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OK, then you can enter the URL manually as you have, but place bracket commands like this . Then the image will show in your post. I forgot to mention in my previous post.. That is a cute photo of Dayo watching Rudolph.

Welcome Steve1, it's GreYt having you here. At 4 months sold, they do have fair balance, but not perfect like a more experienced and mature grey. Sitting on a stable perch as on a T-Stand or Tree Stand as you mention would reduce the odds of a slip and fall. They normally fall while climbing around their cage and playing with toys. Your grey may still fall, but if it is in a carpeted area no harm will be done. If you have hardwood or other hard flooring, just place some towels or a blanket around the stand in case of a fall. I look forward to hearing more from you.

Nancy - You can clearly see Griffin is plucking in that video. It has nothing to do with him being clipped. There are a lot of clipped birds that do not pluck. I am rather uncertain of what you are trying to say. Muse - I agree with you on language. Our greys learn the human language and use it correctly and even experiment with phrases and make up their own unique comments at times that are hilarious. An example of this is Dayo when he does not want to talk on the phone. He will answer it and say "Talk to the Meatloaf". Which clearly indicates he is advising the person to talk to an inanimate object because he is not listening. Much like we use the expression to "talk to the hand". They certain have "Language", both their own and human in my opinion.

I believe Joey will only get better and flourish in your loving home. Your certainly on to something with Joey wanting to try food items he observes your other parrots eating. he does look happy and relaxed in the photos. Thanks for sharing this.

If you wish to close off the grating. You might as well just pull the grate out. The only down side is you will need to monitor and change the tray liner perhaps more than once a day.

A vet visit is certainly in order. You asked about dryness. If he is not bathing regulary and getting drenched with Aloe Juice, I would certainly recommend it. Excessive dryness can become very irritating. It is sad to see Isaac doing this. He is such a robust and fun loving grey receiving all the love in the world from you Stephen.

Happy Hatchday Marco! You one pound hellion. Go for the gusto on this special day.

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Welcome Debbie. It's GreYt having you here. Just an FYI - A "baby" can certainly choose a person. We started visiting the breeders multiple times each week from the time the two clutches were 6 weeks old. At around week 8, two greys consistently would come to us when we arrived and the other 6 would stay more aloof. This continued until they were weaned and we brought our grey home at 16 weeks old. He is a CAG. He does consider my wife his love muffin. However, he has been well socialized since 6 weeks old and is very interactive with me as well and anyone who visits our home. TAGs in general do have a more mellow personality. But, there are some TAGs, just like CAGs that are not so friendly and become alarmed easily. It really depends heavily on how they were brought up and socialized by the breeder and if the new potential owner had the opportunity to visit before they were weaned.

I look forward to hearing what you make out of those practice sessions.

It could be a preen gland infection or other underlying health issue. A vet visit as you reccommended is definitely the way to go.

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Lol, good one talent!

There is a difference between an intentional hard bite when they draw blood and when they apply firm pressure. It sounds like yours is the latter and I agree with the others that state to give your grey feedback in regards how hard the bite is. This is what I do with my grey Dayo when he bites too hard. In the case of the bloodletting bites, I agree with others to say no bite loudly and to cage him for five minutes.

Welcome to the forum it's great having you here. Thanks for sharing the photo of your grey. :-)

Welcome to the forum Marwan. What you describe in terms of bringing a new grey home with probably no past history of what he has been though. It is best to just give him time to settle in and get used to the new home and people. He is telling you he does not trust you or the new home he is in. You need to stop trying to get any up close interaction and just sit in the room perhaps a few feet from the cage and read, watch tv and time you him calmly. His cage is his safe place and he is cage aggressive. This is normal most the time for many greys. Just get his food and water bowls replenished as quickly as possible and leave him alone to enjoy them. It could take a long time before any type of trust is established. They are not "Pets" like a dog or cat. Even hand raised greys are still very wild at heart and instinct. They are not a domesticated creature like a dog or cat. They do not naturally gravitate to a human for attention. Trust and relationships are built solely through time and patience. They level of the relationship is dictated by the grey, not the human/ The more you try to force an up close and personal relationship on them. The more they will try to distance themselves from you. You must let them come to you when they decide if and when they do.

Welcome to the forum. Joey has landed in the perfect home. With more time and love, I have no doubt he will flourish. It is wonderful that he is already starting to interact with you. I kook forward to hearing more from you as time passes.

Nice photos. Thanks for sharing them.

Hahahahahahahaha Inara!! Thanks for sharing that.

Dayo makes some very loud ear piercing dinks and whistles. I work from home helping users with software engineering issues and am on the phone 6 to 7 hours a day. Anyway, Dayo will sometimes go on a tyrant for attention with his very loud wall piercing whistles and sound effects. I have explained to him that he needs to be quite while I am talking on the phone. I will tell him "I'm on the phone, be quite please". Most times he will stop until I'm off the phone and I come out and talk to him on a break. But, there are times he ignores my request and comes back with "(LOUD whistle or sound effect) BE QUITE!".... over and over and over.... mind numbing. I have learned to mute my phone in 1 microsecond.

An Obituary printed in the London Times.....Absolutely Dead Brilliant!! Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as: - Knowing when to come in out of the rain; - Why the early bird gets the worm; - Life isn't always fair; - And maybe it was my fault. Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge). His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition. Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children. It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer sun lotion or an aspirin to a student; but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion. Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims. Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault. Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement. Common Sense was preceded in death, -by his parents, Truth and Trust, -by his wife, Discretion, -by his daughter, Responsibility, -and by his son, Reason. He is survived by his 5 stepbrothers; - I Know My Rights - I Want It Now - Someone Else Is To Blame - I'm A Victim - Pay me for Doing Nothing Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone.

Thats some good flying skills he has developed. Thanks for sharing this.

Wow, thanks for sharing this truly moving video of "Spirit". Great post! BaileysPapa - I am truly sorry you were " sarcastically ridiculed for a similar train of thought". When we humans encounter things that seem beyond belief, scoffing, laughing at and nay saying is a predominant reaction unfortunately. I wish I could read and communicate with my critters like Anna does. It has always bothered me when they stare at you and you know they are communicating something, but you have no clue what it is. You try to second guess, but most the time it is wrong.

As Inara so well pointed out. They will engage over time as they learn the mechanics of actually conversing. Just learning a human word or phrase at first is a huge accomplishment. They practice, practice, practice and practice some more. They finely tune and calibrate to a point you cannot many times tell if it's the grey or the person talking. As you interact with Felix and engage him in discussing whats going on, what you have, what he wants etc. He will learn it is a two way communication and the mechanics of using those words and phrases to answer and request things when he feels the need to do so. This evolved over years with my grey Dayo. Much like yours, at around 11 or 12 months he started closet talking and would occasionally say something related to an item he desperately wanted like Apple, Almond etc. Fast forward 6 years later and he starts and engages in limited and short conversations. He is learning the mechanics and advantages of being able to state complicated requests, questions about people, places and things he see's. I must say though, that from day one we have always engaged him in conversations even though they were very onesided for a long time. But, we could hear him in the other room just talking up a storm until we entered, just as you.

I suspect in such a grueling environment, a grey would have high stress and frustration. The price is high many times for the progress of scientific research. The plucking is obviously caused by it.