Dave007

I notice that many times, a person doesn't have the ability to buy the aloe vera gel in a bottle from different retailers. So, this is the other gel which is the same. It's called Aloe Vera Medicinal plant. This plant can be purchased at any florist shop, plant store, dapartment stores like Walmart, Home Depot type stores and other stores of the same type that are located in the UK. It's a cascading plant, will withstand any type of warm sunny or non-sunny weather and can be put in the house during the winter. It's the cheapest Aloe plant, will last a long time. Small pieces of the leafs are cut off when the gel is needed. Only a small amount is needed ( from left to right on leaf and about 1/2 high ). Plant won't die. Plant will constantly grow. Needs little water and can be kept in a small pot. Mine here has a string tied to the leaves because I don't want it cascading off of my window sill. It's also an attractive addition to any plants you may have. In some climates, it can actually be grown in the back yard. Critters of any type won't eat it. I have one in my back yard but when I let my dog out in the yard, he likes to lift his leg and piss all over it. PS--the one in the picture is about 16 inches tall and costs $5 ================

Itchy, scratchy, dusty.......! ......and that's just me! I sympathize. I suppose that there's dematoligists in the UK?

Well, my opinion is 1 hr-- to imitate the dawn morning rising sun and 1 hr in late afternoon to imitate the cooler sun which will fade away. In the morning, wild birds come out and seek and find and eat food. They stay out for about 1 to 1 1/2 hrs depending upon how successful they are in finding food.Then they disappear into the trees until about 3 or 4 PM and repeat that process, then they disappear again into the trees. The one exception concerning wild birds is the hummingbird which will feed all day long starting at about 10 AM until about 8 PM. They're constantly flying all over in the open and need to constantly replenish their energy since they rarely perch anywhere for long periods of time during the day. They don't even perch when eating at a feeder.

Lighting of that type shouldn't be aimed at a bird's face. Without UV lighting, blindness doesn't occur and lack of UV isn't limiting a grey's ability to see their whole color range. The position of UV lighting is such that it will cover the body. The only purpose sunlight gives off has to do with certain vitamins that a bird's body gets from the sun and in the wild birds don't spend much time in the sun, especially flock birds who stay in trees most of the day.. They only come out for short amounts of time during the day.

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What' you're seeing in the evening is your bird pulling out the feathers that have just died. Most of the time they simply fall off or are shaken off but many birds help that process along by pulling on them. For birds, molting is not a nice time. Many are uncomfortable and sometimes moody. What's happening with your bird in the evening could be happening in the morning with another bird. Both serve the same purpose. New feathers are coming in and the skin is flaky and dry which makes a bird pull the feathers. What she's doing right now can't be classified as *plucking*. It's *molting*. As far as your other problem in that certain spot, there may be an abrasion or irritation or excessively dry skin which is making her do that. If you can hold her or have another person help you, try to check out that area. The area may need an ointment. The best ointment to use for that problem plus scaly feet plus minor cuts on a bird is a product called ALOE VERA GEL. Put dabs on that bald area. It's soothing and sinks right into the skin. It's not toxic. It can be purchased at pharmacies. Repeat the process 2x a week.

It's your bird's way of finding reassurance from you that he's still the #1 bird. It has nothing to do with being spoiled. A second bird can upset the apple cart and what he's doing is seeing that you picked up that apple cart and put it back in it's usual place. Not to worry.

Problematic screaming can be extremely annoying for the bird owner. A bird who is constantly screaming is telling you that he/she is either unhappy or is in need of excessive attention that he/she has gotten used to. Unfortunately, excessive attention sometimes does one major thing. The bird may become spoiled. The bird owner didn't do it on purpose but being too nice and giving in to a bird's whims can do it. At one point a person needs to set up some personal rules. Many different things happen to parrots as they get older but many people aren't aware of the full scope of those changes. If your bird is constantly screaming than you need to investigate why your bird is acting out in this manner. Just as parrots can be taught to do many things, they can also be trained to vocalize within acceptable limits. Be sure not to reinforce unacceptable screaming by giving your bird attention during unreasonable screaming episodes. Totally ignore the screaming and reward desired behaviors with treats, attention, praise, scratches, and time out of the cage. Never give or do any of things because of a certain good thing the bird has just done. In your situation, doing the above when the bird is quiet is sometimes a good thing. You must be consistent in ignoring the screaming. That's the hard part for people because they don't wanna accept the fact that the bird has to be ignored for a while even if the screaming has stopped. Any negative or positive reaction on your part to your bird is just that--Reaction, be it positive or negative, that's what it is- REACTION and it serves it's purpose. The bird looks for reaction. It gets the owner's attention. Other methods of training your bird not to scream are time outs in the cage for longer periods than you've been doing, Totally eliminating screaming should not be your goal. Some amount of screaming has to be tolerated and should be accepted. It is natural for parrots to scream and they should be allowed to scream certain times of the day. You need to accept the fact that all parrots scream, chatter, and screech for short periods of time during the day. This whole thing isn't easy for people to do because people don't realize that controling or changing this habit is gonna take a while. It can't be curbed in just a few weeks. The longer the problem has been going on, the longer it's gonna take to go away. Basically, a person is suffering because they have to put up with something that's totally unnatural and it causes extreme anxiety. The reason it causes this is because of the length of time a person has to put up with it plus the length of time that a person has to do something that they're not used to doing. You'll need patience and understand that you're being taken advantage of by your little darling.

