Greytness

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.

Stumbled upon this YouTube video, which really tore me up just thinking about all the mistreated and neglected birds out there with no voice to make their worlds better.

Thanks for the update!

Ziggy has certainly gone through a LOT at such a tender young age. I know that aspergillosis can negatively affect their ability to talk. Was he tested for asper the last time you had him into the vets? It's difficult to say if he'll talk again. The fact that he once spoke makes me think that he will again one day.

Is your grey feeling any better now?

Happy New Year, Grey Family!

This article was written by our avian vet years ago. It's a lengthy abstract, but thoroughly covers plucking and self mutilation. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/11749494_Feather_Picking_and_Self-Mutilation_in_Psittacine_Birds

Using a fine misting bottle to spritz them down in between bathing. Since this is new behavior, he could have something else bothering him, whether it's a hormonal surge or perhaps an underlying infection or metal toxicity from beaking on cheap bells, etc.

How often does he bathe or have a spritzer bath? I'd bump up the baths for one. He looks like he's over preening his feathers. If he's feeling dry and itchy he might be messing with his feathers more.

If this is a change in behavior for him, then I would take him into the vets tomorrow. When they show signs of illness or lethargy, they are often pretty sick. Please don't wait.

None for us, either, I'm afraid.

I interpret them as being things they can pick up vs things that can hang toys.

Uh oh. Trouble's brewing ahead!

HAHAHA! I'd also saved this one from that FB grey forum to share here!

That just about sums up how this morning went in our household. Had things that needed my immediate attention, so the flock had to wait 1.5 hours past their normal breakfast time. All eyes were on me until breakfast was served.

They are beautiful kitties! Congrats on your new family members!

That 3 bell perch is in all of my greys' cages. They love to ring them simultaneously. It's one of their favorite toys/perches. I just made an atom out of pliable 1 inch pvc. Right now they think it's a strange evil device hanging up in their aviary, but in time they'll learn to love it.

This chart just about sums everything up!

I think that we all have those days where we're dragging ourselves around with a tank almost on empty. I'm sure that Timmy appreciated the call backs. It's reassuring for them to receive a reply to their calls. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day for you.

Adorable! That music tho! 😂

I have a 6 year old panama amazon named Harley.

It might mean a lot to them to have us reaching out to show we are thinking of them