~ Those Crazy Conures ~
Contributed Conure Stories

Saturday, 15-Nov-03 10:24:16 EST Is Niki bored? I bought a Black-capped Conure about two weeks ago from a pet store. She is 3 months old, and very sweet!She is bonding with me pretty well. She LOVES to sit on my sholder. I can't get her off sometimes! But anyway, i work during the day and she's all alone. I have toys in her cage, and a "Happy Hut" for her if she's cold. But she stays in the same spot all the time (in front of her food bowl) I know this because that's where her droppings are. I don't want her to be bored while I'm not there playing with her. I don't know what to do. Is she still just ajusting, or should i get different toys? Oh, one more thing, Niki likes to stand on one foot a lot. Is that normal, or should I get that checked out? I love her very much and just want the best for my little Niki. If anyone has any suggetions on what I can do for her so shes as happy as I can make her, please e-mail me. Tiffany H. tifhay96@yahoo.com Tiffany H. tifhay96@yahoo.com

Tuesday, 11-Nov-03 00:26:59 EST first time any bird keeper I bought this dark green Patagonian Conure 2days back. Was told at the store it is 7yrs old. Its okay I think now, but doesn't sleep as much as it should (12hrs).I would like someone to tell me its okay....really scared it will die of stress. Since the weather is getting cold I am trying to put a light blanket over the cage but it gets further agitated and starts screeching. I am trying to give it boiled vegetables and it won't even bother about them....only wants the mixed food it had in the store. Is there anyone who can reassure me that the same thing has happened and that it will get okay....I'm so scared becos I have already fallen in love with it and so has my 6yr old daughter. Skipper, that's the name, knows the 'step up'command though won't come out of the cage. Melani mm1096@yahoo.com

Tuesday, 11-Nov-03 00:26:14 EST Patagonian conure.....not sleeping....

Tuesday, 11-Nov-03 00:25:44 EST Help me calm my bird....

Sunday, 09-Nov-03 18:21:41 EST Anyone else have blue Crown Conure???? I just got a blue crown conure about 2 days ago. Her name is Kendra and she only 4 months old. Shes hand feed so she very nice. I would like to talk to someother ppl with this type of bird and find out more about it.. Thanks Krystal Cutie8119@msn.com

Sunday, 02-Nov-03 16:06:00 EST Solicitos-My Baby I've had my sun conure, Solicitos, for about six months, and I absolutely love her! Today I was cleaning her cage and as I was puting the seed guards back on she would run around her cage so she could follow me while I put them on. It was adorable. She does that kind of thing all the time. If she wants me there will be no peace:) Me and a few other people are the only people she let touch her, but mostly me. Melina Z. mzuniga@smes.org

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Sunday, 05-Oct-03 17:09:41 EDT Rafiki - Sun Conure yo sup all i havent written ne thing in herre in like a year so im jus catchin up on my bird rafiki. ... nevermind im too lazy to type all about him peace AIM S/n and MSN s/n = unemployed769 JJ

Wednesday, 24-Sep-03 07:33:09 EDT A Short Rescued Life for Gonji my Blue Crowned Conure My story ends sadly, as my beloved blue crowned conure Gonji passed away about an hour ago this morning, as I was sleeping beside him on the couch. It really hurts me to write this, but I have to talk about him and about his wonderful little short-lived life with me. I rescued him back in February 2003 when I was working as a dog groomer at a pet store. A lady who came in to ask about my services told me about a blue crowned conure that she owned and was looking for a new home for him. I told her that I have 4 rescued birds (a female red sided eclectus, a female green cheeked conure, and two cockatiels) and I would be willing to come out and see her little guy in need of a home. She owned him for the past 12 years. I arranged to go out the next day and meet her bird, whom she called "Joy". When I met Joy, I was very appalled to find out that Joy lived in a crawlspace with only 1 light bulb, no windows, and no toys in the cage. Joy was feather plucked from the neck on down, and very very aggressive. Plus, Joy called out very very loudly with a strange "BUH-GONJE" sounding call. I immediately took Joy from the lady, cage and all, since Joy was not willing to come out of the cage. The lady told me that Joy hated her husband, and never was taken from the cage after she seriously bit his hand a few months back. On the way home driving, I kept telling Joy that I would change her name (so that she would have a fresh start) and that she would never be abused or deprived of the bare necessities of parrot life again. Because of the sound Joy made, I named her Gonji (since all my birds' names end with an "eee" sound...I had to keep the flow!). I took Gonji to an avian vet for a check up and found out that Gonji was a HE and that he had chlamydia. Since it could be passed on to all my birds (now I had 6 birds with him in the picture) I had to treat all of them for 42 days by syringe! Even though I suffered from many bites, Gonji and I were ultimately growing closer in a familial bond. And Gonji was starting to enjoy life, like listening to country music (I hate it, he LOVED it!), taking showers with me, and finally stroking of his head, stepping up on my finger, and riding on my shoulder. I think he realized he was here to stay. Home was with my bird family for good. Gonji really started to get too self-absorbed in his feather plucking, to the point where he was attacking his flesh. Without any tail or wing feathers, he would sometimes take hard falls off perches only to climb right back up to the very top again. He was a very persistent buddy! But I couldn't stand to see him chewing at his body, so I sought out help. I came across an avian vet in Bird Talk magazine who specializes in making and selling collars for feather pluckers. His name is Dr. Jim Gaines, and his web site is www.avianmedicalcenter.com. His product is the space age collar. I ordered one two weeks ago, and when it arrived I followed the directions and put it on my buddy Gonji. For the first night, he tried to fight it, and it was a sleepless night for all of us (humans and birds and cats alike). But he amazingly learned to climb up his cage bars to his favorite perch, eat his pellet food and fruits, drink from his Lixit water bottle, and live without plucking at his frail body. His feathers were growing back and I had seriously high hopes for a beautiful plummage within a matter of months. Like I mentioned, this morning Gonji passed away. I was sleeping with him beside me on the couch, where he usually liked to be with me, and he woke me with a rapid flapping of his wings possibly to let me know his time had arrived. I am still so shocked and so sad, not knowing why he left me after only 8 months of happiness out of the 12-13 years he knew of life. Conures can live anywhere between 10 and 35 years, and I guess Gonji was called on to a more perfect world, somewhere where he won't suffer any more feather plucking due to abusive home life or boredom. I tried my very best to make him the happiest little guy because I felt so badly for what he went through all his life. But a part of me feels guilt, thinking about what if Gonji spent the night in his cage beside his friend Rosie (the green cheeked conure). Would he have lived another day, possibly and hopefully more, or was it something I did that caused my newest best bald buddy to be so suddenly taken from my life? All I can think about is how he flapped his little stubby wings in an effort to say goodbye....goodbye...and thank you for saving my life if only for a short time. I love you Gonji. See you my friend..... Lara Bariciak maquiduffy@xcelco.on.ca

