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From: susans@cfi.COM (susans)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: INDOOR: Bird Magazines
Keywords: also... Safe Toys!
Message-ID: <957@cfiprod.UUCP>
Date: 19 Nov 90 15:15:14 GMT
References: <46324@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU>
Reply-To: susans@cfiprod.UUCP (Susan Scheide -CFI-)
Organization: Consumer Financial Institute, Waltham, Mass.
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In article <46324@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> fleming@acsu.buffalo.edu (christine m fleming) writes:
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>Also: how does everyone "rate" magazines like BirdTalk and American
>Caged Bird? 

	That's American Cage Bird (not caged), and I thought it was
	kind of boring.  I found it very breeder oriented.  My opinion
	is strictly opinion!

>My new Cockatiel is wonderful: sweet and beautiful. But, he doesn't
>seem to like "normal" toys -- at least not the wood toys in his cage.

	Neither of my Cockatiels like any toys at all--many Cockatiels
	don't like toys.  

>Any suggestions? He does seem to like stray pennies and paperclips.
>Are these ok, as long as he is watched constantly? He seems very sad

	I don't see why not.  They're too big to swallow.

>when we take them away. His other favourite is rope. Are there "made
>for chewing" ropes around? Or are they unsafe, because he could get

	There are chew toys made of rope available.  I suppose
	it's possible he could get tangled in them, but I personally
	wouldn't worry about that.

>caught up in them? Help! We have tried moving the other (wooden chew
>toys) arround the cage to no effect. Are there any almost sure fire

	If he was bored, he'd probably play with them.  If he doesn't
	want to, don't worry about it!!

>He also seems to break blood feathers quite a lot. The breeder says
>that it is part baby clumsiness, and part baby playfulness: is there

	My boys both broke lots of feathers as babies.  As long as they
	don't bleed after they break off, don't worry about it.  They
	don't really "worry" about their appearance until sexual
	maturity.
>give him ladders? (He's never seen one before.) He BACKS off of
>everything (hands, perches, feeders): is this just a weirdness or part
>of the baby-figuring-things-out stage?

	My birds still do this.  I never thought it was weird.  I
	tend to do it to!  Have you ever walked down a ladder
	face first??
-- 
                        Susan S. (susans@cfi.com)

                        Another Friend of Bill's