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This is a wonderful thought provoking subject. 1. Do I feel sorry for my 3 parrots? Yes, almost every day.... 2. Do I feel guilty that I have to work and they stay in their cages all day until I get home in the evening? Yes, absolutely,..Terrible guilt.. But I keep telling myself that my 3 were bred in homes..they do not know the life their ancestors have. The old saying you don't miss what you don't have.. 3. Do I wish they could fly free and experience what their instincts tell them? Yes, a lot..however, they most likely would not survive in the wild, They don't know what "wild" is. So I do the best I can for them, they all have macaw size cages, filled with toys, and toy baskets with toys wrapped in paper so they can forage. I give them as much attention as I can. Feeding them as healthy as possible. My house looks like a giant bird cage, I have rope perches, boings, birds tree stands EVERYWHERE, So when they are out, they have every opportunity to fly wherever they chose. They mostly chose to be with me or my honey, eating dinner with us or watching tv on us, I long to be able to give them the kind of out of cage time I used to be able to (some days, all day) when my job was different, but now I am working full time, long hours, but Sat afternoon & I dedicate Sundays to their time. I go nowhere on Sundays as that is there time to be free out of their cages from morning to night. They only know life with me except for Rikki who was purchased by someone else in a pet store, they had her for 1 year until the man (Rikkis favorite, was too ill and the wife gave her to another couple. After 6 weeks they came on this forum and asked how to keep her quiet as she whistled too much and was too loud! Turns out they lived 2 hours away.. I made a sarcastic comment to them, and next thing I know, they brought her to me..her forever home) So like all of you, I do the best I can and try to not stress over the lives they have..after all thats all they know..<3 GREAT TOPIC!! Thanks to all who posted, it is really nice to hear others thoughts, after all we're not alone like we feel sometimes.

For me...life has changed..so just lack of time on my end..

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That’s a cool Idea! I don’t have any holiday traditions for my parrots, just spoil them as always. Lol

I have a yellow crowned amazon, 9 years old!

Prayers from all of us here at Greyforums ❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

I am so sorry for your loss....I know how it feels,when they are taken away so young. I lost my dear indoor cat to kidney disease at just 7 years old almost a year ago...too young..I just still don’t understand and miss him so much. My heart is sad for you...😔❤️

I love that! Thanks KevinD.,❤️

What beautiful pics and a beautiful story to go with them! Corky is a beauty for sure!!

I had no idea!

Oh we will support you. I can’t wait to post videos, but unfortunately they are all in my phone and I haven’t had the time to load them to my ipad

Can’t thank you enough for all the hard work you are doing! ❤️

I'm in...I'll invest..but of course you already know that...right? I think most people grab video with their phone..or ipad..that would be the best & give us a boost in members posting.

Yes, we're having some glitches. Trying...

Ha, soundslike life with Nilah!

Nice to see and hear from you Maggie. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Yes, I agree ❤️

My 3 all have the same cages as well, by the time you fill it with perches and toys, it magically becomes smaller! 😂

ILeo, What a sad post...however you DID save Sukeis life...I’m sure he knows it, greys are very intuitive and understand feelings and thoughts in ways we can never know or understand. I think although he may remember, he has adapted to his forever life of love and affection you give him. I don’t think greys have the capacity to “wish” for a different life they may have know....they will remember it, but they won’t long for it like us humans do. The anger he exhibits is a feeling of frustration...he probably doesn’t know “why” he feels the frustration...just it’s feeling....well that’s my take on it for what is worth.. i cant thank you enough for keeping this place running...and anytime you get a second to post, I VERY much enjoy your thoughts. ❤️

It’s difficult once they are full grown.

I do the same as the others.

He is on 2 different antibiotics

Thank you everyone. to am hoping for a happy outcome.

Ollie said still,has his cast on, it’s really not healing ...they took the 3 pins out, and when they took the third pin out, a bunch of puss came out. They said he has a bone infection, but they don’t know exactly what kind. He is back in a cast, is on antibiotics every 12 hours for a month. He goes back in 2 weeks ,but it’s not looking good. They are afraid he might lose his leg..😔. Very sad situation...we are praying for the best.

Happy New Year to all our family. LOVE LOVE LOVE this!!