Friday, 05-Sep-03 20:18:38 EDT The Great Escape - Bubbles Comments: thanks for some really great info. I bought a 9 month old hand raised conure about 3 months. she bonded really quick with me and likes to sleep in the same bed. I have put a sock in her cage that she crawls into at nite to sleep in. This weekend I was cleaning her cage on our open deck and she got loose. Flew over top the house and was gone but I could hear her sqwauking. I ran through the garage to the front lawn but still couldn't see her. Meanwhile my husband ran out onto the deck and saw her sitting about 60 feet up in a tree overlooking the deck where her cage was. We tried for six hours to get her to fly down but the two times she tried she slipped off the tiny branch she was on and scared herself and flew higher. It seems my bird had no problem flying higher she just was scared to fly down from her lofty 60' perch. During this time we tried food, treats, toys everything. Nothing worked. Finally we got out a 30 foot ladder, mind you she is still up over 60 feet in the tree, and put it against the house. She tried again to come to me only she slipped and scared herself again. This time she ended up facing away from us. There was a dead tree about 15 feet away from the tree she was in. We propped the ladder against that tree and up I went, and I'm scared of heights. I had a plastic bucket of her favorite treats, little round seed balls. I was about 20 feet lower than her but facing her and across from her. I called her and sure enough her little wings started flapping and shw was quivering back and forth trying to get up her courage to fly. It took her about 2 minutes and she finally launched herself towards the tree I was in. She landed on a branch about 10 inches from me. I extended my finger to her and told her to "step up" and sure enough she did. I then grabbed her securely and with my other hand dumped the bucket of seeds,(unfortunately on my husbands head) and stuffed her in the bucket and put the top on. Raced down the ladder and into the house. I consider it a miracle that we got her back. We call her Bubbles or Skwauky depending on how loud she is and she gotten in the habit of trying to eat anything that I eat and stealing from my fork as I try to get it into my mouth. They really do have strong personalities and she has still not forgiven my husband for yelling at her when we first brought her home. She is very protective of me and has divebombed assistants working in the vet's office when they got too near to me. She's trying to help me type right now. Deb debhegeman@visi.com

Wednesday, 03-Sep-03 17:03:41 EDT mango!mango! last year i got a bird named mango.i got him from the bird fair.once when my mom and i were outside by our pool.my mom had mango on her shoulder.all of the sudden there was a loud noise,it scared mango so he flew off my mom's shoulder.(well his wings were clipped)we didnt know where he was!then,we heard something...."mango,mango."it was ..who else? MANGO!!!my mom and i followed his little voice until we came to a chair.my mom stuck her finger under the chair,waited a minute,and then brought it back up.on her finger was mango.i breathed a sigh of relief!i thought we'd never find him!my mom stuck him back in his cage and locked it.(p.s.mango is a sun conure.) sara stege sstege@comcast.net

Wednesday, 03-Sep-03 17:03:41 EDT mango!mango! last year i got a bird named mango.i got him from the bird fair.once when my mom and i were outside by our pool.my mom had mango on her shoulder.all of the sudden there was a loud noise,it scared mango so he flew off my mom's shoulder.(well his wings were clipped)we didnt know where he was!then,we heard something...."mango,mango."it was ..who else? MANGO!!!my mom and i followed his little voice until we came to a chair.my mom stuck her finger under the chair,waited a minute,and then brought it back up.on her finger was mango.i breathed a sigh of relief!i thought we'd never find him!my mom stuck him back in his cage and locked it.(p.s.mango is a sun conure.) sara stege sstege@comcast.net

Tuesday, 02-Sep-03 13:20:06 EDT my bird dont talk i got my bird just yesterday he is the so cute he sits on my head when i read books he bits me if i dont talk to him i just wanted to know when they stared talking he is 14 weeks now he is a really dark green and he has yellow on his belly and he loves the colour red i love him to bits already so if anyone can help me just let me know when they start talking thanxs rachel chamberbird666@aol.com

Tuesday, 02-Sep-03 13:20:06 EDT my bird dont talk i got my bird just yesterday he is the so cute he sits on my head when i read books he bits me if i dont talk to him i just wanted to know when they stared talking he is 14 weeks now he is a really dark green and he has yellow on his belly and he loves the colour red i love him to bits already so if anyone can help me just let me know when they start talking thanxs rachel chaberbird666@aol.com

Monday, 01-Sep-03 12:50:09 EDT The Best Bird I just got a conure and he is the best bird. I got him hand fed so that kind of helps. He is a Sun Conure and I named him Skittles. If you are looking for a pet that is tame and likes attention a conure is a pet for you. Lisa

Saturday, 30-Aug-03 23:20:58 EDT Did he Attack me? I've had my green cheecked Conure (Buddy) for about a month. he is my first bird ever. He used to be really nice he got on my hand after about a week. But we have a stick that we use to get him in and out of the cage.Well anyway lately he has been really agressive like whenever anyone stuck their finger in his cage he would go out of his way to bite it. and bite us when we try to pet him!!! and when i tryed to get him out of the cage i think he tryed to bite my finger then he got on my hand and was biteing me all over my hand, i screamed for my mom and she came rushing into the room and got him on top of hie cage. Later on i read that they use their beak for a third foot.So was he atacking me or just trying to crawl up my arm? Oh ya i had green nailpolish on. Does that have anything to do with it??? C.H.

Wednesday, 27-Aug-03 13:19:06 EDT Buster Not so much a story as stories. I finally found some one who agrees with me that Conures/parrots can be spoiled. I had two sun conures Buster 2yrs. old well behaved. and Bob a year old. Bob was spoiled buy the breeder, and was almost impossible to take care of. I complained to the breeder, about how stupid it was to raise birds which need alot of attention as it is, and then spoil them on top of it.(The breeder is no longer in business). Even Buster was more relaxed when I got rid of Bob. Buster likes to crawl under my shirt and just lie there. I trained Buster to recognize the blue coffee can with his/her favorate treat PEANUTS. I would show Buster the can and shake it, then give buster some peanuts. This was a life saver for Buster, because even though I would trim its wings, I trimmed them as little as possible. Well Buster got out, and was in a tree out of reach, Soooo out comes the coffee can. I shook the can and just said Buster Peanuts, Buster couldn't resist. Moral of the story, keep the wings trimmed. I also have blueberry bushes which I keep covered with cheese cloth to keepout the deer, bear, and wild birds. It also makes a great outdoor cage for Buster. All it needs is a bowl of bath/drinking water, and buster is happy in his outdoor cage. I noticed you have a picture of Louie with his eye to the sky. That's a defenseive mechanism, the bird is looking for predators. thanks J.L. jesse lee jesselee1986@yahoo.com

Tuesday, 26-Aug-03 23:51:55 EDT Ikeie Birdie My Green Cheek Conure, Ikeie Birdie (Ike) was in a pet store for the first three months of his life. He was, in fact, at PetsMart. He wasn't that costly, for a Conure. He has a horrid biteing problem that he seems to be working out, and now he only bites very soft, but I still shake my hand when he does bite. Other than that, he is a SWEET little bird. Whenever I walk out of the room, he screeches at the top of his little birdie lungs, and if my mom or step-dad are around, it drives then nuts. Whenever Ike hears the door opening, or the car door closing, he screams really loud, and I'm told that is unusual for Green Cheeks. But I barely notice because I've lived with Moe, our 13 year old Mouluccan Cockatoo, (I don't think I spelt that right) for five years. His owners had a bar and couldn't care for him, so now he makes a living at our house, where he likes to go around the house picking up spare change or dollar bills and bring them back to me. Something he learned from the bar. Back to Ike, in the morning, my step-dad leaves for work at 3-4 am. So, of course, Ike wakes up and does his screeching act. Even though he likes to seem like he wants my step-dad to pet him, but he bites him whenever he gets close. Ike is a sweet little thing because he likes to try and mimic me. I call him "Ikeie Birdie" when I walk in the room, and I have heard the first futile attempts at saying his name as a squeeky "Ieee-Briii" that made me laugh in delight. I can't wait to hear Ikie's first words, kinda like my mom waiting for mine, but expecting them much earlyer. Thanks for reading my story on Ike! DeNae noizyacresgal@hotmail.com

