Hi to all!!!

I think I'm kinda doing everything backwards as have already posted a couple of things.

My name is Caz I share my home with 2 cockatiel hens, a very head strong indian ringneck, 2 dogs, 1 boyfriend and 2 parents, they're the hardest work

I found out about the forum from Scarlettes website, I love Harley's diary. I'm always looking to share tips and ideas when it comes to birds and am looking forward to getting to know everyone.

P.S. my job means I'm not around all the time so any replies might take a while.

Hello, so glad you took Harleys advice and joined the forum! Lol

Great to see more members coming here.

Hello everyone our names are Irene & Dave. & joined the forum after Di told us about it,

We have 2 Timnahs,Tim is 23 years old who weve had from a baby & Fez is 31,we re-homed Fez 4 years ago,

After all these years were still learning about owning parrots.Over the years weve met a lot of lovely people who weve become friends/penfriends with through owning the birds

Hello Both!

Aw its lovely to talk to people who have Timnehs too! After 10 years of living with little Spike I had never met another Timneh or spoke to anyone who had one until I joined the forums! lol.

hi and welcome

Michelle wrote:Hello Both!

Aw its lovely to talk to people who have Timnehs too! After 10 years of living with little Spike I had never met another Timneh or spoke to anyone who had one until I joined the forums! lol.

Hello Michelle thats right Timnehs seem to be scarce.When our avian vet suggested we got a friend for Tim we advertised in the parrot society mag for 2 months before we found Fez,Tim is very small & light in colour where as Fez is a big bird & darker.

Hi and a BIG welcome

**SHELL** wrote:Hi and a BIG welcome

thank you everyone for welcoming us to your forum

ditto and thanks

Hi Irene, lovely to see you on this forum!!!!

Also Hi to Caz and everyone else.

Hi there i have a timneh to

Hello, I have no Timnehs!!

Rob and I would love to have a grey but we just haven't got the room at the moment

But with any luck that will change by the end of the year

We're also not sure how our ringneck would take to having another bird in the mix. Knowing Oscar he'll probably find a way to terrorize it.

It`s scary not knowing how they will work out with another bird isn`t it?!!

I hope you get a Grey

I'm going to have to shop around a bit before hand I think, I haven't met a grey yet that hasn't lunged at me!

On the flip side Rob hasn't met one he didn't adore...

why not offer to safe house greys for rescues?? that way you may find one that fits in with your family??

But be carefull what rescue you use as some will not let the bird stay EVEN if it gets on with the rest of the family xx

It's certainly an option. I'd have to find out more about it first

you would love my grey he is lovely

it's not that I don't love the greys. It's that the greys don't seem to like me... instantly

I was the same i have a timneh and he hates hands and people he just does what her wants when he wants and he is happy like that but i have another grey who was apparently aggressive but he is so so tame its untrue they do seem to pick who they like and are so clever

steve75 wrote:I was the same i have a timneh and he hates hands and people he just does what her wants when he wants and he is happy like that but i have another grey who was apparently aggressive but he is so so tame its untrue they do seem to pick who they like and are so clever

fez Our male Timneh hates hands too & is very cage agressive. we cant blame the poor bird, we put it down to the fact that hed never been let out of a small cocktiel cage for 3 years before we re-homed him. Over the last 4 years Dave has learned to clean the cage out quickly without getting bit, but he does get took off guard every now & again & recieves a right nasty bite

I thank my lucky stars that mine don't bite. Occassionally they'll threaten, Pepper gets really moody during moult and the breeding season and Donny would prefer to be left alone most of the time but I think I can count the number of times I've been bitten on one hand.

Can anyone tell me more about Fostering parrots? I've browsed the web a little but I'm having trouble finding a UK based programme

there are loads that offer birds for adoption put in google parrot rescues

Word of warning, just be careful which 'rescues' you approach, make sure you research well and read any agreements you sign and keep a copy.