idi
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Post by idi on Jul 19, 2007 8:50:07 GMT -7
i would like to know if everyone covers there cage at night and if it is really necessary?
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raiuga
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Post by raiuga on Aug 20, 2007 17:06:14 GMT -7
Hello.
I cover my grey at night.
I think it is necessary for him.
In my opinion the main purpose of a bird cage cover is to provide a quiet, dark area for your bird to sleep. Lack of enough sleep can result in your bird developing health and behaviour problems.
I think that if you will start to cover the cage of your grey he will feel comfortable and as time goes on the bird will take the cage covers to be a signal that its time to sleep.
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kiko
Weaned Todd
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Post by kiko on Aug 23, 2007 14:20:33 GMT -7
I covered Kiko for the first couple of nights. One morning my eldest came down, luckily he does a paper round so he was down at 5. Kiko had his foot caught in the cotton of the cover, Liam said he was making a noise but luckily he wasnt really stressed, he let me cut the cotton off his foot with scissors with no problem thankfully. (but we dont know how long his foot was caught, and hes only a baby) Since then im not risking it, i couldnt bear that he hurt himself because of a cover. He goes into his cage at 10pm every night, last night he went in himself just before bless him, he was tired, had something to eat and went to sleep. I really dont think i'll cover the cage again, as i said hes very young, 13 weeks, so hopefully we can train him. i said come here to him earlier and he flew onto my shoulder, i was sooo proud, isnt it just like having another child? He is such a good and happy boy, it really is fantastic to finally have my baby, it took me years to convince my hubby and a lot of research but it was ohhh sooo worth it, he called him earlier and he flew to him, kiko likes nibbling his ears and its oohh so cute, all you parents will know what i mean xxxx
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Post by philly on Aug 23, 2007 14:33:26 GMT -7
Hi Kilo, I can tell by the way you wrote your post that you are full of love for your new baby.Enjoy him and I hope you have many happy years together.Wait till he starts talking ;D. Yes it is like having a new baby and watch them developing and talking for the first time makes a mum very proud  |
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kiko
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Post by kiko on Aug 24, 2007 15:10:46 GMT -7
Aww thankyou philly, we've just been talking about how special he is literally. He is sooo cute, hes been flying to me and Mike today nearly every time we said come here. I love him so much, we all do, hes great with the kids, even the nieghbours come in and they have an african grey too, he, coco isnt tame yet altho hes older, hes getting there though which is fantastic, hes doing great. im thinking of taking kiko round there and letting them meet each other, through the bars tho obv first, does anyone have any expereience on this, they are both males and coco is quite a bit older, im thinking hes five although il have to double check tomorrow, coco wasnt and isnt hand tame yet although hes very happy. Would this to be of benefit to them both does anyone know? Thanks
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kiko
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Post by kiko on Aug 24, 2007 15:17:04 GMT -7
Aww, i cant stand the quiet either, i loovee noise. all the kids are at school and its not right the quietness, i really dont like it. kiko is making loads of happy noises, its really lovely, the noises he makes when hes nibbling mikes ears i dont know how to describe, it doesnt sound like a parrot noise atall, i really havent a clue how to describe it other than a baby noise, he is a baby tho. Its soo cute. i will stop going on now like a new parent lol  He is sooo lovely though, a great addition to the family xxx |
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Ginger
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Post by Ginger on Aug 28, 2007 17:44:19 GMT -7
When Dino was 6 weeks old I covered his box but that didn't last long. After a week he threw it off and a cover at night has never been back on. Dino is now a little over 2 years old and since we have no children or other animals in the house he goes to sleep whenever he is ready and sleeps just fine until I get up in the morning, usually 10 a.m.
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Post by melanie on Sept 1, 2007 6:11:13 GMT -7
I don't cover any of my birds in their permanent cages, but only because their room is dark for a full 12 hours when I put them to bed. They all have a high perch with a place to hide if they wish. I do cover their travel cages at night when they come with me on trips, though.
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tammy91
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Post by tammy91 on Sept 2, 2007 8:17:30 GMT -7
i cover my parrots cage wen he does not shut up and squeels wen he wantsa food
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kiko
Weaned Todd
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Post by kiko on Sept 10, 2007 13:46:30 GMT -7
How old is your baby and how much do you feed him/her? Kiko seems to eat for England, its all good food though so im not worried, hes a boy after all, and whas another mouth to feed eh? He is a bit spoilt tho, i steam his food every morning lol, hes a baby though!!  , and goregous bless him x |
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Post by Scratchpost on Dec 6, 2021 13:15:18 GMT -7
Hi idi,
I have a smaller sleep cage for my CAG which I put in the bedroom (my husband and I don't spend any time there until much later until after Aka is asleep). I cover the exposed three 'walls' of the cage, with the back cage wall against the bedroom wall open for air. It's dark in the room when he sleeps like this so there isn't any light that could disturb him. He seems to prefer this because if I try and cover all four cage walls, or if I don't cover the cage at all, he wakes up often.
His main cage is in the lounge and I cover him in there when he takes a nap so he can sleep better, but I don't cover that cage unless I can see he is already napping. I put the lounge covering up about a quarter way over the top of the cage (he can't fly out of it yet) so he has somewhere to 'hide' if he needs to.
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Post by beakertrout on Dec 6, 2021 14:26:50 GMT -7
Depending on how large and how well vented the bedroom is, I would be careful of the dander/dust. Known as 'powder" birds, AG's give off a bunch of it and can play heck if you have a respiratory problem. healthfully.com/bird-allergy-symptoms-4294192.html |
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He is sooo lovely though, a great addition to the family xxx
, and goregous bless him x
