Talon

Trustdace wrote: The head appears to be smaller, I think the males have a larger head...just my uneducated opinion. There is no way to be sure with out a DNA test.

I had my grey shipped 1500 miles to me when she was 9 weeks old. I had to pick her up at the cargo part of the airport. The attendants tend to terrorize the animals. They sometimes like to put a cat carrier up against a bird just for fun, which is what happened to my bird. Left there for about 45 minutes. As far a physiological affects, There really is no way to know when first getting a grey. You would probably have a better idea if it was your grey to start with, and you shipped it and was there to pick it up. Temperature is very important when shipping a bird. It can't be too hot, or too cold.

I allow my greys on my shoulder, but in the beginning it was for a very limited amount of time. It is their favorite place to be, and they will get dominate if you allow it all the time. As the bond and trust develops, you will find that you will be able to allow it when you want. But as the others stated, YOU must be able to train them to step up, or down on command. One of my greys will step up all the time when asked, (I've taught her that since she was 10 weeks old) my other one doesn't know the command as well, gets confused when I ask her to step up off of my shoulder, and will only get off after I say step down. She is learning very quickly tho. There will always be the risk of a bite, moving to quickly, they may startle. Getting too excited, feeling that they are more dominate over you. All things to consider and be careful of. I would be extremely careful of your 7 year old and having your bird on their shoulder. They are louder, display more energy, and greys are easily frightened:evil: by those things which could lead to a bite!

I have both a Tag & Cag. I have had my TAG for almost 3 years. Her vocabulary is amazing. She picks words and phrases up in just a couple of days. She learned her phone number in 3 days! :cheer: I find that she speaks as clear as we do. And she talks way more than most. She will talk all day, and rarely whistles. But then again, I rarely whistle back, only use words to communicate with her. So, there is a difference in how they are raised, and their personalities to take into consideration. I find that she is much less neurotic, and more laid back, but extremely active! I can't help with a breeder, but I live in Massachusetts, and had her shipped from FL.<br><br>Post edited by: Talon, at: 2008/07/17 04:16

Female.:dry:

How adorable!

Hi Victor & welcome here. You can learn a lot just by reading the various threads in the many rooms we have here. Feel free to ask away..

Hi & Welcome! B)

All candles are a NO NO! And Bleach fumes are very harmful especially for our feathered friends. Perhaps you could use a pet safe product, or as slmclean stated, vinegar is much safer and does an excellent job. (although I don't use it, can't stand the smell!) But others use it successfully.

That's putting it perfectly M2MM! :woohoo:

Anmlhggr: Here is what using a laptop as a perch will look like in under 10 minutes! :pinch: http://www.greyforums.net/forums/offtopic-discussions/81261-a-warning.html#81510

I just ordered a tree play stand with the manzita wood for my 2 greys. I can't wait to get it. I have a tabletop one, but it's not big enough for 2.

Now that I have both a TAG & a CAG, I am seeing some amazing differences in their traits. Other than the obvious physical traits (such as coloring and size) between a TAG & a CAG, they are different in many ways. My CAG appears to be more intellectual, you can see her mind working all the time trying to figure things out mentally, where as my TAG will physically try to figure things out by doing! Althiugh my tag talks way more than my cag, and has a much bigger vocabulary, I have found that my cag is content to just sit where ever I put her for a much longer period of time than my tag who constantly has to keep busy! I do know that many will say it is a difference in personality, but I can see it is much more than that. I am curious to see if others owners of both species have seen such an obvious difference. I have only had my cag for a week, but I am learning so much from the subtle differences they have.

Hi & Welcome to our family! I look forward to hearing more from you! B)

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Have you tried enticing him, by playing with them yourself? And when he shows interest, take it away and say it's mine! They always want what they can't have, and if he sees you playing with it, and thinking it's off limits, he then might be more inclined to play with it. That's the only way I get Talon interested in most toys.

Hi & Welcome to our family! There are a lot of great members here, I look forward to hearing more from you, and perhaps seeing some photo's. What's your birds name?

Hi jagz and welcome to our family! You'll find lots of good info here. Check out the Nursery Room, there's lots to learn there!!

Hi Dusty, and Welcome to our family! I bet you have a lot of good advice to add here! I look forward to your visits with us. Any photo's of your bird....:whistle:

Well, hang in there Laurie. Sounds like your doing very well. It is hard, and it never gets easier, but it's so worth it!! B)

Found it! http://www.greyforums.net/forums/african-grey/83434-update-on-booty-.html#83637

Tracy, Here is the link for store locater from their web site. http://www.roudybush.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.stores AS I told Dan before, I have tried it, it's not bad! :lol: We have a recent thread on this, I'll see if I can find it.

Wonderful!! :woohoo: :woohoo:

I suggest Roudybush! Talon won't eat Harrisons either, B) but will eat some Roudybush with seeds added.

Great pictures Melissa!! :cheer: