Why do people not update on their Bird

[Mum2rory]

Just want to know why so many people join, ask a multitude of questions (what bird, cage, food, toys etc) then when they get their little friend, they vanish?. I know not everyone has time to update regularly but surely they could at least let us know once a month or so.
I like hearing about peoples birds, the good, the not so good, their experiences, toys, ideas, all of it. Do these people still even have their birds? After all their posting, they become like friends (as I personally dont have friends with birds to chat about mine with, the only place I can is here)
So if any of you guys that were here and recently got your new birdy friend, could you please give us (I mean me) an update on how things are going with everything?
PS, hope I am in the right section for this post

[GlassOnion]

I agree with you, it gets rather annoying. It's like having your blood sucked.

[Mum2rory]

Thnx, glad somebody else feels my "frustration" for the want of a better word.

[coolhady13]

i agree with you 2 , i always wanted to have parrots people to talk with .
what about we talk on skype ? we can make a chat room on skype or yahoo and talk so we could know each other news and answer each other questions, what do you think ?

[liz]

The Parrot Forum is my neighborhood. I can feel your personalities and know your kids names.

When I realize someone has dropped out, especially after they have had trouble, I send a PM.

I worry about the birdie babies. They can't leave me hanging like that. Most of the time we are posting back and forth wondering what happened.

I have not found my way back to the parrot owner who was washing her bird three times a week with soap and then using the blow dryer. I hope his skin hasn't crackled.

[Mum2rory]

Liz, have you heard from Parrotlover, Armywife, Glodieloxrox (Rachel & Skittles, the sun conure from Australia), the lass with "Little bird" (the one who had the sick bird and got the tiel as a replacement) just to name a few. I wonder if they still even have their birds. For example, Parrotlover posted approx 80 post a week for 4wks, posted that Chevy had an accident, then Pfft! Gone!

[liz]

Liz, have you heard from Parrotlover, Armywife, Glodieloxrox (Rachel & Skittles, the sun conure from Australia), the lass with "Little bird" (the one who had the sick bird and got the tiel as a replacement) just to name a few. I wonder if they still even have their birds. For example, Parrotlover posted approx 80 post a week for 4wks, posted that Chevy had an accident, then Pfft! Gone!

Parrotlover is back in school and I am sure a lot of his time is with Chevy. He was going to help me post my pictures and sent me a PM a couple days ago to tell me he was ready. I just have not had time to send them to him.

The last post from Rachel was a response to my PM asking about Little Bird and Skittles. Now that skittles has been rehomed, I guess Little Bird is okay or she would be back. You can send a PM.

I am trying to pack and keep up the housework and care at the same time. I leave for San Antonio early tomarrow.

You can send PMs by clicking their name in a posting. It takes you to the bio where you can find PM. I wish I had time to check up on our missing friends. And I am really going to miss you all for a week even though I will be busy at the convention.

Maybe I can bumb my friends laptop while I am there to check in. I have a new laptop and have not had time to take it out of the box and figure it out. I am technology impaired.

It is good to know that there is a Mum to worry as much as I do about everyone and their kids.

[Maria]

Wow, I like this forum branch. I’m agreeing here on some things too.

And OH MY GOD! WASHING BIRD WITH SOAP?! BIRDS CAN’T DO SOAP! OH NO! Yes! I do worry about some people have a lack of knowledge about birds and wind up killing their own birds! And three times a week!? That’s too much! Oh! that poor bird!!!!! Where the heck did she get the idea of to use soap!?!?!?

Ya know? Ever since I got my bird, I have even more of a love for birds. And I’d been studying bird behavior, and have also learned about how all their systems are so delicate. I even watch the birds outside, their behavior. And I feel so sorry for the birds outside at times, like in this high texas summer heat we’re having, when I see them outside, with their mouths hanging open. It’s because you know they’re panting, because there’s not much water around for them to drink and cool off and stuff, because of the high heat. My neighbor put a bird bath outside. And I pray for God to bring the water for the birds. There’s a scripture in the bible that talks about how god provides the food and worms and things for the birds, and they don’t worry what they shall eat, so he will provide for us, and we should not worry.

