Well as promised...Corky arrived on Saturday. He is thin and very nervous/cage territorial (even for a Quaker).
He was either kept in a garrage (noise level) or hung out in a tree most of the time...unknown age/gender and very poor food as his feathers tell me.
He is in a new cage with new toys and perches and he LOVES his food dishes...BirdyButtsUpTime is exactly how my husband describes breakfast and thats all we could see of Corky the last couple days...soon as I put a bowl in his cage...head down in it and 'BirdyButtUp'
He does talk and I'm sure will be saying quite a bit more after being with my Flock...I was listening this morning before I uncovered his cage and he was saying "CorkyCorkyCorky" very softly over and over...if I clap my hands he will say "GoodBoyCorky" over and over as long as I clap...
I am misting him everyday with Georges Always Aloe and he enjoys that...was scared at first but pretty soon was dipping his head and spreading his wings and turning this way and that...soaked to the skin...my husband commented today that he looks better already...
I'm adding a pic from Saturday...Jo and Corky

What a cutie, Bless you for takin him in.

Thank goodness he now lives with you the poor little mite, yes it will be interesting comparing the photos say in a months time, shall look forward to it.

Bless you Jo for taking this little sweety into your home..wishing you all the best in caring and loving Corky...
He sounds like he will be a good birdie and since he is saying words now, he must be settling in quite comfortably....
Thanks for posting his picture...I'm sure he will be looking much better soon....What a sweetheart....

aww he is a sweetie, can I ask though what the misting is for?
I've never heard of it... and if I can't find a misting thing like that is
there anything else I could use? I'm sure your Corky will fatten up in know
time after reading that description tee hee

Big welcome to Corky!

Misting is just lightly spraying the fid with a water bottle ... usually from above so it is like a gentle rain falling on him, not a head-on, full force spraying!!

The misting helps with soothing the skin, and also helps soften the feather sheaths during molting. Misting sometimes will stop a plucker because he is too busy preening normally after his bath to PLUCK and also because the bath makes it so his skin isn't itchy.