judygram

My favorite restaurant is the Outback and I am probably going there next weekend to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary.

Hello Dave, glad you could give this grey a home and hopefully bring him back to full feather and health. When you took him to a vet, was it an avian vet and did he do a complete workup on him? It doesn't sound like it and he needs that to determine why he is falling off his perches, he shouldn't be doing that. Since has has come from an abusive home it will take some time to get him to trust you and form a bond so give it plenty of time, even a year or more if need be. He needs your love and understanding and with it I think he will flourish. If you don't mind, please introduce yourself in the welcome room and tell us a little more about you.

Hello and welcome to the family, Lisa, and I'm so sorry you lost your beloved flock to Katrina, and I was shocked also by the fact that they wouldn't allow the residents to bring their animals out with them. My God, they were your family but lets hope that never happens again. You say you have one at your job that is already in love with you, then what are you waiting for, this grey has already chosen you. Do you work in a pet store or similar place? We have many threads here that deal with cages, toys they like, foods to feed and the ones to avoid, just read thru them for lots of information. Their personalities are different from other parrots and a lot of that is covered in various threads also, but they are more independent than other parrots, they need a wide variety of toys to keep them occupied especially when they are alone. I look forward to hearing more about this grey you speak of and if you have a picture you would like to share with us please post it, we would like to see him/her.

Hannah_Rae wrote: My sentiments exactly!!!!

Hello and welcome to the family, Lisa, glad you could join us and we look forward to hearing more about your flock. Yes please read thru the many threads on various topics for lots of useful information and if you have any specific questions please just ask, we will do our best to get you an answer and help you in any way we can. Thats commendable of you to take in rehomed birds and there are a lot of them out there mostly because too many people get them before they find out what they have gotten themselves into and that is sad. And they have adjusted well which means you are doing something right. If you would like to post a picture of your grey or even of all three, we would love to see them. We love to look at pictures here.

I like the name Mozart, is it after the composer by the same name?

Hello and welcome to the family, Eddy, glad you could join us and we look forward to hearing more about your grey. What is his name by the way? Please read thru our many threads on various topics for lots of useful information and if you have any questions please feel free to ask us anything and we will help you in any way we can. My how wonderful that your grey can speak in three lingos, that is wonderful, he must be an amazing creature. I'm sure you have some stories you would like to share with us, since you have had your grey for over a year now, we would love to hear any you would like to tell us. If you have a picture of your grey you would like to share with us please do we love to look at photos here.

Pulp Fiction - John Travolta

Kristin is one of those young women that is truly unforgetable, a very sweet and compassionate woman who I love to chat with in the IM box lots of nights.

Yeah you are two days late, Penny but who is counting!!! I ate too much last night, tonight and probably tomorrow night as well, that's what eating out will do for you. I better schedule a long walk for tomorrow.:huh:

Yay, he is home, I am so glad to hear this, see all good things come in time. Sounds like it is going well for you and him and I am sure a name will come to mind shortly. Just enjoy him and love him with all your heart. Be sure to let us know when you pick out a name and we look forward to seeing pictures when you get them uploaded, oh boy another baby grey to fawn over. Congrats on getting him home safe and sound.

I'm so sorry Keith for your loss of Obi, you only had her a short time but an attachment is formed quickly as you know. You did everything you could to prevent this but it was just something that could not have been prevented, and my heart goes out to you at this time. At least you got to cuddle with her one last time and I know she died knowing that you loved her unconditionally. Thanks for sending her to the vet school for a necropsy to find out what happened, it may help others to prevent something similar to what happened to Obi. I know your heart is heavy right now, but she is in Rainbow Bridge now with others that went before her and she is in no pain. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers and may you derive some comfort from knowing that we all care for you here on this forum. Do you have any other birds? Are you planning on getting another grey? You are welcome to introduce yourself in the welcome room and tell us a little more about yourself when you are up to it.

