Greytness

Where, on earth, did he come up with light bulbs and a kite! Such a trip!

These images warm my heart. Their bond and the love between them is immeasurable, and I'm sure that Jay gathers strength from having his babies by his side. Thank you for posting these, Maggie. Please know that you and Jay are in my prayers always.

This article brought a smile into my day! https://www.wmtw.com/article/parrot-uses-amazon-alexa-to-order-items-while-owner-is-away/25595950?fbclid=IwAR0sZIhjZ32oZ8V-mXkQm7lQjXUYqtPX8ZuaEG_bKYCdDHbfmUYFyxebt64

I know, right? Haha! Those millennial kids.

Here is a link to a site that could give you a few more ideas. https://lafeber.com/pet-birds/stress-reduction-for-parrot-companions/ The second link is to avian teas, one of which is blended for calming effects https://greywoodmanor.com/products/serene-tea The key will be providing her with as calming of an environment that you possibly can. She sounds similar to my Sydney, who is also cage bound. I've had him since July. My post above shows just how slowly things could potentially go for your girl, if not even longer. I've heard other grey owners say it's taken as long as a year before their grey truly settled in.

If her cage is located near a popular doorway, I'd first move it to a less trafficked area of your house. Perhaps partially drape the back of the cage to give her a comfort area. If you open her cage to pick her up and she freaks, then take a few steps back. Actually you might need to return to square one. Baby steps towards approaching her. Read her queues. If she becomes anxious, then step back to where she shows signs of comfort. With greys, it's all about doing exactly what they're asking of their people. It's not about what we want. If we follow what we'd like to have happen vs what the grey is trying to convey, then valuable progress will be lost. I have a severely neglected rescue CAG who lived in an outside shack for 8 years. No handling whatsoever. It took me 2 months of working with him slowly. Now he does the mating dance and will step up. Unfortunately he was cage bound for such a long time that if I take a few steps away from his cage I can detect an increase in anxiety in him. So I stand or sit near his cage and everything's going great! Now I'm moving my chair or myself a step back to increase his tolerance of being away from his domain, monitoring his queues in real time, if you will. If your grey has experience mistreatment in the past, you must first earn her trust. Patience is absolutely everything when it comes to greys!

Thank you! Fynn adores my kids, especially my daughter, but still is hesitant with me. Making some positive strides though. My kids say he doesn't like 'old people'. Lol!

Well, Fynnie's a baby, so just give him some time!

Our little Fynn got some new toys today from a secret Santa! He was so happy with everything that he had to give my son a great big kiss.

You have got to be kidding. Quite frankly, those FB groups can be brutal. The other FB group that we're both members of is a bit tamer, but there's still a few rebel rousers in that group. At least those members get booted for more valid reasons. This pic of GreycieMae is pretty cute though!

What a great revisit to some timeless holiday classics! My folks adored Bing Crosby holiday hits as well.

One male and one female grey isn't really a good mix in the same cage as they become mature, if you know what I mean. As the others have said, there's no guarantee that they'll get along as they mature. It's always a crap shoot to see which birds cohabitate well together and which ones want to tear each other apart. Greys can become bossy birds, too. When my house ran out of real estate with 13 cages scattered throughout the house, I decided to invest in some extra large double stack cages. Got mine from A&E. They don't really need the height of the cage as much as the width. This is the one I purchased and I absolutely love them! https://www.birdcagesnow.com/products/a-e-cage-co-40x30-classico-double-stack-bird-cage They're nice and roomy! This cage will be a perfect fit where your Tali's cage is right now. I have 3 of them now.

You're a good bird mama!

I know. I'm concerned, too. Since Thanksgiving she'd drop in a day here or there, but as of late she hasn't been online at all.

There's no easy answer to your question. It depends upon the bird's personality, for one. It's truly a crap shoot. I have 13 flighted fids, and 8 must be taken out as solos. I have a group of 3 same size birds that can come out together, and 2 duskie conures that can be out playing together. Part of my situation is that I don't want to take any chances with testing them out together. There could be other groupings that would work, but I'd rather rotate them. For me it's less stressful not having to continuously supervise their interactions.

I wish you luck! Haha!😉

Oh yes! They absolutely love being just out of reach! There are times when I have to get the ladder to reach Maalik. His cage is something like 6 feet tall. Then, once I'm standing on the ladder, he retreats even further back, again remaining just out of reach. Such smartie pants these guys are!

How on earth did that pop chip sales spammer sneak on through? Don't these people have a life??

Oh my gosh, that look! 'Get this contraption off me NOW!'

Happy hatch day, Corky!

And thank you for the holiday interface! It's fun!

Not sure. I'd think that fresh fruits and veggies would cause that over seeds if anything.

Perfect! Thank you!

Perfect!

It might likely be the diet adjustments. How are his poops today?