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Yesterday the phone rang and Coral yelled, "Get the phone!" I did. — Kellie
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>Yesterday the phone rang and Coral >yelled, "Get the phone!" I did.
Whenever the phone rings at my place, Leelu shouts "Hello? Hellooooo!" Yesterday I was calling one of the kids to the phone, and she shouted his name too. It’s the first time she’s said anyone’s name but her own, so the kid in question feels pretty special. 
— patricia
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I am so often tempted to go out and get a talking bird for myself! You are having too much fun! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Yesterday the phone rang and Coral >yelled, "Get the phone!" I did. > Whenever the phone rings at my place, Leelu shouts "Hello? Hellooooo!" > Yesterday I was calling one of the kids to the phone, and she shouted his name > too. It’s the first time she’s said anyone’s name but her own, so the kid in > question feels pretty special. > — patricia
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> Mama’s birds are just downright spooky. ’member that time she opened the door and > the bird said something like "what do you want" or something like that? I think I > would have just quietly closed the door and hid somewhere!
No kidding! Coral has been saying more lately- even though she’s not clear in her speech sometimes it’s wierd as can be- the other day she was having a hop fest on the bed and fell off- when I lifted her back up we were sure she said, "I fell off!" This wasn’t quite as wierd, but last night she was on the couch with my husband and I went upstairs to do more packing and she said, "I’ll be right back!" She’s never been much of a talker other than Hello and Bye bye, but maybe we just didnt’ understand her Julia Child voice! — Kellie
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LOL! That was one of the CAGS and what he said was "What are YOU lookin’ at?" WEll, EXCUUUUSE ME! So sorry I bothered you! Anyway, turns out both Doug and Fred were right. Watson escaped by pushing his grate out then climbing down into the tray. Thing is, he pushed the grate back in and the thing doesn’t slide easily. The grate is now padlocked to the cage frame. Will see what he comes up with next…. — Mama Visit "Mamabird’s Nest" at http://members.tripod.com/~iluvbirds/ Email: change nest to net. "Are you a bird?" Wicka, CAG —
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Mama’s birds are just downright spooky. ’member that time she opened the door and > the bird said something like "what do you want" or something like that? I think I > would have just quietly closed the door and hid somewhere! > Gloria > Mama- is there anyway he could have gotten his feet down to the tray drawer > and pushed it out? My friend used to have a bird that did that and he would > then have a little area where he could squeeze out. These birds are amazing, > aren’t they? Coral has to have a clip on her door latch, but she doesn’t need > a padlock and she doesn’t exit the food doors although she could if there were > no bowls in there… but I understand lots of birds are less
deterrable!!!
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> In that case he picked the lock, opened the cage then being a properly > brought up yopung bird closed the door and locked it while he was to be > gone.
That’s just weird enough that it mgiht be true!!! — Kellie
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Mama’s birds are just downright spooky. ’member that time she opened the door and the bird said something like "what do you want" or something like that? I think I would have just quietly closed the door and hid somewhere! Gloria – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Mama- is there anyway he could have gotten his feet down to the tray drawer > and pushed it out? My friend used to have a bird that did that and he would > then have a little area where he could squeeze out. These birds are amazing, > aren’t they? Coral has to have a clip on her door latch, but she doesn’t need > a padlock and she doesn’t exit the food doors although she could if there were > no bowls in there… but I understand lots of birds are less deterrable!!! > Most of you will remember the recent incident I had with U2 Watson getting > out of his cage and biting the toes of two of my CAGs. (They healed up > fine, BTW.) After that happened I put keyed padlocks on both of Watson’s > feeder doors and the main door. > Anyway, this morning and hour or so after I fed the birds, I heard an > unusual panicky sound from the birds’ room.. ran to investigate and there > was Watson climbing on the CAG’s cage AGAIN! Luckily I got there before > any biting took place! > Now here’s the eerie part… all 3 cage doors were closed and secure… > all 3 padlocks in place. *I had to get the key and unlock the padlock to > put him back in his cage.* > Yeah, I KNOW it sounds crazy, but I swear it’s true. No, he couldn’t have > gotten the key because I keep it FAR away from his cage. (I’ve heard of > Toos that have unlocked padlocks if the key is left in it.) > I’ve looked at his cage from every angle, looking for an escape route. > Nothing. > I don’t expect anyone to have answers to how this could have happened. I > just wanted to share this because it’s down right SPOOKY! > — > Mama > Visit "Mamabird’s Nest" at http://members.tripod.com/~iluvbirds/ > Email: change nest to net. > "Mama don’t get dressed up for nothing." Brooks & Dunn > — > — > Kellie
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I wish I had a video camera, but every time I save enough to buy one I spend it on a bird instead! :) — Mama Visit "Mamabird’s Nest" at http://members.tripod.com/~iluvbirds/ Email: change nest to net. "Are you a bird?" CAG, Wicka —
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Mamabird, > If you have a video camera, try setting it up in the room attached to a > VCR so you can record while you’re gone. If you come home and the bird is > out, you’ll be able to see how he did it, and if he’s not, just rewind th > tape for the next day. > Birdie surveillance!
