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Thanks Tracy {Feel-good-000200BB}

This is nothing new to me, I have heard all this before and they think that because they are so big that they can get away with their practices. I haven't seen this movie but I know what you are talking about and it is appalling to say the least.

Slowly but surely they will be friends and who knows maybe a budding romance, thanks for sharing the pic with us Tracy.

I am still waiting for my order of palm nuts to arrive, can't wait to see how Josey will react to them, will let you know as soon as I do.:lol:

OMG, bring on the grammer police:ohmy: , just kidding.:laugh: Yes ducks and geese are barnyard animals and even tame turkeys and guinea fowl, why not include them all in a contest Tari.

Thats good news, Giggles that you have finally found a breeder and you were able to spot the scammers, a lot of people would not have and that is why there are so many of them out there. Keep us updated.

A new cage could have caused the plucking but as suggested by others, a complete workup from an avian vet is necessary to rule out any physical reason for the plucking. If all comes back healthy from the vet visit then it is a behavioral problem and may just have to be ignored.

I am so sorry about the finch passing away since you first posted this thread but glad he did get along with the budgies. I still have one zebra finch, a male that lost its mate a couple of years ago that lives by himself, I do not have any bird I can put him with.

I don't have any name suggestions but I think your grey is beautiful but I do like the names that LMG posted.

Just wait Cindy one day soon you will hear your own laughs coming out of his beak, Josey does that all the time and it is so hilarious to hear.

Hello and welcome to the family, Tasha, glad you could join us and we look forward to hearing more about you and your grey. I assume your grey's name is Alfie and he is 16 weeks old, much too young for him to be starting to talk, give him some time, a lot of them do not talk until they are a year old including mine. Is this your first grey, your first parrot? I hope you did the research before you purchased him, they require the proper diet and lots of personal attention. They all love to be out of the cage but you do need to supervise his out of cage time especially if there are other pets in the household. You will gain a lot of tips by reading thru the many threads on various topics for lots of useful information and do not hesitate to ask specific questions you may have, we will do our best to get you an answer and help you in any way we can. If you have some pictures of him you would like to share with us we would love to see him.

I sometimes take my grey with me to work but it is a small company and not too many people there at one time, sometimes it is only me. I wouldn't take her with me shopping because she would have to be in the cage and not on my shoulder. I would be afraid she would fly off if she was on my shoulder. And I would be afraid of taking her into a pet store with other birds just because of the risk of catching some type of disease.

Hello and welcome to the family, Cindy, glad you could join us and we look forward to hearing more about you and Charlie. I think we all are trying to understand some of the things our greys do but they are complex birds with their own personalities but then that is what makes them so endearing. Charlie was so excited about having lunch with you, I assume you don't usually do that, but that is what makes it so special. You probably have read a lot of the threads by now but if not do read as many as you can for lots of useful information. Do not hesitate to ask specific questions you may have and we will help you in any way we can. If you have pictures of Charlie you would like to share with us we would love to see him.

Yes please keep us updated on Soldier, you have peaked our interest in him and we want to know how it is going for him. I believe he will one day join the rest of them, he certainly seems interested in their activity in their birdroom and you are right, it is his decision to make and not yours. Thats great that he is vocalizing more since you got him, he has come a long way in a short time.

Hello and welcome to the family, Patsyrat, glad you could join us and we look forward to hearing more about you. Do you have a grey? I assume you do and that is why you are here but you don't actually mention one. I can imagine the New England area is very chilly today as it is here in Virginia with the cold snap coming thru. But we have had a little snow and you probably have feet of it I imagine. Please read thru the many threads on various topics for lots of useful information and do not hesitate to ask specific questions you may have, we will answer and help you in any way we can. If you do have a grey and have some pictures you would like to share with us we would love to see them.

Yes you should feel honored, that is a sure sign that she loves you, a little disgusting maybe but a sure sign.

adoptedPaco, why don't you introduce yourself in the welcome room and tell us a little about you and Paco.

Josey does the same thing, she hangs upside down and puts her head between her legs and such, it is so hilarious to watch.:laugh:

Well Josey is 20 months old and she still does the scratching, maybe not as often but she still does it and it usually is over the water bowl or when she is on the playtop, she gets on one corner and digs away.:laugh:

Thanks Hilary for sharing a couple of pictures of Atticus with us, he is adorable and glad he is settling in nicely.

You should turn those breeders in Rae, I am appalled that a breeder would do such a thing, and they had no right to clip the wings and nails unless you asked them to. Its hearing stuff like this that makes me sick. This may very well be the root of the problem, she started plucking when she went to stay with the breeder and with the treatment she received she started with the plucking and has continued it for it is a hard habit to break. Just ignore the plucking, don't give any reaction to it that only makes it more likely for it to continue. Give her love and attention and with a proper diet she may stop the plucking in time. Be patient with her and keep us updated on her.

Rae I am so sorry to hear of Angie's plucking and that you yourself have been sick, I hope you are on the road to recovery now. Could this plucking have had anything to do with your illness since the time frame matches, she started about the time you were first sick? Has she suffered any loss of attention because of it? I don't want to sound like I blame you but her reaction could be related to your situation, they pick up on our emotions. She really needs to be weaned off of a high seed diet to one with more veggies and to be on some kind of pellets, it would not have to be Harrisons. Please don't give Angie up, I know you love her and even if she plucked every feather off her body she is still the same bird inside that you bought and it will only make for more problems for Angie to be sent off to a new home with new owners. She needs your love and attention now and to find out what is causing her to pluck for I know that you will figure it out and remedy it and she will be her beautiful self again. Hang in there Rae, you have our support all you have to do is ask. BTW, Nychsa ideas of foraging toys makes good sense, it gives them something to do and it just might help Angie to stop plucking, its worth a try.

Its cold as blue blazes here too this morning at 10:26 am, single digits but the sun is shining and the snow is still hanging around, an old wife's tale is that is snow is still on the ground it is waiting for more to fall, bring it on.:blink: I know Joe is a happy man today, his beloved Giants are going to the Super Bowl and I hope they win.

Thanks Jane for sharing this with us, they do have a different relationship with each member of the household and I think you have hit on the perfect compromise, now the both of you can handle him and this works for you and it can work for others.

Very good post, Abdull, and it makes very good sense and I agree with what you said about your cat seems to want to be around you when you are sad or sick, I have experienced that myself. I think this whole thing is hormonal and linked to sexual maturity so don't take it personally, he is just reasserting himself in a new phase of his life and the adjustment period is wearing on you and him.