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Shelly he is cute as a button but those pics are from before he was 10 weeks old it looks like to me, do they have any more recent ones of him?

Ah love it, the master speaks "jump" and the slave says "how high"

Malikah, this is not the news I wanted to hear but it is what it is, I am so sorry to hear this but you are doing everything you can for Kito and no she doesn't deserve this, no animal does but we here are all pulling for Kito right now, I will keep you both in my thoughts and prayers, hang in there Malikah as we are here for you.

Then I doubt it is a molt, has he been checked out by an avian vet?

Hello Lawrence and welcome to our family, so glad you could join us and we look forward to hearing more about you and Buddy. Yes I agree we have a wealth of information here in our many threads so do read thru them for lots of helpful information and do ask any and all questions you may have and we will help you in any way we can. Buddy is handsome from the picture you so kindly shared with us and I just bet he has you all jumping to satisfy his every need, he sounds like a real sweetheart.

Julie your Louie is adorable and Tarzie is so cute, thanks for sharing the pics with us.

I think this forum is a great source of information regarding our greys for who knows them best but the people who own and love them, we all live with one or more on a daily basis and you can't beat real life experiences as a resource, we are a greyt power. Congrats on being a little over a week until Louie comes to his new forever home, bet you can't wait.

That shaking of the chest and feathers helps to dry them but lots of people think they are cold because they are shivering but its just natural for them to do that.

Josey loves her pasta, in that respect she is just like her mama for I love pasta myself, if she sees us eat spaghetti you had better share some with her or she will be very upset. I also put some dry pasta into her food bowl from time to time, she likes to crunch it up, I doubt she eats much of it that way.

You mean the downy feathers, they will lose a lot when they go thru molts so don't freak out over a few feathers and do not be concerned about using the aloe vera juice as it is good to use straight from the bottle, but never allow your bird to be blow dryed as that does more harm than good. You are right, you can use some aloe plant on a scratch but keep an eye on it to make sure it heals up.

It comes as no surprise that they would not be best buddies even if they were both Cags or both Tags but you will work out a happy medium with them, like Dan said with the words in a song, " you gotta know when to hold em, know when to fold them or know when to walk away."

I just bet you enjoyed having her around and it looks like she had a good time too, thanks for sharing the pictures with us.

A band is usually the way a breeder identifies their birds, may have the hatch date and breeder's ID on it but not the sex of the bird, you have to do a dna test to find that out.

My grey also plays inside her cage even though her door is open and she comes and goes, she loves to bang a heavy bell that hangs inside and she will get her a snack or a drink of water but she does spend a good part of the time playing inside her cage. She is not flighted so she comes out and climbs all over her cage and usually sits on a back corner for vocal sessions. How many toys do you have for Ruffles, they need more than one or two and foraging toys help keep them busy also? I wouldn't worry too much about him sitting on his perch for a while, each grey has his/her own personality and some are more active than others but when you are home with him try to engage him in activities to keep him from becoming bored. It is normal for them to nap some during the day so if you see him doing that do not be concerned, lots of times I would love to be able to nap a little in the afternoons myself.

Hello TitaniumPhoenix and welcome to our family, so glad you stumbled upon our forum and yes we agree it is one of the best sources for information on greys. You will find lots of useful information in our many threads so continue to read thru them and ask any and all questions you may have and we will help you in any way we can. Ruffles looks adorable in your avatar but if you have some more pictures of him you would share with us we would love to see them.

Dave I think you are reading more into the cage cleaning than was intended!

My question is would she stress out by going to the vet or from having to be inside a carrier to take her to the vet? If she has ridden in a travel carrier and didn't have to be forced into it then I would say go ahead and take her but if it will be a fight to get her there then wait a while. Has she been to the vet before and if so did she stress out from the ordeal?

Hello Julie and welcome to our family, so glad you are joining the ranks of grey ownership, it is a decision you won't soon forget. You want to bring Louie into your home and allow him to settle into it and go at his own pace as it will all be new to him and he may be a little frigntened to be bombarded with all new things, new home, new cage and such. Don't force a relationship and allow him to come out of his cage on his own and he will let you know when he wants more interaction. He will know there is another bird in the house and you can introduce them but don't let them get to close to one another as they may not get along, greys are notorious for shunning other parrots and even another grey. If you are putting him into the cage he will be calling his home and he is still a little clumsy you can put his perches down a little lower in his cage and put some towels or blankets down to cushion any falls until he gets more steady, be sure to cover the soft cushion with newspapers so it doesn't get so dirty with poops. You will find lots of useful information in our many threads so do read thru them at your leisure and ask any questions you may have and we will help you in any way we can. If you have any pictures of Louie you would share with us we would love to see them and we have an amazon room where you can put some of Tarzie, I assume that is your amazon.

Sounds great, I will have to check into them, was this one a powerful one or expensive as money is tight right now.

So what you are saying Dave is that a female even if she is of breeding age will not lay any eggs because she is not with a male, I have to admit that I was sort of leary at first of getting a female because I didn't want to have to go thru the possibility of her ever laying any eggs, thats great to know.

I have a sun conure and I can attest she can be the sweetest little thing one minute then take your head off the next, she can turn moods in a second's time, she thinks she is a big bird in a little body and she doesn't back down from Josey my grey either. I know all the conures share some traits and characteristics but just goggle blue crown conure to find out exactly how they may be different from the other conures. If you do get this conure please share a picture or two so we can see it.

I'm just glad to hear she was found safe and sound, I imagine it was just like losing a child while she was gone and I know I would have been frantic with worry too if my Josey had gone missing like Cocoa, I won't tell you I told you so for you know that now, thanks for sharing your story of the whole ordeal with us as it may prevent another bird from escaping.

Gosh she has weaned early, Josey was about 4 months old or so before she weaned and was ready to come to her new home, bet you are on pins and needles waiting to hear when and what time, won't be long now.