judygram

So sorry to hear of your distress, I have heard of this but have never experienced it, glad she is ok now. I have a suggestion that will solve part of your problem, let her wings grow out and leave them that way, allow her to be flighted. I don't clip any of my 3 birds and I think they are happier that way.

Hello Wee Allys Mommy and welcome to our family. I would take this time to read thru as many of the threads here as possible before you bring him home and don't hesitate to ask us any questions you may have. I would tell you to just relax when you pick him up and don't worry about him adjusting to his new home, they can pick up on our stress levels so just let him settle into his new home and he will let you know when he wants more interaction from you. I think you will do just fine with him, just remember grey time is slow so be prepared for it to take lots of time and patience on your part as he makes the adjustment. I can't wait to hear more about him and maybe see a picture or two of him after you bring him home.

This sounds like fun to make and fun for fids to enjoy as they all love pasta, gonna give this a try this week, thanks for sharing it with us.

Hello Joe and welcome to our family. Ruby has plenty of time to be more vocal with words and sentences as she is still very young. She is one lucky grey to soon have her very own aviary and everyone knows one fid is never enough.

Its always cheaper to make your own toys versus buying them ready made as you can sink a lot of money on ones that they can destroy in a matter of minutes, if you have a crafty mind then you can come up with all sorts of ideas and soon after your baby comes home you will find out which ones he/she likes better.

If its too cold for you to spend any time outside without some type of jacket or covering on then its too chilly for your grey in my opinion. As far as other birds with them I can't answer that because I don't have an outside aviary but it seems to me that if it is big enough then multiple birds could share it and of different species if they have enough room and places to hide or get away from each other.

Is he flighted? I ask because he may have exerted himself while flying but if this is constant then my advice is to find an avian vet for this should be checked out. I don't know where you live but if you have to travel for several hours to find one I would consider it high priority, at least find one you can call by phone and maybe get some advice as to what to do.

Hello Azgardezi and welcome to our family. I bet you have some interesting stories to tell of your life with an african grey and an IRN and I look forward to hearing some if you would indulge us and pictures too are always welcomed.

Interesting and awesome but it is a little spooky how technology has advanced these days, makes you wonder if anything is private anymore but I loved watching it.

If you stress out because she is plucking then she may very well be picking up on that, they are aware of our stress levels and react accordingly. If she hasn't been to see a vet in a while it might be a good idea to have her checked out to rule out anything physical, sometimes it turns out to be some kind of infection or injury that makes a bird pluck a certain area or some kind of irritation.

That is an interesting looking cage but I can see how it can be dangerous, good thing you were there Val when Kura had her incident, it only takes a second.

Glad to hear it was nothing to worry about.

We have been left practically snowless here in Virginia, Val could you spare us a half foot or so!!

Hello Cheryl and welcome to our family. He is a beautiful grey and I am sure he will be well loved and taken care of in his new forever home, thanks so much for giving him a new home. Not to worry about his reluctance to like you but it takes time, grey time moves very slow and it will be a while before he settles into his new home and comes to accept you, his trust has to be earned. Just take it easy and don't stress when you get him home.

Hello Tyrion and welcome to our family. He is a very handsome fella so why not share a little more about yourself and your companion.

Alls well that ends well, they can play rough and get hurt in the process, good for you on seeing that he got what he needed to recover, looking good.

Aw come on, everybody does it, fart that is.

What a sweet little face, she is precious.

Cuddles are precious but alas Josey cuddles with my hubby.

Not a word has to be uttered as that body language says it all, what a diva.

What a cutie but no chewed liners here.

Ray, maybe you should seriously consider giving this amazon a new home, I know it would not be a replacement for Cricket but you seem to have a lot of love in your heart for amazons and it would be a shame if it couldn't be shared with this bird, please at least think about it.

Hello Matt and welcome to our family, you can't go wrong if you do the research and it won't be long before you find your bird.

I never have any problem with my fids going to bed as they seem to want to go when its time, no fights trying to get them in their cage, guess I'm lucky.

Ajahni doesn't know he is any different from any other grey and its great to hear he is adjusting nicely, he looks so adorable.