Michellec

Thank you for the response. Will make sure I order it in plenty of time.

I have read online that you are not supposed to house greys and macaws. I have also read you can IF you have air purifiers. Conflicting information. We are planning on ordering an Austin air cleaner before our macaw comes home. What do you do? Thanks, Michelle

Congratulations to you too! I'm going to the aviary tomorrow and Saturday to work with the trainers and have time with my guy Ziggy. It's in a neighboring state. Michelle

I want to thank you all for the help you gave me over a year ago when we were getting ready to bring our CAG home. She is doing very well! Our lives are so much richer with her. In late Nov or the first part of Dec, we will add a greenwing macaw. I am getting extensive training at the aviary when I visit him but I value the input from others who have a grey and a macaw. I'm nervous. Really excited. He's at an aviary I volunteer at. I have watched him grow from a tiny baby and didn't think about him for our family. This last visit, I just knew he was the second bird we've been considering. (Edited to add:we had been discussing a macaw so this is not out of the blue) I've had the wonderful experience of interacting with him over several months. He's about 5-1/2 months. Thinking he will be weaned late Nov to early Dec. Anyway, I'm hoping to hear about life with a grey and macaw. Michelle

I'm going to copy and paste this into the macaw sub forum.....saw it after I posted this.

I want to thank you all for the help you gave me over a year ago when we were getting ready to bring our CAG home. She is doing very well! Our lives are so much richer with her. In late Nov or the first part of Dec, we will add a greenwing macaw. I am getting extensive training at the aviary when I visit him but I value the input from others who have a grey and a macaw. I'm nervous. Really excited. He's at an aviary I volunteer at. I have watched him grow from a tiny baby and didn't think about him for our family. This last visit, I just knew he was the second bird we've been considering. Anyway, I'm hoping to hear about life with a grey and macaw. Michelle

Thanks all. Checking back today and I appreciate the responses. I'd never burn anything in my home. Been volunteering at a aviary and they use lavender diffused....I noticed it when there but will ask more questions next time I'm there.

Thank you all. I'm not going to bring him home yet. Will visit over the winter and really go slow. I do t want to do anything that may be a mistake for my CAG and our family.

Thank you all. Going to spend another day with him next week. I'll probably do that for a few more weeks and will ask more questions. He was a very protective parent bird and very good with his babies.....does this mean he will be that way with me to the extent that he would begin to reject others and be aggressive toward my grey? He's at least 20 yrs old which I like since his personality is probably pretty set?

Thanks Ray and everyone. If we were to do this, would it be smart to foster the YNA? What are the big changes from going from one to two parrots? I know double the work.......but what else.

Thanks. Do I need to be worried about how the amazon acts at the aviary? If I hold one of the other amazons, he flies over and lands on my shoulder. He does not mess with them but he did nip my ear as if to say "hey you are my human". He is a BIG yellow nape. Former breeder bird. I will ask a lot more questions when I go volunteer next week and I'll handle him again and see how we do. I don't want to jump into anything and have more visits and would foster him for a while.However there is the part of me that believes when a bird chooses to attach to you like he seems to have done with me, then he'd be a great bird for me. However, I am not experienced and don't know amazons.

Thanks. Lots to ponder. I found the aviary online through a bird store.

I volunteer at an aviary and an amazon appears to have decided he really likes me and I think he's pretty neat too. He is 20+ yrs old and is an ex-breeder bird. I have a 15-1/2 month old female CAG at home. Is it even possible to have two? The amazon is a dominant bird. I'm just kicking around the idea. I could possibly foster the amazon and see how it goes. However my grey is my first larger bird. (Had a budgie as a child and a conure in my teen years) I need to read a lot so if you have good websites about the reality of two parrots, about amazons, or if you can share your experience. Like I said I'm just sharing what I'm thinking and considering and am asking for information. You all have been amazing when we brought our CAG home ten months ago. Thank you. Michelle

Thinking of you all! That must have been scary. Michelle

Oh my gosh! Cheyenne would be awesome! I didn't know there was an avian vet there!