Saturday, 23-Aug-03 04:07:49 EDT sorry this is so long, but I love telling Tino stories I began volunteering weekly for a bird rescue organization a little more than a year ago. Tino is a cherry headed conure who was brought into the rescue about the same time I started. He was sharing a cage with a sun conure; they'd both let no one near them and snap and bite at me when I cleaned their cage. They weren't rooming together for long, though; Tino began plucking out his roomie's feathers and generally being a bully, so the sun conure was immediately moved to another cage (he has since found a friend in a little jenday conure, and they've been adopted together). Tino was kept in his cage alone, and the first few weeks he was separated I noticed him looking kind of lonely. So one day I let him out of his cage, upon which he jumped on my shoulder and began biting me. The strange thing was, he refused to get off and seemed quite thrilled, despite his biting, to be out of his cage. He just sort of never left my shoulder. I guess Tino chose me rather than the other way around. I don't know much about Tino's past. He had a band on his leg, which the rescue staff removed and gave to me upon his adoption, that has the letters CA on it (I'm presuming that means he was born in California), and the letters 86. Or 98, which it says when you flip the band over. I think it's the year he was born, so that makes him either four or seventeen (I'm guessing four). All the rescue people knew was that he was brought in by some people who said they got him from their roofer. He was angry and feather-plucked when he came in - his lower belly, preen gland area, legs, shoulders and part of his back were bald. I learned a lot from working at the rescue organization, not the least of which was how challenging it can be to share your life with a bird; at first I was a bit apprehensive about whether or not I could care for him as well as he deserved. But everyone I shared concerns with encouraged me to go ahead with the adoption. They knew how attatched Tino and I had gotten, but I'm guessing they also knew he'd be very hard to find a home for due to the fact that he was so violent that I was one of two staffers that could handle him at all. So I bought a huge used cockatoo cage for fifty bucks, cleaned it within an inch of its life (it's a really nice cage in good condition save for the initial dirt), bought tons of cool expensive toys, perches and food, and brought Tino home. He is a very spirited, resilient bird who finds change exciting, so he settled in immediately. At that point, he had stopped biting. Whenever I took him out of the cage at first, I'd end up with bite bruises up and down my arms, but there was that joyous, impish twinkle in his eye; it was obvious the biting was not a sign of distress. I came to the conclusion that he simply didn't know biting was bad. So I caught him one day rubbing his beak gently on my arm, and I made happy cooing noises; whenever he bit, "no!" real loud. The biting stopped rather abruptly, as though he suddenly realized that hey, she doesn't like it when I bite her! He's replaced it with that gentle beak rubbing thing, which is so cute. Life with Tino was fun. I cleaned his cage and cut up his vegetables and cared for him better than even I believed a lazy screw up like myself could ever do. He learned to say "hi" in a voice that sounded just like mine, and I found out a previous owner taught him how to give kisses. And the best part? His feathers had started growing back, and within a few months his bald spots had patchy feathers on them that were filling in more by the week. Life was idyllic until springtime rolled around. I had no idea about seasonal hormonal fluxes in birds, so when Tino suddenly attacked me out of the blue, bit me til I bled all over the place, and wouldn't stop, I was scared out of my mind. He began attacking me every time I took him out of his cage, leaving me with many permanent scars up and down my arms. I thought he might be sick, so I planned a visit to the vet. I had begun to dread taking him out; he'd attack without any provocation at any time. Sometimes I'd put him back in his cage, bandage myself up, and cry for hours in front of his cage. One night, he bit me so hard that the tip of his beak broke off. He began bleeding, and I had to take him to the emergency vet. The vet, who had lots of trouble handling him, pronounced him healthy as a horse save for the broken beak, which would have to heal on its own as they didn't want to risk cauterizing it when he was attempting to dismember the vet's assistants, and looking like he just might succeed. (Vet: "You have a rather...um...feisty bird.") So I brought him home, and he healed quickly; as soon as he could he resumed biting. I cried almost every night, wondering what could be wrong, as the vet had said he was just fine. I called the bird rescue director in tears, wondering what I had done. She told me something that was music to my ears: that it was seasonal hormonal fluxes, that it was normal, and that my bird was just particularily adversely affected by it. She told me I needed to show my bird that I wouldn't stand for his behavior, so I wiped off my tears, got out a huge fluffy turtleneck sweater that he could hardly bite through, put on three shirts under that, took him out, and let him know that being on my shoulder was not acceptable; as long as the biting continued, he'd be relegated to sitting on my hand. He picked up on this quickly, and soon the biting virtually stopped as long as I had the "Tino sweater" on, and as long as I kept him on my hand. He'd bite otherwise. So we spent the spring like this, me in my humungous Tino sweater and Tino on my hand. I didn't freak out and cry when he bit, and he responded. It took many months, but we moved into a new apartment in July, and I haven't needed the Tino sweater since then. He cuddles and plays again, snuggles into the crook of my arm and rubs his beak all over my face. Until July, Tino was a one-person bird, if not entirely by choice. My friends and family were so deathly afraid of him that they wouldn't come near him after seeing my bandaged-up self. When I started dating R, he said that because Tino was so important to me, he'd make a concerted effort to befriend my beloved bird. At first, Tino would have nothing to do with him; who is that strange man hanging around my mommy? But R has no fear of Tino, which is the secret to befriending my bird: he can smell fear, distress or weakness, and he takes advantage of it; he respects people who draw the line with him. When we all three moved in together, Tino started to love R. Now he prefers my boyfriend to me; I can still handle him and he still loves me and is affectionate towards me, but he goes nuts for R, doing his little mating dance and running back and forth on his perches. R and I have very different ways of playing with him: while I like to calmly cuddle, R loves "roughhousing", which entails R putting a towel over Tino, then snatching it away and watching Tino gleefully lunge at it, giggle, and then do the mating dance until R does the towel thing again. Tino's right in the middle of his molt right now, so he's a bit grumpy, but he hasn't bitten me (badly, that is) in months. He is almost fully feathered now; his preen gland is a bit patchy, but it's filling in a bit with this molt. And, if you're still reading this, that's the story of my baby Tino beano. (I'm usually the first person to stand up and be opposed to baby talk, unless it's regarding my sweet widdle Tinosaurus, mommy's special bean whose mommy wuvvs to cuddle wid her sweet baby T bird) I still volunteer at the rescue organization where I got Tino. MAARS, or Midwest Avian Adoption and Rescue Services, is located in the Minneapolis-St Paul metro area. For more info (they have a really cool website!), go to www.maars.org Lola birdmadgirl2@yahoo.com

Saturday, 23-Aug-03 00:05:22 EDT My Baby boy Sidney Sidney was given to me about 2 years ago...he's about 4 years old..he's been wonderful...BUT, like conures he likes to chew..and so he does...lol..he takes all the buttons off of my bloues, so I only ware t-shirts when I'am around him.. but I still can't keep him from chewing holes in them..I would not give him up for any reason except if it protects him...he sits outside with me while I read books or what ever and never tries to leave me, but it's probaly because he's too busy trying to eat my clothes and earrings, etc; etc;lol....when I'am down and sad he knows...and really seems to feel my saddness..he wrestles and plays with me when I'am in an upbeat mood...right now he's trying to eat my reading glasses..he's a Patagonian Conure..I got here to learn more about him...he's wonderful Margie Jones margieejj@yahoo.com

