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Welcome to the club!

Thanks for sharing your experience with us LNCAG. Also, welcome to the Forum! It seems they all talk a ton when we are out of sight. Dayo will talk often though as we settle down in the living room and he sits on his T Stand next to us watching TV and eating seeds/pellets. He will laugh very loudly at times as he watches TV and finds something amusing.

It's hard to say at what age greys stop or no longer have the ability to breed. I cannot find any scientific facts on the web concerning this. I do know the Breeder we got Dayo from had a pair of Greys in their 30's at the time. That was 9, almost 10 years ago now. They are still breeding that pair. Hope this helps.

IMHO, this forum is unique and has always had the ability and right people here to take a new grey owner by the hand in each stage of their learning curve to the very experienced grey owner that knows all the basics but has questions on behavior, health, diet etc. that they wish to bounce off other grey or other parrot owners. I am on FB constantly and find amusing with the various videos and posts by friends that I follow. With that said, none of the Grey or other Parrot groups hold a candle to this Forum and the valuable insight, knowledge and caring members it contains. It has become very slow here, but that does not indicate it is no longer relevant. It is not as flashy and entertaining as FB, but it is a treasure trove of knowledge and great advice. When i do see grey owners on FB asking about information, I point them here.

No updates in 2 months now. I am going in to withdrawals.

Great post Ray!

What a terrible thing to have happen to you! The cage almost sounds as if it was used. Unless it sat around in a high humidity environment and had all the spots you describe just is not normal. All my cages have been shipped and they were packaged well. It seems as you say, Ebay may not be the best place to purchase a cage from. So sorry you are going through this.

I think I missed the intent of this thread. Is it referring to aromas produced by essential oils? If so, disregard my initial post>

I am unsure if adding any oils to a Parrots feathers such as an African Grey that has a preen gland they use to coat their feathers should be done. The preen gland oils provide waterproofing, manufacturing vitamin D precursors, keeping their skin, feathers and beak supple, and performing an antibacterial function. I personally would not use any essential oils on my Grey. For Parrots that do not have preen glands, I would consult an Avian Vet. They make it in the wild just fine without intervention by humans and essential oils. Just my thoughts on this.

Since you had an Avian Vet do a top to bottom check up, I personally believe you can refrain from the 30 Day quarantine.

LOL! I must say KYA has good Educational TV taste.

I hope it works out. I have no doubt they could not find a better home for a Grey!

LOL! You need to get back in your place SLAVE! Hilarious conversation!

What a valiant effort you have put in to Rosie! My take on this as others have said is that she has done better with you than past homes and plucking is something MANY owners deal with. With that said, an abused Grey or any other bird may never recover and become trusting. However, they do become used to the environment they are now in. They know how the new owners act, their surroundings and most importantly have received no abuse other than having to be toweled which is a "Must Do" in some situations. Thinking someone else may do better with her than you is not true. In my opinion it would reset her to to the state you found her in many years ago in a new place, new owner and scared to death. The main thing to remember is why you took her in. She was abused, needed help and a home that would do their best to make her feel at home, in a stable environment and safe. Just know that you have made a big difference in a Greys life that had been a living hell. Remember, we are responsible for life for what we have tamed. Hang in there, we are all always here anytime you want some support.

That is impressive. You should start a spreadsheet and list them. I did that until it hit 500+ and stopped due to deciding why bother... LOL it would never end over time. Once they pick up such a dialogue you will find they can pick up and use a new word in one day and use it in context, which I believe at your point that is already happening.

I suppose I could be the Meatloaf.. LOL! I work for Bradford Technologies Inc. We provide Software and services for Real Estate Appraisers and also link directly in to Banks, Lenders and AMC' via our Software for delivery of the Appraisal. The only reason I am able to work from home is I have been with this Company since 2002 and worked my way up to being the COO. Then my wife became disabled to the point I needed to start staying home to assist her. I stepped down from my position as COO and started doing the Software engineering support for our Clients. All other employees work from the office. There are companies out there that do hire and let employees work from home but normally require some office time as well. I do hope that you can get on with a Company that would enable you to be home and work even if it was not everyday.

Well Dayo says a lot of interesting things with his 600 + words and phrases that are funny and also shows the ability to make up combinations of them that are quite funny, yet express his feelings at the moment. I work from home full-time and do software engineering support and am constantly on the phone throughout the day. At times Dayo becomes annoyed with the phone calls and when I get another call he will say "Hello? Talk to the Meatloaf!" and then make the clunking sound of the phone dropping on to the Base to hang it up. What I find funny, is a Meatloaf of course is an inanimate object that could careless how long the person talks. Dayo seems to understand that. He is very creative in my opinion.

I believe the travel cage is viable temporary solution to moving him in stages. We actually used a Pak-O-Bird and a travel carrier when we moved to our new home 3 years ago. We would take Dayo with us while getting the new home prepped and ready we would open the carrier so he could decide if he wished to come out and inspect his new digs. After a few trips and our bringing over something he felt safe on like a T-Stand and Tree Stand, he would fly to them and sit and watch as we worked over a two week period. He would then fly to one of our shoulders and scout out the house as we went to different rooms. By the time we moved all belongings including his cage all was good with him. I hope this helps.

They do get so accustomed to their cages, layout etc. and know every millimeter of it. As already mentioned new toys or even moving something a little can throw them in to a tizzy. I must place new toys (Unless the are replacing an exact duplicate of it) near his cage and let him eyeball them for a few days, then hang them on the side of his cage, then finally move it inside. Dayo does not like change at all. He is still in the same cage that we purchased for him 9 years ago when he was just 15 weeks old. It still looks like new surprisingly. It is a huge round top that is for a large Macaw so he has plenty of room to climbs around and even flap from one side to the other. I don't envy you in needing to purchase a new one. Perhaps get the same style if you can which might help in a quicker acceptance of it? Good luck with this.

These are all GreYt! Keep them coming.

Awww, enjoyed it. Now I want to see MORE!!

Nice photos neoow. They were enjoyable to look at. TeeMcF - Captain Jacks video was entertaining. Why do they always try to grasp the water? It seems to be common and is an interesting behavior.

OMG, your a pair! Thanks of the video.

It does indeed and I too would like to understand this phenomenon as much as possible. It has so many facets that are intriguing.

I thought this was an interesting piece. It seems that abused parrots in a rescue are bonding to humans namely veterans with PTSD. How wonderful to see two troubled souls bonding with each other. I hope you enjoy this. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-parrots-help-veterans-with-ptsd/