very disappointed

[karen22]

i came to birdboard to learn about birds before i bought one.i knew nothing at all,and i thought this would be a good place to get people's opinions about certain subjects.the few times i posted questions,i felt belittled by people's responses.i know i've made mistakes as a new bird owner,but i'm trying to learn from them.the members who have many years of experience with birds should not look down on those of us who are new to the hobby.

[The Outlaw]

Karen:

I'm sorry. I don't remember what you were considering. Let's try again. I'd be glad to help.

[Cindy215]

karen22 I'm sorry you feel that way was it the please help thread? I thought everyone was nice. Sometimes there arent any solutions anyone can offer like if you say you cant seperate the two birds because you have cats or whatever. And when you added a second bird right after getting your first one, there are only hard answers nothing simple. If you seperate them in two good cages and give them time, they will become friends. Birds should always be with another bird imo. They need a family too. So that was good as long as you understand the challenges.

[Suz Stickville]

Originally Posted by karen22

i came to birdboard to learn about birds before i bought one.i knew nothing at all,and i thought this would be a good place to get people's opinions about certain subjects.the few times i posted questions,i felt belittled by people's responses.i know i've made mistakes as a new bird owner,but i'm trying to learn from them.the members who have many years of experience with birds should not look down on those of us who are new to the hobby.

I am sorry that I have not answered your posts before...the last month and a half has been very hectic (with Thanksgiving) and upsetting due to the death of a close friend (due to cancer) and serious illness with family (4 states away)...

I have only had birds since May of this year.... when I was given an older tiel... since then ... in August ... got a 3 month old baby tiel...

I am sure no one has intentionally tried to belittle you in thier responses... sometimes it is hard to understand the spirit of what is ment when someone types on the internet... you have no hearing of the tone of voice or facial expressions to go with the words that you are trying to convey/read ...

I made mistakes when I first got Tweety also... but hopefully the mistakes of new birds owners will not cost the life of our feathered friends... hopefully we learn from out mistakes..... and try to learn more about our companions so there will be few to no future mistakes....

I learned to search the BB for info.. by looking at old posts and threads... and if I did not understand something... to ask questions....

Began looking thru forums that pertained to what I needed and wanted to know... recipes for food...forum for the type of bird that I have ... cage forum and so on...so I could ask infored question about the subject at hand..

Having birds is not a hobby with me... but rather that they are a part of my family and pets...fids... feathered kids...

I will try to look for your posts in the future... and help you with your birds... in any way that I can...

Suz

[The Outlaw]

Frankly, I have no tiel experience whatsoever. I have larger birds. However, you are in luck! Tiki has a bunch of tiels in addition to the ladies who just responded. Don't despair. It's a learning curve for everyone. Just remember, pound for pound, you can take em!

[karen22]

thanks outlaw!some people on the board have made me frustrated,but you were never one of them.

[Abby]

I just read through your other posts to see where you were coming from. It's all a learning curve. I'm a new comer to the board but not bird keeping. We learn from our mistakes, try to not to make them again and move on. When I got my lorikeet it was a different experience from the seed eaters. The basics of bird ownership were there, but the diet factor was different so it was back to lotsa questions. (Different board). I think sometimes we forget what it's like when you start off on something new like this. What may seem basic to someone with experience isn't to someone new to the area. Hang in there Karen.

[WeLuvBirds]

Karen,

I was once owned ( a long time ago ) by a tiel myself. I don't recall your post but I'm also new here ( not to being owned ) and I feel bad that you think people here were unkind to you. I hope that you feel differently now that you see how everyone can rally together and show you how friendly and informative this board can be. I've had nothing but kind words and friendly, helpful advise since I became a member and I wish the same for you. If I can help tiel wise in anyway please let me know, I will be more then happy to help if I can.

Michelle

[homebird]

If is any help - when I first started answering posts i got carried away - it was so fun talking to others who love birds. I made a 'joke' one day & the new member was very offended & after I picked up my jaw from the floor, i hurriedly apologized. It was terrible & I often think about it.
No humour for me unless it's one of the obviously goofy members.

On behalf of those of us who often make terrible writers - I'm so sorry you got hurt. I am however really glad you spoke up - does this mean you want to give us another chance??

[Baby5566]

I hope you stay and dont let one experience ruin it for you Karen. BB is a place to learn, teach and make friends. That's what everyone else is here for. It's hard to see who is being snippy or not through a computer screen, sometimes things come out in ways they arent supposed to.
For example, I assumed a member on this board didnt like me from day 1, I thought that every time I responded to her I sounded like some idiot when in fact, I've worked with breeders and at a bird shop and I train birds including Macaw's. But when my Love Bird died, she was the only one who really talked me through everything, she even called me. I think 1st impressions suck, lets hope a 2nd one is much better.