hello jasper and i are back

[lynn]

sorry been away from parrot forum it's been a very sad week we had to have our dog put to sleep and i am in a right state over losing her. jasper and i are still working together i put him in a bigger cage and he did not like it he was really down so had to put him back in the smaller one he back to is old self again .i have notice that is skin seems to be sore what can this be and he screams when he prunes him self some times

 

[newtobirds]

My bird has multiple cages. We have one in the living room, one in the bedroom, and one for our camper. I am going to add a 4th for outside time. When birds transfer into new cages, it takes time for them to feel comfortable. When I introduce a new cage, I put my bird on top of it and allow my bird to enter on her own. I don't clutter new cages with too many extras to begin with. I put in perches and food bowls and I fill the bowls with my bird's favorite foods, leaving the old or familiar cage with nothing but pellets. My bird then visits the new cage for an hour or two a couple of times a day. She decides how to enter it. This has worked very, very well for us.

Once she is comfortable, I gradually add the toys. Now, she flies from cage to cage when we move about the house.

I am sorry to hear about your loss. I sometimes feel like I can't catch my breath when I think or dream about my dogs of the past. Time helps, but we carry them with us forever.