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How's he doing today?
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The ones that come with the cage are deep. Regardless, birds are messy. They wipe their beaks on things, shake their heads while having a full beak, and drop stuff deemed to be un-tasty to them. Some use plexiglass sheets to protect walls. I use furniture protecting plastic mats underneath my cages as well as blank newsprint sheets in the messiest areas
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Red feathers give her more character! Plus a great way to ID her if ever needed
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Perfect! How exciting!
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Oh my goodness, she's stunning! Love her!
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This is such great news! When I read they were discussing euthanizing him, I just couldn't believe that.
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Yes, it's a great one! Lots of room for your new baby to roam, swing and play in. That's a really great price, too!
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Hi Jojo1! First of all, welcome! And thank you for reaching out to adopt this deserving grey! There are a lot of great cages on the market. But first I'd find out if she has a tendency to fall off her perch with her seizure activity, as that would determine how tall of a cage I'd get. Or, you could get a tall cage and place her perches lower until you figure out how things go for her. I have 2 prevue Hendrix cages; one for my CAG, and one for my macaw. It's a tall cage: https://prevuepet.com/product/642/empire-large-bird-cage-3157 but it works great for all their hanging toys. My CAGs love to swing and dangle from their toys. A fresh diet will be vital, but may take your new baby awhile to transition over to it. Here is a great article dealing with teas for our birds. Perhaps there will be a blend that will help with seizure activity: https://birdtalksubscribe.com/blogs/news/why-tea-is-so-great-for-parrots I mentioned this FB forum to another new member, Joannie, here, which has great information for feeding your baby a healthy raw diet. It's a closed group, so you'll have to request access to it: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AVIANRAW/?ref=bookmarks If you join, please go to their 'files' to read all about sprouting, raw diets and avian teas. First and foremost, I would make certain your grey begins receiving foods rich in vitamin A. They are prone to becoming A deficient. Yams and sweet potatoes are great for that. Also, red palm oil is awesome for them. Greys are very slow to warm up to people, with some taking months to years to fully acclimate to their new caregiver. Patience is everything! Looking forward to reading all about your new baby!
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CAGS learn to say words later than TAGs. So by around a year they usually start sounding out words. When Fynn turned 5 months old, that's when an entire barrage of sounds, whistles and clicks came out of him!
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Hmmm. Wonder if they're not available in NZ. Look up Aviatar harnesses. This one is in the states: https://www.amazon.com/AVIATOR-Pet-Bird-Harness-Leash/dp/B003SLODAG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1543115189&sr=8-2&keywords=aviator+harness+for+cockatiel Only you'd want one designed for greys.
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Welcome Tali! One recommendation I have for you is that you begin harness training your baby while she's young. That way, if you should decide on letting her have her wings back, you can then take her everywhere outside with you via harness. Once they're older they don't readily accept the harness. Babies are snuggly! I have a 7 month old baby plus 2 other adult CAGS.
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Hi Joannie, Welcome to the forum! While I don't have direct experience with liver disease, I do have 2 place that you could look for some great answers. First, if you are on FB, there's a closed group that deals with raw nutrition, sprouting and the use of teas. It's called: Avian Raw Whole Food. Solid nutritional support for our feathered friends. There is a website that sells teas specifically blended for our avian babies. Unfortunately they sell out of everything all the time, so you might want to reach out to them to see when this tea is back in stock: https://greywoodmanor.com/products/clean-and-pure It should be a great one for your Sammy. If you haven't yet been on Avian Avenue, that forum has a lot of members whose birds are currently in liver failure. You might want to check them out, too. It's very sad that the owner of Avitech died so suddenly, leaving no plans in place for the company to move forward in her absence. With that being said, I'm also confident that Greywings will be of tremendous help, too!
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Hi Robert, Welcome! What a beautiful setting for your birds! Absolutely lovely!
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My heart is filled with such sadness. Lifting you and Jay up in prayer.
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He's in the best of hands. Sending you prayers of strength, Maggie.
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Please keep us in the loop, Maggie. Hopefully the antibiotics will do its magic on whatever infection he's been battling. Sending healing thoughts and prayers
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So many women I know are battling breast cancer right now. It's disconcerting to see its significant up-tick within our society. I'm so sorry to hear that you are now facing this new journey towards achieving good health. It's a battle, but you shall be triumphant.
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How is Jayd doing today? Is he more comfortable?
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That's comforting to know. Initially I was wondering if he had bird poop stuck there, because he's been known to reach below the bars to grab and tear up the newsprint.
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Would love to see a pic of Cosmo once he's triumphantly slayed his fears and can proudly stand on that dragon of a thing. It will be a proud moment indeed!
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Greys are something else, aren't they? 😄
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This deeply saddens me. Praying that they can help make him feel more comfortable. Please, please, please keep us posted. And please let him know that I will be lifting him up in prayer.
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I noticed after taking his pic that he has a little divit in his beak. See that white spot? It's a little depression of sorts. I'm thinking that he may have caught his beak on something. He was messing with the dragonwood perch where it's attached to the side of the cage earlier today. Now I'm wondering if his beak somehow got pinched between it and the bars of the cage.
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Will do!
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