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Thanks Steve,the pictures are much clearer on your profile & a fitting tribute to George.

As Siobhan rightly said all greys react differently to physical contact.We all percieve "cuddles " differently, some greys may just enjoy a head scratch, others will allow you to stroke their wings, some like a little neck tickle, you will need to take it slow & see what your baby enjoys. A word of warning with slightly older birds,Long periods of cuddling and birdie back rubs can increase hormonal production and trigger sexually influenced behaviors. If your bird begins to make weird noises or contorts its body, it may have been sexually triggered. Put it on its perch or in the cage to “cool off.”

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Toni if you click on the aviator, i presume it's the feature at the end of the garden

Great videos Tari, Thanks for sharing them with us.

Hi Amberly & Welcome to the forum. There is no secret tip but as judy said you have come to the right place to learn about greys, be sure to have a good read through all the information on offer here & be sure to check out the nursery room which has some useful tips on baby greys

BMustee wrote: Thought it was Berna

The TURN AROUND Parrot Trick The next trick to learn is the TURN AROUND. This requires that you parrot be perched on a stand again. Before you teach the trick warm up you bird by getting it to step up and go back to its perch a few times. Then holding its favorite at eye level, tell your parrot to “turn around”. As your parrot reaches for the treat, move your hand slowly to its back so that your parrot has to turn its head around to see the treat. Some parrots will immediately turn its entire body too to get to the treat. In case your bird does not praise it anyway and redo the trick telling it to “turn around” and coaxing your parrot to turn around next time. Once your parrot has learned this do not give your parrot a treat until it does a full 360° turn next time. http://onafricanwings.com/Tricktraining.htm http://www.parrotsite.com/your-parrot-first-trick.html

Hi Steve, nice to hear from you again.Yes you will never forget George but im pleased to hear you are considering a baby grey Please keep us updated.

Yes do try all the tips out smithie,let us know how it goes Sometimes they need encouragement to play

{Feel-good-0002006E} Welcome to the Poop club Caroline

:laugh: Well if it's good enough for Lara Croft it's good enough for Berna :laugh:

Hi Satchel & Welcome to the forum. Many of us have cats & dogs,The best advice is to supervise your grey at all times when the cats & dogs are around, no matter how tame a domesticated pet is i believe natural animal instinct would kick in given the opportunity. We look forward to hearing more from you

Well that's very kind of you novato We are pleased that our efforts to bring you as much accurate information on various topics has been of use to you.Makes it all worth while

They should be able to determine sex from a newly plucked chest feather, it's the tissue cells that confirms the sex. good luck, keep updated if you have any luck

Lupa i would be concerned he offered you the option of surgical sexing too.Feather sexing and blood sexing are so reliable these days that i know of no breeders who choose the surgical option. At the end of the day surgical sexing is surgery, involving anesthesia (although a small amount) & still carries risks as with any surgery. Avian Biotech has a good informative website.. http://www.avianbiotech.com/SexingCenter.htm

Great stuff. All's well that ends well

Yes Terri it will ease up Be sure to give Bella plenty of baths or spraying to help relieve the irration she may have while all these new feathers are coming through.

He is only the bad guy for giving up on his grey, he obviously didn't show any unconditional love towards the poor bird

Quote "" It seems not one person her realizes that being full flighted is what she needs to be."" But in your previous post you stated... Quote "" My next step in her training is to get her a severe wing clipping. Seems your contradicting yourself here ! No more to say really.

It Doesnt really matter, just something else to clean Once your grey goes from the brooder to a small cage it's best to have something stable on the floor,i have included a link so you can have a look through my pictures at the cage around 8/9 weeks.. http://www.greyforums.net/forums/the-nursery/72900-the-journey-from-an-egg-in-pictures.html

:laugh: Well mine hang upside but dont eat at the same time

Yes definately a big NO to pine shavings, babies often ingest them , Shredded newspaper covered with a few layers of paper towels is one option. Spayed legs would be apparent from an early age & is in most cases treatable if dealt with early on,by 6/7 weeks you would know if your baby had them. Here is link on handfeeding,all babies vary in the rate at which they wean & it is meant as a guidline only.. http://www.greyforums.net/forums/the-nursery/73409-handfeeding-a-baby-grey.html http://www.greyforums.net/forums/the-nursery/73842-associated-risks-of-hand-feeding.html

So true Berna, you just never know when you need to put something like this into practice, hopefully none of us will ever have to but better to be prepared than to be caught out, i have 2 travel cages in the bird room & millies travel carrier to hand

:woohoo: How clever is Talon ? A great idea Dont think id have a hope in hell with my 4