Talon

This is the best place to be!! A great family, lots of fun jokes, photos, terrific members, the best advice, lots of shared experience, a variety of opinions, oh ya, and I shouldn't forget the most important reason we are all here....our greys!! {Nature-00020095}

Thanks! You too!:cheer:

Oh you guys are all chicken! {Nature-0002009B} It's not really that bad when they realize they can fly. Talon will only fly is she can't find us, gets startled, or we decide to eat a little lunch or dinner before getting her.(that's because she is spoiled, and eats on my shoulder, and sometimes I just want to eat a little of my food alone!!) She doesn't just take off around the house to fly for the fun of it. She really needs a reason before she flies. Maybe we're just lucky. She also never goes on the windowsills and chews wood. I have many perches around the house on windows, etc., so she will land there, or on the top of the curtain rods. They prefer to land on a high spot. She will fly circles around the room before looking for a high spot to land on, or she'll land on my hand, shoulder, or head..ouch! I think if they are content enough in their lives, and their needs are being met, they really have no desire to spend their time just flying. But take them outside...........and that's a different story.:huh:

Amanda, Welcome! You will find lots of advice and experience here, you just need to keep reading. We got our bird at just under 9 weeks. She was already weaned, so I can't help you with that process. But you should offer her regular food as well as what you are feeding her. Buy the small pellets and offer some by hand. Certainly, you need to get the best advice from your vet, if you can't wait until Friday, call and ask them over the phone, they can help you get started. Every bird is different, they usually decide when it is time to wean themselves gradually, so there is no right or wrong. Just keep offering her food. It would be best to use baby food now for vegetables & fruits. She is a little young for the others. They will sleep and take frequent naps through out the day. So, allow her to do that as she will tire easily. Good luck, enjoy her, and keep us posted!! Let us know what the vet says on Friday!!

Oh, I'm so sorry.....{Feel-bad-0002006A}

It's more entertaining, birds talking, whistling, eating, interacting. It's very colorful and good close ups of many different kinds of parrots. Talon really hasn't picked up anything from it, but she enjoys having the company of other birds. :woohoo:

Hey Mr. Paramedic, I love your sense of humor...but there is a lot of truth in what you say there. Yup! Karma for you!! :lol:

Lidia, If I tried that with Talon, I would look like this....{Feel-bad-00020080} And Talon would look like this at me...{Emotions-00020077}

Lidia, I have some toys and on the bottom of Talon's play cage. I also fill a heavy bowl with water and put a couple of rubber ducks in there. I have a ladder that goes down to the bottom, and a perch. She will frequently climb down to play and splash in the water. So, depending on your grey, it might work out very well. It's worth a try!! :silly:

Very Well said!! B)

Well, we know who's in charge in your house!! :lol: Thanks for the update. Sounds like things are going really well.

Well, for me, that's because I love the babies, and love to hear & see them. So:cheer: don't worry, just keep it up. We are all enjoying the updates!!

Great! Keep up the good work!!:cheer:

{Feel-good-0002006E} Yay Right.................:laugh: :laugh:

Glad to have you back!

Oh, I'm sorry you have to go the rest of the week without him, but you did the right thing sending home with Mom & Dad. Keep airing out your apt. as much as possible. Let us know when he comes home! We'd love to hear some stories if you have any to share. :cheer:

Tari, I'm glad to hear things are going so well. Thanks for keeping us up to date. And I know that light is almost here with a big burst of sunshine!! {Nature-00020095}

Excellent advice Geoff. Karma for you my friend.

I was going to ask what everyone does with their feathers, especially the larger ones...but now I'm not so sure. I am curious to know, do you save them? Throw them away? What do you guys do with them.....:dry:

Frankie, Any news? How is the smell? Is your grey home with you yet? We need an update.....:dry:

I have seen that before, and also Jewelry made out of African Grey feathers. Go Figure!!:blink:

That's great! I love it when the phone rings, Talon always says, "Hello, okay, hold on....Matthew!"

Welcome, and Congratulations! You sound like you have a very easy going bird. Just keep up all your doing, and she will stay outgoing and friendly. There will be the occasional stubborn streak, but that's normal for everyone....even us humans!! :cheer:

Oh you are very cute! :P

Yup! Then 2000, 3000, 4000.....etc. I expect you to be the first 2000, seeing as how you like to talk, or am I thinking of someone else......:lol: ?