Hi Welcome to our perch. I hope you like it here and many will be glad to fill you in concerning any info you want. Feel free to also supply your opinions, pictures or just to have a friendly chat with many others here that are pros at having friendly chats.

Clarafication of my post---I was referring to Red Palm Nuts. With Queen palm nuts, you made need a tool such as a hammer to break it open.

I doubt that you'll be able to purchase palm nuts in the US anymore. About 5 yrs ago, there were 2 companies selling in the US but unfortunately, they weren't popular because of the high price. 10 oz jar would cost about $25 to $30 dollars. Most people who were checking out the nuts were doing so in order to get the palm oil. When it was discovered that the palm oil was easily available in many places, the nuts declined in popularity. Palm nuts can be easily purchased in the UK but even if they would ship to the US, the price of the product plus the S/H can be extremely high. 2 places to get them in the UK are RobHarvey.Com( may be wrong about link--company can be easily found) and Junglegold.Com. Most Ukers here are probably familiar with those companies Actually, your greys really don't need those nuts even though it's one of their basic foods in the wild. They do have other basic foods in the wild such as insects, other types of wild seed etc. I doubt that anyone wants to order insects just because it's one of their staple foods and the seeds can't be purchased because they're not harvested. Their other basic food has to do with stuff that's been laying on and in the dirt. Greys are scavengers and will eat many things The palm oil provides them with the 2 most essential items which they need---VIT A and VIT E.

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Well, the best thing you can do is to have a deep conversation with that voice. Give the voice a name. Something like Clyde. Be polite. Offer a beverage. After a bit of light chit chat, change the subject and speak about Rainey. Lay out all the problems on the table. Both of you can look at things from a better prospective. Two sets of ideas are better than one. You may find that compromise is your best solution. Thank Clyde for stopping by and make sure that you give him directions to get back home.

Ok, that means it's been 10 months since he was clipped. Expect him to have most of the wing feathers in another 5 to 7 mts.

Type in AVITEC.COM On the left, look for PLUCKING/SCREAMING---click on it Third picture from left ( spray and jar in picture) click on it there's 3 choices 1---premixed bottle 2--small jar, powder in it (8 oz) 3--large jar, powder in it (16 oz) ------- Get either 8 oz or 16 oz jar with powder in it. Stay away from premixed bottle 1 rounded teaspoon powder to 8 oz room temp water in a sprayer. Heavily soak your bird down to the skin once a day. If any remains in the sprayer, use it on any other birds sitting around( if you have any). Discard what remains at the end of the day. Use it every day even though your bird squawks. If it's pretty easy to soak skin your bird doesn't need to be heavily blasted.<br><br>Post edited by: Dave007, at: 2010/04/09 00:01

