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So sorry you've had family member losses Karen -- that always makes the holidays harder. But so glad Timber is still doing okay. Wishing everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving! (Yes, even those across the pond who don't celebrate it -- eat something delicious for tea Katrina (and share whatever is appropriate with Alfie -- he'd probably love our pumpkin pie and candied sweet potatoes here - Snickers always did!) I'm up late tonight, just managed a shower while my green bean casserole cools enough to go in the fridge and mixed up a watergate salad (will mix in nuts tomorrow just before serving). Sister is doing the turkey and other sides this year. Mom is 81, Dad turns 91 in 2 weeks. A lot to be grateful for.

I find myself praying that he outlives me (I'm 68) because I don't know how I'd deal with his loss. Yes, but how will he deal with your loss.. that to me is much harder as he will never understand where you went...:( That to me breaks my heart

My sincere condolences, You have been thru a world of emotions, ups & downs with him I can only imagine. What a sad beginning he had, but you loved him into the wonder he was. Thank you for coming back here for our support in this terrible time. God Bless you & I pray for healing.

My heart goes out to you. I never understood the connection that could develop between myself and an angry and terrified African Grey until I took Timber from someone wanting to rehome him because he wasn't "adjusting." The bond is indescribable unless you've experienced it. I find myself praying that he outlives me (I'm 68) because I don't know how I'd deal with his loss. I have no words, but my heart bleeds for you. God bless.

Oh, too kind, I’m not an owner, just a rescuer of fine antiquities LOL As Talon said, it would be almost a crime to let so much knowledge be erased. You guys are the owners. I just try and keep it running. Thank you all for years of knowledge and experiences put in one place. When I found this place it was basically one file database surrounded by bad infected code. I just cleaned it up. You also helped me save Mr. Grumpy bird from the other side of the planet in the badlands. It’s all you guys. Thanks. 🙏

Merry Christmas to all!

Merry Christmas everyone!

Yes it is scary how time flies. Especially when you are watching it in your children or your pets! I'm not fond of watching it in the mirror

I'm a bit late to the party but Happy Thanksgiving to all those who celebrate it! Appreciate the shoutout! Alfie is as spoiled as always. He's currently sitting behind me munching on his dinner whilst I catch up on a few things on the computer. Alfie will be 23 in April 2026. Scary how quickly time flies!

Happy Thanksgiving to you, too, Timbersmom! So happy to hear that Timber is doing well! That is something to be most thankful for!

You probably had a cookie or bookmark. In an attempt to foil this bot, I moved the site and put in an auto forward to https://greyforums.org/ip31 If you had a cookie in the browser, it wouldn’t pick up the auto forward. I have high hopes that this is resolved. I thank everyone for their patience. It’s been quite the time.

Well, last Tues. October 13 was Talons Hatchday! It's hard for me to believe it has been 21 years! AS I have stated on almost every hatchday of hers, I have had her since she was 4 months old. She is 21 years old! I can't believe how fast the time has gone. She is still a crazy comedian always trying to outsmart me by getting into every cupboard, closet & draw in my house, even tho she has a double cupboard all hers above the fridge in my kitchen..it's just not enough! Also EVERY cardboard box ( this is an empty waffle box) she can get her claws on as you can see in the pic! Happy Hatchday Talon! ❤️

Always enjoy your pictures from this annual outing! Happy for you and Alfie!

What a fun venue for you both! And look at Alfie's big haul! Spoiled birdie!

My Nilah will be 15 years old next month. She does not like to be filmed as you can see by the end, but I managed to get her anyways. Just wanted to share, she can be such a love, but also a brat at times..but we go with the flow in my house! She gets the upmost respect from us all when her moods arise..LOL 20230316_175111.mp4

Thank you guys. My friends understand to the extent that they're all animal lovers who have experienced their own losses. They know my attachment to my critters. They know about Phenix' odyssey. Some were his fans. If admittedly from a distance which was best for all concerned. None of them have had any birds though. I think to them it's kind of like I've had a long term relationship with a bad tempered albeit fascinating interstellar alien. The long-term thing is very hard now though. Too many rituals & reminders accrued. So the sting of this won't be going away for that much longer. In the meanwhile it helps to think of him playing with his dogs. He really did love them. He called for Wolf in particular for a surprisingly long time after he was gone. I have a picture of them all together now & no holds barred. I wished this on myself because I was afraid of what would happen if Phenix went to another home. He would have had to find a safe place to land -and- be sufficiently adjusted to keep from slipping back into the abyss. There was no way to control such a big ask. So I'd preferred to have spared him if I couldn't protect him.

I try and check in as much as possible but don't always have a lot to talk about. Will try and respond to any new posts but don't really have enough to warrant a new post of it's own. I'm glad it's still here though. This place has helped me out so many times over the years and it would be sad to see it go.

