Greytness

Maalik sneezes, coughs, hocks and burps, but doesn't fart...yet! It's just a matter of time with 3 boys in the house!

Why is it that Greys get themselves fixated on the worst sounds they could ever add to their repertoire!? Maalik has now added the sound of hacking something up right before one would spit. My son always makes that sound right before he spits out his toothpaste, and now Maalik does it over and over and over... I was on the phone yesterday when he decided to make that 'lovely' sound, to which the person on the other end said, 'Ew! What was that? Gross!' Thanks, Maalik.

All 9 of my fids are flighted, but would imagine that their little psyches would be jolted if they could no longer engage in what made them happy.

Maalik was listening intently to Alfie's vocalizations, and my duskies were answering back to some of his calls. So cute!

Poor baby was completely stressed out from her experience. Glad she's doing better now.

Aww, how sweet. And look how they match the color of the pink bucket. Their crops are so full that they look like they're going to explode at any moment! The one in the back looks like he's smiling.

There's a huge thread posted on another forum where people have uploaded countless pictures of the most atrocious bird cages that are up for sale. Just makes you think about the deplorable conditions under which so many birds are forced to live. Makes me very sad.

So glad to hear that he's doing better today! I don't think you over-reacted at all. You are taking amazing care of your precious baby!

Oh no! I hope your baby is going to be okay. Were you able to find a vet to take him in to today? Please let us know how he's doing.

I'd purchased a Bissell Cleanview Deluxe after reading all the positive reviews on it. Unfortunately I didn't have the same positive experience with it. It didn't suck anything up unless I had the tools pointed directly over and around the stuff I was trying to suck up. The tools were a joke. Now I'm now looking for a better one as well.

Harley chortles, and also makes a bubble/pop pop pop sound when he's really happy.

So glad that Sully's feeling better now.

Awww, look at that cute little fluffernutter. Welcome to the forum!

But never in the presence of an African Grey!

Sterling, do you ever have to trim his beak? I have to get Walter's beak trimmed biannually.

And may I ask, WHO taught him that?

Naps? What's a nap?

Ditto to the destroyed rubber liners.

HaHaHa! Nothing worse than a greyed out screen.

We give Maalik sunflower seeds for training purposes only. Otherwise he'd eat them exclusively like your baby does. Some of my fids don't like to eat pellets so I make my own version of nutriberries where I grind up the pellets and mix it in with a variety of other nutritional goodies.

I haven't ever had to trim Maalik's nails and he's now 18 months old. He uses his pedicure perch all the time, simply because it's the one set right in front of his food bowl. So he's on it countless times throughout the day. You might want to give one a try and see if it helps. I have 9 birds altogether and haven't once had to trim any of their nails, thanks to these perches.

Welcome! Trigger's a very handsome Grey.

Right back atcha! Happy New Year!

My heart goes out to you. I'm so sorry that you've lost your precious baby. Hugs to you.

Very cute! And Happy New Year to you, too, Miss Dayo!