we try to take our VOS Ekkie with us on rides. he LOVES it! talks up a STORM while on the road

Hello C, I need to also apologize for being so long in replying back to you.... My ekkie has been with me for about 6 years or so...she laid an egg in July...and now it's October and she did it again!!!! Her cage is near a window and so she is getting a lot of sunlight. Lately she is sitting low on the perch and making the "squeaky" noises....Hopefully with some regulating of her sunlight I can put a stop to the egg laying. Sounds like your move to the States involved a lot of birdie-paperwork, I'll bet. Did your birds have to be quarrantined? For how long? Any bird food recipes to share? Hope to hear from you soon! Paula

Carrie, Can you please email me? I'd love to have the recipes!! [email protected] thanks! Paula

our two conures were getting a bit hormonal and the minute we decreased their light they went back to being sweet as pie. poor little babies. i know how i get when im hormonal, i feel so bad for the wee ones. if you want to see some of our babies you can go to "petster.com" and look up ID "fiddymommy" and there are our kids chewy and pepper love the smaller bird type toys. foraging toys, and a new favorite is popcorn in a brown bag. they rip it up! its hilarious Rick and i make toys and sell them on ebay so there is never any lack of toys for the fidlets in our house. another big favorite is a toy we make with untreated hemp and small plastic beads. they love to pop the beads off and it keeps them entertained for hours. oh they also love the roll of register tape toys we make. i have some friends who's ekkie demolishes any wood he can get his beak on, my boys however find wood beneath them go figure. i have this recipe for oatmeal the kids go ga-ga over. sweet potato, soaked millet, kashi, bananas, all kinds of good stuff. i also make birdy bread. if you want the recipe i would be more than happy to send it to you as for the pomegranates, yes i know what you mean. my wall has this lovely mural the boys made for mommy. if you have pics i would LOVE to see them. my fids are my life

Hi!! I just saw this board linked from my MN board and I got excited! My husband Rick and I have 2 SI Ekkie boys and a Nanday Conure and a Sun Conure. Along with our beagle and our bassett hound I know how loud the house CAN get Our one Ekkie boy Chewy is a rescue and the light of my life. He amazes me on a daily basis with how intelligent he is. It's so nice to see bird people here, we are definately a rare breed