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Ain’t it the truth!! I had a yellow lab that was in heat and ate her way out of our trailer but chewing where the dryer vent went through the wall and ate a hole big enough to squeeze through. Result, 11 pupys. — Jon Fint Never consider Yourself a Failure….. You can always serve as a BAD EXAMPLE….. That’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it!
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I had a goffin named Merlin. He was famous for escaping from his cage. He had a bad habit of breaking the welds on the cage bars (in the back of the cage) and slipping out. Once he was out the bars came back into place. I finally figured out what was going on and replaced the cage with a wrought iron cage. So, you may want to check all the bars on your cage.
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No DOUBT!! I just spent over $1500 to get my birds from Mike’s to my house. I’m done spendiing for awhile! Gloria – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > I wish I had a video camera, but every time I save enough to buy one I > spend it on a bird instead! :) > — > Mama > Visit "Mamabird’s Nest" at http://members.tripod.com/~iluvbirds/ > Email: change nest to net. > "Are you a bird?" CAG, Wicka > — > Mamabird, > If you have a video camera, try setting it up in the room attached to a > VCR so you can record while you’re gone. If you come home and the bird > is > out, you’ll be able to see how he did it, and if he’s not, just rewind > th > tape for the next day. > Birdie surveillance!
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I caught Watson in the act! He had pushed his grate out about 3 inches and if I hadn’t caught him he would have pushed it out far enough to escape again. I’m still baffled about how he managed to slide the grate back in once he was out of the cage though. Anyway, I padlocked the grate to the cage’s frame so until he figures out another way… Boy! They keep you on your toes, don’t they?! — Mama Visit "Mamabird’s Nest" at http://members.tripod.com/~iluvbirds/ Email: change nest to net. "Are you a bird?" CAG, Wicka —
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Wrong bird—but I knew how he got out !!! Doug "We are the people our parents warned us about" Jimmy Buffett
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Mama- is there anyway he could have gotten his feet down to the tray drawer and pushed it out? My friend used to have a bird that did that and he would then have a little area where he could squeeze out. These birds are amazing, aren’t they? Coral has to have a clip on her door latch, but she doesn’t need a padlock and she doesn’t exit the food doors although she could if there were no bowls in there… but I understand lots of birds are less deterrable!!! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Most of you will remember the recent incident I had with U2 Watson getting > out of his cage and biting the toes of two of my CAGs. (They healed up > fine, BTW.) After that happened I put keyed padlocks on both of Watson’s > feeder doors and the main door. > Anyway, this morning and hour or so after I fed the birds, I heard an > unusual panicky sound from the birds’ room.. ran to investigate and there > was Watson climbing on the CAG’s cage AGAIN! Luckily I got there before > any biting took place! > Now here’s the eerie part… all 3 cage doors were closed and secure… > all 3 padlocks in place. *I had to get the key and unlock the padlock to > put him back in his cage.* > Yeah, I KNOW it sounds crazy, but I swear it’s true. No, he couldn’t have > gotten the key because I keep it FAR away from his cage. (I’ve heard of > Toos that have unlocked padlocks if the key is left in it.) > I’ve looked at his cage from every angle, looking for an escape route. > Nothing. > I don’t expect anyone to have answers to how this could have happened. I > just wanted to share this because it’s down right SPOOKY! > — > Mama > Visit "Mamabird’s Nest" at http://members.tripod.com/~iluvbirds/ > Email: change nest to net. > "Mama don’t get dressed up for nothing." Brooks & Dunn > —
– Kellie
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I would check the cage REALLY well!! My MOL got out one day while I was at work. (My son thought I left him out, so he left Pierre ON his cage and went to work!) Thankfully, I had a house left when I got home. I also couldn’t figure out HOW the heck my big pink chicken escaped. Turns out I forgot to put the lock back on his food cup door. Now mind you, this door is about 4"" wide. I would have LOVED to have seen how Pierre squished his big fat body through that little door!! Depending on your cage, also maybe check the "roof". My MSC, Baby, disassembles the bolts on her "house" when she out. Maybe Watson did a few "home improvements" of his own!! Happy hunting!!!! Dawn, Baby, Izzy, Pierre, & Gabby Human-MSC2- CAG- MOL – CAG
