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Any time I hear 'more than usual', I believe a vet visit is warranted. They are masters of masking illness until they no longer can.

Sounds like a great setup! Greys can be notoriously change adverse at times so they sometimes take a little while to adjust to changes or new things. But it sounds like she is settling in just fine with you and her new cage setup!

Seeing as she fell, & her behavior has changed. A vet visit ASAP is definitely in order.

I never thought about it like that….that just because I have been around her for her whole 18 years….and daily for the 6 months prior to bringing her here, she will still need to adjust to the environment. I definitely plan on taking her to a vet just to give her the “once over” but I think it’s best that I wait a little bit…so she adjusts and I can figure out how I will get her into a transport carrier….i transported her here in her cage because I had access to a vehicle big enough at the time. Anyway, I will just relax a little and let her settle in. Thank you for your advice!!

I'm not sure how long you've have this parrot -- so not sure you can determine her 'normal behaviour' yet in your home. I mean, maybe she was awake more before because she's in a new environment. Basically, she needs to establish her new norms in your home before you assume you're witnessing a behaviour change or not. If she is eating and pooping normally, I would assume she is fine. She could love you and her new home but still be homesick and miss her former home and people. She may have good days and bad days. She's probably quite resilient but deserves time to settle in. Granted, the video you shared showed a sweet parrot, probably experiencing some Spring hormonal fever. But she could also still be adjusting to some major changes in her life. Again, as long as she is eating and pooping, I shouldn't worry. At some point she does need a vet visit just to establish her health status and to get a baseline for you. But for now, I say let her settle in. Just because you knew her in her formal former home doesn't mean you can gauge her behaviour in a new atmosphere, with new routines, people, etc.. From your shared video I felt she was coping quite normally considering all the recent changes in her life.

Thank you! I currently have 4 perches in there….all different lengths and widths, some curvy, some straight, and 2 are the edible kind. She definitely seems more content now that it’s been some time without the old set up…perches and clutter of toys….especially because she LOVES to swing upside down from the top of her cage so now she has plenty of room to swing as much as she wants! I really appreciate you!

Alfie rubs his beak on everything, cage bars, toys, perches... it's mostly just to clear anything that's stuck to his beak. It's best to get a variety of perches that are different sizes and materials. This helps to exercise your parrots feet as they move around the cage.

Glad you removed those perches! You've felt your grey's feet skin, and know you wouldn't want to stand on sandpaper barefoot either! My grey actually had thin red areas on his feet when I adopted him from such perches being used. Healed well, thankfully. My concern with parrots rubbing their beaks on such surfaces is that while yes, it smooths their beaks - a compulsive parrot could thin/weaken their beak if the behavior was done too often. Mine all rubbed their beaks on their wooden perches and that worked fine. Trust me, your girl will scrape/clean her beak on her wooden perches or toys. And you'll know the joy of scraping off the food goo they will leave behind.