judygram

Well of course they are going to get to know each other but the quarantine period is necessary in case one of the birds harbors a disease or infection of some sort. My Josey and Sunny are in separate cages in the same room but I have to keep them separated when they both are out, they don't like each other, the conure especially, jealous little floozy.

Hello and welcome to the family, Kaedyn, glad you could join us and we look forward to hearing more about you and Rigel. I checked out your pictures, you have a lovely looking grey and you are doing all the right things at this point. Please read thru the many threads on various topics for lots of useful information and if you have any specific questions, just ask and we will get you an answer and help you in any way we can. What are the other two parrots you have, just curious, I have a sun conure in addition to the grey I have. You seem to be doing a wonderful job with Rigel and kudos to you for doing the quarantine period, so just keep up the good work and keep us updated.

Let us know how it went as soon as you get back, I am anxious to know about him.

Sounds like a good idea, sounds like a plan.

Ok Jimmy but watch out later on, for it could get to nibbling and then biting.

That was pretty good Jimmy, but I am not so sure you ought to be offering him your finger to nibble on, later it could be more than just nibbling if you catch my drift, but thanks for sharing a couple of moments with Cosmo with us.

They are able to fly while molting, the flight feathers come out a few at a time so they always have others to fly with.

I have always taken my Josey to a woman who has lots of birds herself that knows how to take care of her and sometimes my daughter takes my sun conure. And I have left them overnight once or twice at home and they stayed in their cages until I returned. If you don't do this very often it will be ok for them to spend an entire day in their cage. A lot of people will board their birds at vet's offices if they do that sort of thing

My sun conure, Sunny is like that also, she will sit on my shoulder and defend me, she gets quite rowdy and will attack if someone tries to take her off of me, Josey is not like that.

Hello and welcome to the family, Tiffany, glad you joined us and we look forward to hearing more about you and Higgins. I commend you for taking in an older bird for they usually come with some baggage, but he seems to be adjusting well in his new home. It is understandable that he might be a little nippy right now, he is in new surroundings away from his previous home. But with your love and patience he will soon come to trust you and bond with you, just take your time with him. Please read thru the many threads for lots of useful and helpful information that may help answer some of your questions. If you have specific questions please just ask, we will do our best to get you an answer and help you in any way we can. If you have a picture of Higgins you would like to share with us, we would love to see him.

Jimmy is right, they can have their good and bad days, and as long as he is eating and otherwise acting normal I would not worry about it. Tiffanyh, why don't you introduce yourself in the welcome room and tell us a little more about yourself and Higgins.

Yes she will miss her clutchmate but will get over it soon and I can tell you are very excited and can hardly wait to bring her home, and rightly so. Do let us know when she comes home and get us a picture of her too to share with us, we would love to see her.

He won't be unhappy if you give him lots of love, good healthy food and a happy environment to live in. The fact that you said he is a very well adjusted bird says that he is not unhappy at present and I see no reason that should change. Don't worry about asking questions, thats what the forum is here for, and we would encourage you to ask any question, no matter how trivial or silly it sounds. We want to help you in any way we can so don't be shy about asking.

I think she is referring to the fact that a single grey will bond with the human owner but if you have two they may bond to each other and not have as close a relationship with you. And she may be referring to the fact that as babies they tend to be more cuddly and then as they age, they become more independent and are not as willing to cuddle but it doesn't mean they love you any less.

Congratulations Dan on your achievement of 2500 posts, I knew you would be the next one to cross that threshold and you have accomplished that with style. You continue to amaze me with your excellent posts, your way with words, I don't think anyone else here has that ability to put it so eloquently as you do. I am always glad to see your name on the right of the members on line for I know you will not only provide some of the best advice but you are fun to have around. You are one of a team of important moderators that I feel priviledged to be a member of and I look forward to working with you for years to come if the good Lord is willing. Love, Judy

Congrats on your new baby, Judo, and yes we have missed you here but glad you are back. I can't wait to see pictures of Lola. I had a lovely Thanksgiving Day with my family, hope you had the same.

That was so cute Kristin, he really does enjoy a shower and I like the part where he lifts his foot to get the bottom of them clean, adorable, thanks for sharing it with us.:kiss:

Hello and welcome to the family, Kris, glad you could join us and we look forward to hearing more about you and your new grey. Congrats on bringing home your new grey today and you are starting a lifetime of companionship that will simply amaze you and you will be forever blessed with is presence in your life. Please read thru the many threads on various topics for lots of useful information and don't hesitate to ask any specific questions you may have, we will get you an answer and help you in any way we can. What did you name your Cag and do you know what sex it is? That is some cat, 16 pounds, and you know of course to never leave them in the same room unsupervised, I say this not only because the cat may go after the Cag but the other way around is possible also. If you have a picture of your new grey that you would like to share with us, we would love to see it.

Well Matt, I would recommend you take him to see an avian vet, especially if he has not been in a while.

Really the main thing to put him up and ignore him for is biting you, the other behaviors you can handle without doing that.

You won't see much change for a few months yet but by the time he turns a year old his eyes will lighten up to a silver grey and eventually to a slight yellow color as they mature.

Jimmy, none of them like being ignored and I don't think it matters that you are not bonded yet. About the nail biting, Josey will sometimes go for my nails, but I distract her without telling her no and she rarely bothers with them now.

Rambled on, never, we love to hear the stories from our members, it tells us so much about you and I see your dilemma. Yes, in my opinion, a 12 year old grey is capable of being socialized, especially if you are willing to give it a lot of love over a long period of time and be very patient with it. You sound like the type of person capable of accomplishing this and it sounds like this grey needs you. He may not like you very much right now but I believe this bird will come out of his shell and flourish with the right family. Lots of the members here have other birds besides their grey and they do get along, certainly not in the same cage but in the same room. I personally have a sun conure and a grey and they don't particularily like one another but I love them both and usually have them out of their cages at separate times. Since Jake was there first, he would be the first bird you get out of the cage first, first fed and so forth, so he does not lose his place as number one bird. I don't know about not being able to bring the grey out of the country when you leave, maybe some of the other members will know more about that, but hopefully there will be a way.

His eyes were bigger than his stomach, but I doubt it!!! I wish I still had some, my daughter has it all. 1:30 Sunday afternoon and it is cloudy here today and cool, have to bundle up for a walk today.

Yeah that Dan sure has a way with words, maybe he should give Arnold a run for his office, you think!!!!! These are some good replies, and even the Grinch, Badkarma has his good points, I especially like that he would give his girlfriend a gift at anytime for no apparent reason, that is showing real love in my opinion, and for that I give you karma.:kiss: