Bird lover to the max!
Posted By: MTness on 2006-02-10
In Reply to: Any pet bird lovers out there? - Need input
I am an obessed bird lover!
Started with one cockatiel 7 years ago, fell in love and gradually got three more. I have 2 Australian Bourkes and 3 parakeets. Advice I can give you is get or subscribe to BirdTalk or Birds USA. I know these magazines are not widely available, but if you can, they are a great resource. The thing you have to keep in mind is the time you will have to spend taking care of a larger bird. That is key. Birds, especially the larger ones, require a lot of interaction and attention. I do a lot of reading about birds because I find them fascinating. Avian behavior studies are really only 20 years old, and what is being discovered is fascinating. They are much more intelligent than was previously thought. They now know that birds actually do understand at some point, they understand context. This explains how emotional they can be. Getting a large bird is a commitmentfor life. Birds feel emotion, and a bird can actually die of a broken heart if left alone too long, become destructive, or develop feather picking. It is a commitment one has to think about before getting a large parrot. Also, you may just surf the web for information. There are lots of websites, none of which I can think of right now! Good luck to you!
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a bird!
LOL!!
If i had a choice I wouldn't do this guy, but i ALSO know I have it pretty good. No ESL doctors to date for me... but that doesn't ALWAYS mean the English ones are easy!! I have asked him, his partners, and the office manager consistently that he speak LOUDER because I honestly think that's the biggest problem. I have him up full blast and if you put a different doc on at the same level, it blasts my eardrums out! Nothing has changed, but that's why He is the only one to receive blanks in his dictation!! :)
Any pet bird lovers out there?
Thinking about getting a parrot, either Amazon or African Grey. Anyone have experience with either? Any pros or cons you can share?
I have had smaller birds in the past, i.e. cockatiels, so have some experience, but never have owned a larger bird. 
Bird rescue, etc. (s/m)
Interesting story about the birds! It sounds like you are doing a great favor to a lot of animals. Yes, actually the Queen Bee friend did request that I give back clothing I didn't want to her, but after the fact. I already had my nose a little bit out of joint by then, so felt that I would just put an end to the problem in its entirety by no longer accepting gifts with strings attached.
It is different with animals, though, and I agree with your request to give birds back to you, since the birds have feelings and have already had unstable lives. I got my cat through a cat rescue, and although he is now MY cat, I signed a paper agreeing to return him if I didn't want him (ha! that'll never happen), or couldn't care for him. That info. is actually on his microchip, as well. If I were to suddenly die or something, I would have the peace of mind in knowing that even if he ended up in the animal shelter, one scan of the chip would let them know the cat was to be returned to rescue, and they would actually have someone drive down to get him. Then he would be safe and well-cared-for until they found someone else who would spoil him as much as I do! ;)
I used to do this doctor that had a bird ...
and all you could hear was that flipping bird sqwaking and, excuse the pun, getting its feathers in a bunch. That thing was loud and "bossy". It knew a few words and I would hear it say "Hello, bye bye baby." Ughhh... It drove me insane because he would be on bright and early dictating from home his surgery patient H&Ps and all you can hear is that bird. I think I had nightmares for a while about that thing. It used to always make me want chicken for dinner.  
Thankfully I no longer transcribe for him.
Oops, I forgot the bird flu. nm
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So you bird lovers-name some of your favorite
When i got home, my parrot would ask me "being a good bird?" (as though since I had been gone, I may have been naughty).
My next favorite was when he got something especially good to eat, he would say "mmm, yum-yum!". We share spaghettis noodles and race either to the middle!
about the same as killing all birds over the bird flu sometimes...
you have to do what you have to do. If there is mad cow disease, everyone kills cows. If there is bird flu, we kill birds. If there is rabies, we kill dogs. Any epidemic in the making has to be stopped before the epidemic starts. Oh, and the West Nile virus, we kill mosquitos. The only thing with the deer ticks, we aren't forced to kill deer, people do that for sport. lol
Buy a Bird Talk USA to read over before deciding
It is an annual issue that discusses all the different species of birds and their quirks and specific needs. If you do decide on an AG, consider one older than a year or 2 old as they go through a maturity phase during that time and can change personalities or change the object of their affection. I have a personal preference to Soloman Island Eclectus males. Like most Indonesian parrots, they prefer not to be touched on the back of the head/neck but with love and tenderness, they can overcome this. These birds can bond to and love several people at the same time while maintaining the primary bond to their "main human" which an AG may not allow (all birds are individual in this).
Whatever parrot you decide upon, from a parrotlet to a maccaw, treat it as it is a 3 to 4-year-old child. That is the intelligence and emotional level they function with. Find out when they reach sexual maturity and be prepared to deal with the sometimes violent mood swings or changes in preference with whom they bond (this is very important especially if you hand feed one). Rotate the toys every couple of weeks. Don't be bashful about taking it on walks in the park, to the beach. Be careful about birds of prey if you let it play on a perch outside. A varied diet is a must (If it's good for you, it is for them. If it's bad for you, it's bad for them). Consider the toxicity of your house plants. Let them take showers with you.
Okay, I'm addicted to them. I'll stop now 
My friend's bird rang like the phone...
