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Oh that is so precious...♥️ Thank you zmaggie for sharing and give Jay our love and best wishes 🙏🏻

Has anyone used drops, Medication, Suppliments for your grey who has extreme anxiety? My Grey has been vet checked and no problems. But she freaks out everytime someone walks in the room. If I try to hold her she freaks all over the cage and will hurt herself. She needs to calm down. She is 20 years old when I got her and she must have never been messed with.

Since Jay came home, Joe (and Salsa) have been by his side and are dealing so much better with the constant influx of nursing staff than I ever expected....here are some photos of Joe watching over Jay, sometimes for hours at a time...Every time I try to get a shot of Salsa, she becomes camera-shy and flies away...lol...Maggie

So glad to hear from you and Jayd! Beautiful pictures of bonding and comfort. Prayers for you both!

Help what is a good supplment for anxiety

Some members here have had good results with their birds using Rescue Remedy.

This article brought a smile into my day! https://www.wmtw.com/article/parrot-uses-amazon-alexa-to-order-items-while-owner-is-away/25595950?fbclid=IwAR0sZIhjZ32oZ8V-mXkQm7lQjXUYqtPX8ZuaEG_bKYCdDHbfmUYFyxebt64

Where, on earth, did he come up with light bulbs and a kite! Such a trip!

These images warm my heart. Their bond and the love between them is immeasurable, and I'm sure that Jay gathers strength from having his babies by his side. Thank you for posting these, Maggie. Please know that you and Jay are in my prayers always.

Please remember that most medications are designed for humans.....try chamomile tea, new toys, or soft singing to start....Our Joe took years before he was comfortable enough to take over the household. Remember, Rome was not built in a day...😄

God bless and thank all of you who have sent prayers and positive thought....I wish you could see the warmth that comes over him (and me too) when I read these posts to him, I will do my best to post more....Maggie

I saw that story on BBC earlier today or maybe yesterday. I got a kick out of it. There are several videos on youtube of Greys interacting with Alexa. But this story was too funny because of the order history: watermelon, strawberries, light bulbs, ice cream and a kite. That had me rolling....

I know, right? Haha! Those millennial kids.

Here is a link to a site that could give you a few more ideas. https://lafeber.com/pet-birds/stress-reduction-for-parrot-companions/ The second link is to avian teas, one of which is blended for calming effects https://greywoodmanor.com/products/serene-tea The key will be providing her with as calming of an environment that you possibly can. She sounds similar to my Sydney, who is also cage bound. I've had him since July. My post above shows just how slowly things could potentially go for your girl, if not even longer. I've heard other grey owners say it's taken as long as a year before their grey truly settled in.

Thank You, I moved her in my office room. Where I set and watch tv also. She never comes out of her cage even if I just leave the door open and place her food on top to see if she will go get it. Nope she will not come out. If I try and reach for her he shakes and falls off her perch. I back off. Just afraid she will hurt herself. Never seen one freak this bad. She is a rescue, so don't know much about her. Was wondering about AviTech Relaxation and calming herbal. Know the person who owned Avi Tech passed away and hard to get it but I don't know of any other natural calming to get her. Heard Lavender oil in a steamer would help but wasn't sure it was safe.

How dare those punks. Did you tell them to get off your lawn? Haahaaa

If her cage is located near a popular doorway, I'd first move it to a less trafficked area of your house. Perhaps partially drape the back of the cage to give her a comfort area. If you open her cage to pick her up and she freaks, then take a few steps back. Actually you might need to return to square one. Baby steps towards approaching her. Read her queues. If she becomes anxious, then step back to where she shows signs of comfort. With greys, it's all about doing exactly what they're asking of their people. It's not about what we want. If we follow what we'd like to have happen vs what the grey is trying to convey, then valuable progress will be lost. I have a severely neglected rescue CAG who lived in an outside shack for 8 years. No handling whatsoever. It took me 2 months of working with him slowly. Now he does the mating dance and will step up. Unfortunately he was cage bound for such a long time that if I take a few steps away from his cage I can detect an increase in anxiety in him. So I stand or sit near his cage and everything's going great! Now I'm moving my chair or myself a step back to increase his tolerance of being away from his domain, monitoring his queues in real time, if you will. If your grey has experience mistreatment in the past, you must first earn her trust. Patience is absolutely everything when it comes to greys!

Thank you! Fynn adores my kids, especially my daughter, but still is hesitant with me. Making some positive strides though. My kids say he doesn't like 'old people'. Lol!

I manage with daily Wednesday night beatings (joke: you're laughing right now). Actually, I have three sections in the aviary/birdroom. One for lils, one for midls and one for my Greybies. Then they get rotated in to help work in the office until they can't be good and out they go.

Greytness, how do you manage that in a day? 8 solos? Just curious how others mange. Lucky for me my three co exist although their not “friends”, they’re more like family that knows they have to co exist, but not necessarily like each other! Lol

Awwww...Fynn's a sweet boy. As Huey would say "want play toy, watch tv". They don't always grow out of the sweet affections. GreycieMae has always been a super sweety when she's not on Santa's naughty list. I'm also managing to turn Huey around. Apparently he was in the kitchen yesterday repeating all the sweet things I tell him plus he's been asking to come sit with me lately. He's always hated scary mean men.

Aww. Such a cutie!

Hi everyone. Maghie has contacted me...they are having a difficult time. She is busy with her new nursing and caretaker duties, but is hanging in there ask best as she can, Jay is home on hospice care....not wanting to take the morphine, so he’s in a lot of pain...please say a prayer for them both...I wish them peace, and they are in my thoughts and prayers. 🙏🏻

Well, Fynnie's a baby, so just give him some time!

What a cutie pie she is, adorable in her winter coat.