Monday, 11-Aug-03 03:51:01 EDT Sun Conure we have had her for 6 months now. we bought her from a person we didnt no. he had to counures the other was a nanday. my brother told us about them he bought the nanday. the sun conure took up with my husband and didnt want anything to do with me. iwas the one who feed her and played with her through the cage. she bit me one time when he was holding her. i couldnt figure her out. she was his bird. she looked foward to him coming in from work. she loved him very much. then she changed and started coming to me all the time. and didnt want him like she did. we decided to take her to the petstore to clip her wings and get her nail cliped now she wont have anything to do with us at all she stands on top of her cage and dances but when we try to hold her she runs back into her cage. we dont no what to do. she got to where she would lay down with me at night and play for a long time. its been over a month now since we got to play with her. well i bought another bird african gray he was hand raised i can tell she like him but wont come close to us. she still gives me kisses on top of her cage but wont let me hold her anymore. well we bought the nanday from my neice he's been mistreated for 6 months now she hollered at him to shut up and kept him covered up all day and night. so now we will be busy with him trying to see what we can do with him he would flip out when she would stick her hand in his cage, we got him home he seems like a hole different bird. but we havent taken him out of the cage just yet we r letting him settle in first. his cage and feeding bowles were nasty never cleaned out. but i need some advised with the conures how do i get them to come back to a better place and to no they wont be hurt. we love our birds but dont like to see them hurting either. thank u deann kia198@yahoo.com netscape

Friday, 01-Aug-03 12:16:21 EDT CHEWY

Sunday, 27-Jul-03 22:16:19 EDT Rocky, the Sun Conure I got Rocky, 9 yrs old, from a woman who tried to make a breeding Conure out of a pet Conure. Didn't work-so I took him as a pet. Anyway, he's with my 5 cocktiels and another Blue Crowned Conure that is 28 years old. They all get along. Rocky loves shower time in the A.M. When my alarm goes off, so does his! He screeches till I get up and feed them while he shows off till I bring out the shower perch. Up he goes. As I disrobe, he lets out a giggle, and continues to giggle till the water goes on. He doesnt do this to my husband when he showers with him-just me. He also dances in the shower-a little head wiggle-jiggle-thats a hoot. I hear that Suns will bite their "mate" if they feel that there is danger around. Rocky has bit me twice when he felt threatened-once on thenose brought tears to my eyes! Mary Rhodes Surgrn3@aol.com

Friday, 25-Jul-03 23:01:58 EDT green-cheeked conure Just this morning, I opened my door and my conure, Mr. Cool flew out. I love this bird, I immediately followed and he flew so hight, 100-300 feet above trees, I did not realize he could fly that high. Anyhow, he flew around three times and flew away. It is now 14 hours later and he has not come back. I put a cage on top of my roof. Would you have any insight as to what I can do to entice him to come back, if any. Would you have any idea as to whether or not they come back?? Please mail me ASAP - Thank you, Marti Marti Cleocud301@stargate.net

Tuesday, 22-Jul-03 12:29:33 EDT This is for Linda Loar - wings clipped too short? Hi Linda - I just read down below about your birdie's wings being clipped too short. you probably recieved a million emails - but i'll tell ya my story. Our cockatiel had her wings clipped too short too. idiot at the pet store went a little crazy and fortunately, did not hurt her. She was a baby and didn't even know what to do with those wings yet- we thought she might not fly. we didn't know any better at the time. Anyway- the trouble is that she couldn't glide to the floor-- and would fall like lead balloon. The important thing to do in this situation is to keep the bird low or close to your body when you hold her and place the perches medium to low in the cage, so if she feels couragous and jumps, well, she won't fall hard. Evenutally our bird's wing grew out -- and man, are they beautiful! she flies about the house now and always returns to her cage when told to. (well, almost always.) It took about 8 months, so be patient. My hubby and I have decided not to clip her wings again. i mean, it depends on your house, but if you can control the situaiton, you know the bird won't go for the door or anything. Our love, Francis, is perfectly content on flying around the living room when out- and well, she does fly through the hallway on occassion if we are in the other room. it's hysterical -- but not for everyone. Survey your scene and if there's no need to clip- don't bother. Your birdie will like it better. :-) Good Luck! Victoria

Tuesday, 22-Jul-03 11:47:20 EDT Daphne means "shy"? I'm not convinced. When we first named Daphne (a green-cheeked conure) in the store (‘cause we have a habit of naming all the birdies we meet at this one place), she seemeed really, really shy. We wanted her regardless. We brought her home and did a search on the net for baby name "Daphne." Turns out the name means “shy.” (Weird/Cool!) Now that “Daphers” has been home with us for a while, she is the farthest from shy ever. She's not too loud, but definitely asks for what she wants -- and she is the fastest cage bar climber I've ever met. But one new thing Daphers is doing is completely whacky. We gave her a 1.5 inch "whiffle ball" with a bell in it that her sister, Francis K. (a cockatiel) rejected. At first the thing scared Daphne, but then she began to find it entertaining. She picks it up with her talons and beak, and throws it around and gets reeeallly mad at it, but the weirdest thing is her "kitty act". Daphne rolls on the bottom of the cage, on her back/wings and wields this whiffle ball up into the air -- exactly like a kitten. It is the kookiest behavior I've seen -- and totally amusing (well, to us bird sorts, that is!) Never seen this before – anyone else out there have a conure rolling around on the bottom of the cage like a cat? :-) Thanks for letting me share this story. Victoria albersst9@yahoo.com 10 'Lil MB of Earthlink

Friday, 11-Jul-03 03:40:15 EDT me and my baby JASPER I am new to the world of parrots but not to the world of birds. i Knew Jasper had to be mine as soon as i walked into the pet store. we go to this store quite often and are use to seeing the different species of birds for sale today was different. his cage was just behind the tills then i saw what was in it. this ogrnage and yellow tinged face peered out of the bars. i looked down at his name Jasper. i talked with him for ages and then a member of staff gave me loads of info about his breed. i was determined he would be mine. we left without him this time but before i went i told the girl behind the till to put people off buying him because i was smitten by this bird it was as if i has a spell put over me. to cut a long story short yes i went back for him i have had him for nearly 2 weeks and already we have a bond that no one can break. he sleeps tucjed into the arch of my neck and rolls on to his back with his feet crossed as if holding hands i love my bird and hate to go out of the house with out him he always has the radio on all i can say is thank you to god for introducing me to him and not letting him be sold to some one else. Alison Andrew gazali5@hotmail.com Me and my baby "Jasper"

Thursday, 03-Jul-03 19:57:40 EDT the lost voice hi ive had a conure 4 a year now and he still will not let me near him whatsoever contry to u all having "noisey" conures mine has mad no sound as such in a year id love to hear him screachin but dont think he has voice id be so happy 4 him to sit on my hand. i play wi him at least two hours a day always have from day 1. i love him "mikey" to bits someone please help as i feel hes unhappy mia MrHlldy6@aol.com

