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    Ethel, my lovie, was chirping away and looking out of the patio doors to our garden last month. Suddenly I heard a enormous "BANG" and saw a Coopers Hawk hit the doors, land on the patio then fly away fast! I don't know who was more startled, Ethel or myself! There's a lot of bird feeders around here and the hawks patrol them for prey.

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    Default Re: Family's Pet Parrot Survives Encounter With Hawk

    We now have a broken window in our house that we need to have replaced. It has concentric circles and the broken area is about 9-10 inches wide. We are guessing that a hawk or an eagle hit the window one day when we were at work. Yikes! At least it's a double pane window and the inner one is intact!

    When we first got lovebirds I thought it might be neat to take them in their cages outside in the fresh air and sunshine but I never did it because of feral cats.

    There is no way any of our birds are going outside, even in a cage!

    Linda

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    Default Re: Family's Pet Parrot Survives Encounter With Hawk

    Thanks for sharing with us, helpful

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    The vet made it look so easy.
    Yes, that's tube feeding.

    However, while he made it look easy, it takes a lot of experience to be able to do it properly.

    It's more than just inserting a tube down the bird's throat.

    It's knowing where to aim it and knowing when you've gotten to the crop.

    If you don't go far enough, you can easily fill the lungs with food and that's instant aspiration.

    I can do it but prefer not to unless I have no other options.

    Tube feeding is really for short term use to ensure the bird gets nourishment so that it will survive.

    Some handfeeders use this method simply because it's faster.

    The downside is that you are feeding a bird but it never gets to taste what it's swallowing.

    Tube fed babies tend to have eating problems once they are weaned.

    Many have trouble weaning because they don't know what food tastes like and they are not used to swallowing!

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