Update on egg

[Barbara]

Good Morning ~ It's been a few weeks now and Maui has not laid anymore eggs and so far hasn't been panting; however, her new thing is to wine and or scream a couple of hours after she's been covered for the night. If I ignore her, she may quiet down for a little while but she'll be at it again after a short period of time...could be 2am, 3am, etc. I have taken her out at that hour because I live in an apartment and guess what?... she's perfectly content to sleep with me under a cover. Although there are times when I have to be touching her! What am I going to do? I am a slave...a tired slave. Is there no such thing as bird tranquilizer?

Thanks!

[birdie]

Good Morning ~ It's been a few weeks now and Maui has not laid anymore eggs and so far hasn't been panting; however, her new thing is to wine and or scream a couple of hours after she's been covered for the night. If I ignore her, she may quiet down for a little while but she'll be at it again after a short period of time...could be 2am, 3am, etc. I have taken her out at that hour because I live in an apartment and guess what?... she's perfectly content to sleep with me under a cover. Although there are times when I have to be touching her! What am I going to do? I am a slave...a tired slave. Is there no such thing as bird tranquilizer?

Thanks!

that's good that she hasn't laid anymore eggs.
I would like to caution you about having your bird sleep with you, many have unknowingly rolled over on their bird in the middle of the night and suffocated them. It is dangerous.

[Julie]

Barbara,

Do you only have the one bird in the house, sorry it is hard for me to remember everyone? Is it possible that she is just flock calling to make sure you are still around. Could you slightly lift up the cover and sleep on the couch next to her? That might allow ou to have a little more sleep, and safer for both of you. We actually have 2 sets of cages for the birds, and they sleep in our bedroom with us at night in thier smaller sleeping cages.

We had the same issue with Carl (BE2) when we first brought him home. He had been at a parrot store for a while before we broght him home and I think that was the regular protocol in the middle of the night. Sure does give you a fright though to wake up to that. Good luck and keep us updated.

[Patty, Linus and Co.]

I understand the problems that arise from keeping birds in an apartment. I have five, two of them are toos. I make sure that everyone in area who might be affected by the noise meets them and falls in love with them. You'd be surprised how much more agreeable they are about the noise level. In the middle of the night though my U2's biggest admirers might turn ugly.

Be careful that you don't set a precedent where "I scream and you take me to bed with you!" You may never sleep alone again.

[Barbara]

Hi Julie ~ I have only one bird and it is very possible that she is flock calling. Her cage is in my bedroom but I haven't slept in it for awhile, I mean the bed! Perhaps I should go back to my room and she will feel better. I'll give it a try. The other thought I had was boarding her for a day or two. Haven't done that in quite awhile but it might be good for both of us!

[Julie]

Some times a little change in routine is good for them. I am always so nervous about boarding birds because they are in contact with so many other birds, and you never know for health reasons. Do you have a friend that you could board her with for a night? Or offer to house sit for a friend going on vacation and take her with you, the change might be all she needs.

With Carl (BE2) it took us to realize that he does NOT like to be covered during the night before we got the late night screaming to stop. Try leaving a small portion of her cage un-covered tonight and a little night light on across the room, a dim one. So she can see you in case she waskes up, but still has the opportunity to sleep. Of course this is not an option if you all ready know for sure she is a bird that cant rest unless covered. Good luck with her, for both of your sanity! Keep us updated will love to hear how the next night goes!

[Dot]

Barbara, you've been had. What a lovely nest box you are making for that bird and you are in the nest box too! RFMs tend to screech. When Blusher does it, I let her. I worry about the neighbor, but since I put them to bed by 8:00 pm, I try not to worry too much. My advice is to get that bird out from under the covers.

[Barbara]

Yep, looks that way. Last night wasn't any better. I ignored her for as long as I could. I can't have her screaming like she does in an other wise perfectly quiet place in the middle of the night when most people are sleeping. It didn't use to be like this. She gets more attached demanding and spoiled everyday! Why is it not a good idea to breed her? Seems to me that she wants/needs alot more than I can give. I'm very patient and tolerate alot, but this is out of control. Has anyone had any experience with hormone shots?

Thanks.

[Julie]

Barbara,

My too is a mutilator. He diggs into his chest for various reasons, that we have not been able to 100% pin point yet. The first time he did this we gave him a hormone shot. He was in a e-collar for the next 2 months (off and on) and was a zombie. He did not play (mostly due to the cone) or talk. He just sat there and watched everything going on. The shot did exactly what it was supposed to do, but because Carl was in a cone it was hard for me to get more of a "normal" response out of him.

I do not know if anyone else on the board here has used it. I do know of another gal who gave a shot to her tooz during mating season. It definately does cut down on the amount of vocalizations that the bird has, that is a definate. How does YOUR vet feel about it?

[Barbara]

Maui is/was a plucker. Her whole chest and legs are bare. She doesn't pluck like she used to but she did damage. Actually...she does get lots of new stuff, but not in that area. I took her for 1 hormone shot a few years ago but I didn't continue with it because the shots are expensive and I don't if anyone knows how much they should get or how often. I have recently heard of another good bird vet, perhaps I will call her. I think I'm going to board her for a couple of days, it might help. Maui wants it all...she wants to be where she wants when she wants. Do you know that there are times when she will absolutely not accept not being touched! She gets annoyed when I am doing something else with my hands...like tweezing my eyebrows. It would seem to me that she would be happier in a calmer more relaxed state.
Barbara

[Julie]

Barbara,

Its been a while, how are you and Maui doing? I was thinking about you today and wondering how the two of you are fairing with spring. Has it reached full spring for you yet?

[Sashagirl]

Barbara

When I went to my last AV appointment with several of my birds she had a Blue Front Amazon that was getting hormone shots it wasn't Lupron it was something else.When I asked her about it she said she uses that instead because it's not as expensive.I will email her tonight to get the name of it.

Marcia