Friday, 27-Jun-03 13:38:48 EDT Willy and the new guy My conure,Willy, has learned to say peek-a-boo. Sometimes he says, "Peekey go bye-bye" or "Peekey come on". He was picking on Bandit(the Nanday) the other day and they were being really noisy. I banged on the wall to startle them so they would stop fighting. Willy stretched upward and said, "Come in". He's a clown! We have two new cockatiels. My sister brought us the female(her name is Jasmine). We found out for sure she's a female because she laid an egg. We decided we needed a male, so my fiancee' bought Ralphie. Ralphie is named after the Character on Bugs Bunny named Ralph Phillips. Ralphie is really smart. He has already learned a lot from the other 5 birds. We have 2 quakers, No-No and Baby. Baby was mistreated. He has no claws. He is a sweetie pie. I recommend quakers to anyone who wants a bird that is inexpensive(considering) and they learn to talk quickly. Dee jdanddee@citynet.net

Tuesday, 03-Jun-03 14:47:39 EDT WE NEED HELP! We are the proud owners of Aviry our green cheecked conure. Aviry is eight months old and we had just purchased her from the petstore. Aviry was hand fed as a baby and has a really neat personality. So here is the problem. Aviry has a squaking problem. She did'nt do it for the first week at all but now he does it quite a bit. We live in a apartment so this is a problem. He's not just talking when he does it, it's a constant screetch for who knows how long. We give him plenty of attention and he has the freedom to roam out of his cage when we are home. Most of the screetching is in the day time. Someone told us to put him in his cage and put a towl over him, but that only works until we take the towl off. WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY SUGGESTIONS!!!. Thank you, Jeramy and Heather Jeramy H mhunter23@msn.com

Sunday, 01-Jun-03 22:51:06 EDT Peppercorn I got a parkeet. Her name is Peppercorn. Shes blue, white, black, gray, green. Shes very pretty too. Well I was having her on my finger and then she just flew off.! She ran across the house before I could get her in her cage I held her tightly in my hand! We had a cocktail. His name was Homer.He was very very veyy very nice. He sat on my moms shoulders and shed kiss him and shed rub him. But saldy to say he died...:( We had a bird name LUna. She was a very nice bird.She was an carnay. WE put her in with our other bird Artimes. They Luna was mena and ripped some feathers out of Artiems. Then we took her out. She layed eggs in her cup, but she had noone to mate with. Then she was so sickly from trying to lay egggs(but she did but they were all hollow) She died....we love you! Nect is Artimes. Hes a carny too. Hes yellow and black. Hes very nice and hes still alive too. Next is my rat Brpwn Sugar. Shes my baby and she has an tumor.:( Shes still alove but shes might die because its getting so big. Shet gets whatever she wants any food. Shes nice, caring and I love her. In July Ive had her for 2 years. Hannah is my fish Ive had her for a long time. Okies well then I guess thats it BYE Cecily Cecily skittles_gurl1717@yahoo.com

Sunday, 01-Jun-03 22:51:06 EDT Peppercorn I got a parkeet. Her name is Peppercorn. Shes blue, white, black, gray, green. Shes very pretty too. Well I was having her on my finger and then she just flew off.! She ran across the house before I could get her in her cage I held her tightly in my hand! We had a cocktail. His name was Homer.He was very very veyy very nice. He sat on my moms shoulders and shed kiss him and shed rub him. But saldy to say he died...:( We had a bird name LUna. She was a very nice bird.She was an carnay. WE put her in with our other bird Artimes. They Luna was mena and ripped some feathers out of Artiems. Then we took her out. She layed eggs in her cup, but she had noone to mate with. Then she was so sickly from trying to lay egggs(but she did but they were all hollow) She died....we love you! Nect is Artimes. Hes a carny too. Hes yellow and black. Hes very nice and hes still alive too. Next is my rat Brpwn Sugar. Shes my baby and she has an tumor.:( Shes still alove but shes might die because its getting so big. Shet gets whatever she wants any food. Shes nice, caring and I love her. In July Ive had her for 2 years. Hannah is my fish Ive had her for a long time. Okies well then I guess thats it BYE Cecily Cecily skittles_gurl1717@yahoo.com

Tuesday, 27-May-03 18:45:10 EDT love at first sight I went into my local bird store to just look around and I came upon this beautiful bird(the sun conure). I went home b/c I knew my mom would never let me get a bird(she hates them). But I had to go back to see it. I squated down to see her eyelevel and she came closer and started to hang upside down by one leg. It was the cutest thing I had ever seen. Being still in school, I really dont have much money. But, I have to have this bird. So sunday im going to put a payment on her and in 2 weeks I should have her. I really cant wait and I know she will be worth all that money. If anyone has helpful hints on what to do if they bite or just anything, I would love to hear from u. Please feel free to email me with anything that might help me. Tiffany Pr1ncess115@aol.com

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Thursday, 15-May-03 18:03:38 EDT WHEN TINGAS "ATTACK"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ONE DAY AFTER WE GOT OUR PUPPY GIPSY SHE WOKE ME UP AT 5:30 SHARP.SO MY MOM WAS ALREADY UP READING HER BIBLE ON THE COUCH.THEN IPUT GIPSI ON THE COUCH AND GOT MY SUN CONURE TINGA.WELL TINGA TRIED TO BITE GIPSY, HE SUCCEEDED ONCE. THEN BEFORE I COULD GRAB HIM HE JUMPED OF MY ARM...AND BIT THE LIVING TAR OUT OF GIPSY'S NOSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE GIPSY SLEPT THROUGH THE ENTIRE SCENE.WELL I'LL WRITE MORE TINGA STORIES LATER.BYE RACHEL SMITH

Thursday, 15-May-03 18:03:38 EDT WHEN TINGAS "ATTACK"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ONE DAY AFTER WE GOT OUR PUPPY GIPSY SHE WOKE ME UP AT 5:30 SHARP.SO MY MOM WAS ALREADY UP READING HER BIBLE ON THE COUCH.THEN IPUT GIPSI ON THE COUCH AND GOT MY SUN CONURE TINGA.WELL TINGA TRIED TO BITE GIPSY, HE SUCCEEDED ONCE. THEN BEFORE I COULD GRAB HIM HE JUMPED OF MY ARM...AND BIT THE LIVING TAR UOT OF GIPSY'S NOSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE GIPSY SLEPT THROUGH THE ENTIRE SCENE.WELL I'LL WRITE MORE TINGA STORIES LATER.BYE RACHEL SMITH

Thursday, 15-May-03 18:03:38 EDT WHEN TINGAS "ATTACK"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Monday, 12-May-03 19:13:25 EDT when tingas attack don't worry sandya my conure does the same thing./ except he will attack and bite me and everyone else he's gone as far as divebombing, i've tried everything. so i guess i'm stuck.incase you or anyone else wanted to know tinga is short for aratinga conures and tinga is also my sun conure's name. anonoumous

Monday, 12-May-03 09:10:22 EDT Vets that don't know what there doing. I got a conure from my brother-inlaw and she is sweet i named her Holly she is 5-yrs old well she needed her wings clipped so i took her to a local vet twice she didn't cut them right the first time as a first time owner i didn't know so i called the vet back she said is she flying up i said yes up on my china closet so she said bring her back i did wish i had'ent she messed up her so bad the vet cut all her wings off Holly has no balance at all me and my husband built her a ladder she will go up it but won't come down she's scared . i want to know will they grow back i cryed she looks so awful all i can do is hold her and baby her if you have any idea of what i can do to help her please let me know. Thank you Linda Linda Loar lloar@alltel.net yahoo

Sunday, 04-May-03 19:12:45 EDT babe Kiki hi,I have a peach frounted conure.My conure only comes to me.She loves to sleep with me and love food.The only problem is her biting problem and that she only loves my familyand frinds.Once she went so far as to attacking a stranger. Sandya Ckram@eathlink.net KIKI

