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Ok, update in answer to Janet and Rays Chat posts requesting it. Move Day was a lot of commotion as Dayo and Jake watched everything thing in the house get picked up and carried out. Neither seemed to be alarmed as various people went by carrying things by. Once it was down to loading the cages time (last things to go and first things carried in and setup in new home), they were both placed in carriers and road with one of us separately. As they were placed in their cages in the new home, you could see them both checking out the new digs. We carried on moving all the items in for several hours as they just sat, watched and at times gave talons up or talons down approval/disapproval respectively with sound affects. The most important thing to me, was to keep them in the trusted and familiar safe place they know and protect, their cages. Once the moving was done and it was safe to let them out to relax with us, eat some food and watch some tv, they both immediately flew to the familiar T-Stand with food cups and just sat and looked around. After a half hour or so, they both came over to the couch and got scratches and just relaxed as if relieved all the drama and changes for the day was over. They were both so tired they started going in and out of sleep and ended up lying on their bellies in sound sleep for an hour or so. Later we all went to bed and ended the day peacefully and thankful it was over. We have of course maintained all our daily "Rituals" of uncovering the birds first thing in the morning greeting and feeding. Watching them look around and analyze the new surroundings is interesting. Jake the conure not so detail oriented, Dayo very detail oriented as he almost looks as if he is laser scanning in increments of millimeters every minute detail of items and placement n his field of view. He proceeds very cautiously from cage to T-Stand and views things from different angles top to bottom and side to side. The living room was slowly mapped out over this first week. He would only venture out of it if riding on one of our shoulders. You could literally feel his talons trembling as we would walked into the kitchen, hallway bedroom etc. Sometimes it was just too much mental overload for him and he would launch and fly back to either his cage or to the T-Stand and contact call for us. He has become comfortable over the week with the kitchen now, but will still only venture there if one of us are in that area. He is still also mentally mapping,, which I suspect will continue for a month at least. Now Jake the Conure, well he just wants to be with one of us (preferably my wife) and he has from day one since moving here gone wherever we do with no apparent concern for the change in surroundings at all. The new sounds associated with this home and neighborhood alarms them, not drastically but head turns towards the sounds and visually trying to see where and what made it are normal. We do have a ton of wildlife here in this more rural on the edge of town setting and have a pair of Hawks with two hungry babies screaming to be fed in a tall tree about 30 feet from our house. The are beautiful red tailed hawks. We love watching the parents soar and dive over the huge open area directly in front of our porch deck. The babies have began fledging and are very cool to watch as the parents entice them to follow their aerobatic moves and soaring,but not too high with the babies following. I am hoping to get my camera out and get some good photos of them before they are gone. We also have a bird feeder and blue jays, doves and many other bird species are comfortable enough to come very close to us as they get some food or splash around n the bird bath I placed near by. We also have squirrels visiting which is amusing as well. Well it's 5 am and time to get to setting up more stuff here and getting some smaller things left at the other house moved over here, so talk to you later.

Thanks Ranaz. It is a place that feels like home and all feel comfortable to bare their best, worst, funniest and saddest moments while sitting in the web-cage together.

What an awesome photoshopped image. Thanks for sharing this.

Wonderful news. Thanks for the update!

Thanks for letting us know. You'll be missed. I hope your mission is fruitful and those that you encounter will be encouraged.

Well Dee, it's hard to tell with that Helmet on, so I guess you get to slide by on this one.

No intro needed... http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2013/06/12/erin-biker-stunt-hits-cop-car.cnn.html

Thanks for the update. It is good to hear the experience is going so well for both your Mother and Pearl.

Good thoughts by Val. If it's not bleeding, birds are the feather masters and will take care of a damaged feather just fine on their own. If it is bleeding, as Val said vet visit or if you know how to pull a shaft safely using needle nose or forceps close to the socket, pull it straight out and place a little flour or cornstarch in it and hold pressure and it will seal off rather quickly.

They are all certainly individuals. Dayo watches tv, laughs at it, dances to music on it, and sometimes blows a raspberry at some remarks made by the characters. In between he likes to get scratches or just literally lay down on the sofa with a blanky and catch some zzzzzz's. I suspect it feels wonderful to just stretch those legs out the back and have no pressure on the talons at all.

Happy Hatch Day!!! :)

Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what no others are, and to do what no other can do. Quote - William Henry Channing

Congrats! The first flight is a HUGE milestone in the development of any bird. It connects synapsis in their brains that will serve them well for the rest of their life. Birds that are not allowed to fully fledge properly never develope those critical neural network paths as they naturally do in the wild being fully flighted.

Good one Brat Birds!

Nice photos of your country side trip. Yes, the harness is barely visible, but can be seen. Thanks for sharing these.

Hi Suzette. Judy and Bratbird were making jokes. We all have to leave our greys in the cage to be able to get things done and keep them safe or from getting in the way when doing things we must get done. No one here thinks you are doing anything wrong.

How cool! Since your excited about it, I hope it works out for you and the grey. Your user name is safe as long as you leave the B&G Avatar.

Hmmmmmm, good question. The kitchen faucet has cold/hot water handles. I guess that will be a wait and see. What worries me, is it has one of the spray handles you can pull out and squirt.... He better not dare try to get me back for misting him with the spray bottle!

Grey logic.... Jolly Ball = If I go near it, I will Die.

Well, if the dunking bothers you, you could replace the water bowl with a drinking bottle to ensure the water is clean when your gone all day for example at work. Other than that, no harm other than having to change water all the time.

Good thread Janet! Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny. Quoting Lao-Tze

Thanks for the update Shanlung. I always enjoy reading your journals and viewing the photo's.

Hahahahahahahahahahaha, good one Janet. The sad part is, you are probably right!!!

That is certainly disappointing I am sure. Greywings is right, it's much better that the breeder is being honest and saving you that $$$$ and loss of a loved baby grey that died way too early in life. I hope your search for another available grey is short and fruitful.

LOL Murfchick, your more right than you realize. When I get somehting placed right here at our present hosue he will say "There, thats better!". He just such a smart alec sometimes it almost angers me.