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I am one of those who take their grey on roadtrips but I keep Josey in her cage, it is safer for her to not be out in the vehicle while it is traveling, what if we rolled the windows down and she escaped, I just won't risk it so any of my fids stay in their travel cages until they reach the destination and I take her into the house.

Dave is right, those of us with multiple birds have to find cheaper ways to provide cages for our fids and ebay has provided a way.

How adorable Dee, yes I think it is a warbler also, they can certainly find the most unusual places for nests. I usually hang several baskets of flowers and such on my carport every spring and at least one of them will end up with a bird's nest in it, mostly some type of finches but it is fascinating to watch them grow and fledge, of course I water the plants without getting the nest wet.

Sounds good to me as I would probably do the same thing if in your place.

Hello Wulfgeist and welcome to our family, so glad it was suggested to you to come here, you will find this site very helpful. It takes all kinds of people to make up this world and some are the scum of the earth but so happy you could give those cats a new home, bet they are very grateful. Is Jasper flighted? I hope you are going to not clip him so he can enjoy his ability to fly, it is more to deal with but it makes a happier bird to be allowed to do what he was meant to do. We love pictures here so if you have some of Jasper and Tico you would share with us we would love to see them.

Hello Jodi and welcome to our family, so glad you could join us and hello to Cosmo. Is Cosmo the only bird you have? We would like to hear more about you and Cosmo so we can get to know you better and please share some pictures of him if you have some as we would love to see him.

No you are not a bad parent, many of our members got their greys while their kids were still living at home and even at young ages, its just that Wingy wanted to wait until all hers were gone and one had come back. Children and greys can and do mix well if it is handled properly, your kids are not of the real young age as two of them are teenagers and I am sure you will instruct them in how to behave and interact with your new grey, after all you have read what has been written by others here with the same situation so rest assured that you are doing the right thing, if you want it to work then it will work. Besides having the kids around a lot now will go a long way to socialize your new baby for the baby years are the formative ones. Good question though, glad you asked it.

In that second pic, the closeup of her head she looks like she has a scrape of skin hanging right over her beak, bet she was playing with something and bumped it knocking some skin loose but she is very pretty, thanks for sharing the pics with us.

We ARE your family, your bird family and Dave's post has its merits but we just want you to have what you have wanted for so long, time to take care of yourself.

You have waited long enough in my opinion, quit analysing the situation and do what you want to do, kids may come and go and if you wait for the perfect time you will never realize your dream, its time you put your own needs first, now go get that bird.

Most usually have a foot preference, Josey is a rightie.

Thats a tough one Penny but if you want to try her with a harness and see how she does it might quell her appetite to be outside, sometimes when we get what we seem to desire the desire is not quite as strong as it was before, then again it might be that she likes looking out and observing it but actually going out might not be what she actually wants to do. If she likes it outside then you might want to invest in one of those outside aviaries. I would like my hubby to build me one but with his accident its only the have to do things that are getting done at the moment but I haven't given up on it.

Hello Jane and welcome to our family, so glad you could give these two birds a new forever home. I assume these two birds must get along great together hence you didn't want them split up but you have taken on quite a task since you have never had birds before but since you are willing to learn you will do fine with them. Please do read thru as many of the threads here for they are filled with firsthand experience with the member's greys, some of us have more than one grey and quite a few of us have a grey and an amazon so be sure to check out the amazon room. Feel free to ask any and all questions you may have and we will do what we can to get you some answers and help you any way we can. Just take your time with both of them and be patient with them to gain their trust. We love pictures here so if you have some of Tatoo and Popper you would share with us that would be lovely.

Some greys carry the red factor, some have it as babys and some it appears later, it may or may not molt out but just enjoy his uniqueness. Ray is right, as long as your grey has been checked out by an avian vet and deemed healthy then not to worry.

If your vet is not concerned then you shouldn't be either, the main thing is to keep a check on his weight, start weighing him every day to get a baseline average then weigh him weekly to check on it, if he is losing weight then you can check with your vet but do provide food for him to eat whenever he wants as they are foragers, keeps pellets available all the time.

I agree Steve, I would much rather put my hand in bird poop than dog or cat feces any day, it seems to have no odor to it at all. Bird poop doesn't bother me at all, if one of my birds poops on me I just wipe it off but some people freak out over a little poop like how can you walk around with that on your shirt, well it washes out, jeez.

He is becoming more comfortable in his new home and so is starting to play now, be sure to get him a heavy duty bell he can play fight with, my grey has one that she plays with and attacks it with fury, she loves to bang it around and make noise.

Well do not hesitate to ask your breeder or an avian vet if you have any problems for so much can go wrong when they are this young.

Do you have experience in handfeeding birds?

Hello Jessie and Robert and welcome to our family, so glad you could join us. Have you brought this baby home with you or is it at the breeders? Is this your first grey, your first bird? Just a few questions to get to know you better and yes we do have lots of useful information on our site.

Thats great news Gwen, Roscoe is probably one of those who enjoy some affection and you had the patience to wait for it to appear, he knows how to appreciate how good he has it now.

If you want to harness train your grey then start early introducing it as young greys take to it easier than older ones, I never tried the harness on my grey but many of the members do take their birds out for flights. I do take mine out in travel cages to get some sunshine. Also many swear by the Aviator harness as the best on the market.

That is so adorable of Biscotti, what a cute bunch of phrases he says, "Hi sugah, I'm special, I'm a parrot, Mommy's helper, red booty jungle chicken" and like the rest I could listen for hours to this chatter, how precious is he.

Steve is right, greys rarely bite hard enough to do real damage, most of the bites are more of warnings and if you learn to read the body language you will be able to avoid most or all of those. Personally my grey has never bitten me, she has nudged me or grabbed my finger and applied a little pressure but a real bite that brings some blood, no she hasn't but I respect her wishes and don't force her to do anything she doesn't feel comfortable with.