Sunday, 04-May-03 12:50:47 EDT My Conures My Passion for birds started 6 years ago when we went on holiday down to the coast and I met a Sulpher Creseted Cockatoo . Now 6 years down the line I own 60 birds of my own including 2 conures ( 3 in a few weeks) . My First Conure was My Blue Crowned conure who is sitting on my shoulder right now . Her name is Paulie ( oh how creative ) I have had her since she was 4 weeks old and she has grown up to be a really beautiful bird . She loves my Brother and will display for him and start Barking as well . The second conure I own is a Greater Patagonian his name is Oscar and some one gave him to me cause they coul'dnt stand his noise . He is sooo clever He is fully flighted and if i'm called for something i will tell him to fly to the sofa and from any point in the house he flys !!!!!! . My Blue crown is really quite and always has been , Oscar on the other hand loves the dark and when ever he climbs in his nest box he begins to SCREAM . All my conures live outside in large aviarys they go every where with me , I'm getting a sun Conure in a few weeks from a lady who wants him to go to a good home so thats one more to my flock . I would love to hear from other Conure owners Traill Stocker stocker@worldonline.co.za

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Saturday, 03-May-03 13:04:18 EDT Who says birds, cats and dogs can't live together? I just bought my 7 week old sun conure "Maya" three days ago. She is my first pet bird and is living among my 7 month old puppy "Gizmo" and my new roomate of a months cat named "Izabel". Maya is so sweet, I picked her because of all the baby suns to choose from she was the only one that sat still without climbing all over me. She bobs her head in such a soothing manner and chirps happily. Already she will fly to my shoulder and bury her head in my hair and also gives me kisses on my cheek. Both the puppy and cat are fascinated by her. The cat will sit on a chair close to the cage and watch and if she tries to get any closer to the cage Gizmo will chase her away!!! Maya will give Gizmo kisses and mimicks his bark. Gizmo is already protective of her. I must say after a couple of days this bird has given me so much happiness and was well worth the money! Kelly ultraviolet01@excite.com

Wednesday, 23-Apr-03 13:10:30 EDT Another story about Willy My mitred conure, Willy was barking like a dog the other day. I said, "Oh, stop it, Willy, you're not a dog!" Then he started making a "bawking" sound like a chicken! I laughed and said, "You're not a chicken, either!" He said, "Quack, quack". Dee deecrislip@hotmail.com

Monday, 21-Apr-03 23:03:25 EDT The dirty bird My husband and I were at the pet store on X-mas Eve buying presents for our three pitbulls. While we were there, We looked at the birds, I grew up with them and we have a cockatiel and two parakeets. There he was in all of his glory: Harry Houdini. This funny sharp-tailed conure was escaping from his cage. My husband called on an employee, when they retured, Harry cheerfully greeted them with a "Howdy!" I fell in love with him and my husband bought him for me as a my X-Mas gift. As the months went on the weather got nicer and my husband works in a congested area of town which is difficult to drive in, let alone park a vehical. It was a beautiful day and I decided that Mr. Houdini and I were taking my old man to work. I opened the windows, and turned on the music and Harry became a wild man(or bird) He became rowdy and noisy, his favorite artist is the rolling stones. He had my husband and I in tears we were laughing so hard. After we dropped him off, I was stuck in traffic. It was around 4:00 pm, and there were several pedestrians on the road. A young lady strolls out in front of my vehical. At this moment, Harry let out his signature screech and the girl turned to look over. He replied with a wolf whistle and hoolered,"Sweet Baby!!!" The girl gave me an awkward look, and it occured to me then that I had a green shirt on and Harry is mostly green. She couldn't see him and presumed I was the one gawking at her. Later that evening one of my husbands friends called the house, he happens to be singleand incredibly shy, and when I told him what had occurred, he asked me if he could borrow Mr. Houdini to pick a girlfriend for him. Leah Keranen leahkeranen@aol.com

Sunday, 13-Apr-03 16:33:44 EDT An Unlikley Best Friend My boyfriend and I have had cockateils for years now and we breeded them over the summer. It was a wonderful experience. We never miss a chance to go into a pet shop and admire all the birds and animals, one day we walked into a Pet Emporium and matt fell in love with a baby sun conure he was pricy and I was doubtful that it was the right thing to do. When we got him home he began to roll on his back and laugh at us I had never seen a bird that laughed before! Still I was sceptical that we had madet he right decision. This spring break he began to bring Pyro (as he came to be called) over to my house more and more. Pretty soon my home became his. I wasnt too attached fond of this loud attention grabber. Then a few weeks later I was laid up with the flu he was singing and talking up a storm in his cage so I opened the door and he crawled out. I watched him waddle over to my bed crawl up the blanket and snuggle up to my face. The whole time I was sick he cuddled with me and kept me company. Now I couldnt be more attached to the "Loud attention grabber". Hes become just like part of the family. I am very very happy with our decision to buy him :-) Aline Roberts jedichick2003@yahoo.com

Tuesday, 08-Apr-03 13:36:11 EDT RUNAWAY BOOBOO MY CONURE BOOBOO IS A NANDAY . ONE DAY HE FLEW OUT MY DOOR. TWO HOURS LATER I WENT OUTSIDE AND HEARD ''MAMA'' AND THEN IT SAID ''SLUT WICH MY SON TOUGHT IT JAMMOMMA PAPY_CHULO_07@YAHOO.COM FINDIT

Wednesday, 19-Mar-03 19:44:14 EST Paulie I was given Paulie by an acquaintance, who had him/her for 7 years. They had found her and didn't know anything about her. Boy or girl?? I've had her about a month and a couple of weeks ago she started acting very different. Very quiet, which was not normal at all. She would sit on my shoulder and be very still which was also not normal as she loved to walk all over me and want to "kiss". One morning I found an egg in HER "obviously" cage. She started acting better after that. I removed the egg a few days later thinking it would start to rot. Then she started acting sick again, this time I saw her throw up. She semms to be improving at this point. Just wonder if anyone has had this happen and if the egg laying was causing the sick behavior. Also I wonder why she had never lain an egg before when previous owner had her. Any answers would be appriciated. Thanks, D Dorothy Leistra dleistra@msn.com

Saturday, 15-Mar-03 05:34:02 EST Meant for me xxx Hi my name is Paul I live in Manchester England. I attend a bird auction most Tuesday evenings in Failsworth nr Manchester, One particular evening I was there as usual when someone brought in a cage with the most beautiful Blue crowned Conure in, he attracted lot's of attention as you can imagine! I watched with interest his behavior towards the people at the auction and how he reacted towards them, he was far from being friendly I can tell you! I had no intention of buying any birds that evening.(I was there to buy seed)However I had only ever seen Pictures of them so I decided to take a closer look! Well it was amazing, I made eye contact with him and he sideled along his perch toward the bars and he started to cluck like a chicken, his head started to bob and generally behave himself!I was feeling brave and put my finger onto the top of his head and he ruffled his feathers with pleasure and allowed me to rub him! As the auction was about to start I had to leave the Viewing area, as I walked away he became the squawking fiend he had been earlier. I walked back to him and he calmed down straight away! I laughed at this, suddenly I knew I had to have this bird! I watched with great interest as the bidding on him began, The vendor had put a reserve price of £100.00 for him including the cage. As it happend he did not reach his reserve price and was taken out of the auction, in fact he was so noisey he was taken out of the room! I am not a dealer or a breeder in cage birds just a guy who loves them, I have one or two others in my indoor aviary, 2 hen plum-headed conures, a male red-rump parakeet and a very cheeky cock kakariki, (more than enough I hear you say!) Still! I was captivated by this bird and went to speak with the owner, it transpired he had not long had the bird and had called him "Charlie" but Charlie and he did not get on at all! he thought that Charlie was vicious and too noisey to be handled but had said he was amazed how quiet he'd become when he saw me at his cage and that if I wanted to buy him he would reduce the price as he did not want to take him home again! I bought him! Well readers that was a year ago and guess what? I do nor regret one single minute, Charlie is a gem. One year on he now lives with all the other birds in my collection and has become so friendly to me that I would find it hard to be without him, but he will still not tolerate other people so I guess he's a one man bird but hey! what's wrong with that? He has been given a few (unprintable) names by my family and friends! My favourite being "a rottwieller with feathers!" Paul Cowling cowlingpaul@hotmail.com