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If you can spare the change, I’d get a monitor for your bird room. I had video surveillance on my aviary 24/7. You affix the camera (very small, like a pen) to the wall, and focus it. Then you feed the cord through the ceiling and hook it up to your VCR/TV (in whatever room you choose). I used to spy on my birds all the time. When someone was injured I could tell what happened, who started the fight, etc. Needless to say, it’s an excellent deterrent for would-be thieves. Gloria – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Most of you will remember the recent incident I had with U2 Watson getting > out of his cage and biting the toes of two of my CAGs. (They healed up > fine, BTW.) After that happened I put keyed padlocks on both of Watson’s > feeder doors and the main door. > Anyway, this morning and hour or so after I fed the birds, I heard an > unusual panicky sound from the birds’ room.. ran to investigate and there > was Watson climbing on the CAG’s cage AGAIN! Luckily I got there before > any biting took place! > Now here’s the eerie part… all 3 cage doors were closed and secure… > all 3 padlocks in place. *I had to get the key and unlock the padlock to > put him back in his cage.* > Yeah, I KNOW it sounds crazy, but I swear it’s true. No, he couldn’t have > gotten the key because I keep it FAR away from his cage. (I’ve heard of > Toos that have unlocked padlocks if the key is left in it.) > I’ve looked at his cage from every angle, looking for an escape route. > Nothing. > I don’t expect anyone to have answers to how this could have happened. I > just wanted to share this because it’s down right SPOOKY! > — > Mama > Visit "Mamabird’s Nest" at http://members.tripod.com/~iluvbirds/ > Email: change nest to net. > "Mama don’t get dressed up for nothing." Brooks & Dunn > —
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> she has a G2 >that is an escape artist. his most recent is to get out of hish by >somehow getting the food door open, then getting into the tiel cage >(didn’t harm any of the tiels)where she found him perfectly happy >playing with the tiels toys when she got home.
Boy was she lucky! out a 2×3 inch hole. He then nearly killed 2 greencheek conures and a tiel!
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Hi mama, I used to work as a vet nurse and it is amazing what animals will do to escape. We had a bullterrier headbutt a post that was held in concrete by 4 5inch bolts, and he just whacked it with his head until it came loose and then somehow squeezed out. I have also heard of cats on heat climbing up wall and out of a space about one third of their size to get to a male. My point is, animals don’t seem to think like (many) humans who would think "well I could fit through there but I may get stuck or may hurt myself", they will stuff themself through any hole if they want to get out bad enough. He may be going sideways out of the door (I have no idea what sort of cage you have, but that is how ours could escape) or as someone else suggested, through the bottom. Just because you don’t think he would fit though something, doesn’t mean he wouldn’t give it a go. Hope this helps. Liz
Most of you will remember the recent incident I had with U2 Watson getting out of his cage and biting the toes of two of my CAGs. (They healed up fine, BTW.) After that happened I put keyed padlocks on both of Watson’s feeder doors and the main door. Anyway, this morning and hour or so after I fed the birds, I heard an unusual panicky sound from the birds’ room.. ran to investigate and there was Watson climbing on the CAG’s cage AGAIN! Luckily I got there before any biting took place! Now here’s the eerie part… all 3 cage doors were closed and secure… all 3 padlocks in place. *I had to get the key and unlock the padlock to put him back in his cage.* Yeah, I KNOW it sounds crazy, but I swear it’s true. No, he couldn’t have gotten the key because I keep it FAR away from his cage. (I’ve heard of Toos that have unlocked padlocks if the key is left in it.) I’ve looked at his cage from every angle, looking for an escape route. Nothing. I don’t expect anyone to have answers to how this could have happened. I just wanted to share this because it’s down right SPOOKY! — Mama Visit "Mamabird’s Nest" at http://members.tripod.com/~iluvbirds/ Email: change nest to net. "Mama don’t get dressed up for nothing." Brooks & Dunn —
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But Doug, Watson is an Umbrella, not a Goffins! — Mama Visit "Mamabird’s Nest" at http://members.tripod.com/~iluvbirds/ Email: change nest to net. "Mama don’t get dressed up for nothing." Brooks & Dunn —