Kristin, here I go again, wow you finally made it into the club of 1000+ posts and it couldn't happen to a nicer person. You are a bright and funny woman who is going somewhere and knows what she wants. I always look forward to chatting with you in the IM box and I am proud to call you one of my good friends. You are an amazing woman who is always helpful and compassionate to everyone. To be so young you certainly are knowledegeable about greys and you are an asset to this forum, for without you, well I just can't imagine, it would be too horrible. I look forward to many, many more years of sharing comments, gossip, chit chat and of course helpful information with you and may you be blessed with good luck and happiness in your upcoming marriage to Andrew. You go girl!!!! Love ya Judy

We already have a thread about the red palm oil, but yes I give it to Josey every day, it is good for them and helps their feathers.

Hello and welcome to the family, Ossy, glad you could join us. The others have given you some excellent advice and I cannot add much more. I would definitely go with the grey and whether or not you take the amazon also is a decision you will have to make, but both will make good companions but not in the same cage. I have two birds and I think that they keep each other company during the day while I am gone but they don't get along if they are both out at the same time. Keep us informed as to what you are going to do, we care about you and your incoming flock.

Now why would you feel a bit odd about getting it, CursingLlama, I know it is not a personal piece of mail but maybe you would rather have something with your name on it, maybe that is it. And sorry to say there are probably some over there that hardly ever get any mail and those are the ones I would rather have them, they need something to brighten their day, lords knows they deserve it and much more from us.

If they have never met, a quarantee period may have to be established to insure that no disease is passed on to one of the flock if one is infected or carrying a disease. I agree that play time out of the cage separated by small birds and large birds is a good idea and Beccy's idea of putting a towel on top of the cage in case one lands on the cage to prevent bitten off toes is excellent. Supervision is key here with you being there to handle any conflict that may happen and you may just have the solution. As far as getting another bird, just get what you want for the grey is probably not going to get along with it whatever it is even if it is another grey. Maybe they will get along but don't count on it.

As Josey is only 17 months old I don't really know unless her hormones are starting to kick in, but I think it is still a little too early for her to be sexually mature. I guess that could make her a little jumpy, not used to those feeling yet. Has anything happened recently that could account for her nervousness, something in the household could have changed and it is making her jumpy? I can sympathize with you though for Josey has had a couple of times that it seems like out of nowhere she will take off from her playstand, but I figured it was something she detected with her sharp eyesight that I did not notice. Maybe some of the others with older birds will have some better ideas for you.:unsure:

Hello Stephanie, I think if he seems fine in the cage then leave it, he probably feels it is his home and his safe place, as long as he is confortable with it, fine. Introduce the cat and Merlin slowly and never leave them alone while he is out of the cage. The cat may surprise you and not be too interested in the bird but as long as Merlin is out of his cage supervise closely. Eventually they will learn to co-exist but while they are out watch things carefully, and don't be surprised if it is the cat that has to watch out for Merlin and not the other way around. As far as getting some weight on, feed him all he wants and offer more seeds for the time being, they tend to put on more weight, then you can cut back later.

Why don't you introduce yourself in the welcome room and tell us a little more about you and this grey you have adopted.

This being a 10-year old bird she is set in her ways and you have taken her and put her in a strange situation so it is expected that she will be fearful and bite. She needs time to adjust to her new home so don't rush her, let her come out of the cage on her own and see if she reacts differently. An older mature bird has baggage from where it has spent the first part of their life and this has a lot to do with her reactions. There is a difference in being confident and being pushy, give her lots of time to settle in, plus she probably views the cage as her sanctuary and is maybe a little territorial about it also so she does not like a hand coming in to get her. Sit beside her cage and talk to her, let her get used to your voice and let her want to come out and socialize with you and your family. Good luck.

Thanks for the link Laurie, I will do this, its the least I can do for them.

Awwww he's so cute Joe, Mario is gonna be a lady killer one day, thats for sure. Thanks Joe for sharing his photo with us.:kiss:

I got mine at Walmart in Virginia and I have used it to spray bath Josey, she didn't much care for it but I did it just the same.

I feel for you Connie {Feel-bad-0002006A}