Sunday, 09-Mar-03 02:26:52 EST hiiiiii, it's me well, today we got uor first ever grooming done and she looks beautiful! I also know that Chica is a she because the lady told me so. im so happy. Chica is also potty trained, but has alil oppses here and there, but that's ok. My mom is so jealious of Chica and I that she is thinking of getting a bird of her own. Ohhhh, it's soo much for me cause i get to do more researching. I'm thinking of an Amazon, Dusky conure, or a blue-headed conure (the one in the movie, Pauli). i can't wait. well, i'll inform you later on, bye!

Saturday, 08-Mar-03 10:53:35 EST My Bird My bird has a bad bitting problem. I don`t know how to make him stop bitting me and everyone else. I hold him as much as I can and he bits ears,fingers. He mostly bits the fingers. He would be a good bird but the only thing is he bits everyone. Jocelyn sugarcandy24@hotmail.com n/a

Sunday, 02-Mar-03 17:41:36 EST I am waiting Hello, i have a question. I just wanted to know if any of you guys know good breeders of Green Cheek Conures in the Bay Area. I live in San Francisco, and I have been waiting for a baby green cheek conure since july 28th 2002. I was told that since it is winter, the breeders don't start breeding the birds until spring. Is this true? Peaches BGuRL2000@hotmail.com

Sunday, 02-Mar-03 00:23:05 EST Buddy the parakeet Buddy was a small parakeet.I got Buddy at petco.He loved to follow me.He also could say hello.But one day i let him stay on the cage like always.And buddy jumped on the floor.He was trying to follow me and lea came in and did not see him and she steped on him.I cryed for days and days.I still cry every day he is the best bird to me. I LOVE BUDDY! Eever one that read's this E-mail. E-mail me And tell me your story thanks Shawna Scanlon shawnascanlon15@hotmail.com

Sunday, 23-Feb-03 21:11:13 EST our sun conure Tinga. Tinga is a sun conure that we got in september. we acquired this little bundle of joy on september 20th 2002. Tinga was approximately 4 months old and i had to finish hand feeding her for about maybe a month longer. She,(we call it a she) has from the very moment that she came into out lives has slept with either myself of my husband, she climbs right up and snuggles into my neck or into my husband's neck pillow, she is as spoiled as any child you would ever wish to meet, she is also very jealous of my african gray,. when she wants you to stop playing with the gray , she will nip you and if you do not heed the warning she will poop on you! that will definitely get your attention. she loves to eat whatever we are eating and will drink from our soda glass until she is full. I had never had a conure until this one but i would recommend conures to anyone as a first bird or what ever one you are on, they are the best! mary hagood mjcat66@bellsouth.net hagoods pictures

Friday, 21-Feb-03 14:39:51 EST My birds I bought Willy(mitred/cherry-head) for my boyfriend, JD, who is disabled. He told me he had always wanted a talking bird. When I got Willy, he would say, "C'mon" and do a wolf whistle. JD fell in love with him instantly, and Willy fell in love with JD. One day I put Willy on my shoulder and walked into the kitchen. JD sneezed and Willy ducked. When I laughed, Willy laughed just like me! In the past few months he has learned to say "C'mere", "Brat", "No-No", "G'bye-bye", "Come in", "butthead", "mom", "Carrie", and a few words I won't mention. He also whistles for the dog, and he sounds like a hen laying an egg. He makes turkey and duck noises, too. We bought No-No (our first quaker) in Florida when we went to visit my parents. At first, Willy didn't like No-No. Now they're inseparable. Willy doesn't let anyone near his No-No. We have to separate them sometimes because they are mean to the other birds when they are together. Willy will say, "C'mon, C'mon, No-No, C'mon, go bye-bye, see No-No." When I tell him he can't go see No-No, he yells, "BRAT!" No-No can say almost all of the things Willy says. My daughter, Carrie has a Jack Russell Terrier that No-No has learned to imitate. The third bird we bought is Bandit the Nanday. He doesn't talk, but he is a clown. He likes to hold onto the sides of the cage and lean back with his head in the food dish so the other birds can't eat. He thinks he's a kitten. He loves to crawl under the covers and he chases the dog. Baby the quaker is our fourth bird. He's really sweet, but very shy because he was mistreated when we got him. Someone cut off all his toenails, so he has trouble holding onto the perch. When we were bringing him home, he would tremble every time he heard JD's voice. He is still jumpy, but not like he was. He says almost everything Willy says, and he picks up on other things very quickly. Quakers are very smart and very sweet(sometimes), and we recommend them to anyone who wants a bird that talks. We plan to buy a breeding pair and start our own aviary as soon as we can.

Monday, 17-Feb-03 21:48:01 EST all bout the Boo We've only had our Boo for 2 months. We don't as yet know the sex but we call it (her). She is a bundle of joy for my husband Jimmy. He's home on workmens comp and his mom thought he needed something to keep him busy. I just can't say enough about her she'll sit in the living room on jimmys chest and fall a sleep. Where ever we go so does the Boo. She's a family bird even my granddaughters have fun with her. That's how we got the name Boo from the movie Monster Inc. the little girl. And now we have the breeder pair. So we can get more. As I sit writing this story she's sitting on my shoulder. Patte Harrell hfxmomfx@aol,com

Friday, 14-Feb-03 01:21:35 EST hi its me again well i got my lil baby, chica. she is soo cute, and she already talks too; she says "chica", "chica, chica,chica", "no", "thank you", "lilo" ( our cockatiel), " chica baby", barks, and meows w/ the cat. she's such a caracter too. she goes on her back to get her tummy rubbed, swings upside down on the pirches and my finger w/ one foot, ohh and she does a kissing noise. i really love her, and i am so glad that there is a bird like Clyde out there. ty

Wednesday, 12-Feb-03 08:45:35 EST Birds help with the pain of death when y uncle raven died i was completely devastated and i have a sun conure named sassy she is one of them birds that wants to be with you 24/7 and i was crying and she was on the parrot tree she come over to my leg climed up to my lap and said what wong she talks and from then on she ids with me 24/7 even when i go to the mailbox she has been a total companion that will talk back and keep you company and she is com pationate and understanding she is exactly like a human. Adam Rasnick bird5@aol.com

