Greytness

I believe they fall off their feed a bit around fledge time.

Thank you all! He was back to being his 'old' self by mid morning. Eating, playing etc. Will be interested if the gram stain grows out anything. For now he'll continue on with the antibiotics.

Made my first vet trip with Fynn yesterday. Was concerned because he was spending most of his time at the bottom of his cage 'resting', and he hadn't really touched his fresh food all day long. He even turned his beak away from banana, which seems to be his favorite food. Vet couldn't find anything wrong with him, but he did prescribe Baytril and sent out a stool sample for a gram stain. He's acting better today, and is spending his time up high again. He still isn't eating as much as he usually does. At least his poop has more signs of his having eaten something.

I wholeheartedly agree.

Could you take her to another vet for a second opinion? The fact that she's no better idicates that her previous treatment plan hasn't worked. Fungus is a bear to get rid of, so if she has a fungal infection, she'll need long term medication. She looks like she's feeling badly. My vote is for a second opinion. Do you have a board certified avian vet in your area? Please let us know how she does.

I struggle with this all the time. My kids will likely take a few, but they also will post on a few forums to see if they can find suitable homes for them. If not, then to the sanctuary they'll likely go.

Sounds like you're doing a great job with her. You can always test her out by switching back to 3 feedings per day. Or give her the 60 cc's in the morning and evening with a small comfort feeding mid day. Are you beginning to offer her some soft foods for her to pick at? I believe 8 weeks is around the time that she should be introduced to solids.

Baby greys at that age are clumsy at best, and feel safer lying down to sleep. You'll likely see that behavior switch over within the next 2-3 weeks. If she's eating great, gaining weight and otherwise acting fine, she should be good to go.

I love our Panama amazon! While I can't actually hold him unless he's flown himself into a jam (I'm not the chosen one), I do have a sweet relationship with him. We chat back and forth and I give him treats to coax him back into his cage at night. I can rub his head through the bars without getting nailed. He has an evil laugh, loves to 'roll his R's, sing along to music and terrorize our CAG, Maalik! Harley's very timid, but a true delight! Our home is a better place because of his presence in it.

That's fantastic news! It looks like he's been leaving his feathers alone, too!

Then he got this great idea to work towards removing my readers.

Fynn's hanging in my lap while I'm working on my website.

So thrilled to see you back and posting again! We missed you!

We have coyote woes here, too. All their natural habitat has been over-developed, so now they're scouring the neighborhoods, hoping to find a sustainable food source. It very sad, actually.

Still nothing?

Haven't seen either him or his wife here for awhile. Am concerned.

Anyone else collect their parrot's molted feathers, but didn't know what to do with them? I have an answer for you: create a feather bouquet! Mind you, these are not my greys' feathers, but you can definitely do it with theirs.

OMG! Poor chickens. You have quite the farm thing going on. There's nothing like freshly laid eggs!

He's very handsome, feet and all! Love his messy beak, too! How many chickens, etc do you have grazing outside?

Yeah, Sydney's feathers were a dull lifeless mess when we rescued him. Probably hadn't felt water on his feathers for at least 8 years, if not longer. The first thing we did besides feed him a good meal was to completely mist him down. I think I missed what's up with Huey's feet. Does he pick at them?

Thank you! Sydney has come a long way since we rescued him. Just look at this 'before' picture taken immediately after we rescued him. Was all skin and bones.

Here's a picture of our Sydney. ❤️

Sydney? He's doing really well! The only issue that I'm having is whenever I enter the room or interact with him, he immediately turns into a little horn dog, snorting and everything. But he's happy and has really come out of his shell.

Here are a few recent pics of Flynn. He flies around the aviary as if he owns the world! Very confident grey, and quite similar to Maalik in personality. Not sure if he's from the same parents as Maalik, but it's very possible.

Does he do anything else, such as lower his wings or make regurg motions?