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All greys react to new things like its out to kill them so they have to be introduced gradually, the others have given some good advice and I bet soon Timmy will be all over it, just give him some time.

Kilaya doesn't know how lucky he/she is yet but will, what an adventure this little one is going to have.

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This is wonderful news and I do hope to make a visit down sometime in the near future.

This is a wonderful capture of Marden in flight and I love it, your hubby sounds like a keeper.

Hello McKenzy and welcome to our family. We would love to see some pictures of Opi if you have some you would share with us.

Happy Hatchday Maalik and many more to come, he sounds like a sweetheart.

What gorgeous babies but not for me.

I really love this picture, great capture.

I don't think it will be a problem when Melissa comes home as she had lived there with Nilah until she moved away but you will let us know how it goes.

I hope you got this bird to a vet ASAP and waiting to hear any news.

Wow Janet another amazon but anxiously awaiting pictures and congrats.

Racecar is racecar backwards or forwards, its a palindrome.

You are not over protective as I would be afraid of the same thing, in many cases it is best if the birds are allowed to stay in their own home with someone coming in to take care of their needs in my opinion.

I assume you are talking about an african grey so here is the truth, pellets do not have to constitute that much of her diet, in fact if they don't get any pellets they can still be healthy if they have a well balanced diet with a variety of foods. A good seed mix to start off with so keep that in the cage at all times then offer lots of vegetable, preferably leafy green ones, you can offer a little fruit a couple of times a week but not every day as it has too much sugar in it, include some grains, legumes, a little pasta from time to time, maybe the equivalent of one egg a week but not all at the same time, some chicken or fish occasionally even a chicken bone from baked chicken, not fried and a little yogurt or cheddar cheese is ok several times a week. Be sure to check out the bird food room for lots of threads with ideas of what to offer and what not to.

I have a chicken that has started setting on eggs but its futile for we have no rooster, at least not yet.

I never had any trouble with the terrible twos here either, glad to hear that Escher is well and doing fine.

All 3 of my fids are soup makers but Josey and Gypsy are the worse offenders and Josey's water bowl is on the opposite of the cage from her food bowls so she obviously carries it over purposefully to dunk.

Hello Darci and welcome to our family.

Hello Nicola and welcome to our family. So sorry for the loss of your precious companions but you have a lovely grey even if dripping wet, how adorable.

Hello Leslie and welcome to our family. So glad you could give Gizmo a new forever home and seems she is happy about it too, looking forward to seeing some pictures of her when you get the chance.

I have to agree with the others about getting another grey, you definitely have to have a separate cage for each bird even if they do happen to get along, most birds and especially greys like to have a home, meaning their cage, to call theirs, its where they feel safe and some can be downright possessive of it so of if you want to add another grey add another cage.

Hello Itsmeorthebird and welcome to our family. I love your log in name, it kind of says it all. You have your work cut out for you but the important thing is it will take time, lots of it and patience to allow him to learn to trust you, this is so important when you are dealing with an older bird but it sounds like you are willing to put in the time it takes to earn that trust. Be sure to read thru as many of the threads as possible and especially the one Dan mentioned for it will give you an idea of what to expect and just continue to ask questions.

Very well said and so very true.

All greys will bite and the best advice I can give you is to just relax and try not to be afraid of her, she can sense your fear and will react to it, your mother is her favored person and she might never warm up to you as much as she does with her but you can still have a good relationship with her. Learn to read her body language so you can know when to back off some but a lot of greys do not want to be touched or handled very much so respect her wishes.