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Just beginning, I think you are in up to your neck, what a sweetheart Gracie is and you are her knight in shining armor.

I have seen this before and even though it is cute it must be hard to deal with all those feathers and how could the poor thing see, I hope no one wants to keep breeding these oddities.

Those two words we all preach here, "time and patience" is what you need as you cannot force a grey to do what they don't want to and if you push for more than they are willing to give then you only set yourself up for heartbreak. Another thing is most greys view their cage as their safe zone and do not like any intrusion so allow him to come out on his own and ask if he wants to step up, make it an enjoyable experience that he will want to come to you.

I have taken my grey on road trips to visit my son who lives 4 hours away and she does just fine, I have a roomy travel cage that she rides in and she chatters and plays on the way there and back. She stays in that cage while there with some time out and does fine. I am sure your grey will be ok if you make it a fun experience for him. Tell him what is going to happen so he knows as they understand some of what we tell them, if you make it a positive and fun experience then he will be ok with it.

That is quite an impressive number of rescues and I am sure they are all very grateful to be where they are now. I guess you could say one of my birds is a rescue, a cockatiel that would not have survived outside if I had not taken her in and given her a home. She just showed up one day in the summer of 2010 and I could tell she was used to people so I did not have much trouble catching her, if I hadn't brought her in or if she had showed up at someone else's house she would have ended up as hawk dinner for sure as we have plenty of them especially here in the country. I put her in a spare cage I had and fed her some food and she ate like she hadn't eaten in days. She was shy of hands and I couldn't handle her for a while but she has come a long way now and seeks me out when she is out of her cage, she is very curious and will check things out but at times she will sit on my shoulder and preen my hair. I tried to find her owner as she surely wasn't a bird you find outside naturally but no one claimed her so I gave her a name, Gypsy.

Sounded like a lot of grunting in that playing with the toy, wonder what else that grey heard, thanks for sharing it with us.

I know this is late but thanks so much for the wonderful update on Zak, don't know how I missed this but until just recently I have been somewhat absent from the forum. I am trying to catch up and found this and wanted to comment. Yes you may be the only one in Zak's life right now but he knows you love him unconditionally and he is attuned to your feelings, that is evident in how he has reacted to your being under the weather, he loves you even though he may have preferred your bf when he was around but then greys are fickle when it comes to their favored person, I think he knows what side of the bread is buttered.

Eve is adorable, you must be thinking it is a female but will you have the dna test done to find out for sure or does it matter to you? Eve doesn't seem to mind the camera, thanks for sharing them with us.

I have seen this video before, that IRN is adorable and yes the voice is so cute, thanks for sharing it with us.

Congrats CharlieB on getting your new grey home, just be patient and give him/her plenty of time to settle in but you are doing fine, I look forward to seeing some pictures and have you decided on a name yet?

Hello Alan and welcome to our family, we are so glad you found us and we look forward to hearing and seeing lots more about you, Mollie and Allegre. Pictures are always welcomed.

I am so sorry to hear about Smokey's passing but Penny is right, 17 years is a long time for a dog but I am sure his life was spent in happiness and I bet both fids do miss his presence. Penny there is a pic of Smokey in Ray's signature.

Happy Hatchday Louie, you share one with a lot of people as there were many on facebook today, hope you had a wonderful day and mommy was good to you as always.

Please do Janet.

Many would think she was just a green parrot but she is so much more and a beautiful bird, I am so glad you gave her a chance for it was the start of a beautiful relationship that eventually led to Emma and then Mabel, you are so blessed Adina.

Josey is fond of dropping stainless steel bowls over the side of the cage as she likes the bang they make when hitting the seed guard and then the floor, it is usually her sign she is finished with her dinner.

Well Happy Belated Hatchday Rikki, Penny had other things on her mind at the time but you are loved all the same, hope you had a wonderful day, we know you loved the breaking of the dish, may you break at least one on your hatchday from now on, it will help to keep Corelle in business.

Happy Hatchday AnnaBella and hope you have many many more to come.

Heather I think she will be fine but if you want to warm her up some you can always purchase those heated ones like the ones in the link I am providing: http://www.mysafebirdstore.com/cart.cgi?group=1790&child=4836

She is trying her best to break that bowl and finally succeeded in the second video, she is quite determined when she wants something, thanks for sharing the vids with us.

Thats good to know, thanks.

They don't eat the boxes they just tear them up so they aren't coming in contact with them but for just short periods of time so I don't think it is anything to worry about.

I will keep good thoughts that it is an infection and not kidney disease, Barnaby has been thru so much and you too Dawl since you took him in, bless you for what you have done and still doing for him and I hope you hear some good news soon, he is in capable hands thats for sure. Thanks for keeping us updated.

Hello Forkeeps and welcome to our family, so glad you could give this grey a new forever home. Since he came to you with the plucking problem there is not much you can do about it as it is probably a habit by now and very tough to stop but Shelly has given you some good advice of taking Andy to an avian vet for a full workup as physical problems have to be ruled out first. Do read thru many of the threads here for lots of advice and suggestions as the members here are ready and willing to give you any help you need to give this bird a happy and healthy life. Pictures are always welcomed.

Yes it is.