judygram

One thing I want to mention is if you let her out of the cage do not provide her with any food or water outside of her cage so she has to go back inside to get them and she will eventually when she either gets hungry or thirsty. It is traumatic to have to towel them to get ahold of them but if she can go back on her own terms or by herself then so much the better.

We have a wood burning fireplace and use it regularly in cold weather and my fids suffer no distress from it and they are in the same room. I don't see a problem as long as it is vented properly.

That is as far as one grand daughter is concerned. Sunny, my sun conure had taken a strong dislike toward my oldest grand daughter, lunging towards her if she got too close to me, actually bit her on her lip a couple of years ago and has never liked her since. Well yesterday she has toned down some and has allowed her to pet her on her head and no longer lunges toward her, doesn't really want to go to her but she is not being aggressive around her. I have explained that she is being more receptive to her since she is listening to what I tell her about being so loud and quick, she is 8 going on 9 years old in the spring so she is old enough to listen to instructions. Now Sunny is acting the same way to her much younger sister who is 3 years old for she wants to just come up to her and immediately touch her, Sunny wants no part of it so she will just have to wait until she is older. She has actually flown over to her and landed on her back to bite her but she only got hair. Josey wants nothing to do with either one of them, in fact she doesn't much care for anyone else but me and sometimes hubby.

I for one do not want to see a crash, I just want to see the speed and no Tiggs on the bow either, poor kitty.:huh: :cheer: :side:

Put chocolate in front of me and expect it to disappear, I don't care what time of year it is but yes the Christmas holidays are a time of gluttony as there is all that homemade cookies, candy and other fattening foods just ready for consuming.

Julie that is great that Argyle is at least a little more hospitable to you the last few days but I don't think it is over yet, give him some more time but I know how frustrating this is when you want to be able to handle him and can't, this too shall pass.

Joolesgreyuk wrote: Julie!! I have a niece who has a birthday tomorrow and she is one year older than me but she doesn't feel slighted but I had to laugh at your comment.:laugh:

Beau and Argyle sure got some great toys for Christmas, what lucky fids, thanks for sharing some pictures of them with us Julie.

Most greys do travel well and glad to hear that Paco was not an exception, isn't it wonderful to have him with you and having a great time.

I loved that card Jay and Maggie, thanks for sharing it with us.

When your new baby does arrive it would be good to print it out and put it up on the fridge for easy reference.

I love that video Adina, I think I have seen it before but I love the way that grey moves its wings to the music, thanks for sharing that with us.

Don't worry about the spelling errors and such, yes we did understand what you meant but please think more about your decision to clip her wings especially if she has been flighted for a while now. Please read thru the threads we have here on clipping versus not clipping before you decide to clip.

This is an excellent post Dave and one we all needed, thanks so much for providing this information for us, if we didn't know it before we know it now, never can know too much about crap, karma for you Dave.

I am so glad you and Earl had a wonderful trip, I knew he would probably do fine and most people never knew he was on the plane. You are right about the certificate, the one time you wouldn't have it would be the time they would check but happy that it all went without a hitch.

I looked at the website but couldn't find anything about whether it was teflon or not but I would have to assume if it says non-stick it is teflon, there are other newer products that are bird safe but they are more costly so I would assume it was unsafe, my opinion.

If she talked for her previous owners then more than likely she will for you too just give her some time, they usually have to feel more secure in their surroundings before they feel comfortable enough to talk. Getting another grey and a baby at that is hard to tell how they would react to one another, usually older birds don't do well with younger ones but personality differences is what matters whether it works or not, they each have their own and sometimes birds of similar ages don't even get along good. Greys in the wild usually flock together for security reasons but in the home they tend to be individuals for the most part.

Congrats JR on getting Abby home but give her some time to settle in and feel comfortable and then she will become more vocal, your patience will be rewarded. She will probably make all kinds of sounds and that smoke detector one is a favorite, my Josey loves my timer sound and she repeats it a lot but you get used to it, you have to if you are going to have a grey around, you take the bad along with the good. Time and patience is about all the advice I have for you, good things come to those who wait.

Wow, Cocoa is having a great time isn't he, what a lucky grey and he sure is enjoying that palm nut and will have many more to enjoy from the looks of the bag your wife picked up, thanks for sharing the wonderful pictures with us.

I so hope that Sinbad is there and you get him back home safely, I wish you much luck and will be praying your strong feeling is right on the money.

Congratulations Janet.

Don't be sorry about being upset as you have every reason to be, Jamal should be ashamed of himself to suggest such a thing. """"wat if i give u karma? will u stay then?"""" Jamal, if I take away your karma will you leave?

Happy Hatchday Bellino, wow one year old today and so loved, hope you have a fantastic year ahead of you and many, many, many more happy years with your flock. {Communicate-0002011B}

I think time will take care of this one Shelia.

I am sorry to hear of your troubles with Ashford but you are very lucky to have gotten him back alive after the incident with the hawk, very lucky indeed. He has been thru a very traumatic experience and that would change even us so give him plenty of time to try to get over this horrific event in his life. You do not need to worry about finding a hawk carcass as that is not going to do anything but create further stress for Ashford, you would need the one that actually captured him but like you said they are protected and you cannot kill him for revenge even though you might want to and Jamal I am shocked that you would even suggest that the hawk has to be found and killed, revenge never heals. Three weeks is nothing to a grey, he will need lots more time and patience on your part but he will turn around eventually, he may not ever be the same as he once was but he will return to more of his normal self as time goes by. You have done the right thing in coming here and asking for advice, we have some very knowledgeable members who may be able to shed some light on how to help him come around after this experience he has had so hang in there and welcome to our family.