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From what I can tell from the photo, it looks like sexual behavior to me, my Josey is still too young to display this behavior but my sun conure does this too. I would distract her when she does this to keep her from doing it so much for she will become frustrated by it when those feelings are not returned. Thanks for sharing a pic of her in the action!!:woohoo:

Heather, I would imagine that at 2 years of age she is becoming more independent and is testing her boundaries by seeing what you will allow her to do. Do as Tracy suggests and I think you will come thru with flying colors. My Josey has always been very cooperative so far but I know my days are numbered and she is going to test me too, but I know what to do now.

Mike, since your bird is 10 years old nesting might very well be the behavior she is exhibiting with what she is doing to the paper towels. And I would assume that the spring time of the year is when this is more likely to happen.

Hello Kathryn and welcome to the family, glad you could join us and we look forward to hearing more about you and this new grey. Nine weeks is a young baby and you are still handfeeding it, the breeder should have given you some information on continuing this or preferably should not have let you take it home until it was weaned. We all feel here that unless you know what you are doing the handfeeding and weaning are best left to those who know what to do. But now that you already have it lets see what we can do to help you, LMG has given you a link that will help you a lot and others will chime in with their suggestions. You should be offering him lots of different kinds of vegetables, some fruits, grains, legumes and some pellets. Pretend to eat some yourself to entice him to try them, and offer him some of your food off your plate at the evening meal. Please read thru the many threads here on various topics for lots of useful information and do not hesitate to ask questions, we do our best to get 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, btw what is his name?

Awww they are so cute Tari, thanks for sharing them with us.

Tari, I guess they can be like us, some of us are morning people and some are evening people and whatever works best for you I would go with. We all learn something new every day even after having her for 8 years.

Ryan you are probably right, Reggie probably associates any female with the one with his previous owner and thinks all females are this way but with time and patience I think he may come around and at least get along with your gf.

Hello Liz and welcome to the family, glad you could join us and no you do not need to own a grey to be a part of this forum. So you think your yellow naped amazon is more like a grey, from what you describe you may be right, sounds like some of the characteristics you mention are more like that of greys. Probably a lot of the advice will apply to your amazon as well as to greys. So with that said, please read thru the many threads on various topics for lots of useful information, ask questions you may have. We do our best to get some answers for you and help you in any way we can. If you have some pictures you would like to share with us we would love to see her. We do have an other birds section.

They shouldn't have any added sugar on them, I get mine from www.drsfostersmith.com and they are made for birds with no added sugar, they just taste sweet because dried the natural sugar in them is concentrated.

Wherever she chews them you should be able to see little pieces of the plastic laying around, make sure it is but I don't think she will be eating any of it. Most greys love to tear up anything and that includes plastic. Liz, why don't you introduce yourself in the welcome room and tell us a little about you and your grey.

Goober really likes his ladder doesn't he, and banana chips too, thanks Steph for sharing these with us.

So am I Laurie, and I am feeling happy for you too.

Sorry about the nose but they will grab what is closest and in this case that was your nose, ouch I know that hurt but glad no damage was done, at least he didn't clamp down hard. No I don't think you have any thing to worry about, just keep working at it and the angle you used seemed to work, try that again but without the nose part. It will just take time but it will get better just have patience. Hearing him chattering away sounds like he wasn't stressed out over it so keep up the good work.

Greys will commonly bond with one person and not with another in the same household but I don't believe that it is only with a particular sex, that is a myth. Continue to talk to her and give her treats and try working with her when your hubby is not around or in the same room so she will be more receptive to you. You just have one that is a little slower to let down her guard. Don't give up, continue to work on it and soon she will start trusting you.

We have members here that have gotten older greys and they still bond with them. You are not going to gain this trust and bond overnight, it takes time and patience and some take longer than others. I would continue to work with yours, 6 months is not old by any means.

But you get them so mixed up that you don't know which words go with which language. I wish I could travel to a foreign country to visit a friend.

The wind is blowing so hard here our power was off for a while, must have been a tree fallen over on a line, but I am back on now. Sun is out though and not too cold but the wind will blow you away if you go out, no walk for me today. Otherwise all is well for a Sunday afternoon 2:52 pm

Denise, just give him some time and he will settle in very nicely, thats great that he has been vocal already. I know that this is the beginning of a long and lasting relationship, you will reap great rewards for your efforts and I look forward to hearing all the stories you will have to tell us about the new adventures of Sammy.B) Thanks for letting us know he is home and doing great.

Lisa, just try putting the toys close by the cage so she can see them and get used to having them around and then put them in her cage and play with them yourself to show her you are having fun with them. They can be very skittish about new things and some more so than others but work on it slowly and she should accept them more readily.

Ian, I doubt that is a self portrait but it is a good depictation of a chimp and these are very good photos of a macaw and a galah. So you do work from photos, do you have to take the photos yourself or can you do work from photos sent to you for sketching? BTW, thanks for sharing these with us.

Thanks Aidan for letting us know and I am so sorry to hear he didn't make it but sometimes there is nothing you can do. Birds are known for hiding illness for as long as they can so when it is apparent that something is wrong time is of the essence. You did all you could so don't blame yourself, this was going to happen in spite of all you did for him. My heart goes out to you in your time of grief and I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. When you do get the results of the necropsy if you could share that with us we would appreciate it very much.

This was posted Friday night, it is now Sunday morning, I hope this grey has seen a vet by now and I would like an update on this situation if you can manage it, Aidan, we are concerned about it.:huh:

AAA, I hope you have taken this baby to the vet by now, it sounds like it is still needing the hand feeds and if it was taking meds that indicates something is not right to begin with. It should be playing and being somewhat active at this age and you seem to need some guidance on caring for this baby. Get some information from the vet and keep us informed of what he/she says. When you get a chance why don't you introduce yourself in the welcome room and tell us a little more about you and this grey of yours.

Very lucky for I wish Josey would lay on her back but she won't do it, my conure will but Josey won't.

There may or may not be an african grey for sale at the bird fair, if it is anything like when we have the local one here where I live it is mostly smaller type birds for sale, like budgies, canaries, finches, cockatiels and keets. If a grey is really what you want then this 4 year old is a good bet if you want to offer it a good home with lots of love, attention and a better quality diet. But whatever decision you do make we will support you, only you can know what you are willing to do and do not hesitate to ask questions before you make a final decision. Thanks Justin for keeping us informed.