Talon

My Nilah sings an opera song. I try to get it on video, but as soon as I pull out my phone, she shuts up!

i just LOVE this! I have been playing it over & over for my NIlah,,she loves it also & I think secretly trying to learn it..I hope so!!

Cardboard, old toy pieces wrapped up individually with paper & put in a toy bucket hanging in their cage. strips of cardboard or paper strung thru the bars. Just some ideas

For parrots only a dna test will tell you for sure what sex they are..you can guess, but it will only be a guess

They are really adorable. Red factor is rare, but itcan grow out & they will be the same color as a grey, They don't usually keep the red factor, so its not worth paying more for. They look healthy!

Well that was an uneducated guess on my part. My parrots have no problem climbing & taking treats thru the bars. I will have to measure them when I get home I guess. Macaw size bar spacing on my 3 cages works well for me

The newer macaw size have much closer bar spacing, more of 1/4-1/2 "

I line my carrier with towels, they can't perch when they are traveling very well. I would use a fun cute voice full of distraction, getting them interesting in what you are saying or teasing them with a treat. Then quickly but smoothly back them into the carrier & be quick to close it, all the while giving reassurance in a kind voice. Sometimes th eother hand behind them around their wings where they cant see it so they can't open their wings to fly.

Welcome! It's wonderful you are here & asking questions. As for a cage, I always say the biggest you can find. I have 3 parrots, they are all in Macaw Size dome cages. Once you fill it with toys & perches, they become quite small.

Seeing as she fell, & her behavior has changed. A vet visit ASAP is definitely in order.

I use flat newspaper pages

Neoow...thats a great idea! My parrots always get a long uncooked squiggly noodle when they step onto their perch in their cage before I leave my house. It's quite funny to hear on the snapping & clicking from the 3 of them when I leave, It's a really cute sound they are so busy with their noodle~

Kevin..off subject..but regarding cell phones & brain cancer.. I had 2 friends, who were glued to their cell phones for work & pleasure since the very first ones ever came out...BOTH dies from Glioblastoma...I fully believe it was caused by their use of cell phones. Both were fit, ate healthy and had no underlying issues. Also, they both died in their early 50's. Just sayin,

I vote for age is mellowing him , that being said, I still wouldn't let your guard down..cause one day he may be feeling "young & feisty" again!

Wow! Thats super cool! I hope he's not playing with you..getting you to lower your guard....:)

Yes, it is a beautiful home! I would immediately get some temporary plastic decals of any kind & put them on the windows until they understand they are windows. You can't have them crashing into the window, that's too dangerous. I can see the confusion with so many things hanging from the ceiling, it's quite busy to navigate in a new place. Can you limit their flying to 1 room at a time instead of the whole open concept. They sell cheap netting/ magnetic curtains on Amazon..again Temporarily. allowing them to practice flying in just 1 room at a time. Also, just a thought, but I don't see many places for them to safely & easily land. Can you put some perches or tree stand, or table top tree stands around for them? I have coiled rope perches hanging on hooks on my ceilings in their room & in between windows, near doorways so they can land on them when they are flying. It is an absolutely beautiful home, but it doesn't look very bird friendly in my opinion. My home with my 3 looks like a giant bird cage! I have attached whatever pics I can find on my phone wheile I am here at work, but it's just so you can see. I have wooden buckets ( chewed up some) on my counter for them to perch & land on. A swirly coil between the kitchen cabinets above the sink & in front of the window. Various things hanging in my living room ( excuse my husband & his family posing for Dinner). The first pic is the skylight in our kitchen.

Don't forget, they see differently than we do. Depth can be difficult for them sometimes. I have a foyer with a 2 story high ceiling, and regular ceiling in the rest of the house, but our walls are different than the ceilings.. What color are your ceilings, they don't see colors like we do, perhaps that is an issue? You could temporarily add something to the ceilings, such as letters or colored paper pics so they see where things end. Are the walls the same color as the ceilings? That could throw them off? They may have crash landed so much that they are now afraid to fly..it might just take some time for adjustments for them. Greys don't like change, so they may just be taking longer to figure out your new house and how to maneuver the rooms. Taking them by hand around and showing them the boundaries is all I can think of. they seem to not know them yet..be patient, and help them see what they cant figure out...my kids when teaching my amazon how to fly, would run with her and tell her to fly when he got close to the couch and allowed her to crash land there until eventually she could land on her feet on it, it gave her confidence over time to try flying elsewhere. Please keep us posted..this is a tough one to figure out..but hoping in time, they will get it

Oh my! That must be a bit off settling for you! I am not sure, maybe the angled ceilings are something they have to adapt to? Don't have much advice to give, but if it were me. I would take them one at a time , have them perch on my hand, and slowing walk around the room, near the angled ceilings slowly, so they can see them or even tap them with their beak if they so desire, all the time, explaining to them . something like " look funny wall" maybe run your hand on them so they can see the difference? It might just be throwing them off cause it's new, sometimes angles are difficult to see. I tend to do that with one of my greys as we walk around the house, saying look up high! I stretch as far as I can just to give her a different view even tho she can fly, she can't quite go as high when flying vs being carried. Let us know how it goes, keep us posted! One afterthought...Will they try to land on you if you call them? Just an idea.... or some soft comforters/ blankets on the floor for the time being?

Thats great Kevin!

That's so true! They are quite dainty about it, that a perfect word for them!

My 2 greys have what I call "Noodle Time" every evening since as far back as I can remember. Each evening when we sit down to watch TV, Talon ( my tag) flies to the top of my toes and chirps until I give her an uncooked egg noodle, she eats several before she is done & flies off. Rikki joins her on occasion. I think the snap crackle sounds they make are so cute! Does anyone else parrots like uncooked noodles? All 3 of mine get a long spiral one each day when I leave for work. They look forward to it, as I am walking out the door, all I hear is crack, crack, crack, as they are snapping bits off. 20240130_123212_281544187765931.mp4

Cute! Our horses LOVE doing that in the fresh snow~

Oh my! He sounds like so much fun! One of my greys when I put her in her cage to bed,, she perches on my finders, then puts one foot on her perch & squeezes as much as she can with her other foot to my finger and holds it..I try and stay quiet as I don't want to make a game of it...BUT eventually the pain is too much... until she hears me say over & over " LET GO, YOUR HURTING ME" , then she releases me & climbs up to her nightime perch spot. Grrrr. they can make you crazy, but we still love them!

She is the biggest meat eater in my house! She LOVES ALL types of meat or fish!

You should try it, they love eating the bone marrow out of them which is really good for them as well!