That was so confusing and quite funny. Also, my girlfriend from grade school had a parrot that overheard me say, "I'm going to the bathroom" and when I left the room it said, "Go pee pee, Go pee pee". I missed it, but they had a great laugh!
Lab Lover
You are wonderful to be a foster mom thus far. The other poster was correct about trying to see what can be done via lab rescue group on the web -- PLEASE tell them about your acute situation as well as her personality, and they may take her ASAP. Another idea -- do any of your local television stations spotlight dogs that need homes? These are terrific, and her particular breed and personality would make a great Christmas gift for one lucky family. BTW, please keep us posted! Good luck. 
Hmm, guess I shouldn't have included bird and humans. nm
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One wonders if MQ lover
Zipper and a few others are not one in the same...sorta like those multiple personality disorders
Reason being is that they all sound alike, very immature and nasty
MQ lover-liar
If you have to say you don't lie, you are a liar.
Yes and lover her to death!
$50 a week. We have about 2500 sq ft and she cleans the whole house. I can't believe it took me as long as it did to hire someone.
doxie lover
I did have a miniature doxy for 10 years and she was the sweeting thing I have ever seen and my heart was in pieces when I lost her. Will have another one some day.
I'm both a pet lover and an old car buff. nm
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From a parrot lover.
Large parrots are very sensitive birds. They do not do take kindly to new human companions, so it might be wise to really think about what you would be letting yourself in for. You will have to give a large parrot a lot of attention and affection if you do not want it to mutilate its feathers. You will have to keep its cage squeaky clean if you do not want to risk your parrot becoming ill. You will have to provide a complex environment and a large cage for your parrot if you want it to be happy. Large parrots do NOT enjoy just sitting on a perch all day.
Large parrots are affectionate and lively companions. They are also messy, noisy, animals who will often caress their owners but bite strangers. They can sink into what passes for depression if they are not cared for or if they are given to a new owner.
All in all, sharing life with a large parrot can be a blast
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passions lover too
I love Passions too! But wow some of the events are so ridiculous...You really have to suspend your disbelief for that one! And that Theresa just needs to be locked in a closet somewhere but she is the is the perfect meany "wife" for the awful Alistair Crane...
I was a PRD/WP5.1 lover, and you can switch...
You can switch your PRD entries to ShortHand and then use with Word. Shorthand runs you through the process, no problems.
Pet Lover said nothing about dogs sm
having bad days. I said that and it was a general remark. It had nothing to do with growling or biting. Perhaps you could go back to the posts and sort out who wrote what.
I'm a lover of WP 6.1 but changed
over to Word 2003 about a year and a half ago. I still have all my disks for WP 5.1 and 6.1 but hate to let them go! If you haven't found what you need, you might give this site a try. I was in communication with this lady a couple of years ago but she couldn't ship to California.
http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/wpdos/links.html#obtain
hth!
Same people who properly call the bird African GREY
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If you are an animal lover - then please don't take Prempro - sm
I worked in a gynecologist's office for 8 years. It was beyond dispicable when the Wyeth drug rep would come in. This was at the time when TV shows were always doing the "hidden camera" things - and of course, the pregnant horses, abuse, catheterizing, etc. This also came at a time when drug reps were no longer allowed to use company money to take docs on trips, expensive dinners, theater tickets, etc. Needless to say, our Wyeth rep made a bundle off of Premarin and Prempro and to make up for all the media hype, she was going to all the gyn docs and sending them on trips, spa packages for their wives, nice dinners, etc. And the docs kept prescribing it.
Dell lover here too for reg computer...sm
I have several friends who use Averatec laptops and swear by them. I, too, am a DELL lover and I never use their tech department anyway, even when the tech dept was still in the USA. I have 2 computer people who help me when and if I need computer help/fixing. I think the Averatec runs around $600 but I'm not sure today.
Wow--so similar. Extext lover. sm
I use ExText too and I love it. I don't use ESP though since I already had a lot in my Shorthand, but if your account is like mine it might just be so many doctors. I can't even count how many doctors, residents, etc., there are, and I have loads of phrases not just words. I have a lot of the doctors' physical exams in my expander, etc.
Now, I used to have an account for another MTSO where I got the same 4 or 5 doctors every single day. I worked about 5 hours a day and my paychecks were easily 2500 every 2 weeks as an IC, but I haven't had anything like that in years!!! That wonderful account got sent overseas. Go figure!! 
Zipper/MQ Lover created another friend.
MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER
No "O-Lover" but don't care for conspiracy theories either.
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I'll let you off the hook since you're also a Mustang lover.
I just like the '67s and '68s better because they're a little bigger and more rounded in the body style than the earlier years. I dreamt of owning a Mustang for 20 years before I got one.
Oven-roasted chicky bird...with possibly seasoned tators in oven and ? for veggie nm
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I am not a Dell lover. My Dell has been
a lemon. I just replaced mine with a Toshiba Satellite and I have seen a few others here recommend this. Dell's customer service is in India. The only thing I dislike about my Toshiba is that because it also has a number keypad the shift key is in a different position than I'm used to and I end up deleting and retyping when I use the laptop keyboard. I normally use an external keyboard, but I travel a lot and try to work on the road and just don't have space for an external keyboard.
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