Greytness

Love this!

My BHC is a soaker of dried fruits. His water becomes quite a colorful pool of squishy fruits and veggies.

Harley, my Panama Amazon, has strongly bonded with 2 of my sons. Both are now adults and living away from home, but whenever they're in town and can stop by for a visit, Harley goes completely nuts, dancing, singing, flying to them and calling for them. They truly don't forget their favorite people.

An unsalted nut would be a much better choice. Or bake some unsalted sweet potato chips in coconut oil for her. Greys really need the vitamin A, which sweet potatoes are loaded with.

Pretty girl! Looks like she eats nice and healthy, too!

Yep. Just as good the second time going down!

One of my greys, Sydney, will start the head bobbing, regurg and wing drooping any time I even walk into the room. I can't ever pick him up without him going into a full on display of affection towards me. He also loves to head bob and regurg with one of his bells. Maalik will be 7 in July and to date hasn't started all this nonsense. Fynn is 2, so we have a bit of time before spring fever hits him.

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Here's me, parront to 3 greys, Maalik, Sydney and Fynn, plus 10 other birds.

Happy Hatch Day to Alfie! What a beautiful boy!

He's in full 'wanting to mate' mode. One of my greys does this every single time I either talk or hold him. I usually have to redirect him until he cools off

Hughie is looking at you like, 'Really?'

The freeze dried fruits and veggies can be returned to it's original state by adding tiny amounts of liquid. It's much different from dehydrated fruits and veggies, even in its retention of nutrients (97%)

This virus is no joke. So sorry to hear that it slammed you and your wife down. Glad you're both on the upswing now!

I'm still freeze drying organic fruit and veggies goodies with my company: Bodacious Birdie Bites. Please let me know if I can help!

Very well said, Kevin.

I have 3 greys! Two get along as long as there are bars between them. If they're together outside their cages one will taunt the other while the other one tells him 'NO!' The third grey is a rescue that doesn't directly interact with any of our greys. All 3 teach each other sayings and actual behaviors. For example, Maalik knows how to swing himself on one of his perches. Fynn has been watching him do it for quite some time before he learned how to swing himself. Now they enjoy swinging together while simultaneously ringing the three hanging stainless steel bells. It's super cute to watch!

Hahaha! Look at those bright, happy eyes! She loves having you mess around with her!

Many cages made are simply wrought iron ones that have been powdered coated with paint. Uncoated wrought iron is susceptible to rusting.

I, too, visit daily. I hope that new content from new and seasoned members would infuse life back into this forum.

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If she loves fresh veggies, that's the best food to feed her. Chop some up ahead of time and refrigerate the extra to feed over the course of 3-4 days or so. A primarily seed diet is unhealthy and could contribute to fatty liver over time. Seed should be offered in small amounts, with the majority being a wide variety of fresh veggies with some fruit.

Does he gnaw on wood toys? That would help. Some birds require beak trims, best performed by your avian vet. The vet might want to look at his diet and draw some labs to make certain that the beak growth isn't due to liver disease. Is Timmy on primarily a veggie diet with some fruit, nuts pellets and seeds? All seed diets can contribute to beak growth issues over time.

On an instinctual level I believe these smart lil ones know when you are helping them. I, too, am pained feeling that I'm not doing enough for them. That it'll never be enough. Even so, my birds seem to be happy and healthy. Some came from bad pasts while others I've had since they were babies, and this is all they know. The ones that are caged day in and day out with little interaction and being given horrible food fills me with deep sadness. We owe them so much more.

It truly is, but exemplifies the plight of many birds.