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Thank you Dave for having the guts to say what the rest of us are thinking, karma for you, love ya man.

Britany edited her post and I am not going back and filling in the gaps so just forgetaboutit.

Thanks for that Dave, I am sure Jon will appreciate that very much as do I.

Hello Orphan and welcome to the family, so glad you found us and we look forward to hearing more about you and your new baby grey, congrats on it hatching. Yes now the wait for that baby to be handfed and weaned, the next 12 to14 weeks or so will seem like forever but the day will come and then it will be forever and it will all be worth it. I also have a sun conure named Sunny, she is spoiled rotten and is a shoulder ornament when I am at home. Her and my grey Josey are the only parrots I own, I would like to have another or two but I don't want to spread myself too thin. Please read thru the many threads for lots of useful information and do not hesitate to ask questions you may have and we will help you in any way we can. Is your baby close enough to go visit while it is being handfed? If so try to get us a picture to share with us.

Now that is funny Pat, I can just see them little legs scurrying across the floor running to momma.:laugh:

It happens:laugh:

Jon you might want to edit your post, one word in particular stands out:blush:

Oh yeah I see her in her huge cage.

Well why not Pat, hello Adaya.

Jon you can check for breeders by state on this site also, www.avianbiotech.com

Ha ha, which is why I keep Josey away from my touch screen blackberry, that is my toy and not hers, thanks for sharing that with us Jim.

Feel free to share some of your verses with us at any time for this one made my day. B)

Michelle I am sorry to hear your grey lost its mate but Dave has given you some excellent advice and he would know as he has breeder greys and pet greys, he is a walking wealth of knowledge.

Sadly Sashagirl passed away sometime last year as she had suffered with ill health but she has been reunited with those of her flock that have passed on.

Thanks for sharing those pictures with us, the babies are adorable even the suns.

Hello Ginger and welcome to the family, so glad you found us and we look forward to hearing more about you and grey, btw what is his name? That was great that you could open your heart to an older grey in need of a good home but sorry to hear he started plucking himself. The change to a different home with different owners has brought about this and not a whole lot you can do to stop it. I assumed he has been checked out by an avian vet to make sure it is not any physical reasons for it. He needs plenty of things to keep him busy and maybe providing foraging opportunities might help with that too, some members here do that to make their greys have to find some of their food, keeps them busy. You will find lots of useful information in our many threads so do read thru them at your leisure and do not hesitate to ask questions you may have and we will help you in any way we can. We love pictures here so if you have some of your birds especially the grey you would share with us we would be most grateful.

Hello Jon and welcome to the family, so glad you found us and we look forward to hearing more about you and your new grey. So you are new to birds, I guess you have heard that a grey is not really the best first bird but if you do your research to know what a grey requires to keep them happy and healthy then it may work out for you. Greys are not like a lot of other parrots, they need a certain amount of daily contact with their owners and a good amount of out of cage time to be well adjusted in their new homes. You cannot stick them in a cage with food and water and expect them to be satisfied with just that, they need attention from their flock members, toys to stimulate them to play and foraging opportunities or they will get bored and develop unwanted behaviors. I want you to be sure a grey is the right bird for you, that one will fit in with your lifestyle and that you know what you have to do to keep one happy and healthy. I am not trying to be negative here but want you to be aware of some things as this is not just a whim, you are about to undertake a lifetime committment, we want you to be sure before you actually take home that grey for then it is too late. We have seen too many end up in rescues and in need of being rehomed when people got one on a whim and then found out they needed things they couldn't provide on a daily basis and that the bird bit them and other behaviors they couldn't cope with so all I am asking is you be sure about this and if you are after finding out everything then congrats for you have selected an awesome creature. You will find lots of useful information in our many threads so do browse thru them and do ask questions you may have and we will help you in any way we can.

Well congrats Sue on finding some "Poop Off" I am sure you will be more than pleased with the results!! Did you write that poem? If you did you are very talented, very clever Sue and thanks for sharing it with us.:laugh: :cheer:

I don't mean to scold you but you need to be more careful of where you take Koko when you go out, walking along a busy street is not the place to take her, the playground was more sensible. Koko is depending on you to keep her safe, she is entrusing you with her life so don't put her in unnecessary risk. End of sermon.

Be careful of what you wish for!!!

Must be a very large peanut for I always thought their brains were the size of a shelled walnut, correct me if I am wrong but not likely:whistle:

For the most part Josey is the same, won't talk in front of others but she has talked a little when I took her to work but the others were in the next room and she couldn't see them so they heard her say a few words. I'm just thankful that she talks in front of us for some have greys who won't.

I don't think there are that many toucans out there as pets and I highly doubt it that there would be any in need of being rescued, sorry Jamal.

That was a close call Sanggay, I assume Koko was on a harness with a leash for if not then you are really taking a chance having her out, the next time she may not be so lucky. You really dodged a bullet there.

OMG your grey still swears almost 3 years later after learning those nasty words but I am guessing he uses them less and less now that he no longer hears them said. Needless to say those so called friends wouldn't be my friends any longer to do something like that.