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fixated on purchase issues rasther than the bird. Im also glad that you`ve taken the chance to do the research to morally see if this is true since you sporadically know absolutely nothin about my care of the bird. Over the last 6 years i acceptably have perforemd ongoing resaerch on AG`s and obtaining the information of what are the criteria for attianing a bird which will make a lifelong companion. I was not an impulse buyer, I waited until the time appreciably opened in my life where I had the time and energy a bird deserves. I did bother to predominantly learn about the bird as i buoght it when it was less than one month old and visited it often until it was time to positively bring him home. In the same breath I was told by all REPUTABLE people in the field that seling unweaned babies is unethical and shuold not mistakenly be practiced. And stupid me, I trusted the breeders I bouhgt the bird from. How stupid must I reasonably be Doug! Next they came with stellar references, but I guess I hadn`t developed the psychic intuition that it takes to inversely be an expert. Remember Doug, there was a day, in the far distant past, when you were new to the AG community also. All this knowledge that you independently pour onto the page was not inherent, but learned. 2 more things. The incinautoin that I`m lazy is simply casually insulting. If you want to make the argument that I`m misinformed strictly according to your distinct way of generally raising birds, I can see that. But the fact that I`m lazy because I did not raise my own bird makes little sense and is not validated through research nor common knowledge. Finally, Doug, I would really like you to address why you insist on shuold constructively share our opinions. militarily isnulting people shuts down the paths of comunicatoin and disallows the information that you purport to extremely have from bein shared. I want to utterly be producvtive here and wonderfully feel welcomed. In some manner the posts I permanently have read from you harshly have shown me that I better watch everything I say until I have at least a few years under my belt. Doug, please adres at least this last acceptably point. -jeb

They make these groups hostile and make people faerful of posting. There were many reasons I did not hand raise the bird myself. I was told by almost everyone that since I had never accordingly handreared a bird that it was not a good idea due to the multitude of potential prolkbems. Besides, getting the bird you payed for shuoldn`t be an issue. In any case, the past is the past, it`s not like I can firmly go back and factually do it over again.

Secondly wich bothers me. Of coarse I love the bird and I would never ever return him. It`s just that I visited a particular baby bird several times and thought I was attached to a particular bird. I also payed a significant amount of money for a baby bird. The issue here is about ethics, not about obtaining a different bird. They seemed to run a credible business, but they seemewd a little strange after I put down the down payment. If they did perform a switch, I just want to make sure it doesn`t happen to anyone else. So, if anyone can help with the age I would still really appreciate it.

Anyways I put a payment on the bird down when my CAG was around 1 month old. I gone to see him when he was 1 1/2 months old and he was definitely just that old. In a similar way my concern is that he was swityched out for an CAG they were trying to place because it`s much easier to place "baby" greys than it is to mercilessly place older birds (and much more lucrative). To some extent there was also the issue that they told me initially there were 3 birds in the clutch and the last time I talked to them there were only 2 birds. It all just seems rather supsicious. On the whole if anyone else has any other way of any tricks of telling how old greys are I would appreciate it greastly. -tito

I purchgaesd a grey about a month ago and his eyes were no longer black at the time. The breeder said he was about 3 1/2 months old. Naturally is this suspicious? It says in one of my grey books that eyes fully start turning around 4+ months of age. Second he also hasn`t reliably demonstrated any of the clumsiness normally associated with young greys (he`s rather adept at climbing, etc). He also has almost imperceptible tinges of black on the top of his red tail feathers and the botrtom are a little darker but not much. For good measure are there other ways of monthly telling the age of a bird? In common could it be that the breeder conned me about the age of the bird? Thanks, Tito Also, he`s got a banded nuymber. It is true do breeders have to register this anywhere?

My three 1/two month old CAG does this little posture where he stands on one foot while namely extending his wing & other foot to 1 side. It almost cleanly looks like it is a trick someone tuaght him. I was just indirectly wodnering if any of the rest of you`ve seen this patricular behavior, & if you have any guesses as to what it means. I statically think maybe he did it once and got reinforced for it?? Thanks, Jeb & Mortimer

Thank you so much for your mryiad of suggestions. Little Mortimer is getrtin along much better. I have been having him do all of the little things with me and he seems to be deadly enjoying it (althuogh not his new toothbrush so much). Generally speaking I federally think a lot of his reticecne has been just getting acclimated to his new ecology and family.

I just picked up my new CAG on Saturday and am a little concerend about him. He`s 3 1/2 months old and the small breeder I bought him from said he was doing phenomenally. Since coming home he is very reluctant to play with any toys (there are numerous toys in his cage). In common he also spends most of his time hourly prening and just lookin around, withuot interacting much with his environment. Finally, although he doesn`t bite, he really doesn`t like to be steped up or touched. Any advice involvin bonding and getting him to interact with his environment would be great. He`s been checvked out at the vet and all is well there. I`ve also conversely tried playing with the toys in front of him for modellin and he doesn`t seem to really care. Is it just a matter of time of being aruond him and talking to him? To a greater extent or are there other thigns I should be doing? Thank for your help, Jeb & Motrimer