Greytness

Hello! It looks like red factor mutation, which is a feather color mutation. The coloring isn't linked to health issues in babies, but can indicate dietary issues when adult grays suddenly start growing out red feathers. Such cute little babies. LOVE their sweet baby sounds!

Oh my goodness, your baby greys!! You have quite a beautiful flock.! How many birds in all? There are 10 birds in my flock, 3 of which are greys. Never a dull moment around here!

Timbersmom, no truer words have been said with respect to greys!

Woot! Woot! That's great!

My three love tearing up cardboard, too, especially Sydney.

I use blank newsprint sheets, size 20x30 that I get from a local packaging company.

Perches are nice, but aren't really necessary for short trips. Whenever I place my birds inside a carrier, I back them inside.

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.

Thank you. Definitely something to ponder!

Thank you! Unfortunately I don't have a compass, but it's easy enough to get one. I'm quite curious now. That pole, which sits on a vacant lot, has made me wonder if it's still emitting any energy.

There actually is an old power pole on the next property. I don't believe it's functional, but you just never know. Could power lines cause confusion in birds?

I second the stainless steel!

Maalik slammed hard into the window last night, scaring the daylights out of us. You are right. There aren't any parrot perches in that part of the house, primarily because I thought their bird area was expansive enough with enough perches and toys for them to enjoy. They're set up in our dining and living room areas. I do have some dragonwood stands outside, but they have some mildewy material growing on them so they'll need a good sanding down. Our other home looked like a giant bird cage, too. We also have a spacious outdoor aviary for them, but my son's been housing his ducks in it while he builds another 'quack house' for them. It's almost completed, which is good! Picking up some tape material to stripe the windows as a short term fix.

Thank you! They're crash landing into either the computer cabinet or into the windows. In our other home there was only 1 window that wasn't protected by their cages they could hit. Their other flight area was a straight shot. Here there are a lot of windows and multiple rooms to navigate through.

Here are a couple images. Second is turning right into where the cages are and where they take off from.