judygram

Congrats on bringing your baby home tomorrow and just be relaxed and yourself on the way home, don't get too excited or fuss too much or he will pick up on it, just enjoy the ride for most greys do ride just fine, can't wait to see some pictures after you get home.

That is so cute and wish you could have captured it on video, both are of the same intelligence level but hope it is the start of a beautiful lasting friendship.

I agree, I was waiting for the rest of the phrase after "I left my heart" but he does love to say laser boy and does an excellent laser sound, what a cutie he is especially after saying I love you, thanks for sharing that with us.

Hello Jake and welcome to our family. congrats on the purchase of your first grey. You have done the right thing to come here to learn all you can before the big day you bring your little one home as this forum is filled with loads of information gathered firsthand so who better to know what you are going thru, we have been there and done that. The picture of your little one is adorable, so cute at this age and I hope you continue to share the pics with us as they come in, we love watching them grow.

Just take one day at a time, slow and easy and see how it goes but you are doing great so far, I think in time as he goes further from the cage he will open up more as many view their cage as their safe zone and if he gets more comfortable away from the cage then you will be able to interact with him more, looking forward to hearing lots more about Buddy.

I have never tried frozen fruits or vegetables but I do put ice in their water bowls.

She is adorable and so glad you have given her a new forever home and thanks for sharing a pic of her with us, pretty Scarlet.

I have to agree with Dave about the bell, get one of those heavy duty stainless steel ones that they cannot tear up or take the clanger out of and then sit back and watch, they will attack that bell sometimes like it was out to get them but they love it, every grey should have one hanging in their cage so their frustrations can be taken out on it. Josey has one and I never remove it from the cage.

I have to echo the other's comments for even though they may appear to get along well together never ever leave them out without supervision for it only takes a second for it to turn ugly but congrats on your success.

Most of them that are missing toes don't really know they are any different from any other bird especially if it happened when they were little and they learn to adapt very well with what they have.

We are so glad you are sharing your journey with Archimedes with us, greys are amazing creatures as you well know and very smart too.

Lucy is adorable and I hope you help to find her a good home, I got a feeling you are gonna see more of this that will tear at your heart strings Stephen but lets hope all works out well.

Even though not of good quality you can still see how cute and handsome Spartan is, thanks for sharing them with us.

The new feathers could be irritating her as they sometimes do, why not try some aloe vera juice baths as bathing is very important when molting but if it is in one area it could be something wrong and maybe a vet visit is in order.

I am impressed Penny and you did a good job with it, glad to hear Nilah is enjoying it, maybe Talon and Rikki will get to use it soon.

Unfortunately modesty is not one of Dave's better qualities but he has a great sense of humor.

She seems to enjoy it so why worry, if it makes her happy then it must be fun for her, not much different that some who swing on their boings and such.

Nice pics of Jocko and I hope those are human grade roasted unsalted peanuts for the others can carry mold, thanks for sharing the pics with us.

I remember Dave.

Wow you are organized, good for you and I am bad about being organized but we all should be prepared for whatever is the most likely to happen according to where we live being it hurricanes, floods, blizzards, earthquakes, tornadoes, fires or other natural disasters. I vow to do better.

Thanks Dave for clarifying that for us, I just assumed that honey was safe, you used it in a recipe you shared with us on the forum but I guess as long as it is in very small amounts like used for binding ingredients together and fed as a treat it causes no discernable harm.

Definitely stay away from those, no sense in getting her all hot and bothered and no way to satisfy those wants, stay away from petting her down the back, under the wings and anywhere around her tail area.

At 4 months of age he has plenty of time to talk yet, my grey didn't talk until she was a year old. The fact that he is mumbling is the beginnings of learning to talk, he has to practice a lot before he finally utters a recognizable word so be patient. I never played any training cds to encourage Josey to talk, if they are gonna talk and a few greys choose not to, they will learn from the conversations going on in the household on a daily basis or hear from the tv or radio. They are especially attracted to words and sentences with inflections or words said with emphasis such as when one utters a dirty word so be careful of what you say that you don't want repeated. Just sit back and enjoy for it seems like Angel will be talking soon enough.

Thanks Dave for the excellent advice as I knew you would come thru with it. You may be a complete novice with a baby grey but you did have an adult grey in the past so you do know some of what to expect. Don't go into this new relationship expecting the same thing to happen as some greys do prefer men over women or vice versa, I don't know why this happened in your first grey but if you go into this new grey's life with the expectation that the new one will react the same then it might very well happen that way. Greys are very in tune with our emotions and if the new one senses hesitation or fear then he will react accordingly. Keep your old emotions out of the picture and approach this new one like it was the first grey you ever owned, give him time to settle in and feel comfortable and don't rush him for more than he is willing to give, time and patience are your best friends when dealing with a grey.

It could have come from a broken blood feather for the remaining shaft left behind can funnel it right out but since it has stopped he should be ok. You can look him over more carefully and see if that was the cause or if he actually has a cut on his leg but you can use some 100% aloe vera jel on it to soothe it, you can buy it at any pharmacy or Walmart, it is more commonly used for sunburns. He should take care of the feather himself or if you have any doubts you can always consult your avian vet for advice.