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Good comments Dave. I watched Blackfish as well. It did bring on strong emotions of anger and sadness at the same time. My personal opinion for many years has been that Orcas should never be captured and placed in captivity. Hopefully ir will be outlawed.

What a wonderful update. Gracie is a real gem. You are doing things so well for her. It seems like you have a natural instinct in making her feel at home, happy and her needs understood.

It sounds like a normal molt based on your description.

It sounds like she is doing great Yes, the perches should be lowered until she has better balance. Your doing a GreYt job!

Looks like a nice perch to me.

Very cute photos. You are definitely Eschers love muffin! Thanks for sharing these photos.

Sounds like a good homecoming. Thanks for the update and I hope to hear a lot more.

I would definitely wait on the bath a while. As you said, you don't want to do anything to lose trust while your trying to build it. When you think she's comfortable and wondering outside her cage, have a pan filled with water in the area she at and let her decide if she's wishes to partake or not. It may take a while for her to even get used to the pan at first, before she decides to go in.

You can have her out of the cage as long as you have time to watch her. Make certain you have some food items and a water bowl in the area your in with her so she can eat and explore the water. Teaching her is from day one. Step up is the first thing they normally will learn and it sounds like she is already getting familiar with it. In regards water intake. A baby grey gets all the water they need from the formula. But, when they start weaning, they also start taking little sips of water as well. Until a baby grey is both eating food on their own and drinking water, they are no weaned. How are the feedings going and how much is she taking in?

Hello Jan and Dolly. Welcome to the forum. The others have all given good comments and advice. The head down crouching forward with wings outward a little could mean a few things. The actions you described of your cockatiels definitely meant they were happy to see you. But in regards Dolly it could be a defensive posture or could be she is happy your there as well. It depends on the circumstance that caused it.

Spot on!!

Welcome Jurey. Congrats on your new african grey. He sounds like a wonder grey and youve been taking it slow as you go, just as you should be. Thats the best way to let him proceed at his time space that he feels comfortable with. Ask questions each time you have one. Everyone here will be more than happy to assist. I am looking foreward to hearing a lot more as you have time to write and also post some photos when you get a chance.

Welcome Dean. It's GreYt having you here. I am looking forward to hearing more from you about this new grey you are lovingly giving a new home to. We love photos as well.

It sounds to me like the balls you soften in water are what we call pellets. They are hard and to get your baby grey to start eating them, you can soften them in water or a juice such as apple to make them more appealing to her. As far as weaning goes, they basically do it themselves over time. She well over time start eating less and less formula. You don't want to rush it as some breeders do. I personally believe in abundance weaning and feeding. What it means is as your baby grey ages over the next coming weeks, provide portions of vegetables, cooked beans, a little fruit like apple, grapes, nectarines, apricots and seed mixes, nuts like SHELLED and roasted peanuts, almonds, walnuts etc. They will eat a little and waste a lot of it. But, that exposes them to a wide variation of tastes and textures which keeps them entertained and well fed.

Aww Gracie is a sweetheart and beautiful. Thanks for posting these photos!

In a baby grey, you can tell how full to crop is by looking right at the lower portion of her neck and you will see a small, medium or large bulge depending on how full it is. Yes, you can feed more new formula in a few hours since she is not eating it all in one feeding. One thing I should mention. It is important that you get a digital scale preferably with a wooden perch or block on it to weigh her with daily. Weigh her first thing in the morning before feeding her right after she has let her morning bomb go. This will allow you to establish a weight baseline so you will know if she is losing or gaining weight. At her age, she should be putting on more weight until it is fledging time time when the instinct to learn to fly kicks in and they automatically start eating less and losing weight to make flight easier for them until they get those chest muscles built to increase lift. They normally start to fledge around 12 weeks of age. Also, here is a great link on handfeeding: http://theparrotuniversity.com/arthandfeeding2

That is just so saddening. Thank God she found a loving and caring home in you. Your a GreYt Parront and I have no doubt she will flourish with you as her guardian angel. It sounds like she liked your voice, praise and talking to her. Greys are empathic and can feel your emotions. With her limited vision, hearing is increased in efficiency and important to her. For all we know. the clicking may be acting as a little direction sonar for her as well.

Oh so sorry to hear of your loss. It is like losing a birthed human child. Words cannot express the sorrow, but you have my most sincere condolences.

Oh, sorry to hear you are in that situation. Two teaspoon fulls of formula is not nearly enough. A CAG should be taking in 50 to 60 CC's of formula atleast 2 to 3 times a day. Since your using a spoon, you can bend it together further to make it more like a U to make feeding more accurate and easier to get in to that open beak. You can also offer warm oatmeal, baby food etc. along with the soak seeds, pellets as solid food in between formula feedings. The formula contains all the vitamins, minerals and proteins to ensure your grey develops properly, especially the calcium required to ensure proper bone growth and density.

Very nice. Thanks for sharing this.

Welcome Wiredup. It's GreYt having you here. Your grey at 10 weeks old is a very young baby. Is it a cag or a tag? Depending on which it is, will determine how many cc's are required for each feeding. As Judy said, the breeder never have sent a baby grey home until it is fully weaned. In many states sit is actually illegal to do so. Feeding a baby grey formula requires knowledge of the correct temperature of the formula, how often and the amount. You cannot just put the formula in a container in front of your baby grey, that is not how baby birds are fed by there parents or breeders. It will spoil very quickly and be too cold. Also, when feeding a baby grey there is a danger of aspirating them, meaning it went down the wrong way and in to their air sacks which many times means death of your much loved baby. I would recommend taking it back to the breeder and demanding they wean this grey properly before giving it back to if. If they refuse to do so, then have them teach you exactly how to do so. Some basic instructions are the formula temperatures should be between 105 to 108 degrees Fahrenheit. Heat hand-feeding formula according to package instructions. Microwaving can cause the mixture to develop “hot spots,” which result in crop burns. Mix and heat formula according to the manufactures instructions. Use a spoon or syringe to feed the formula. Here are a few video's of hand feeding: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_LO7kVQ8hs

Very nice photos. You have a beautiful flock. I love the photo of your two greys on his shoulder. They obviously get a long very well. You are blessed to have them all. I would love to hear many stories and see more photos and videos. Thanks for sharing these.

Unless her present cage is so small it would fit inside your car, yes you need to use a travel cage or carrier. You certainly would not want to strap the cage with grey in the back of a pickup for example. It would be a horrendous experience for the grey.

They do love those remotes! I would really love to hear and see more photos and video's of your Dayo. At her age around 1+ years now, I'll bet she is keeping you busy and entertained.