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Never heard of it. I did look it up but could not find an ingredients list or review of it.

Misty seems to have a little disdain for you when she surveys the treat hanging at the end of the scree as she first states "What are you doing?". As she pulls the string up, she is thinking to herself "I hope he see's how obviously simple this is.... Paaaleeaaase!". Nice video, thanks for sharing it.

Nice photos of Loki. He is very acrobatic and trusting of you. He does seem to enjoy the new boing. His whistles and sounds are very entertaining I'll bet. Thanks for sharing all this.

Vet Wrap clings to itself also. you can buy it in varying widths. You can by it in pet store medical sections such as at petco, petsmart etc. I used it on my dobremans at various times when they had various leg abrasions or sprains .Some people with parrots use it on slippery perches like pvc stands etc.

I believe birdhouse was just jesting tongue in cheek at your being a Wussie and to use a thick leather glove. I must admit, i laughed out loud reading it. Gotta have a mini humor escape during such a stressful time.

The way I do it, is I set the spray nozzle to a fine to medium mist level by turning the nozzle from a full stream to adjust the setting just right. Then I start spraying him through the cage bars. He will climb around the cage at first, sometimes even flap to the bottom and I just keep pumping as I follow him as he climbs back up. After he gives up and remains fairly still in one spot, I then just keep gently misting him from the bottom up until his breast is totally soaked. As the mist hits the breast, there is also an over spray due to how wide the cone of water droplets are dispersed. These end up soaking his head and back midway down as well. Then when he is fully drenched on the bottom, I start spraying from the top and get his back and wings totally soaked. While he is sitting still in utter defeat, I open the cage door at stick my arm in just far enough to gain a better spraying point that overcomes some limitations when doing so through the bars. You'll figure all this out as you go. The most important thing, is to just start misting him.

OH, no problem on the Humidifier. I just posted the link to what I have. You can pick one up a walgreens, walmart etc. that will work well for 39 to 69 dollars.

The ceiling fixture is way too high. The lamp must be 12" from the top of Isaac's head when he is on his favorite perch/roosting spot when in his cage. Note: When first breaking in the Avian Sun 5.0 lamp,, it needs to be 18" above the head for the first 30 days due to higher output levels until it is "Burned in".

I use the Avian Sun 5.0 bulb and stand. Here is a link for you: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=5059+5690+24615&pcatid=24615 I use an air-o-swiss Humidifier I run about 4 feet away from Dayo's cage : http://www.allergybuyersclub.com/air-o-swiss-7144-ultrasonic-warm-cool-mist-humidifiers.html?itemId=2120 I don't "Humidify" Dayo with Aloe Juice. I just drench him using a squeeze spray bottle filled with it. You can purchase 100 percent pure Aloe Juice at walmart, walgreens etc. YOu normally find them in the pharmaceutical stomach, antacid, diarrhea etc. area.

Janet asked some good questions. Especially in regards vitamin D3. Do you have a good avian light over his cage so he is getting plenty of UVA and UVB? I run mine 12 hours day. Also, do you run a Humidifier? If not, you should. I know Isaac does not like baths. Neither does Dayo. However I lock him in his cage and draped a crappy blanket over the top, back and sides and mist him until he is drenched with Aloe Juice. The times in between these spritzers as it progresses, I notice he will start preening and scratching more until the next drenching. he hate sit and climbs all around for the first minute or so, but then just gives up and sits very annoyed as I continue until he is soaked. He is a little stand offish with me for an hour or two afterwards. But, once he has dried and stewed a little the fun and interaction is back on. I see from you back shots that he is shredding those feathers. Many times that results from aggressive preening. Also, as he continues to pluck his breast, the irritation will increase exponentially as the pin feathers start coming in. It's really important to keep that area soothed with Aloe Juice by drenching him at least 3x a week in my opinion right now. If feel for you and Issac buddy. I would be fretting as well if Dayo started that. Hang in there and just know that sometimes we need to force even our young human children to under go things they absolutely hate, but it is necessary for their health. It pisses them off temporarily, but we do it because we love them.

