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Thanks Dan and Tracy for those links for Matt, they should help him with constructing his own aviary.

Then you might allow him some of it if it has no caffeine in it, I know tea, coffee and sodas contain caffeine and that is why they are off limits to greys.

"""I think I spoil him too much.""" Nay, never can do that now can we:laugh:

Hello Lemurs2 and welcome to the family, so glad you decided to join us and we look forward to hearing more about you and your flock. My you have a nice bunch of birds, a diverse bunch and I bet it is a lively household with that combination, mornings must be very interesting. Birds and cats, my favorites too. Take some time and read thru the many threads for lots of useful information and do not hesitate to ask any questions you may have and we will do our best to find you some answers and help you in any way we can. If you have any pictures of your flock, especially the Cag you would like to share with us we would love to see them.

I would only offer the tea sparingly as it contains caffeine that is not good for them, but a little now and then won't do any harm.

Hello Nell and welcome to the family, so glad you could join us and we look forward to hearing more about you and Kimi. Thats how we feel about our babies too Nell, we love them very much, they are in essence our children and therefore we love and care for them as if they were our kids, after all they act like kids;) Please read thru the many threads for lots of useful and helpful information and do not hesitate to ask any questions you may have and we will do our best to find you some answers and help you in any way we can. Thanks for sharing a pic of Kimi with us, he/she is a beauty for sure.

Hello Carolyn and welcome to the family, so glad you decided to join us and we look forward to hearing more about you and your new baby grey. Is this your first grey and is it your first parrot? What is your baby's name? How old is it? Do you know if it is a male or female? Did you get it from a breeder or a pet store? Just a few questions to get to know you better. Please read thru the many threads for lots of useful information and do not hesitate to ask those questions you already have as we will be glad to answer them for you and help you in any way we can. If you have any pictures of your grey you would like to share with us we would love to see it.

If you want a grey then you are going to have to go to a breeder and get one but it amazes me how people will fall for this crap but if it sounds too good to be true then it usually is.

Dubs this is pure scam, plain and simple:pinch:

Uh oh, that Jiggy is in trouble now, and some people make jewelry with those feathers:lol: :whistle:

They must be big boned at 575 to 607 grams, Josey is a petite 420 gramsB)

I must have a nervous twit too, Josey does a head shake from time to time and she does not want to be a movie star, I don't worry about it:) Now Dave on the other hand is what you need to worry about, if you catch my drift!:whistle:

Greys can vary in their weights but if you think one is too fat, feel the keel bone, you should be able to feel it, if not then he may have too much fat on him.

Nellie why don't you introduce yourself in the welcome room and tell us a little more about you and your grey.

Yep you got that right Matt:lol: :whistle: :laugh:

Caroline I am sorry to hear that Charlie is biting more but you may have to accept the fact that he just may prefer the company of Keeko since they seem to get along good. That earthquake was a traumatic experience for him but I don't think you have lost his trust, damaged it a bit but not lost it but you may have to accept that he will no longer be the same lovable grey he was before.

Harry is becoming more confident now that he has had time to settle in his new home and he is starting to assert his independence, this is to be expected. When he goes to bite you need to tell him "No bite" in a firmer voice and then turn your back on him and walk away for 10 to 15 minutes, this he will not like for greys do not like to be ignored. Another thing is if this new behavior is upsetting you then it is upsetting Harry too for he is reacting to your emotions, greys are very sensitive to our feelings, if we are stressed out then that stresses them out too, they pick up on our stress. If you are trying to force him to do some things he does not want to do he will bite you, we have to be smarter and make them think they are in control when in reality we have the upper hand. In reality you may have lost your cuddly Harry, a lot of greys love to cuddle when they are babies but they outgrow that trait and if he does not want to be cuddled anymore then you will just have to honor that. Some of the other members will have some more and maybe better suggestions for you.

Hello Matt and welcome to the family, so glad you decided to join us and we look forward to hearing more about you and your grey. At 12 weeks of age he is not going to be very proficient at climbing the cage bars but he has gotten better at that now that he is a few months older. Step up is the first most important thing you can teach your grey so congrats on doing that. My Josey does not like showers either but she will tolerate them and for that I am grateful. Please read thru the many threads for lots of useful information and do not hesitate to ask questions you may have and we will do our best to get you some answers and help you in any way we can. If you have some pictures of your grey you would like to share with us we would love to see him.

Thank god you have him home with you now Pat, poor thing probably would have starved himself to death. He will put that weight back on if he continues to eat like he did when you first brought him home. Mr Magoo was just meant to stay with you, he is your baby and he is in the home he will remain in for the reminder of his life and I bet he is so glad to be back in his mom's loving hands.

Hello Mary and welcome to the family, so glad you decided to join us and we look forward to hearing more about you and Echo. We all feel the same way about our greys, they are very special birds and only people who are owned by them can understand that feeling, that bond we share with our greys. Please read thru the many threads for lots of useful information and do not hesitate to ask questions you may have and we will do our best to get you some answers and help you in any way we can. If you have some pictures of Echo you would like to share with us we would love to see him.

Josey can do that sound that comes out the other end and she didn't get that from me.:whistle: honest;)

Heh heh heh, Mom will just buy you a new one and tell her I said so:whistle: {Communicate-0002011B}

Thanks Dave, you are such a sweetheart:kiss:

Dan is just full of bullcrap, pay him no mind:whistle: {Feel-good-0002006E}

You so funny JC {Feel-good-0002006E}