Hello from SC

[alloyd]

Hi everyone! Just wanted to introduce myself....My name is Alison and I have a Pineapple Green Cheek named Tiki. She was born the first week of July and I brought her home at the beginning of January. I also have a black lab/chow named Sadie, an orange tabby named Tigger, plus some fish.

I previously owned Jack (pied pearl cockatiel) who was 6 mos old. Unfortunatley, depsite ventilation and moving him into another room while cleaning the oven just before Christmas he passed away. I was so devastated. I couldn't stand to look at an empty cage, not hear him chirping, or to look at another cockatiel.

After lots of research I decided I wanted a Green Cheek and fell in love with the bright colors of the pineapple. There were only two breeders in our area (I didn't want to stress a bird by having it shipped), and only one had some that needed a home. Tiki fit in right away, and it's hard to believe it's only been two months since she arrived!

I look forward to meeting all of you and your fids!

Alison

[Krazy Karen]

G'day Alison and your absolutely gorgeous Tiki!
Welcome and enjoy your stay. :)

[Tiffany]

Welcome! Where about in SC are you located? I live in the St. Matthews area, but I am fixing to move to the Gaston area soon. Tiki is absolutely beautiful!!!

[catschair]

[Lisa B]

[micki]

hi alison, sorry to hear u lost jack... welcome to the forum.

[T.W.]

Sorry to here about your cockatiel, but maybe by sharing his misfortune, you will help many other birds avoid the same fate. Tiki is a gorgeous bird, and the name is perfect!!!! I have 2 greencheeks (the normal colors) they are a trip!!!

[my-africangrey-echo]

To the board..

[LoveMyBeak]

Welcome Allison, I too am new here, funny thing, I lost a cockatiel due to my wife cooking okra and forgetting all about it and the water boiled over and put out the gas flame, so the poor cockatiel's system couldn't handel the gas, poor thing, we were so close to him, does anybody know where to purchase a little tiny gas mask for birds? heh heh. but anyhow you are right about the empty cage, it wasnt long before we got a green cheek, and since then we learned some very serious lessons about bird husbandry, such as -NO BIRDS IN THE KITCHEN, NO CATS OR NATURAL PREDATORS IN THE HOUSE(UNLESS HE IS BIG ENOUGH TO KICK THE CATS' BUTT), MAKE SURE THEY ARE CLIPPED, OH AND I ALMOST FORGOT.......MAKE IT SO THAT THE BIRD KNOWS THAT HE/SHE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN YOUR LIFE, HEH HEH.

It is too bad it costs a precious birds' life each time just to learn these important lessons, too bad there isn't such a thing as practice birds lol.

I am for sure going to look into getting one of those pinappple green cheeks, man they are beautiful......LMB

[charlieandmom]

Welcome to BB.