Oh my........something made me come home early for lunch this morning and boy am I glad I did! I checked on the Cockatiels this morning, as did Helen, before we left the house, but we did not let them out of their cages. I promised I would let them out at lunchtime (think they understood??). Anyway, I got here about 20 minutes ago, took care of the dogs, walked back to the office to check my birds and give them some lettuce, and I realized that Roger's foot was stuck in the hanging part of the little happy hut that has been in his cage for over 3 years. OMG.The more I tried to free him the harder he fought and bit the tar out of me. It's at the back of the cage and I could hardly see what I was doing. As I was trying to remove the hut, with him hanging on for dear life, his foot finally came free. I think his toenail was hung up in it, actually. Well, no body has a Happy Hut anymore because I took them out of both cages. It scared me to death. It obviously scared Roger too. He immediately stepped up onto my finger, though and now he's cuddling with his favorite bird girl, Milly. I was just horrified! What if I hadn't come home when I did?
A question, now, that I have never concerned myself with before.....how do you clip their nails? What tool do you use? And how often? I have their wings clipped by the veterinarian approximately every 6 months (when they start flying). Should I just have him clip their nails too?
I think my heart rate has slowed down a bit now.......it does feel like a Monday! It is cold and dreary and I knew I should have stayed in bed this morning!
Logan
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