“friends with birds to chat with”: Me too Mum2rory – and you can tell someone or other people cute things your bird does all day long. It really doesn’t phase a person much, unless they have a bird bonded to them. Once if they ever have a bird bonded to them, they will understand how precious birds really are. Let them actually get a bird acclimated to them, and let them interact with the bird, with the bird starting to interact with them, seeing the cute things, and they’ll fall in love. Especially if they were to spend enough time with the bird to where the bird gets to the point of talking with them, when a bond starts to grow.

Some people who have birds are killing their own birds, due to simple lack of knowledge! I’ve heard stories! . This is because they’re un-educated, because they buy their birds at either Petco or Petsmart. These companies do not educate people about birds, because all they want to do is sell animals to make money. They don’t care. I think it’s terrible, and a sad life for a bird. I think there should be some kind of regulations against that. The birds wind up suffering to death. If you buy your bird at a specialized parrot shop, THEY WILL educate you about the Do’s and Don’ts about birds. People have also bought fish home from Petco or Petsmart, and the fish died. No educating the people as to the fish’s needs, etc.

There was a lady who put her bird cage next to a fireplace in the winter DUUUHHHH, the next morning she woke up to dead birds. No fireplaces with birds! Not even any candles! There is something that comes off of the substance of the fire from fireplaces which kills birds. And some candles even have lead in the wicks, and the bird will get lead poisoning and die over a short period of time. These were on the list of Do’s and Don’ts which my parrot shop gave me and explained. That poor bird suffocated to death over night by the fire place.

Birds need temperature control, which is gauged by how we feel as humans. IE: Texas summer heat can kill indoor-born-and-raised birds. They are not acclimatized. Very different than outside birds, who from babies, were born in it, lived in it, and can survive it, and live their lives. There was a lady who put her birds in her cage out on her porch, because she was cleaning her oven. The birds died from the heat outside. She left them out there too long. My parrot shop told me in the kind of heat we get here, you can only have them outside for 10 minutes, for example.

Same with the winter. And there was a lady who had an apartment, and in the winter, for some reason, the heater wasn’t working in the upstairs part of the apartment. She left the birds up there in the cage. The birds froze to death overnight.

And a birds bones, all over, are so delicate, that people break their bones while handling them, and they aren’t even aware.

Soap!?!?!? EEEEEEEEK !!! And you’re suppose to rinse them down about every three weeks, NOT 3 TIMES A WEEK! And the only time any kind of MILD detergent or soapy stuff is used on birds, is if they have gotten oil on them (like from an oil leak) – and then – it should only be done by a professional who knows what they’re doing!

[liz]

Some people come in to ask emergency questions. They either get the answer and leave or don't like the answer and leave.

Some, like the little girl who said she washes her bird with soap, come in to brag on the care and love they give. When they don't like our response they leave.

Yes, sometimes we can be harsh but only from love. It would be like smacking you kid for going into the street just because you were so scared you didn't know what else to do at that moment.

I know that I am one of the above. I have been called down for some of my responses but I say them in fear for the little birds that can't talk.

I have sent PMs to those who drop out and sometimes they come back when they realize that we are concerned.

[coolhady13]

Some people come in to ask emergency questions. They either get the answer and leave or don't like the answer and leave.

Some, like the little girl who said she washes her bird with soap, come in to brag on the care and love they give. When they don't like our response they leave.

Yes, sometimes we can be harsh but only from love. It would be like smacking you kid for going into the street just because you were so scared you didn't know what else to do at that moment.

I know that I am one of the above. I have been called down for some of my responses but I say them in fear for the little birds that can't talk.

I have sent PMs to those who drop out and sometimes they come back when they realize that we are concerned.

not all people well understand that harsh is coming from love