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Nancy I am so sorry to hear of Zoey's passing but it was the right thing to do at the right time, you gave her a few more days with you and made them the best she ever had, she knew she was loved, its never easy saying goodbye to a beloved pet but time will ease the pain and Sophie will help you with that.

Hello Grey2day and welcome to our family. Thanks so much for taking in these two greys while their owner is incapable of doing so, he will be so grateful they were cared for so lovingly but if worse comes to worse and he never recovers enough to take them back then you might end up with them for the rest of their lives, you have a kind heart. I have only one grey so I am of no help to you as to their behavior but hopefully the owner will recover enough to speak about them soon and be able to shed some light as to why they reacted that way. Please consider sharing some pictures of them if you have some.

He is going to be back in his regal glory in due time, what a fluffy looking fella he is at the moment though.

Hello Pet Lover and welcome to our family. Thanks for sharing some pictures of Too Too and Papoo, they are both adorable and I just love ringnecks especially the males for they are the ones with the distinct black ring. Just give Papoo plenty of time and be very patient with him as he settles into his new home, as others have said grey time is slow and it takes them quite a while to feel comfortable so let him make the decision when he is ready for interaction for you have to earn his trust. Many greys can be territorial about their cages so do not stick your hand inside unless absolutely necessary, let him come out on his own and then offer for him to step up but if he backs off then respect his decision and try again later.

Wow, dealing with laying eggs, that's one thing I haven't faced yet and my grey Josey is female and I highly suspect my other two are as well but will deal with it when and if it ever happens but that was her way of dealing with it, eat it and no more worries, hopefully she won't lay another.

Hello Corine and welcome to our family. Mr Rett Butler is adorable and I see he has some red factor there in his chest area, how neat and he only wanted to be with you and not in that travel cage but that is something you can work on to get him used to it for it will be needed for vet visits and such. I can't wait to hear more of how he settles into his new home and more pictures would be nice too.

Zoey sounds like a fighter and this is good news, hang in there Zoey for we all are pulling for you right now.

Hello John & Morgan and welcome to our family. You do have quite the outside flock but now you want to expand to the inside with a grey, its good you are doing some research before you actually bring one into your home. It is entirely correct to find a trusted breeder of greys and do not buy one unweaned for that opens up a whole set of problems you do not need. You can google for breeders in your area and here is two sites to look for those in your state: www.avianbiotech.com and www.birdbreeders.com Your bird would eventually bond with you though you might not be the favorite as greys do tend to pick a favorite but it is unlikely that he/she wouldn't want anything to do with you. Most of us have a spouse or partner that may or may not interact much with our birds but they usually get along with both, the relationship is usually different with each one but rewarding. My grey for example is bonded to me and didn't have much to do with my husband but now she interacts more with him and has a slightly different relationship with him than she does with me, if you socialize them properly there should not be much of a problem at all. You only need to go thru a lot of the threads here to find lots of stories of how problems cropped up and how they were solved, it helps to have someone who has gone thru the same thing to know how they dealt with it and that you are not alone, no one can predict what kind of difficulties you might have happen but do not hesitate to ask even if it seems silly for we all have been there and done that, nothing like firsthand experience to put the mind at ease.

It is entirely normal for their beak to chip and flake as it is constantly growing, they rub it on their perches or whatever else they like and that tends to keep it in good shape so no worries there. If he hasn't had much chance to play with toys before it may be possible he doesn't know how so here is your chance to play with them in front of him to show him what a good time you are having with them to entice him to want to join in, some have to be taught how to play. We do have a few other members here who have greys who came from previous homes and they had a potty mouth but the only thing you can do is not to react to it when he uses that language, if you give a reaction he might take that as encouragement to keep using them, if those words are not spoken then he will gradually use them less and less.

Congrats on your new addition, lovely bird.

Happy Hatchday Sterling Gris, hope mommy spoils you silly today.

Oh yum yum those beaks are saying, bet you won't do that again.

Poor Zoey, I know your heart is breaking but having her spend possibly her last days with you is a great comfort to her I am sure and who knows miracles do happen, praying this is the case, hang in there Nancy for we are here for you if you need us.

Hello Kelsey and welcome to our family. Thank you so much for giving Kelsey a new forever home, this will take some time for him to adjust to a new home, things move slow in grey time so you will have to be patient with him as he settles into his new environment. He definitely needs a bigger cage and the best advice is to put it close to his old one, put some toys inside and some food, leave the door open on it and maybe move it a little closer each day until he either goes inside to check it out or he feels comfortable enough to go inside, his curiosity will eventually win him over and then you can remove the old one. The old one right now is the one he feels safest in but once he finally goes to the new one move his bell and mirror. Since he is afraid of hands right now do not try to force him to accept handling, it will take lots of time and much patience on your part but his trust has to be earned and it can take months or even years but it happens, he has some baggage from his previous homes so it will take time to work thru that but will be so worth it when it happens. Here is a link to a thread another one of our members made to provide the progress of her rehomed grey so read it thru to gain a lot of perspective on what you have to look forward to as it contains lots of excellent advice: http://www.greyforums.net/forums/showthread.php?192443-Gilbert-is-home As for the biting if you can learn to read his body language you can avoid most bites so here is a link to a thread on just that: http://www.greyforums.net/forums/showthread.php?109373-Body-language-most-frequently-seen As to the screaming ignoring it is about the best advice there is, you need to ignore it and reward him when he is quiet for a bit, he will eventually learn he gains nothing from screaming but good things come to those who are quiet.

Hello Fahad and welcome to our family. We have heard of the deplorable pet markets over there and the only way to stop the practice is to not buy from them, when they no longer have customers then the practice will stop. I commend you for looking elsewhere but sadly I can be of no help to you in that quest, I live in the states, keep looking though for there is bound to be some breeders you can get a healthy bird from.

So sorry to hear that Zoey is still not well, I was hoping for better news but you do what you have to Nancy as far as bringing her home, we are all here for you if you need us.

Well we all know now what I have known for years, you are full of it and you know what I mean.

When you feed her a varied diet you will soon figure out what she likes the most and save that for training purposes, some like a particular type of nut or some other food. For my grey I could use cheddar cheese as she would do most anything for it.

Rohan is a precious baby and you are so lucky to snap that picture for its hard to sneak up on a grey.

That is really neat now that your daughter has moved away from home and for anyone who has a loved one to stay in touch with, isn't technology great.

They do like toys that make noise which is why bells are a must in a grey cage, I have a toy that has some stainless measuring cups and they are a hit when they get in that mood of creating a racket.

Shara, when you tend to your birds always keep Willie first in everything, first out of cage, first fed, first spoken to and so forth so he knows his place, they can get very jealous and by ensuring that he always comes first will help him deal with having to share you with another grey.

Hello Caileigh and Ausage and welcome to our family. Alexandra is an adorable baby grey and so cute with her red factor feathers, be aware they may molt out but that doesn't change how precious she is. So glad you got to realize your dream of being owned by of these magnificient creatures and no doubt she has wormed her way into your heart and home, its only just begun and how sweet it is. Thanks so much for including some pictures of her in your intro post and its good to see that both of you are involved in this new addition to the flock and family.

Nothing like turning yourself upside down to see a picture but what a cute one it is, loved it even if now I have a crick in my neck, ouch.

Well you may not ever get to "cuddle" her but this is wonderful, she does love you after all.