Angelwings

Do you know what they're like with noise level because this is one of the criteria National Rail has for allowing animals on the train. Is there aything I can do that will dissued her from making a noise (such as the cover idea or putting toys in the cage etc)?

At Christmas we are going away for two weeks to visit my parents who are out of town. Naturally we don't want to leave our girl behind so she'll be coming with us. We've looked into travelling on trains and they do allow birds to travel on long haul journeys. I'm guessing that it would be wise to cover her so she doesn't become too nervous? Also to anyone who has travelled with Greys before do you have any advice?

Thanks to everyone who replied. I'm looking through this forum and reading everything that I can find to gain information so that we're prepared for when she comes home. The wait is long but it gives us both a chance to learn everything we need to know about.

Thanks for the replies. I'm currently researching a list of suitable foods and have put down some of the foods you've both recommended. At this rate she will be eating better than us lol. Before replying I was just reading a thread about coconut oil for dry skin that they can get and read that it tastes good for Greys, would either of you reccomend coconut oil as a treat for her? We have a tub of extra virgin coconut oil that barely ever gets used. There will be pictures up as soon as we get her.

Hello all, We have just got our first African Grey (we paid the deposit yesterday) and our baby girl is due to arrive in 4/5 weeks. As you can imagine we're very excited. Even though we're first time owners of an African Grey both myself and my partner have had some experience with parrots in general (for a couple of months I lived with an African Grey and a Macaw whilst living with a family member) and my partner kept a Macaw who unfortunately passed away. After careful consideration and doing our research we've decided to get one, however I do have a few questions (not sure where to post these so I'm sorry if it's in the wrong forum) that hopefully a few of you can answer? 1) We're currently looking for vitamins for our girl as it's coming up to winter here in the UK, does anyone know of the best quality vitamins available within the market? 2) Another question I have does anyone know of any suitable recorded tapes that we can buy for when we're out of the house that we can play to her so she doesn't get lonely? We're at home a lot but sometimes there's times when we have to be out and don't want her to suffer from loneliness! Thanks in advance! Looking forward to getting to know you all!