judygram

Michelle is right, greys do tend to pick their favorites but I see one mistake you made and that was trying to touch her inside her cage. A lot of greys look at their cage as their safety zone and they can get territorial about the cage and when you stuck your hand inside to touch her she took that as an invasion of her territory so she retaliated. Another thing I think she may be picking up on is your reluctance towards her since the incident where you put your hand inside her cage, I think she senses you are not as fond of her as you were, they can be very aware of our feelings and emotions and if she senses it then she reacts to it, if you are going to keep her then you need to change your attitude towards her. I also find fault with your statement that "I want to get rid of her" as that statement is so widely used when one person is unhappy with the bird and its behaviork, if you had fully researched greys then you would know that these behaviors are common to greys, they tend to be one person birds, they can be territorial about their cage and they display body language that if you learn to read them they will tell you a lot about when or if they may bite. It seems to me that you had a certain perception of what a grey should be and now that the bird doesn't live up to those expectations you are ready to get rid of it. I think you both would do well to read thru some of the threads here for they contain firsthand experience.

That does look like it may be painful but Dave has given you some sound advice, it will be quite a while before Anton has a full set of flights but until then do take Dave's advice about putting cushioning around his cage until he can fly again, poor dear.

Dave has given you some great advice and please let us know what you find out from the vet as we all care.

It could be a robin but it is adorable whatever it is.

Pictures please!

Congrats to the new additions to your flock but be prepared that they may not get along but they will certainly be company for each other and I can't wait to see some pictures of them especially the ringneck.

Sunny does this too Penny, she is capable of flight but only chooses to fly when spooked, she will be on my shoulder when in the family room and will see something in the sky and get spooked and fly into the other room where she will not fly back but wait for me to come and get her, its like she is capable but doesn't really know it until she gets spooked.

I think he is going to be fine, he is already showing signs of acceptance by preening and chatting, like Ray said you may be more upset by this than Slater is, give it some time and be patient and soon it will all be behind you. I look forward to seeing some pictures of the finished room.

I think the fact that they both are so young they are company for each other, they take comfort in each other presence such as a lone unweaned baby bird would with a stuffed animal that is usually provided, they are essentially growing up together, they still need their own cages and porobably more so as they get older but when out together they are adorable together as the pictures you shared show, thanks for sharing them with us.

Its a fact of life that if you share your home with birds you are going to have to deal with a certain amount of poop, they go hand in hand and you can't have one without the other, bird lovers understand this and deal with it the best way they can and some of the responses here are excellent ideas of how to deal with it.

That was a very scary experience but my guess is it may have had everything to do with that fly as I don't think she was attacking you but you received the brunt of the fallout, maybe the fly landed on you and she was just going after it full throttle and the fact that she is now over it like it never happened is more proof of that. Hopefully this will never happen again but it can be very unnerving when it is happening. Keep us posted as to how she is in the next few days.

Sounds like our yard, takes hours with a riding mower that cuts a wide swath, maybe we should plant more trees!

I think there is plenty of action going on, just not on this forum, guess everyone is outside enjoying the pretty weather and doing springtime chores, those gardens, flowers and yard won't do themselves.

Just use a warm wet washcloth and hold it on that spot for a minute or two and keep at it to remove it, maybe by softening it you will be able to remove it and it will be better for your bird for these clumps of formula can harden into balls that can hurt your bird when crawling around. It is important to clean your baby off immediately after feeding whether he likes it or not.

You have to have a lot of patience when working with greys as Jill pointed out they are cautious creatures who do not take to change easily but they will in time and soon you will be sharing pictures of them enjoying their new room, can't wait to see it.

What a sweet little baby grey and I do hope you get that formula off soon after feeding as it will come off easier then rather than waiting until it has dried on, thanks for sharing the pic with us.

Brett, what an adorable baby grey you have there, I just love them at this age, so sweet and innocent and July seems like a long time away but it will be here before you know it. Thats wonderful that the breeder is going to hold your baby until you get back from vacation, you won't regret that decision, thanks for sharing a pic of Echo.

Robin that is so funny and clever at the same time, what a fun game you provide for them and not to be outdone Yoshi joins in, I would like to be a fly on the wall when this happens as it would be a hoot to watch 3 greys trying to get the ball with their favorite treat inside, thanks for sharing this story with us, another cheap way to entertain our fids.

Don't give up quite yet as yes it is all new to him but you haven't given him enough time, take him into the room slowly several times a day and spend more time in it each time, pretend you are having a great time and explain what you have done with the room to him as he may understand more that way. I would hate for you to have to paint over what you have done so far, I think he will get used to it and maybe if some of his favorite things are in there will help in the process.

And I never would have known if one hadn't flown into my back yard and I got to keep her, she is a real sweetie.

If there a special treat that she will do just about anything to have then you need to use that as her treat to go back into the cage, let that be the only time you give it to her and let her see you put it in her cage, sometimes this works to get a grey who just wants to stay out of the cage for the attention.

Probably so and he should do just fine as he won't know he is any different, so glad to hear you are giving him a home, they do grow quickly and I know you can hardly wait until he is ready to come to his new home.

I have several rough perches for Josey, my grey but she must not be using them much as her nails are very sharp but I would never attempt to do them myself, I leave that for the vet to take care of.

Hello Jo P and welcome to our family, so glad you could join us and we look forward to hearing lots more about you and Simba.

Ray is right, Kazoo will come around in time, it just shows how different he is from Simon who was over the visit quite quickly, just keep acting as if everything is normal and he will be back to his old self soon.