Minzer your right. Is this still happy/hat slinky issue? Gee Wizz!!!
WE just have to agree that each knows their bird best, and offer advice without forcing opinions.
Man.......... This day has been sucky.
What happened was bad, and I was a part of it. Slinkys like onions were a point of conversation today with my vet. For the record:
A slinky and slinky's have been used to help birds recover from foot injuries. Slinky's have also caused harm to birds. Consequently, it's a good toy and a bad toy. IN NO WAY are Tex and Christy bad people because it's a toy they give their fids. Additionally, if it works, IN NO WAY are they bad for finding a new fid toy. Like any toy, there are goods and bads and what's right for your fids. My fid is more like a tarzan with anything swing like and other fids are more docile. Mine with a slinky is an accident waiting to happen -
that doesn't make it dangerous for other fids who aren't like mine and can benefit from it. Tex and Christy are using the right thing by their fids. I don't question their judgment.
At the same time, the onion issue. A raw onion in any form is not something to feed a fid, a cooked onion slice is a fine.
Some of us may be newbies to parrots or newbies to this forum but the overwhelming factor is that we are devoted to our fids. I'm a newbie to this forum but I learned a whelp of a feather smack from the slinky episode (of which, I take full responsibility).
At the same time, there's a lot of questions, wit, and wisdom that's here at these forums. We can't 'communicate' and clear things up like it would be done because the writing is as such where perception is left to the reader.
I have a feeling that much of what happened isn't just 'slinkygate.' I really do take the responsibility for what happened there but I also think there were other outstanding things happening there.
I also don't think all should be aired out on the forums. At some risk for over-stepping my bounds would it be reasonable to air out the issues via PM until Wednesday at midnight EST?