I just have the one- Alfie who is 22 years old- he'll be 23 in April 2026. I've had him since he was 11 weeks old. I have thought about adding another parrot over the years but don't have the time and space needed if they don't get on with each other.

I got Timber (TAG) in 2012. He was "thought to be" 6 or 7 when I took him. I'm not sure how many previous homes he was in, but at least two. So, based on assumptions, he would be about 20 now.

It definitely keeps me busy, but I have a good routine in place. I have my morning coffee while chopping up their fresh veggies. It's my time to mentally plan my day. In the evening is when everyone gets let out of their cages. They're all flighted, so I decided to make evenings their time to get out and fly/exercise. I have 10 fids. Like you, I stress over what will happen to them once my time is up on this earth. My family are not into birds, so I'll likely find homes for them if my health goes south. If I go suddenly, then I have a notebook of wishes,etc.

I have a young flock: Gizmo and Niko: dusky conures, age 13. Gizmo was my very first bird, and we got Niko a month later to keep her company Harley: Panama amazon, age 12 Maalik (12), Fynn (7), and Sydney (19)-all CAGS Shaylor-miligold macaw (11) Dexter-scarlet macaw (9) Teak-lesser Jardine's (11) Chloe-meyers (9)

Merry Christmas to all my bird loving friends from Timber and his family/staff here. I hope you all have a joyous Christmas season and a prosperous New Year!

Merry Christmas to all & a Very Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas to everyone here!

Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends here from Timber and myself. It's been a hard year with the passing of a couple of very close family members, but there is much to be grateful for. Timber had his annual checkup at the avian vet and everything looked good. His meds are controlling his seizures, and his weight is stable. Wishing you and years a blessed Thanksgiving and a joyous upcoming Christmas season!

Timber will be 20 soon also, at least if we were given the right age when we got him (6). I really have little in confidence in that, not really knowing how many previous owners he had. I just go with it though since it's all we have. We celebrate his hatchday on July 4, since we don't know that either.

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! Sorry to hear of your losses Karen. It is always harder during the holidays as we miss those who we have lost. It is great to hear from everyone here! Glad to know I am not the only one checking in! Bless everyone here & especially their babies! @ of my greys turned 20 years old this year! I cant believe it, I got them both when they were very young..seems like yesterday!

Ok, they hit again last night. SO, assuming this is a bot, and were on a list, I am going to move the site to https://greyforums.org/ipb/ I am going to put in an auto forwarder so anyone arriving here will automatically be forwarded to the new link address. If your browser holds the cookie it may not auto forward till the cookie clears. Were getting closer. I now know it happens between 0130 hours and 0200. I also know that the database is not being attacked, because as you can see we have not lost any data. I also can restore the site in a few seconds by replacing the index.php file and removing the underlying word press infrustructure it uses. Moving the admin directory did not help so again assuming it's a bot/list setup, moving the site link might do the trick. If that doesnt work what is left is one of the plugins has some malicious code in it or it is a user here flying under the radar. We continue on LOL !!! Thanks for your patience.

Thanks Kevin, I noticed it last week, but didnt have a way to email you. I have been checking in daily, so Thank you for getting us up & running again. My apologies for all the problems.

Happy birthday !

Ok, got tagged again. Someone is using SQL injection to change the index.php. So I have taken some extra precautions to protect it. It could also be the chatbox plugin, so I changed the version. If I catch it soon enough, we wont loose as much. I am not in here everyday, that's just the way it is. If someone that is in here everyday please email me when it goes south, I can get on it immediately. Im also going to look into a service that will alert me when it happens. I have one other IPB site running with no issues. if someone could email me at support@blackopshosting.com when you see an issue I would appreciate it. Thanks and sorry for the issues.

I love this video -- no idea if someone else has already posted it. 12M views · 111K reactions ｜ I could watch this over and over and over 😍😂 ｜ Kitty Sandy (533299491473569).mp4

He has quite a following on YT!

Hadn't seen it! Amazing really.

Hello My family has 2 African grey parrots. A male and female. Both rescues. We have had them for many years, and fed them mainly on a seed mix. They also now eat some Harrisons and a little parrot chop. But not very much parrot chop. In fact they are eating so little of it that my parents (Who's birds they actually are) are becoming reluctant to continue it. Mostly on account of messiness and perceived wastage. I have been trying to convince them that the chop was a move in the right direction, and not to take a step back. Could I ask for opinions on parrot chop? and what you feed your birds. We are currently giving a little chop in the morning and a little seed in the evening. In the morning they also have Harrisons pellets. Ideally we would like to know how best to feed them, and how to encourage them to eat more of the chop and waste less. I am not going to pretend to know everything, or be an expert, so please come at me with whatever you will and feel free to ask questions. Many Thanks Emily

