Petri

Okay, thank you! It's not too early to start teaching step up commands?

Hello all, So Petrie and I have been together almost a month now and she is between 10 and 11 weeks old. Recently, she has been fluffing her feathers and diving at my dad or sister whenever they go near her cage. I figured this is a little normal bc I am her primary caregiver and my mom is her second, and she does not do this to us. But now, Petrie has started to bite, and me too also. And it's not her seeing/feeling with her beak bc usually when she does that it's ignorable and I let her do it, but now I'm seeing the marks! Lol. It's only been a couple times but I'm just wondering why she's doing it and how I should handle it. I know they go through a "nippy" phase, is this when it starts? I try my best not to react or pull my hand away, but it's hard when it's not expected! She doesn't give me any warning signs, it's really sudden. Is she just testing her limits? Do I tell her "no" or just ignore it? Any advice would be helpful! Thanks, everyone!

Good to know! It's usually when her eyes are dozing--after I come home from work and she gets to run around and play for a couple of hours. Then all of a sudden...foot goes up, eyelids come down! haha

Thank you! I think I got nervous because I usually only see her doing it with her right foot.

Hello all! Recently my baby grey (10 weeks old) has been tilting to the left with her right foot balled up underneath her. I heard that standing on one foot is fine, but it's not that she's standing on one foot, bc shes still using the balled up one to balance. Is this normal?? The first time I noticed it she was making a lot of noises and I thought her foot was hurt, but then she waddled across the room to her toy just fine.

JeffNOK: Thanks! I was actually referring to the step up/down command, since I figured she was too young for anything else anyway lol. What I've been doing with that, is that whenever I take her in and out of the cage, I say "up" or "down" so that when we do start actual training, those words won't be anything new. So should I just keep doing that till she gets a little older? I keep forgetting that she's still very young and most people don't bring grey's home until they're much older. So I guess I am a little ahead of myself. And, while I can't whistle I do sing to her all the time and replace words with her name lol I dance in front of her too--she probably thinks I'm a crazy person! haha. Whatever toys I introduce her too I show them to her by me playing with them first. I usually do this in a bird-like manner to give her that sense of self and to know how she can play with them too. I also respond to her chirps and squawks by mimicking the ones she makes, to show I can learn her language too! I don't want her to feel that she's a total human and has to learn how to conform to my lifestyle, and I don't adapt to anything of hers! so I make sure to keep it even. I love spending time with her and she's so fun to watch explore. Her new thing is to go under my bed because I have a flat pillow making a space between the bed frame and the pillow that she loves to crawl into--so she'll try and go under there...I'll bring her out....and then as soon as I turn my back she disappears under there again! It's the funniest thing lol just like a child who wants to do what they're not supposed to! I started barricading off those places so she can't get hurt. Which is a full time job when all she wants to do is go somewhere she can't! I love just watching her though, she's amazing..and I've only had her for a month! I am so happy I get to spend all this time with her:)

Absolutely! It was short enough so that it was safe--and once he devoured all the cheerios off it, I removed it from the cage.

Hello everyone! My name is Amanda and about a month ago was when I brought home my new baby grey--Petri! Everyone always asks, "like the dish?" But, nope..like from the Land Before Time, which I loved as a kid lol. I've wanted a grey ever since I was a kid and waited until I was ready and able to bring one home, and give it the best life possible. Well, those dreams came true last month ! He is almost ten weeks old now, and starting to wean. He LOVES to eat. He's tries anything I give him (as long as I put a piece in my mouth first lol). It's funny because he watches me intently when I'm eating and I just know what he's thinking..."I'd like a piece now, please." Lol. He lovesss his brown rice and black beans, carrots, RASBERRYS, cheerios--I put a bunch on a string and hung them in his cage....gone within seconds! haha He's the best! Well, I guess i should stop saying "he" because I haven't had him DNA tested yet, and I have a feeling it's gonna be a she lol. So, SHe is doing wonderful in her new home, she is almost ready for her big cage! She got up on her perch all by herself a week and a half ago. I was there to see the first time--like watching a baby take its first steps!!! Lol. I noticed she would just keep one foot up there and flap her wings and try and get the other one up. And then at night, she did that and got it up! Now she's always on her perch. I removed the one that came with the cage and put two different textured ones with a better grip in instead. I also have been introducing her to new things every day. I would put them in her tank in the morning for her to explore, and would eventually find it buried later in the day. SHe would just stop and stare at them before going to them...but NOW! The moment I put something new in her cage, she goes right over to it and starts playing. She's so confident and a little adventurer. Not to mention an escape artist...My dad had found her cage door open last week ! So I had to go out and get a little lock for it lol. now I know to watch out for that and have to take extra precautions. She loves new places/rooms in my house and gets right down to exploring every inch of a new one we go into. I love her:) And that's really that. I do have some questions though! When I am not bombarding my breeder with questions, I'd like to be able to post some here. Since she is still fairly young, what should I be doing in means of "training" so as to help her keep growing up confident and idk the word I am looking for, but I guess just making sure I am not unknowingly enforcing bad behaviors. Any tips or advice would be helpful! Oh, and pictures to follow!