The Roost

August 11, 2018

The Doctors Are In

by Sherri Moorer

The welcome home screams invited me into the offices of Doctors Zack and Bubbles, ready to begin their official duties as listeners and comforters of human sorrows after a hard day at work.

“What am I going to do?” I asked, as I plopped in my recliner. “The phones won’t stop ringing. The emails are constant. The mail weeps with the death of a forest every day. The computers crash, the copiers and scanners jam, and the people! It’s questions, complaints, problems, and misdirected calls all day long. How can I do this until retirement?”

Find out what Doctors Zack and Bubbles prescribe for their most important patient, mom, on the Feathered Frenzy page.

August 11, 2018August 11, 2018

Morty is full of hot air – Turbo Jet (Vacuum) Air!

Greetings to all my favorite parrot friends! Alexa is in a mood after she rolled under the couch. She blames me for her clumsiness! Good help is hard to find these days!

Recently, I received an interesting letter from a parrot owner.

Dear Morty,

I live in a three bedroom home and have ten parrots. I work 12 hour shifts and when I get home I am too tired to clean. It seems like every bird has the habit of throwing their fruit, veggies, seed, and pellets on the floor! When I go into their room at night, it is a filthy mess. I cant even get near their cages! Is there anything on the market that could help me? PLEASE DON’T TELL ME TO GET A VACUUM CLEANER! I have three. I am looking for a piece of industrial equipment. Price is not a problem.

Messy House

Read Morty’s hilarious reply on Beneath the Cage Grate page.

August 6, 2018

Beneath the Cage Grate: Dear Messy House

Morty is challenged to adequately respond to a letter from a stressed-out parront who’s trying desperately to keep up with the mess caused by their determined food-flinging flock!

Catch up with Morty in our August issue coming out next weekend, and get ready for more wisecracks and witty retorts from everybirdie’s favorite birdie columnist, Morty!

July 18, 2018

#WhatMyBirdKnowsAboutMe

Thank you to everybirdie who responded to our Hashtag game: #WhatMyBirdKnowsAboutMe !

Tiel Lover – @tiellover

My birds know that I would do anything for them and that they can count on me to keep them safe, happy, and healthy. Well maybe they don’t know all that, but they do know to come to me for comfort when they’re scared or don’t feel well! #WhatMyBirdKnowsAboutMe #TheRoost

Sherri Moorer – @SherritheWriter

#Whatmybirdknowsaboutme is all of my novel ideas BEFORE I write the rough draft. @TheRoost10

and,

Captain Bubbles -@CaptainBubbs

Replying to @SherritheWriter and @TheRoost10

@wazzupzack & I sure do. She bounces EVERY idea off us! Her latest was three and a half years in the making. I came two years ago and helped with the last 2 books in the trilogy. I even stole the cover for my wallpaper. (And I do love aliens!)

Marianna & Sunny – @Bella3592

Replying to @TheRoost10

#WhatMyBirdKnowsAboutMe #TheRoost mom makes up the corniest songs for me and dances & claps for me too… I’ve got her well trained as my jester

Chelsea -@ChelseaDyes

My birds know when I walk by the door in the mornings that it’s me (not my BF) even though I could be tiptoeing , they start going off screaming

or when I get that one day off of work and forget to cover them they know how to wake me up #whatmybirdsknowaboutme #Theroost

July 18, 2018

#MyBirdTaughtMeTo

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Here are our responses to our inaugural Hashtag game: #MyBirdTaughtMeTo … Thank you to all who responded!

❤️Elvisbird❤️ @elvisbird_dean -Jun 22

Today marks 1 year since Elvis flew away. I miss him everyday. With his craziness and funny antics, he taught me to love and appreciate birds. He led me to Twitter where I found wonderful friends who love their birds as I do. #MyBirdTaughtMeTo

Tandi (Tandz) Glaser -@Takkiewax

#MyBirdTaughtMeTo appreciate the uniqueness of each individual and to treat each need with respect and tolerance #TheRoost

Tiel Lover -@tiellover

#MyBirdTaughtMeTo slow down and be present in the moment. There’s nothing like giving a bird a head skritch to pull one’s attention away from oneself and outward onto another living creature. No feeling sorry for oneself around a bird! #TheRoost @TheRoost10

El Groucho -@BaldspeccyRob

Replying to @tiellover @AviaryEquinox and @TheRoost10

#MyBirdTaughtMeTo increase my pain threshold! Also to laugh at myself more and to enjoy moments of daftness. #TheRoost @TheRoost10

pollitokawai

@pollitokawai1

Replying to @tiellover and @TheRoost10

#MyBirdTaughtMeTo love and be kind and patient to a living being who takes time to warm up to me

Oscar and Pauline – @paulineporter16

#MyBirdTaughtMeTo Be naughty and get away with it

Julie Atwood – @jmatwood

#MyBirdTaughtMeTo look carefully for non-verbal consent.

and

#MyBirdTaughtMeTo dance sexy.

