judygram

Hello Lisa and welcome to the family, so glad you found us and we look forward to hearing more about you and Harley. Thats so sad he was mistreated at his previous home but with lots of love and attention you can turn him around into a loving pet, just give it some time. You will find lots of useful information in our many threads so do read thru them and do ask questions you may have and we will help you in any way we can. I assume that is Harley in your avatar but if you have some other pictures of him you would share with us we would love to see them.

I would have to say Josey's travel cage, since I take her with me sometimes to work and to visit my son on weekend trips I couldn't live without that.

Thats a good picture of Rishi and your wife, she is a lovely woman and the grey isn't half bad either:blush: thanks for sharing it with us and I wish I was at the beach, oh well, in a couple of weeks, yes!

Oh yeah they can be very well behaved in public and that is great that you could take him along with you places but be careful of having him out in the open if he doesn't have on some kind of harness and tether as he could spook and you could lose him. Glad to hear you and Rishi are getting along so well and only pooped once in 3 hours, now that is a feat!!

I can't help it, I just had to laugh at that one Jen, did you check the bag to see if it had a warning for consumption by humans, thanks for the laugh. {Feel-good-0002006E}

Boy that looks big but it looks good, your birdies are so lucky to have someone like you to be constantly making them something new to play with, thanks for sharing it with us.

Just For Fun - John Wood

I am so sorry to hear you have lost your grey but do not give up for she may surprise you with what she can endure. I assume you are doing all the necessary things that people do to find a beloved pet and I do hope you find her soon. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers that you find her soon safe and sound.

It takes a lot of work to look that good, birds are always trying to keep their feathers neat and in place so they groom a lot. I wouldn't worry about it if her feathers look in good shape.

I'd say it is a good guess and he certainly is old enough to be sexually mature, just don't touch or rub him down the back, under the wings or the tail area as those are the erogenous zones for greys.

I hear ya and I have done the same thing, checking the ingredient list on foods to see if they are suitable for my birds. And having parrots to feed can make for a better diet for ourselves for we purchase more fresh vegetables and salad fixings for I share what I eat with them, now the candy I keep that on the sly so they don't see me eat it.:blush:

Glad to hear Jenna is getting some feathers instead of the fuzz and lucky you that she enjoys showers, wish Josey did, she tolerates them but that is all. It may take a while for her bad feathers to molt out and be replaced but when it does she will be so beautiful, you will have to share a picture of her.

Wow going to take 2 weeks off when your grey comes home, you are so lucky to be able to do that and your baby, whichever one is yours, is adorable, thanks for sharing a picture with us and be sure to capture another one when you go visit.

My situation with Josey is similar to yours Erika, Josey prefers me but she is starting to allow my hubby to pick her up and gives him kisses when he asks for them, of course it probably helps that he is the one to give cheese to her:whistle: B)

Thanks for the quick reply, I have my hubby working on a pvc one for Josey but would love to have one made out of wood.

You have to excuse those people who ask if that grey is a pigeon or hawk, they don't know any better because they are not "bird people":blink: we are an elite group for sure.:laugh:

Just the opposite, I have noticed that Josey seems lighter than she used to be but then maybe I am imagining it, at my age a lot of things aren't like they used to be unfortunately. :whistle: :silly:

Nice playstand you have there for Ash but like Dave said sometimes they just like to sit on the highest point and relax or like my Josey does, she sits there and goes thru her vocabulary of words and sounds. Thanks for sharing a picture of it with us. What wood did you use for it?

She might Pat but remember that Tyco comes first in everything, feed and do the other things first for her before you do the same things for the new baby if you get it, that way Tyco knows she is not replaced but I think you have enough time and love for another one, why don't you just go for it. B)

Your friend's grey may have had some reason for the B12 shot so don't worry about that. Do you provide any rough or cement perches near his food or water bowls? They tend to help keep the nails from being so sharp but if you think he needs it then by all means have them filed down some. An avian vet will usually use a dremel tool to do the job and it takes just a few minutes to do it. The beak should not need a trim unless it is growing out of alignment, they usually do a pretty good job of keeping their beak in good condition themselves. Some greys will be stressed out or upset about vet visits and will act accordingly but it varies from one to another, Josey usually takes her visits in stride. Don't be upset or scared about taking him in to see the vet for procedures, sometimes it is necessary and that is all part of grey ownership, you take the bad along with the good but most of it is good thank heavens.

Carol are you gonna have the baby shipped when its weaned or are you going to travel down and pick it up from the breeder?

Well if it belongs to the both of you then you two will have to come to some kind of compromise on the name but my grey is my bird and I named her what I wanted but I still think that it could remain Molly since he knows it as that.

Whose bird is it?

I see Dave has been up to no good again but thanks for the laughs I am PMSL........depends anyone!! {Feel-good-0002006E}

Aww that so cute, most greys will stop what they are doing when they see a camera but yours loves it and will regurgitate for it, how unusual is that:whistle: :cheer: