and we like to play hehehehe
^birdie^
We would also like to know what kind of birds you all have?
From: nasale Sent: 27/01/2002 2:34 PM Here's a question. I'm wondering if anyone has seen this before.I have a baby cockatiel( I'm not sure of her exact age, she still has a pink beak.)I don't like confining my birds to a cage so I usually allow them a lot of freedom.Anyway, to the point. My baby seems to be 'top heavy'. She has no sense of balance and when she tries to fly short distances, she usually goes beak first to the floor. for that reason, I have to keep her in a cage for most of the time. Does anybody know what this is, or will she just outgrow it? Maybe she just needs to get practice?
From: ^birdie^ Sent: 27/01/2002 4:20 PM Hi nasale, if your tiel is in fact a baby it is not unusual for it be clumsy. As for the flying.............. have the flight feathers been clipped???
How long have you had the bird?
Where did you get it?
What kind of tiel is it? lution(yellow) or gray
Have you had him/her vet checked?
Keeping the bird confined to the cage will not help, my suggestion is get it to exercise.............. try this. Let the bird sit on your index finger , gently place your thumb over its feet to hold it there, raise and lower your hand just fast enough to get the bird flapping its wings repeat for a few minutes, then do the ladder game, nudge your other hand against its body just above the legs getting birdy to step up ( say the word * up * ) with each step do for a few minutes.
These are 2 very good exercises for a baby to gain some strenght, try several times a day.
Just remember not to long each time it should be fun for the bird not stressful.
Let me know how things are going.
From: waterbabi Sent: 27/01/2002 4:27 PM HEY EVERYBODY,
COOLGURL IS NOW THE PROUD PARENT OF A 10 WEEK OLD BABY LOVEBIRD, NAMED RAINBOW. ALSO, TODAY, 1/27/02 IS COOL'S 13TH BIRTHDAY.
THIS HAS BEEN HER B-DAY WISH FOR A WHILE AND SICE THIS IS HER FIRST PET OF HER VERY OWN, I KNOW SHE WILL NEED A LOT OF ADVICE AND CAN COUNT ON ALL OF OUR FRIENDS HERE TO HELP HER OUT. A BIGGG RESPONSIBILITY. OF COURSE, I WILL BE RIGHT THERE FOR HER TOO, BUT HAS BEEN A WHILE SINCE I HAVE DELT WITH A BABY BIRD.
LUV TO ALL
WATERBABI