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I have always contended that goffins can > escape from a glass ball ! They, along with bare-eyed and lesser SC > cockatoos > are the Houdini’s of the avian world…. > followed closely by medium SC s. Our > SC2s actually popped a small padlock open to escape once. > Ok mama-heres how Watson got out….he > pushed out the bottom try and squeezed out under the base/frame–he > pushed tthe > tray back in while climbing away. It was > no accident…goffins do this just to drive > people crazy ! > Doug > "We are the people our parents warned us about" Jimmy Buffett
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Slide out grate. But the more I think about it, what you and Doug said just might be my answer. If he managed to slide the grate out there’s enough clearance between it and the tray for him to climb down and out. Of course, he would have had to slide the grate back in and it doesn’t slide easily, but it’s the ONLY way it could’ve happened. Did I mention he once worked with illusionist, David Copperfield? (Just kidding!) — Mama Visit "Mamabird’s Nest" at http://members.tripod.com/~iluvbirds/ Email: change nest to net. "Mama don’t get dressed up for nothing." Brooks & Dunn —
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Now here’s the eerie part… all 3 cage doors were closed and secure… > all 3 padlocks in place. *I had to get the key and unlock the padlock to > put him back in his cage.* > Yeah, I KNOW it sounds crazy, but I swear it’s true. No, he couldn’t have > Does the cage by chance have a lift up grate then a clear space to the > tray, like the AE cages. Imar was able to get out once by lifting the > grate and crawling under.
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> But Doug, Watson is an Umbrella, not a Goffins! > — > Mama
In that case he picked the lock, opened the cage then being a properly brought up yopung bird closed the door and locked it while he was to be gone.
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> Slide out grate. But the more I think about it, what you and Doug said > just might be my answer.
I need to get my friend Clare to start reading the NG. she has a G2 that is an escape artist. his most recent is to get out of hish by somehow getting the food door open, then getting into the tiel cage (didn’t harm any of the tiels)where she found him perfectly happy playing with the tiels toys when she got home.
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Most of you will remember the recent incident I had with U2 Watson getting out of his cage and biting the toes of two of my CAGs. (They healed up fine, BTW.) After that happened I put keyed padlocks on both of Watson’s feeder doors and the main door. Anyway, this morning and hour or so after I fed the birds, I heard an unusual panicky sound from the birds’ room.. ran to investigate and there was Watson climbing on the CAG’s cage AGAIN! Luckily I got there before any biting took place! Now here’s the eerie part… all 3 cage doors were closed and secure… all 3 padlocks in place. *I had to get the key and unlock the padlock to put him back in his cage.* Yeah, I KNOW it sounds crazy, but I swear it’s true. No, he couldn’t have gotten the key because I keep it FAR away from his cage. (I’ve heard of Toos that have unlocked padlocks if the key is left in it.) I’ve looked at his cage from every angle, looking for an escape route. Nothing. I don’t expect anyone to have answers to how this could have happened. I just wanted to share this because it’s down right SPOOKY! — Mama Visit "Mamabird’s Nest" at http://members.tripod.com/~iluvbirds/ Email: change nest to net. "Mama don’t get dressed up for nothing." Brooks & Dunn —
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> Now here’s the eerie part… all 3 cage doors were closed and secure… > all 3 padlocks in place. *I had to get the key and unlock the padlock to > put him back in his cage.* > Yeah, I KNOW it sounds crazy, but I swear it’s true. No, he couldn’t have
Does the cage by chance have a lift up grate then a clear space to the tray, like the AE cages. Imar was able to get out once by lifting the grate and crawling under.
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I have always contended that goffins can escape from a glass ball ! They, along with bare-eyed and lesser SC cockatoos are the Houdini’s of the avian world…. followed closely by medium SC s. Our SC2s actually popped a small padlock open to escape once. Ok mama-heres how Watson got out….he pushed out the bottom try and squeezed out under the base/frame–he pushed tthe tray back in while climbing away. It was no accident…goffins do this just to drive people crazy ! Doug "We are the people our parents warned us about" Jimmy Buffett
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