judygram

Hello David and welcome to our family and congrats on your new addition of Luna. I wouldn't worry too much about her acceptance of the perch as she may have learned to use one while she was at the aviary where you purchased her and sometimes it is necessary to use one but don't be afraid to have her step up on your hand or she will know you are afraid of her, they are good at sensing our feelings and emotions. Please feel free to share some pictures of Luna if you have some as we would love to see her.

Hello Jbsmomto1 and welcome to our family and congrats on your new Tag Skip. It doesn't surprise me that your first attempt at being owned by a grey turned out the way it did but he has another mate now and is doing well so now on to the arrival of Skippy. You did the right thing to return him to the breeding program for rarely do they make good pets or vice versa. I know that feeling of anticipation of the arrival of a new member of the family and we are right there with you but tomorrow is just a heartbeat away and then the fun begins. Since Echo was there first keep him first in everything, first fed, first out of cage and so forth and so on so he knows his place as top bird, he may or may not be jealous, just make sure you spend some one on one time with each of them and hopefully you will not have many problems. Just let them get to know one another from their own cages at first then open and allow them to come out and see what happens but always supervised. They may want to check each other out or avoid one another, its hard to tell at first and who knows they may become pals but usually the most you can hope for is they tolerate each other and if that is accomplished then you are ahead of the game. I look forward to seeing some pictures of Skippy after his homecoming and you are welcome to share some of Echo if you like, we have a quaker room within the other birds room.

Hello Not A Grey and welcome to our family. You do have a beautiful macaw and we have a macaw room where you may share some pictures if you like.

We must be careful of what we wish for but glad you could take a few minutes to update us on Timmy and how he is doing as I have wondered about the two of you. Hope you are able to join us more in the future to keep in touch with how Timmy is doing and to help others out there as they start their incredible journey with one of these amazing creatures.

Hello Kelleigh and welcome to our family. So glad to hear you have done your homework on being owned by an african grey for you will find they are different from your other two birds. No two greys are exactly alike so like Ray said you can expect most anything to happen but they are awesome creatures and you are embarking on the journey of a lifetime so get ready for the ride of your life.

Those birds suffered a horrible death trapped in their cages, how horrific.

Thats how we stay in good standing with our greys, we "save" them from the mean ole groomer or vet.

Those were hilarious Dave, thanks for the tears to my eyes.

I am sure they hope they are as delicious as they hope to be.

I am so glad to hear that Zak is doing fine and I know you will be very vigilant about him from now on, no more zippers.

Greenie is aptly named, he is gorgeous and I love that candy corn beak, he looks to be settling in nicely into his new home, of course it helps that he has his former partner in crime Salty, looking forward to hearing more about the both of them.

Wouldn't be Thanksgiving without it!

You have just opened up a whole new world for Bongo and a new can of worms but you have dealt with worse before, so happy for him and his new found freedom, may he use it wisely.

I saw this today and just had to share with you all. You will have to click on it to make it larger to read it.

Yes very beautiful as is the wood duck pictured below.

Many of the members here including me have more than one bird, I have three, all different species and they co-exist very nicely, they do not like each other but tolerate one another as long as they keep a little distance from each other. You would just have to supervise when they are both out to see that no harm comes to them and allow them the chance to interact with each other without any fighting. Many of the smaller birds do have quite a large personality and it is interesting to see how different species react to one another, sometimes they can get along splendidly with each other but don't count on it as usually tolerating each other is about the best you can hope for.

I am sorry to hear Red is ill but you did the right thing in taking him in to see his avian vet, hopefully he will find out what is wrong and do whatever he can to remedy the situation and get Red on the road back to full health, please keep us informed.

Josey has only known Harrison's pellets as that is the only one she has been offered but she eats them well so no complaints.

I think this cat has had more than 9 lives, he is one lucky puss.

They are fond of destroying items but its good for them to have to work a little for their food.

I never knew it was possible for a male bird to lay an egg, very interesting and you are right Ray, we learn something new every day.

Thats true, she may not say anything until she feels more comfortable then she will become more vocal. I know you will hardly be able to contain yourself until Friday, you are in for a real treat.

Congrats on selecting the grey you want to spend the rest of your life with, yes it sounds like cage aggression and some greys are this way about their cage but if you allow them to come out and away from their safe zone then they are fine with stepping up. Just allow him/her to settle into the new home, talk to the bird and let him/her decide when to interact more, never force yourself or try to rush the process, it takes time so be very patient. You are correct in putting the cage in the living room if that is where the family spends most of their waking time, a bird likes to be a part of what is going on and it will help in the bonding process. Be sure to get as much of the background on this bird as you can, if the owners kept records of vet visits, information on what foods or toys are favorite and any other pertinent facts that will make the transition go more smoothly.

Hello Kchill and welcome to our family. I would say take the 8 year old grey as he has been well taken care of especially if they are asking you lots of questions about yourself, means they really care and want the best for their bird. Something is not quite right with the other one as a 2 year old bird is not mature so it could not have had a mate and from what you have told us sounds fishy to me. It would take lots of time and much patience on your part to gain the trust and bond with either bird available but well worth the effort if that is what you want and by all means include the entire family in interaction when the bird allows. Looking forward to hearing what you decide to do.

I doubt they would have ingested very much of it if any at all but just keep an eye on them for the next couple of days, you could give your avian vet a call and ask them about it but I doubt a one time thing is gonna cause any harm, coffee is one of those things that would have a cumulative effect.