Yeah he is so good in the car and completely unfazed by it. He sometimes gets a bit worried when being wheeled around in his wagon (particularly over bumpy ground!) but generally settles really quickly. The exhibition hall is always really busy, fully of people and quite loud but he took it all in his stride. The masterclasses allowed him to chill out a bit and he was busy preening himself and relaxing whilst those were going on before we went back to the exhibition hall. Yes he was well and truly spoiled this year. I use it as an opportunity to stock up on everything he needs as a lot of the vendors offer slight discounts at the show but I'll admit I did probably go a bit overboard this year! However, it'll all get used/destroyed! 😂

Nice haul! I sure wish there was something like that near me. Looks like Alfie is a good traveler.

She's so pretty!

For those of us that are still here & hanging on...I think we should re-group & remind all of us our fids & their ages..I could go back & do a search, but I thought it would be cool to have a place to just look at for the few if us left. I'll go first: My first grey (actually it was my son's but I inherited her) Talon Timneh Age: 20 years My second: Rikki (rescued from a member here) Congo Age: 20 Years Nilah Amazon Age: 16 Years

Hey..Nice to hear from you both! I , too am sad that such a forum with the incredible knowledge, resources & experience is barely going. I do check in daily, but don't log in if there is no activity, but I do see this place most days. Sorry to hear of the biting & grumpiness, but you are so wonderful to just go with the flow..most owners wouldn't, kudos to you Kevin! My 3 are still going the same, Talon is addicted to boxes. She gets an empty box on the counter when she gets out & immediately runs inside it..Rikki ( who has never had a desire before) tho has taken to annoying Talon when she's in it & they do argue over it. I try to get another box so they both have one..but of course like children it's not the same. They fight over the 1 box or sometimes it's a bag. NO one gets hurt, but sometimes Rikki pushes the bag or box onto the floor & Talon takes a tumble inside, but it's not far & she doesnt get hurt...just her feelings. Pic: Rikki won this round & is inside the box, Talon on top)

Good to see signs of life! I try to check every day. I'm sad that this forum, which provided so much support and information to me, when I was a first time parrot servant, is now so inactive. It is what it is there. I'll keep hanging in there as long as I am able. Sorry to hear you are still playing the bite game. They certainly have minds of their own, and Timber's behavior at times still baffles me, though I'm sure he'd tell me he has good reason. Recently, He took a swipe at me for no reason and out of nowhere. That hadn't happened in a few years. I actually thought of the problems you had expressed and though "uh oh" but it did seem to pass. I don't post often because things are much the same as ever with Timber and I don't have as many questions as I once did.

With my 3, I work full time, so the very minute i get home, I immediately let them all out of their cages for the remainder of the evening until bedtime. The weekends are their time out also, ALL day no matter what on Sundays, Saturdays they get out as soon as I am done with my morning errands. My 3 don't really like each other that much, they tolerate each other, so they keep their distance. Rikki is the biggest & she is the queen of the totem pole, next is my amazon Nilah, then last is Talon she is the smallest. Talon will occasionally annoy NIlah and chase her thru the house, I think they do it for fun but when Nilah has had enough she flies to my shoulder for safety...sometimes NIlah will try & take Talons space, but I have a spray bottle in case they get in a tuffle over that. I wish had more time with them, but I try & make sure the time I have I pay alot of attention to them .

I am so sorry..how tragic..Do you have any currently? I am 65, so my bird life started late as well.

The site is back! Yay! I saved that email address KevinD for in the future, just in case. Hoping it's resolved. For me, the site was out since at least Oct 17th, yet I see new posts here from days when I was only able to see this:

Fantastic! Thank you again, Kevin!

Thank you ! I have been checking pretty regularly last two days, but I’m sure I might miss here and there. It’s been top of mind because I really want to get this person. But it’s more likely a bot. Probably hit at some point before the first time, and we’re on a list. Even though the site looks blank when it strikes, what happens is it turns the site into a relay agent to infect other sites. in the background it relays other bots to other servers. Think of it like a zombie LOL, it turns into a dead site that infects other sites. Anyway, I hope with the changes made to the admin directory, that will put a stop to it. In the meantime I have you guys to be eyes and ears for me. That email addy comes straight to the phone and I get an email alert immediately. Thanks again.

I also check daily and will let you know now that I have the email. Thanks for all you do!

Thank you, Kevin. So sorry to see that you're having to deal with this again. Please know that I am grateful to you for your efforts in keeping this site afloat.

Awww....what a cutie in her waffle box. Happy birthday baby Talon and promise I wouldn't dare stick my hand in that box and expect to get it back in one piece. We have a spooky birthday coming up here soon as well. Somebirdy here will be turning 13...a teenager!