judygram

Is this just going to be a girl thing for I don't see many men giggling:laugh: but I don't have an accent:whistle: and I would definitely not laugh at others:laugh: :lol: :cheer: I don't laugh at yours Penny. B)

I would love to be a fly on the wall in Terri's and She's houses to see this behavior in their greys. Terri has a real character in Bella and it seems Charlie is one too, thanks for sharing these stories with us. Terri keeps me in stitches with Bella's antics.

How soon can we get started? I have to order me a headset.:ohmy:

darth_mint wrote: Oh I can believe me I can, thanks for sharing that tidbit with us, brings a really funny depiction in my mind.:laugh: Dan did bring up some good suggestions but you did too Darth, you both shared some good ideas and those should work for getting Coco back into his cage.

Thanks Jim for that link and the good advice. I already have an avian vet that I use for regular checkups and for an emergency if I need it but others may not have thought ahead. If something unforseen happens and you need one, then is not the time to be looking for one, find one now and be ready. Karma coming your way.

Don't forget to share a few pictures of this blue quaker with us after you get him home. B)

But we want you to be able to participate, not just listen to it later. Depending on who is interested maybe we can find a time when the least number of participants are inconvenienced but then that is anothe way of saying a happy medium, duh. I want to hear an Irish accent:whistle:

What a beautiful bird Zooman, lovely colors and that ring around the neck does seem to complement his coloring, thanks for sharing him with us.

We would need to know more about your grey before we could begin to help you so take Siobhan's suggestion of introducing yourself in the welcome room and then we will go from there.<br><br>Post edited by: judygram, at: 2008/09/01 16:00

I already have Skype downloaded on my laptop, now all I need is that headset/microphone and I am ready.

Oh no, I am so disappointed:(

I would leave him in the carrier until you get the cage set up unless he/she shows he wants to come out. Your bird will probably be a little scared but talk to him and tell him what you are doing before you do it. He will come around quickly enough but just let him let you know when he is ready for handling. It would help if you already had his cage set up but if that is not possible then as soon as you can after you bring him home is fine. I didn't have a problem with Josey when I brought her home but then all greys are individuals and will react differently so play it by ear. Some of the other more experienced members will have more or better suggestions for you I am sure.

daludlum wrote: And that is exactly what you need to be is patient since he has had a very unpleasant past with an abusive owner. For help in posting photos we have a topic in the FAQ section that tells how to do just that, please read thru it for help.

She loves to write, can you tell,:whistle: but you do it so well Erika, you know what you want to say and you word it very nicely, I love reading your posts so keep it up, we love hearing about Baxter.

Bosses can be that way but I have it luckier than most, my bosses are very nice about letting me have off when I need it.

Dave007 wrote: Psst, don't tell the birds and the bees:laugh: B)

Thanks for sharing those with us Bryan and in a few hours it is September 1, won't be long now.

Hello Debbie and welcome to the family, so glad you could join us and we look forward to hearing more about you and Greyson. I'm so pleased you could find it in your heart to take in an abused grey, not everyone could handle that but with a lot of time and much patience he should turn out to be quite a good companion. I would imagine he is still a little scared and with much time spent with him he will eventually trust you enough to let his guard down and bond with you. How anyone could abuse one of these awesome creatures is beyond me but he has found a forever home now and that is all that counts. I would try to include him in as much of the goings on at your home as possible, sit beside his cage and talk or read to him, show him how to play with toys and encourage him to want to be with you. He probably feels safer staying to himself but he won't be able to keep from wanting to get into the middle of things if you make it so appealing to him he can't resist. Thats great he has a teacher in your green wing, she can help him know what is expected of him and is some company to him, maybe the two of them will become friends in time. Please read thru the many threads for lots of useful information and do ask any and all questions you may have and we will help you in any way we can. If you have any pictures of Greyson you would like to share with us we would love to see him and you can post some of Myah in the other birds room if you like. :)

Thanks so much Dave for clearing that up for Debbie and me:blush: :lol:

Hi Debbie, it does not matter which sex you get, even if you got a female the chances they would ever mate are slim to none and if you had two males they won't be competing against each other. I hope you don't think you may be able to put them both in the same cage for greys do not usually get along with each other unless they are raised together. You would still need a separate cage for each and you may not be able to have them out together on a playstand but then again they may do just fine. Just remember if you do go ahead and get another grey that the first one there needs to come first in everything so he knows his place, the first one fed, bathed, let out of the cage and so forth. Why don't you introduce yourself in the welcome room and tell us a little more about you and your grey, like what is his name?

I can relate to the conure being snuggly and wanting to be on you all day, thats describes Sunny to a tee, but I doubt that Baxter will ever be that clingy as most greys are not that much of snuggle bugs like conures. Some of the members here have greys that do like to do a fair amount of cuddling but there are a whole lot who do not, sometimes you just have to take what you get. What you have done with Baxter is an inspiration to us all and I thank you so much for sharing him with us.

This would be interesting if we could get it started but I know nothing about this sort of thing so others will have to get it going but I am definitely intrigued.

I would give Dave's idea a try, it couldn't hurt like he said and it just might work to give the bird something else to pluck feathers out of instead of itself.

I am sorry to hear to hear that your baby is still ill but the others have given you some good advice so keep up the feeding and hang in there. I will continue to keep you and this grey in my thoughts and prayers that you will soon be back with an update that has better news.

Jim you pick the name you want your grey to have, it does not matter what anyone else thinks, this is your bird and you give it the name you like best, end of story and thats my story and I am sticking to it.:whistle: