Comments on: Parker Is Perfect…There Must be Something Wrong

By: Patricia Sund

Patricia Sund — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:37:25 +0000

Great idea! I can always use some ideas to incorporate into a column. Thank you and I thank you for your kind words about the column!

By: Susan Davis

Susan Davis — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:13:47 +0000

I have been owned by parrots for over 20 years. I enjoy your Memos to Parker and Pepper, and I have subscribed to Bird Talk for over 21 years. I wanted to share a subject idea for you. I have two greys, Alex and Trooper. Alex is a Timneh and is an import, and Tropper is a rescue. I change their cage daily and also cover the grid with paper to provide an area of play and also to protect the grid itself from debris. Alex has recently in the last months, taken great pleasure in dive bombing me with kami kazi typed flight patterns while I am in the process of wiping down the grid to remove food particles, down feathers, and bird poop that somehow manage to escape the layer of protective newspaper. Alex takes great pleasure in these elaborate flight patterns heard in the glee of the his laughter. He does not realize the importance on my cleaning endeavors or chooses to ignore it. Anyway, you get the idea.
Reality: His cage mate, Trooper, was a rescue from a smoking home, who has missing ceres (open cavity), which was a result of a neglected sinus infection or an injury from an also rescued Blue and Gold Macaw (Pirate) as per my bird vet. I try to keep the aviary room as clean as possible for Trooper, who is doing very well.
Keep up the good work!
Sue of Clearwater, FL

By: Patricia Sund

Patricia Sund — Sat, 29 May 2010 10:33:11 +0000

Hi Jenni!
Whew! You had me going for a minute there. At first I thought I read that Scout was 25! And still on hand feeding formula! Then I reread it and you wrote weeks not years.
You are so welcome and the best to you and Scout. Come back and visit again when you have a chance.
Thank you!
Patricia

By: Jenni

Jenni — Sat, 29 May 2010 06:48:23 +0000

I, too, have an African grey. Or, I should say, he has me! He just turned 25 weeks and I think I (finally??) got him off the hand feeding formula. But that picture of your baby with the food all over his face sure did bring back a lot of great memories since we brought Scout home. Thank you for sharing!

By: Patricia Sund

Patricia Sund — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:16:53 +0000

Dennis, it wasn’t difficult at all. And two of my birds I adopted at a later age, and they both do it as well as Parker, although Pepper prefers “target practice” on a paper plate.

By: dennis lovell

dennis lovell — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:56:06 +0000

” poop on cue”…..bet that is a bit of training that has to be introduced quite early ?. Your articles do make me smile , thanks.

By: Patricia Sund

Patricia Sund — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:22:46 +0000

Thanks Sandy! I always liked that one. I did have a big zit on my face when it was taken, but I “photoshopped” it out. God what a headlight it was!

By: Patricia Sund

Patricia Sund — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:21:32 +0000

Soon come Mon! It’ll all be better in a little while. Trust me. And you will be so happy, like me, you’ll think there is something wrong. It’s like smashing your head against a wall; it feels so good when it stops!

By: Sandy

Sandy — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:12:58 +0000

love it! that is a GREAT pic of you and Parker (hat one)

By: Barbara Helferich

Barbara Helferich — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:12:50 +0000

Thank you for letting me know there is light at the end of the hellion tunnel My three greys and any other bird I have that is of breeding age have been brats with a capital “B” for a couple of months now.