judygram

Caitlin, you can get one of those at most any pet store or at any of the online bird sites, no grey should be without one.

So she had to have the surgery after all, poor thing, I hope she does pull thru Mary but I will continue to keep you and Lacey in my thoughts and prayers that she gets thru this and makes it back home with you. Please do update us with any further news.

Bella looks like a real sweetheart, she is a very good looking Cag and that is so cute of her snuggling up to Alex, thanks for sharing your cutie pie with us.

I am so sorry to hear of this but you know better than anyone what is best for you, I hope you find him a good home where he is loved for you wouldn't settle for anything less.

How clever Carol, now what are those things you used for the frame, some other household thing?

Be sure to keep us posted on the progress and provide pictures for we really love looking at and admiring the babies, they are so precious and adorable.

I know people like that, birds do just seem to be drawn to them, of course other people find out about you and that is why they appear out of nowhere but we are very grateful for people like you, what would we do without you. Wish I had a Parrots in the Park near me so I could feed my addiction.

Well congrats on getting your own grey baby but are you sure you want to handfeed it, do you have any experience with it? We don't usually recommend that you purchase an unweaned baby unless you know what you are doing but maybe your mom does, just checking. Thanks for sharing the pics with us, it is an adorable baby but then they all are.

I am so sorry Mary about Lacey but hopefully the vet will be able to remove it without surgery and I will keep you and Lacey in my thoughts and prayers for a quick recovery, please keep us informed.

Perhaps she is annoyed about something when you take a walk outside, I would say she is trying to tell you something and you just have to figure out what that is.

Its called MBS, Multiple Bird Syndrome, and a lot of us suffer from it, not me for I know my limit but I would like to have another bird or two but I haven't given in. You really need to assess your situation and see if you really can handle another bird and I am not talking about the financial aspect of it but the time and attention it would require, do you really have enough to go around, only you can make that decision.

That looks like he needs some antibiotics for that eye, if I were you I would be looking into seeing another vet, an avian vet, he could have an infection, don't take any chances with him.

Yes it does look like he is chewing his feathers from the pic you provided, is it mostly on the back as it appears in the pic? First off, has he been to an avian vet lately? If not then I would schedule one to find out if there are any physical reasons for this happening. If not then it has to be something behavioral making him do this and that will be harder to pin down. How long has this been going on? Has there been anything that you can think of that has changed in his routine or surroundings that may have triggered this behavior? Does he bathe regularly? You need to provide some more information if we are going to be able to help you but do the vet check first then we will go from there. I know it breaks your heart to see him doing this to himself but do not react to it for he will continue to do it for the attention he gets from it.

Gladiator - Connie Nielsen

No I guess they provide the caption of their choice to suit the picture but you get that much coveted bumper sticker, now where is my camera so I can have a chance at it:whistle: B)

I saw that in the magazine and wondered if it could be "our" Mischief and it is, congrats on getting her "published" WOW we have a celebrity, but you are not the first, we have had several other member's birds appear in the magazine. You should be very proud.

Thats for sure Terri, my birds react to anything they see fly thru the sky from the big windows in the family room, especially the sun conure, she will take flight to escape the perceived threat and Josey follows along. Pat put some aloe gel on that finger, cuticle wounds are prone to be very sore.

Terri, you and Bella can interact with us at any time, the pleasure is all ours.

He is a real cutie and he does just make himself at home doesn't he, nice looking grey you have there, thanks for sharing some pictures of him with us.

Sarah, in one word, ignore, you will have to just ignore his screaming for there is no other way. Be sure you are not reinforcing his screaming by reacting to it for he may be doing it because of what you are doing to try to make him stop. When he starts screaming, turn your back on him and leave him alone for a bit, then when he stops for a bit then go praise him highly or give him a treat. Some have had success with talking softly to their bird like almost whispering and see if he will lower his scream in response to your lower voice but whenever he is quiet you need to praise him highly. Do you give him constant attention? If you do then you have created the problem, they do need some attention but should not be getting so much that he hardly spends any time alone except for sleeping. You should have only given him as much attention as you could realistically keep up for the remainder of his life. I know this will be difficult but I think you can turn him around if you work at it and we do have some threads that deal with this sort of thing.

Wow we all should be so lucky to have one that comes in and takes everything in stride without batting an eyelash. He was obviously well socialized and that is great that he is potty trained, you are one lucky grey owner. Pictures please.:whistle:

That could be it Pat, you were doing something "wrong" in her eyes, so you better hop to it the next time as her highness has no patience,:laugh: I have to laugh for they have us trained very well. B)

It won't stop her from talking if she is going to talk then she will talk, maybe she can teach the amazon to talk, maybe:whistle:

Congrats on getting that grey home safe and sound and you are very excited as you should be, please figure the photo thing out soon as I can't wait to see him. If you put your pictures on photobucket you can resize them there before you post them.

I feel for you Pat but she may have had a perfectly good reason and one you may never know for I think they have their times just like we do that they don't want to be messed with and we just have to take it in stride. Who knows what really goes on in their little walnut sized brain but in any case do not hold it against her, she was just having a bad "hair" day.