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Nice to know I am not alone in the carvings on all my woodwork, doors, window sills & frames! Now they have decided it is time to hang on the kitchen cabinets, open them & throw everything onto the floor, climb in & make claim of their new digs! IN the process, they are carving up the doors by hanging with their beaks...

What beautiful photos!

Looks very nice. I have a one winged cockatiel that has a hard time perching. I think I will order him one.

It can take a long time...You will see the start, but they grow slowly.

Hi & Congrats on rescuing this wonderful soul! Others have given you excellent advice. You want HER to be the want of attention, and offer it slowly....I have an amazon that loves to do the sucker punch, she is a sweet & adorable one, but if you put your fingers near her cage, she will bite & hard. It's HER territory! I respect that, but if I say softly, in a sweet voice, "cuddles?" , she will put her head down for a lite scratch, but I ALWAYS leave her wanting more, I take my hand way before she can think about it & bite. You might want to try this method when she is ready.....

Aww. so sad to hear what her poor life was prior to you. You have done a wonderful thing in rescuing her. You will be surprised at how well she does once she understands your home and sounds. I rescued a blind cat over a year ago. He gets around so well, climbs on the counters, table, couch tops and does incredibly well. We use finger snapping sounds & tap lightly on his food bowls to help him find things. He has become very verbal as well just to know we are around. Maybe your grey will make more sounds once he settled in.

Aww. She is beautiful & so lucky to have found you.

Good luck and can't wait for the homecoming update!

He sounds like a sweetheart. Could you possibly substitute a small piece of turkey for bologna? My birds didn't like bidie bread for a while, so I froze it and offered it later, over and over. They will eat a bit now, but they love the breads I eat as a rule. How about a whole wheat wrap as a substitute & call it bologna...he might be fooled..

Very cute pic!

Ugh..no good news today.....was just like she was before....I was almost 45 min late for work..

Too explain my comment that greys can be noisy....I rescued my cag from a family that had her only 6 weeks, they joined this forum wanting to know how to make it be quiet as she whistled and talked alot thought the day...yes, she has a loud voice, but she isn't noisy at all compared to other birds.

I agree, a towel through the bars would help. Could you move the perch away from that side, maybe its too close. I personally feel that 23" is too small for a big grey...just my opinion.

I would ask when or if the bird has ever seen a vet. Me, myself would swoop it up without thinking twice... I would ask about his diet, favorite foods, nighttime rituals. Words he says & words they use with him. YOU want to keep things as close to what he knows as possible. Does he bite, does he scream, has he been around kids or other pets, etc. Is he used to showers or baths, spraying etc. Is he a shoulder bird? There are a lot of threads about new parrot ownership & what to expect...they are not quiet birds, they are messy, etc. They will bond with a new family, but it can take time depending on the bird & his transition. Lots to read here.....please read as much as you can & research so you understand the commitment you are making. YOU need to be this birds forever home and except him for who he is & what he brings to your family.

Just an update: I have been leaving Nilah in her cage in the mornings before work & letting the others out. It breaks my heart every day & I feel terrible about doing so... Nilah has turned into a very quiet bird, she pretty much clings to me when I am home. She isn't talking as much or is as active, or being a showoff like she was. I don't like it,,, SO, today I decided to let her out and give things a try on this work morning. She was SO happy! Even my daughter kept commenting on how happy she was. She was talking up a storm and was a bit like her old self! I knew she wanted to fly off when I went to put her in her cage, but I kind of moved fast & blocked her and before she realized, was in her cage. I made a HUGE big deal about her going in her cage, praising her, clapping, carrying on... (yes, it was a sight to see! I'm glad no one was watching) SO, SUCCESS for today, I will let her out again tomorrow as she was so good today, but the day she flies off will MEAN THAT SHE STAYS IN THE NEXT DAY.

Very cool! Loved it!!!

Congrats on yor new sweetheart. He seems to adore you and see something in you that makes him feel safe. I would offer him any new foods that you want. Offer him seed mixes with pellets in them or you cN make some birdie bread and hide the pellets in there. I DEFINATELY would get him off the bologna ASAP. Offer him a substitute that Hester's you eating, perhaps a small pieceof cheese, that's hard for a parrot to not want. Good luck, keep us posted, he sounds like a wonderful grey. Perhaps one that was totally misunderstood and maybe that's whyhe acted out towards the other family he was with. I am happy you took him in and offered him a better life!

Thats a riot!

My birds love to climb up and down the stairs. Cute video!

My cockatiel just had the same symptoms. Feel his foot, is it warmer than the other one? If not, he may just have injured it. I took my cockatiel to the vet and he said he sprained it somehow, probably when he fell, as he only has feathers on one wing and lands hard when he does all on that side. The vet said it cN take 2 weeks for him to be better, but we already see an improvement after4-5 days.

To our Professor Dan! https://scontent-a-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/1381927_173917326139099_69380568_n.png?dl=1

I'm wondering, how many of you use a food processor to make chops, for your birds? Someone suggested it, but I have never tried one.

Great thread! Never thought about using baby foo and adding veggies. Looks like some baking this weekend!!

One of my greys has a sleep cage in my bedroom. She was our first parrot, and it has been this way since day one. Even tho we moved and have several other birds, I always kept her sleeping arrangements the way she always knew. She LOVES her sleeping cage. If I make too much noise in my bedroom, she shushes me..if that doesn't work she starts smashing her bell! M others sleep in a room off of my living room, covered for quiet time. My birds would never get any sleep if they were in the middle of everything. Her sleep cage is quite large. It has toys, food & water also.

No, the vet showed her the other wing and he parted his feathers to show her it looks the same. He seems to think it was coming along....