Arrghhh Goffin's

[iamwhoiam]

Sitting downstairs I hear a loud crash upstairs and then some screams. Run up faster than I've probably ever run up the stairs before. Thought Cody was having a seizure. Walk in the bird room, Cody screams and says, "Hi". All the birds look fine. Then I see Keno's large Polly hardwood arch swing on the bottom of the cage. She had opened the quick link and removed the swing. When I tried to re-attach it she freaked out. The swing has only been in the cage for a few years and although she doesn't perch on it she does play with it.
I let her calm down and I was finally able to hang it up again. Thanks Keno. Now both 'toos and Shannon are screaming. I knew I should have gone away for the day.

 

[rockoko]

Phew I’m glad they’re all okay!

 

[Tiel Feathers]

So glad it wasn’t Cody having a seizure!

 

[saroj12]

Glad the swing didn’t fall on him!

 

[EkkieLu]

What a smart birdie! Got you up the stairs in a flash for some extra time together!

 

[camelotshadow]

 

[iamwhoiam]

Glad the swing didn’t fall on him!

She removes and drops toys frequently but they aren't as heavy and they don't make as loud a sound when dropped like the swing did. The toys fall downward and she is generally above them which is a good thing. I think that when Scully had his neurological issues it might have been because he was on a swing when Mulder unscrewed the eye screw and then Scully went tumbling to the bottom of the cage and probably got hurt. I might be wrong but I remember seeing that swing on the bottom of the cage a day or two before Scully presented with symptoms. Before the incident, I had seen one of them sitting on the swing while the other would fool with the eye screw. In fact I had found the swing on the bottom previously and just put the eye screw back in tightening it as much as I could and then hanging the swing up again. It's just a guess since there was never a definitive diagnosis regarding what caused his issues.

I'm trying to remember to make the quick links extra tight. She actually over-tightened one of the links and I can't remove that toy now. Tried to do that with a blunt nosed pliers while she was in the cage and it freaked her out. My mistake.

 

[saroj12]

She removes and drops toys frequently but they aren't as heavy and they don't make as loud a sound when dropped like the swing did. The toys fall downward and she is generally above them which is a good thing. I think that when Scully had his neurological issues it might have been because he was on a swing when Mulder unscrewed the eye screw and then Scully went tumbling to the bottom of the cage and probably got hurt. I might be wrong but I remember seeing that swing on the bottom of the cage a day or two before Scully presented with symptoms. Before the incident, I had seen one of them sitting on the swing while the other would fool with the eye screw. In fact I had found the swing on the bottom previously and just put the eye screw back in tightening it as much as I could and then hanging the swing up again. It's just a guess since there was never a definitive diagnosis regarding what caused his issues.

I'm trying to remember to make the quick links extra tight. She actually over-tightened one of the links and I can't remove that toy now. Tried to do that with a blunt nosed pliers while she was in the cage and it freaked her out. My mistake.

Yikes! Big scary pliers! So far no one does that here. I do find sometimes the links opening up on their own and I try to keep an eye on them.

 

[iamwhoiam]

Are you sure the links are opening up on their own and the birds are not opening them?
I find links opened frequently and then tighten them down again but I know who the culprits are.

 

[saroj12]

Are you sure the links are opening up on their own and the birds are not opening them?
I find links opened frequently and then tighten them down again but I know who the culprits are.

Hmmm. I don’t know! JoJo is the one who beats up on the hanging toys so maybe he’s loosening them too!

 

[sunnysmom]

Glad everyone was okay. Elvis unhooks his toys constantly. Or just chews the top part off...

 

[faislaq]

How terrifying! So relieved everyone is fine.