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Post by aaron on Mar 26, 2015 23:32:49 GMT -5
Yeah, it is really hard leaving our little ones. I can't imagine boarding her... I honestly hope to never have to board her for any reason, but I am sure there will come a day where my parents aren't available... Not sure what I will do then. But yes the return is always great  |
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Post by Jan and Shah on Mar 27, 2015 4:00:33 GMT -5
I never go anywhere overnight as I know His Royal Grumpiness will have a fit. I will be out of the house from 7am to 7pm tomorrow and you cant imagine how stressed out I am by it - but I am usually out of the house from 6am - 5pm for work. He will go berko because he cant get his peas and corn at 5pm (he yells for them at 4pm on the weekend). When I had to go to hospital last November I popped him at the vet for 3 nights and I rang them every day to see how he was. He hated it there so with my recent health scare where I thought I would need to go to hospital again, I got really upset about leaving him. I see there is a pet sitter about 15 mins away from me so will contact her. I would love to go on holidays for a week - just somewhere by a beach or in the mountains just to have a change of scene and a big relax but that is out of the question. People think I am stupid for letting a bird rule my life but he stops eating after 3 days and deteriorates. I have tried taking him with me but he really acts up and I get even more stressed trying to figure out what he wants. He likes routine and being able to stalk the cockatiels. So I have made my decision to stay with him.
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Post by aaron on Mar 27, 2015 22:54:18 GMT -5
Jan, your dedication to Shah is truly admirable. I can only imagine how frustrating that must be at times. You are quite the parront  |
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Post by biteybird on Mar 27, 2015 23:14:41 GMT -5
He will go berko because he cant get his peas and corn at 5pm (he yells for them at 4pm on the weekend). 'Berko' - what a great name for a quaker  We're taking Bonnie with us for Easter, visiting a friend. I'm certain she'll squawk non-stop the whole time...just bracing ourselves for that, but still it's easier than worrying about her in someone else's environment. Hope your health is going better, now, Jan.
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Post by Jan and Shah on Mar 28, 2015 4:21:09 GMT -5
I got home at 6pm and Mr Wonderful was pretty good about it all. I didn't get screamed at and didn't get beak bashed either. And got lots of kisses. Phew. Boy, am I will trained |
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Post by easttex on Mar 28, 2015 9:51:02 GMT -5
Aaron, has Cupcake ever laid an egg? Allie CAG has had loose stools for several days, and this morning there was an egg at the bottom of her cage. She has not laid any in several years, but this reminded me that she develops loose stool at this time. It's not great, but it would be better than kidney problems.
I thought I had the problem of Allie laying under control, but it seems not. I suspect it might have something to do with adding Peppy to the household and becoming increasingly affectionate.
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Post by aaron on Mar 28, 2015 22:57:51 GMT -5
Easttex, Cupcake has never laid an egg... That is definitely a thought to keep in mind though. Did your CAG exhibit any other odd behavior before laying that egg or was it totally out of the blue?
In other news I just got back from an incredibly long (14+ hours) and intense day at Disney... Good grief I have not been this happy to see a bed in a long time.
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Post by easttex on Mar 29, 2015 5:10:34 GMT -5
Not out of the blue. She gets clingy when her hormones rage. I had to peel her off my hand the night before. She's sometimes reluctant to move out of her night cage, also. Other than that, no obvious signs. When she's like this, all it takes is eye contact. Poor thing. Year after year I prove myself a dud for a mate, but she doesn't give up on me. Posting coherent thoughts here after 14 hours at Disney is impressive! I grew up close to Disneyland and spent many long days and nights there, but I was much younger. I don't think I could tolerate so much of my fellow man in one place these days. |
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Post by aaron on Mar 29, 2015 6:53:37 GMT -5
Yeah, too much of fellow man is a problem for me too I can tolerate it, but I don't want to  Hmm, and I give Cupcake so much eye contact... I'm careful not to encourage any hormonal behavior, but it is interesting to know that all it takes is eye contact for you and her. She's with my parents right now and has not laid any eggs though, so I don't think that's what I'm dealing with here. She gets lots of extra rest there and my parents are vegan so her diet is better. My hope is that she can do some healing there if there is anything wrong. |
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Post by easttex on Mar 29, 2015 8:39:53 GMT -5
I don't know how I could forget to mention the attempted regurgitation (I normally catch it early and redirect her) and that she puts on weight for laying, but no, after this much time it probably isn't that with Cupcake. Is she still having the loose stools?
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Post by aaron on Mar 29, 2015 22:36:16 GMT -5
Cupcake attempts regurgitation regularly, and we always try to interrupt that behavior, but she rarely is successful. She actually did successfully regurgitate a couple times on the way to drop her off at my parents' house though... She attempts this for multiple people that she is close to, so I don't know if she actually feels the one-on-one bond with any of us that would lead to egg laying. It's hard to say.
I have not been inquiring about the makeup of her droppings but they had already gotten a bit less loose on the way there. My parents are aware of the issue and I would hope they are paying attention, but honestly I've been so caught up in this Disney trip I haven't been asking, which I'm feeling like a bad parront about at the moment. I'm expecting to hear from the vet in the next day or two, so we should know a bit more soon.
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Post by easttex on Mar 30, 2015 4:41:30 GMT -5
Don't feel like a bad parront. Disney is well designed to totally immerse you in all things Disney. The better to keep you from thinking about things like how much money you're spending. |
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Post by aaron on Mar 30, 2015 15:47:07 GMT -5
Tell me about it! I did ask my parents how her droppings look and they said they are looking normal. So that is good.
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Post by julianna on Mar 31, 2015 12:27:30 GMT -5
The regurgitating (from what I have read) is one of the most common early sexual behaviors in quakers. Even at a very young age, a happy, amorous quaker may wish to provide the object of its affection with warm, gooey, partially digested food. To a bird this is romantic behavior. It also indicates "Look what a good parent and provider I could be. I could do a great job of feeding your babies". lol lol
It is a good thing to distract this behavior and to put the bird down and distract him with other toys. Remember not to laugh when they do this as laughter is the strongest reinforce of this type of behavior and if you laugh... you may have to clean up a lot of goo during all the remaining days of your lives.
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Post by aaron on Mar 31, 2015 17:13:29 GMT -5
Yes, we do not encourage the regurgitation. We either do nothing or look away or say "no, thank you" or something to that effect in a quiet voice. Definitely not laughing. It is very sweet though... I wish I could help her understand why she shouldn't do that.
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