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Just Though I would Share.
Edgar (Green) and Annabelle (Blue).

I just love Annabelle's blue color. We currently have four quakers that are all the common green. My son calls them his quaker crew. One is handicapped but she still gets around well.

Thanks for sharing your wonderful pic!!

What darling birds Annabelle and EDgar are. I've yet to see a blue...I have a green Quaker and love him dearly. Jingles is his name. Don't know if I was on here a couple of years ago. Have changed computers a couple of times since.

Jingles is now going on six, and is recovering from pneumonia. I took one look at him on that early Sat. morn as he sat on the floor of his cage, quickly picked my baby up, cuddled him into a warm carrier and rushed Jingles to the vet. That was three weeks ago, and he is still recovering. He spent two days in hospital, and I've babied him through it with a warm room and vaporizer going. He still sleeps much more and has not really talked since the onset of pneumonia.

Has anyone else had this problem, and does anyone know if pneumonia affects their talking? He has said little in three weeks and has a 100-words/phrases/singing vocabulary.

I don't know how Jingles acquired pneumonia because I'm always so careful of drafts. Our weather had turned extremely cold at the time and I always cover Jingles at night. When the vet said 'pneumonia' I just prayed.

Did the vet tell you which "type" of pneumonia that your quaker has? There are several types. One is of course from drafts, cold air etc. But there are at least two other specific types caused by a mold or fungal outbreak that many people don't even notice (hidden inside walls, in carpeting etc). They do have specific names but can be grouped under the heading of pneumonia.