Traven Dunn – @TravenDunn

#MyBirdTaughtMeTo be in a good mood even early in the morning.

TupeckRappingParrot – @TupeckParrot

#MyBirdTaughtMeTo swear like a gangsta rapper… we really hadn’t intended this to happen.

Oh we also taught her patience… LOTS of patience.

Caspar von Sader – @MutinusTitinus

#MyBirdTaughtMeTo Screech ‘Fly like an Eagle’ by the #SteveMillerBand. #TheRoost

July 18, 2018

Missing Penne & Warden

Just over a year ago we lost two beautiful souls, Alice (Warden) and her beautiful Amazon Penne. The Roost thanks our close online flock, and especially Coco the Parrot, for forwarding so many wonderful pics to share with everyone in honour and remembrance of a lady and her birdie, both of whom brought much love, joy, silliness, and laughter to many, many lives.

Alice and Penne, you are missed so very much. Your candle will continue to burn bright in all of us forever and for always.

A rose, from Coco, to remember Alice.

If it weren’t for Alice and Penne, many of us (affectionately known as ‘Anipals’) would likely have never connected, so thank you Alice and Penne for bringing us all under your wing and into your loving embrace.

Here’s to you Penne and Warden, love you, always.

The silly and saucy side of Alice and Penne!

Penne, you are so loved, and so missed by your best friend Coco.

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July 16, 2018

Search-A-Word Fun!

Grab a pencil, make a cup of tea and enjoy some Parrot Search-A-Word fun on our Feather Fun page.

July 16, 2018

Welcome Ruby!

A baby red factor African Grey birdie entered the lives of Oscar and her mom Pauline recently. While Pauline doted over the wee one for days and weeks (to Oscar’s dismay), the Twitter and Facebook flock waited with bated breath for pictures – and of course the announcement of the name of this little cutie.

After a few weeks of naming deliberations and anxious online excitement, we were introduced to Ruby! Welcome Ruby!

Here’s baby Ruby as an upstart 🙂

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Ruby finding her feet and showing off her little red feathers.

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Ruby demonstrates to mom and all that she’s becoming a big birdie, learning to climb and perch!

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Ruby joins her flock in the living room, enjoying the comfort of her blankie while Oscar keeps a watchful eye over her.

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And last, but not least, the one photo to be used on Ruby’s 16th Hatchday – probably at her prom party 🙂

We’re so happy to welcome you into our social media flock Ruby! You’re going to be causing havoc with Oscar and Keito in no time!

July 16, 2018

Oscar, a Love Story

by Pauline Porter – @paulineporter16

Oscar’s dad used to launch eggs out of the nest box so fast that it took me a long time – and several failed attempts, to finally rescue one.

Oscar still in egg — Oscar still in the egg

After incubating Oscar’s egg, the fun began! During hatching, Oscar had a job breaking out of her shell. After 55 hours of struggle, and me and hubby taking shifts to sit with her and gently chip little bits of shell away, Oscar finally broke completely free of her shell, and entered our world and lives as a wee, pink little baby!

Hand-rearing proved difficult too as Oscar’s crop wouldn’t empty, but we got there in the end. Oscar is now a beautiful 6-year old treasure that’s just a wee bit special to me 🙂

Oscar is best buds with Keito, her Canadian Pionus friend. They go on virtual adventures together, and have been known to get into the moonshine often! Keito of course is a bad influence, being a Canuck via South America and all, ha ha.

Ladies and gentlemen, Keito and Oscar are now taking the stage for another sold out performance as The Tipsy Chicks!

Oscar often has some explaining to do when she gets home from these adventures and mom see’s her beautiful, pure white feathers covered in mud and foliage. Such debris tends to stand out when you’re white! Such happenings cause Oscar’s mom to worry just a little bit about what her sweet, innocent Oscar is up to on these ‘excursions’.

Keito has video evidence, hee hee!

July 15, 2018

News on the Wing: July 15, 2018

Head on over to News on the Wing to read some interesting tweets and articles about birds that we’ve gathered over the last few weeks.

If you want to send us a tweet, post or story for News on the Wing – or alert us to an article you think we should highlight, please send a direct message to @TheRoost10