These are all safe, They will not eat pieces of the toys you have shown. They just chew and drop the pieces out. Please introduce new toys from a distance outside the cage. Lay them on a table or couch etc. for your grey to observe from a distance and slowly over days move them closer until finally attaching them to the outside of the cage. Once your grey is comfortable with that, pace the toy in the cage. Your grey may show attention to one that does not scare him and may be one that he already likes. If thats the case, you can place it directly in the cage with no familiarizing needed.

I apologize Shanlung. In all the years I have been following your blogs, I had only seen the wonderful flights with Tinkerbell using that awesome harness setup with what appeared to be at least a 100 yards or more of strong yet light line attached. I still enjoy going back and viewing the blogs.

GreYt update and good to hear all results are normal. Perhaps you could hold food item for Mars when having those cuddle times to assist in his dining process while that soft tissue heals. Good choice on getting them back on a more natural diet.

Thanks for sharing this video of the wonderful work the world parrot trust performs and the obvious attention to individual parrots needs before releasing back to the wild. Patience was looking almost like a grey fledging and building those flight muscles. It was touching watching the release greys come back and call out to him/her.

Thats good news on the blood work. The good news is if it's hormonal it will pass in a few more weeks. You and Isaac have always had a special bond and wonderful relationship together. You both need each other equally.

Thanks for posting this Steve.

So sorry to hear of these tragedies. You and family are in my thoughts and prayers. As others have already said, that is a baby grey sounds for more food. I miss that. It's just too cute and endearing.

Wish I was retired. But still working 50 and 60 hour weeks. I do find time during the day in between support engineering calls and projects to take a fun breather and clear my head a little.

Alex was plucking on and off through out his life. This is a known, documented and video taped fact. Here is just one video of many over the years that clearly shows this: In regards Griffin. He is obviously showing signs of plucking in that video. Normal or even heavy molts make a grey look like griffin in that video. If anyones bbird starts looking ratty in the chest area like griffin, they are starting to pluck and attention is needed to resolve it. Plucking is not always bald spots with raw or bloody areas showing. If you do see such severe plucking it is called Severe or Acute plucking. I won't beleaguer this topic any longer. My comment on Alex and Griffin plucking....

I look forward to hearing what the vet thinks.

Loved all these photos of Dayo. She looks like she is enjoying her time with you very much. In regards learning as you go, greys are different than any other parrot. We all started from the same point in the beginning as you did. To make things even more challenging in learning grey behavior, they are each unique in how they interact with us individually. There are common things such as body language, growling, screeching like a pterodactyl as they fly around, most do not like baths, they are not clingy, they are fearful of new things and lastly they are smarter than us in terms of manipulation, learning our body language, delivering sucker punches and knowing our feelings better than we do theirs. Since my grey Dayo is the male counter part your female grey Dayo. I am keenly interested and would love to hear stories about her and see more photos and videos. We all enjoy reading each others experiences with their greys, seeing their photos and videos. We all have "Ah Ha" moments regardless of how many years we have had our grey when reading others experiences with their greys and what they finally figured out after long term observance of cause and effect. I can say with certainty, that no one knows or understands everything about a grey regardless of how long they have had them. They are one of the most complex creatures on this planet and belonging to this forum will increase a person knowledge and understanding of grey behavior exponentially compared to not belonging to it. So write volumes and others too !!! The photos were GreYt!!!

Enjoy!

Perfect, now I would love to hear and see much more about Dayo!

Thanks Breezy and all. I hope you all had a wonderful day. A short Irish blessing for you all: There's the joy of dear Killarney In these blessings meant for you, There's a bit of Irish blarney, There's a touch of magic, too. There's a hope that love and laughter Will steal your heart away And a prayer that all you're wishing God grant you and yours today.

Wow Ray, beautiful photos! Thanks for sharing these.