lovemyGreys

Hi Hrund & Welcome to the forum. We look forward to hearing more from you & your progress with Nokkvi

Good find Dan & great advice there

{Feel-good-0002006E}{Feel-good-000200BB}Great analysis Siobhan :laugh:

Thanks for your input nims. Here in the UK it is illegal to sell unweaned babies,just a shame that law isn't enforced globally

Thanks for sharing your experience of the Aviator Amy.Pleased you had a smooth change over with Biggles from the feather tether

What a sad situation you find yourself in.You will make the right decision in the best intrest of your grey.My thoughts are with you.

Hi Natasha & Welcome to the forum.We look forward to hearing more from you

As you asked so nicely

Thanks for sharing Ponti & Maggie with us they are great pictures

Good advice Jesse,For the dancing i play music to my greys & say "lets boogie " i bob up & down & sway from side to side, my two girls, Coco & Kati happily join in but i'm afraid Alfie & Freddie are reluctant participants :laugh:

Have you a picture of the browning ? The flaking is normal,here is a previous thread... http://www.greyforums.net/forums/african-grey/88805-beak-troubles.html#88920

This link is for hand feeding & introducing solid foods etc..it may be worth a read & please use it as a guide only,all babies are different .... http://www.greyforums.net/forums/the-nursery/73409-handfeeding-a-baby-grey.html

Tough love,cruel to be kind etc.. your both be fine & he wont starve rest assured

Bless he looks very well to me.Has he been sexed ? Im sure you have seen but we have some good threads here in the nursery room which may be of help to you & your new baby

Baby parrots usually cry to be fed, even if they are full, whenever they hear their human "parent's" voice and/or see fingers/hands. This crying usually subsides as the little one starts eating on his own, getting more familiar with the world, etc...

I think your spoiling Tango just leave food in his cage, as the others have said no grey has ever starved itself to death & you may be doing more harm than good,i would ease up on feeding him by hand & let him eat for himself.

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Adorable she is one cute little girl,thanks for sharing her with us.

Diarrhoea in parrots can be due to inappropriate diet but also a sign of illness,if it's green, slimey or sticky then you need to consult your vet.As the others have said it shouldnt have any odour.Please give your vet a ring.

Ok Christian i have offered you advice which clearly you are unwilling to take. You have now clearly launched a personal attack on me by continually quoting me & ignoring the comments & concerns expressed by the other members.My only concern here is the welfare of the baby.Let me quote just a few of your remarks... "the point of his beak grabs hold of the tube and pulls it of... and being a smart bird he swallows it" This shows me your inexperience with hand feeding,you had a lucky escape & already at 7 weeks your baby has had to suffer this trauma. "He is 7 weeks now I feed him 3 syringes twice a day. the reason I use a syringe is because it seems a bit faster. I have to get to school early. and standing up at 6am is already hard enough." OK so now you have put your grey through the trauma with the tube,your now just using the syringe, because i quote " it seems a bit faster " So you see you need to get up early to feed your grey,so i wonder did you fully research the time & commitment it would take to hand feed a baby ? " I dont rush him. but using a syringe is faster than a spoon. nope nobody home. but I leave the tv on for him " & "I leave home at 7am and back hom at 2pm " Again back to what is fast for you ? Leaving a 7 week old baby grey at home with the TV on is in my view not acceptable,this a crucial age in his development,he dosent have the benefit of clutch mates,so you should be there for him,it's far to easy for a young grey left alone to miss out on developing the necessary social skills,he may become withdrawn. " I bought a book today. lol! so the more I know the better, but the only you gain experience is by doing something." Well it's a shame you didn't buy the book before you brought your baby home, A book can only guide you a little perhaps some more research in to feeding would have worked in your favour.Hand feeding a baby grey is a big commitment,correct temperature of food.correct amount etc..being aware of all the possible problems that can occur with the crop & knowing exactly what to do in each scenario if the need arises.It is not for the novice. I wish you well with your baby Christian,i have said my piece,i have offered my experience & the offer still stands if you wish to take it up, but i will not be drawn into a public back & forth slanging match on this thread, at the end of the day i dedicate a large amount of my time to this forum & i will not tolerate personal attacks.

There is such a choice of stands out there,it really depends on what your looking for, here is just one previous thread on stands/gyms... http://www.greyforums.net/forums/african-grey/58348-playgyms.html#85571

Sorry Mark i disagree with you,we don't stick tubes down our babies throats & force them to eat fast for our convenience ! & in 99% of cases maternal instinct kicks in naturally with our human babies.

No you dont learn to drive from reading a book but hopefully you have someone sitting next to you guiding you !! Learning to drive is not comparable in my view to handfeeding a baby, you are the sole provider for that babies welfare & every need.Sorry Christian but perhaps you should have got that book prior to getting your baby,then the incident with the tube may have been avoided,yes accidents do happen to quote you, but that accident could have quite easily cost a life.You wont change my views on novices hand feeding,but it seems also your not willing to take my advice either.

Great post Misty ,from the responses you gave us all a good laugh with that picture

As Siobhan im not near Bristol,but feel free to chat & share Tigerlily with us, We are all ears