I'll be more detailed here. First of all, all parrots, greys, amazons, macaws, ecletus, conures, rosellas.cockatoos, quakers and all other species are wild parrots and even pet parrots are still wild even though they are also pet birds. They'll stay wild their whole lives. If one of those pet parrots accidently escapes from a house, it won't come back even though it's been treated and given the best of care. 98% of escapees are never retrieved which makes many people decide to stunt what they naturally do which is wing clipping which in my opinion is a cruel thing to do. Another part of their personality becomes stunted. First off--*flock*-----all parrots are flock birds. If they weren't they couldn't survive. As far as * flock* --that applies to wild parrots and pet parrots. The owner becomes the head of that flock.. In a flock, many birds many not care for each other but it's very easy for them to not mess around with each other. As a matter of fact, many parrots in a flock may not feel the same way to each other but again there's many others to socialize with. Being flock birds guarantees survival of the flock. Again this applies to wild flock parrots. Personality----as has been said, here many pet parrots many not get along with each other. It's a hit and miss situation but those same birds can survive as pets as long as they're given their own space. Their own space is their individual living space. Type of personality---many greys and other species of parrots won't show their permanent personality until they're older ( adolescent ) so how they are as babies may not be the same after their independent personality develops. Full personality----You may never see the full and total abilities of each grey when they are housed together. Every individual grey is different than the next and each has a unique personality. Many people aren't aware of their total abilities and ways of coping with things plus their potentional dealings with other things concerning a household and environment in a home. A grey or other species can show it's total individuality when they have their own space. Example----talking. A person may have 2 birds that have the ability and desire to talk but because of different personalities, one or both of those birds may never show that talent when they're housed together. When a person buys a grey, there's no guarantee that it will eventually talk. Put two together and it may even lessen more. I mention talking because so many people get certain parrots because of their reputation to talk. To me, talking means nothing but to others, it means a lot. I just use it here as an example. Behaviorists---they have a lot to say. I know many. They may give out their knowledge concerning something but what they don't talk about is the experience a person should have in order to accomplish what they say. I've seen that too. More about *flock*---I have breeders who are not attached to me or my wife. Those types of birds make the best breeders. I've had them a long time. They are only bonded with each other but each pair is totally different than the others. My pairs have to each be treated differently than the next because they've grown up and their true personality has totally developed. They will tolerate each other at certain parts of the year but the time comes when they naturally split up and pair off and won't put up with each other. For my breeders, it's right now. So, my point here is not to convince you that you shouldn't buy another bird. It's to tell you that you will have 2 parrots of the same species and you will have 2 parrots that will be different than each other. They should be treated that way. Each needs individual contact with the owner. That applies to pet greys and breeder greys. Give each their own space. The basic rule you skould follow here is Better safe than sorry. I hope this clarifies what I'm saying. Post edited by: Dave007, at: 2010/04/08 19:07<br><br>Post edited by: Dave007, at: 2010/04/08 21:35

If you're interested in CDs concerning parrots, these 2 are all types of parrots in the wild. Immediately will gain the attention of a parrot for hours.

Jayd You're welcome but anytime I post these things, I make it a point that I always tell people not to try it. These birds are out from about 6 AM to about 7 PM and I made a mistake before about something---he doesn't let them out. They have their own section ( opening) where they leave when they want to and come back when they want to unless the guy actually recalls them for any specific reasons. They don't live in any cages. They live in the roof attic. If I come across those videos, I'll post them but since my PC got seriously messed up about 6 mts ago, they were misplaced as was many other things. To this day I'm still trying to recover many things. You're right--it's what dreams are made of.

Glad you enjoyed it. I get videos from someone I know in Germany who owns 2 blue fronted zons. They're free all the time. They've already had 3 clutches in the trees nearby. They're beautiful birds. He can recall them any time he wants. Everyday he releases them into the backyard which is actually a forest. They soar all over the place until you can't even see them. Both of them hang out in the trees about 60 ft from his house. They come back when it's feeding time and sleep time. The birds are about 14 yrs old.

Don't try this. These are trained parrots. In Europe, it's very common to have free flight parrots. The training starts with very young birds. This is often done with macaws too.

Enjoy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXdazRi2vqE This is what I have to go through all the time. This link may have to be copied and pasted. Post edited by: Dave007, at: 2010/04/07 20:31<br><br>Post edited by: Dave007, at: 2010/04/07 20:33

Welcome to our family. Hope you like living the the US. You picked a sunny state. Your little girl looks lovely. It's a good thing that you waited until you moved because 1--it would have cost you a fortune to get your grey anywhere overseas. 2--you'd be waiting a long time because your bird would have to have been in official quarantine which could have lasted 1 to 2 mts before you got the bird home. 3--the price of a grey is much more reasonable here. As far as toys, I'll let others who have very young birds tell you all about toys. When greys get much older they start to focus on certain things and push aside other toys BUT for now, enjoy the experience. PS---I still think Russell Crowe is a great actor.<br><br>Post edited by: Dave007, at: 2010/04/07 19:14

Your birds will need their own cages permanently. Each bird has a different personality and greys don't like other parrots ( any species including greys) messing around in their cage. Greys are jealous birds so if you get another one, the first bird you now own should be treated as the *first bird* which includes giving food, treats, having cages cleaned etc. The new bird doesn't know what it's like to be a *first bird* so there's never any problems. In the beginning, monitoring what your birds attitudes are with each other is impportant. Having 2 birds doesn't mean that they will always like each other. If you're getting a bird of the opposite sex and making that bird into a pet, neither bird should be allowed to mate with each other. Pet birds develop bonds with their owners and that's the way it should remain.