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Same for me here.

Denise, why don't you make a new thread in the welcome room and tell us more about yourself and Clinton.

An interesting fact about the wild cherry tree, we used to have cattle and it was ok for them to eat the leaves off a wild cherry tree but if a limb fell off and the cattle ate those leaves it would be poisonous to them.

I used to take my grey, Josey with me when we went to visit my son and his family when they lived in West Virginia but we don't have to do that now since they moved back closer to home. I took water for her because she is used to our water and theirs had chlorine in it but she took the ride in stride, she got so she would chatter and play with her bell during the ride.

Hello Cabelltech and welcome to our family. So glad to hear you are finally realizing your dream of sharing your life with a grey and the baby is adorable. I know you are on pins and needles until you can finally bring it home but it will be here soon. I can relate to having a conure attack a child as mine used to do that with my granddaughters, now she mostly just bites me to warn me they are too close to me. You have come to the right place for advice and guidance for most of us have been where you are right now and we survived with the help of the others and you will find lots of your answers in the many threads here, nothing like firsthand experience.

Sounds like a good way to spend the afternoon.

Just leave it alone, Josey has had these happen from time to time and I just let her deal with it, now if it is broken and bleeding then that is a different story but it just looks bent out of place.

Happy 8 year old Hatchday to Josey today, she is a happy girl who is getting along nicely with both of us, she prefers me most of the time but loves to go over and sit with hubby in the evenings as he watches tv. She doesn't like my other two birds but they all tolerate each other as long as there is a little space between them, no fights have broken out so they can all be out at the same time. She is gonna chow down on some watermelon and cantaloupe as special treats today as she loves to suck the juice out of them. She is my special girl though I love all my fids the same but we all know greys hold a precious piece of our hearts, love you Josey as always.

20 to 24 would be a good range in Celsius. Also it looks like there is not any toys visible in the photo you shared, I would suggest you add a few to his cage and make sure one is a heavy duty bell, greys love to bang one around and they seem to take out some frustration on it from time to time, I know my grey does.

Its not going to hurt him to eat that much of the pellets but are you offering him a good seed mix? Try giving him more vegetables and don't offer fruit but several times a week and not everyday, fruit is sugar laden so it must be given in moderation, he will also benefit from the addition of some rices, pasta, grains and legumes in his diet. I am glad to hear you have chosen to not cage him to get him to step up, negative reinforcement does not work with greys, only positive and you have to earn their trust and that takes time, lots of time in some cases so patience is your best ally.

Laughter IS the best medicine.

My two cents worth is to keep them flighted for if one accidentally gets out of the house he/she has a better chance of survival if fully flighted, of course I know you would be very diligent about never allowing this to happen but accidents do happen, birds have wings for a reason so its a shame when someone chops them off, rant over.

What a wonderful story but I didn't like the last sentence of the article because thats just stupid.

I knew she would remember you and it does seem like July is far off but it will be here before you know it, looking forward to seeing and hearing more about Maggie.

There may be one today but tomorrow may there be many.

My grey is female and bonded to me but she is developing a better relationship with my hubby than she used to, early on she didn't want to have much to do with him but now she comes over to his chair and sits with him for a while most evenings and gives him kisses, if you would ask him its because I have gone on trips and left my fids in his care so she had no one else to interact with but him but I beg to differ.

David, you have my heartfelt gratitude for giving this grey another chance and like the others have said he will come around in time so if you have the patience you will be rewarded for your effort.

Hello Josh and welcome to our family. Forget the books, you will find priceless information here in our many threads as all types of questions have been asked and answered from knowledgeable people who have been in the company of greys for many years, we have a wealth of helpful info right at your fingertips so be sure to browse thru as many of them as you can. Just curious but why do you only want a female?

Hello Victoria and welcome to our family. Congrats on your new companion and it was love at first sight it seems but he is healthy looking even if he is older than first expected. Better a burp than a fart I say!

Hello Alyson and welcome to our family. You have quite the charmer there in Hero and so glad you included him in your life whatever it brings and I think we all think the way Inara puts it, her response speaks it all, looking forward to hearing and seeing lots more of Hero.

Hello Robin and welcome to our family. If you have questions you want to ask feel free to ask away, someone will have answer for you and many answers will be found in the many threads here but in the meantime why not tell us more about Max and maybe share a picture or two of him.

Your grey does not hate you but they do tend to pick favorites and there is not much you can do to persuade them otherwise but that doesn't mean you can't have a good relationship with him just different from the one he has with your dad. My grey is bonded to me and wouldn't have much to do with my hubby but now she comes to him on her terms and sits with him for a while and gives kisses so have patience and give it a lot of time.

Whats not to love about it, we all know greys take change very slowly but I bet by the time summer gets here they will be enjoying it almost as much as Nilah.

This has always been one of my worse fears of having female birds and my grey Josey is female and going on 8 years old but so far so good.

Hello Zoomommy and welcome to our family. Yes I was on that forum but have not checked on it in years, was sorry to hear of Preston's passing but you will love it here.