Wednesday, 12-Feb-03 08:45:35 EST Birds help with the pain of death

Saturday, 08-Feb-03 23:57:45 EST Gordon and Mia About four years ago i was diagnosed with lukemia and during the time off of work i would visit one of our local pet stores. I really loved the birds with all the colors and types. During one of my visits i noticed this cherry headed conure kept following me around the cage. after a few visits i really fell for this little bird. my wife asked me what i wanted for christmas that year and i told her about this little red headed bird i saw. well we purchased that little guy and fell in love with him we now have another cherry headed conure. These guys could never be replaced. Gordon is the first one we bought and we named the second one Mia we built an avairy in our master bedroom it measures 4'x5' wide and 7' tall we purchased a wooden screen door for the entrance and have toys, perches and ropes hanging in the avairy. our friends say they are more spoiled than their kids. we also have two cocker spanials and two cats.. our own little zoo thanks for the informative site. ED and Elizabeth Willison Ed Willison willison@visuallink.com

Wednesday, 05-Feb-03 12:47:26 EST SUNNY I bought my sunday conure about 11/2 years ago. When i seen him in the pet store it was love at first sight for me. I decide that i wanted him and talk to the store owner. While i had him on layaway, i would go and visit him almost everyday. It wasnt to long before he showed me that he loved me. At first i thought he was sick until they told me what he was doing. From the time i brought him home he has been very protective of me. We, Sunny and I would fall asleep on the couch. If he heard a strange noise he would lift up and look around. He then would come back and touch my cheek, then take one last look around. He loves to go to bed with me at night. If he is too wiggly i will put him back in his cage. He has actually fought going back going so far as to grab ahold of my shirt. When i say protective that is what i mean. He has gone so far as to attack a "stranger" in out house. He loves both my husband and i but doesnt like anyone else. He is very spoiled by me. He is my Sunnybunny. He loves to play peekaboo. He doesnt talk very much. He has only ever said hi and step up. Thats okay. He LOVES to wrestle. He will grab my hand and flip over and start wrestling. It is so cute. He melts my heart every day with his personality. He is very playfull. Chris sunnybear808@hotmail.com

Wednesday, 05-Feb-03 12:47:26 EST SUNNY I bought my sunday conure about 11/2 years ago. When i seen him in the pet store it was love at first sight for me. I decide that i wanted him and talk to the store owner. While i had him on layaway, i would go and visit him almost everyday. It wasnt to long before he showed me that he loved me. At first i thought he was sick until they told me what he was doing. From the time i brought him home he has been very protective of me. We, Sunny and I would fall asleep on the couch. If he heard a strange noise he would lift up and look around. He then would come back and touch my cheek, then take one last look around. He loves to go to bed with me at night. If he is too wiggly i will put him back in his cage. He has actually fought going back going so far as to grab ahold of my shirt. When i say protective that is what i mean. He has gone so far as to attack a "stranger" in out house. He loves both my husband and i but doesnt like anyone else. He is very spoiled by me. He is my Sunnybunny. He loves to play peekaboo. He doesnt talk very much. He has only ever said hi and step up. Thats okay. He LOVES to wrestle. He will grab my hand and flip over and start wrestling. It is so cute. He melts my heart every day with his personality. He is very playfull. Chris sunnybear808@hotmail.com

Wednesday, 05-Feb-03 12:47:26 EST SUNNY I bought my sunday conure about 11/2 years ago. When i seen him in the pet store it was love at first sight for me. I decide that i wanted him and talk to the store owner. While i had him on layaway, i would go and visit him almost everyday. It wasnt to long before he showed me that he loved me. At first i thought he was sick until they told me what he was doing. From the time i brought him home he has been very protective of me. We, Sunny and I would fall asleep on the couch. If he heard a strange noise he would lift up and look around. He then would come back and touch my cheek, then take one last look around. He loves to go to bed with me at night. If he is too wiggly i will put him back in his cage. He has actually fought going back going so far as to grab ahold of my shirt. When i say protective that is what i mean. He has gone so far as to attack a "stranger" in out house. He loves both my husband and i but doesnt like anyone else. He is very spoiled by me. He is my Sunnybear. He loves to play peekaboo. He doesnt talk very much. He has only ever said hi and step up. Thats okay. He LOVES to wrestle. He will grab my hand and flip over and start wrestling. It is so cute. He melts my heart every day with his personality. He is very playfull. Chris sunnybear808@hotmail.com

Wednesday, 05-Feb-03 12:47:26 EST SUNNY I bought my sunday conure about 11/2 years ago. When i seen him in the pet store it was love at first sight for me. I decide that i wanted him and talk to the store owner. While i had him on layaway, i would go and visit him almost everyday. It wasnt to long before he showed me that he loved me. At first i thought he was sick until they told me what he was doing. From the time i brought him home he has been very protective of me. We, Sunny and I would fall asleep on the couch. If he heard a strange noise he would lift up and look around. He then would come back and touch my cheek, then take one last look around. He loves to go to bed with me at night. If he is too wiggly i will put him back in his cage. He has actually fought going back going so far as to grab ahold of my shirt. When i say protective that is what i mean. He has gone so far as to attack a "stranger" in out house. He loves both my husband and i but doesnt like anyone else. He is very spoiled by me. He is my Sunnybear. He loves to play peekaboo. He doesnt talk very much. He has only ever said hi and step up. Thats okay. He LOVES to wrestle. He will grab my hand and flip over and start wrestling. It is so cute. He melts my heart every day with his personality. He is very playfull. Chris sunnybear808@hotmail.com

Wednesday, 05-Feb-03 12:47:26 EST SUNNY I bought my sunday conure about 11/2 years ago. When i seen him in the pet store it was love at first sight for me. I decide that i wanted him and talk to the store owner. While i had him on layaway, i would go and visit him almost everyday. It wasnt to long before he showed me that he loved me. At first i thought he was sick until they told me what he was doing. From the time i brought him home he has been very protective of me. We, Sunny and I would fall asleep on the couch. If he heard a strange noise he would lift up and look around. He then would come back and touch my cheek, then take one last look around. He loves to go to bed with me at night. If he is too wiggly i will put him back in his cage. He has actually fought going back going so far as to grab ahold of my shirt. When i say protective that is what i mean. He has gone so far as to attack a "stranger" in out house. He loves both my husband and i but doesnt like anyone else. He is very spoiled by me. He is my Sunnybear. He loves to play peekaboo. He doesnt talk very much. He has only ever said hi and step up. Thats okay. He LOVES to wrestle. He will grab my hand and flip over and start wrestling. It is so cute. He melts my heart every day with his personality. He is very playfull. Chris sunnybear808@hotmail.com

Wednesday, 05-Feb-03 12:47:26 EST SUNNY I bought my sunday conure about 11/2 years ago. When i seen him in the pet store it was love at first sight for me. I decide that i wanted him and talk to the store owner. While i had him on layaway, i would go and visit him almost everyday. It wasnt to long before he showed me that he loved me. At first i thought he was sick until they told me what he was doing. From the time i brought him home he has been very protective of me. We, Sunny and I would fall asleep on the couch. If he heard a strange noise he would lift up and look around. He then would come back and touch my cheek, then take one last look around. He loves to go to bed with me at night. If he is too wiggly i will put him back in his cage. He has actually fought going back going so far as to grab ahold of my shirt. When i say protective that is what i mean. He has gone so far as to attack a "stranger" in out house. He loves both my husband and i but doesnt like anyone else. He is very spoiled by me. He is my Sunnybear. He loves to play peekaboo. He doesnt talk very much. He has only ever said hi and step up. Thats okay. He LOVES to wrestle. He will grab my hand and flip over and start wrestling. It is so cute. He melts my heart every day with his personality. He is very playfull. Chris sunnybear808@hotmail.com