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guys i have 1 more recipe for next week Please feel free to PM me your favourite birdy recipe ideas :whistle:

smithie any chance of some photos for us when you visit saturday ?

Tami do you mean PBFD,Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease ? if so have you had it Diagnosed & confirmed by an Avian vet ? you really need to get them both re-tested & confirmed.

Hi & Welcome to the forum ,pleased you decided to join us.We look forward to hearing more from you & adanna

Hi shelly_quin & Welcome, There are many threads on potty training on the forum,if you use the search facility at the top of the page it will bring up all of the previous posts.this is just one of them.. http://www.greyforums.net/forums/training/33728-potty-training-tips.html#33811 The general way to is to learn to recognise when your grey is about to poo,take her to a designated area & give her a command to associate with.It takes time & receptiveness as im sure your aware

Fal here is a previous topic on poop which also contains a link.... http://www.greyforums.net/forums/bird-food/30809-your-birds-poop.html#31852

Hi Marty, we would love to see some pictures of Pepper & of course your conure.We would gladly try and answer any questions you have concerning your grey.

Fal upload a picture, it might help us to see what you mean !

Dan an excellent point that escaped us all :pinch: Thank you.

We have many threads in the African Grey room pertaining to Harness's. Although most greys can be trained to wear a harness i suggest introducing your baby grey to a harness from an early age will be beneficial.Many of us want to take our parrot out with us on an adventure & to be able to let them experience the outdoors. Training a parrot to wear a harness would be something I would like you to put a great deal of thought into before setting out to do it. It is imperative that you can handle your baby before attempting to train . It is preferable that you be able to handle the area under the wings. In any training situation you need to focus your full attention on your baby while maintaining a sensitivity to the bird's emotions, while relieving them of any fears. Training needs to be done in stages, always ending each session on a positive note with plenty of praise. Here are a few links for you to have a read through, although i personally use the Aviator harness, have a read to make your choice. The Aviator Harness... http://www.theparrotuniversity.com/aviator.php The Feather Tether... http://www.claviaryonline.com/ftetherins.html A pictorial guide to fitting them... http://parrotphotos.us/harnesstutorial.html Harness training your bird... http://www.parrotchronicles.com/2005/features/harness/harness.htm And Finally for a picture reference back are our resident models Alfie & Freddie being harnessed trained at around 10/11 weeks Alfie Freddie A word of caution, An unclipped bird is always at risk.Most of all know your bird, work with your bird and think of safety first when you take your bird outside. So, buckle up out there rather than let your bird be swept away in the moment.

Hi arrior, congratulations on your little girl.Everything appears to be perfectly normal from what you describe.i have included a link for you on hand feeding for reference & as a guide http://www.greyforums.net/forums/the-nursery/73409-handfeeding-a-baby-grey.html

He is a terrible teen Mark :laugh: Not sure what's worse Terrible two's or teenagers !!!!!!!!!:pinch: The Nursery room we have decided is probably for 2 & under

That's a great story,mine have started saying " what you doing " everytime i enter the bird room !:laugh: Even with a clip they can still gain height im sure you are aware of that & are extra cautious

Hi Melisa, The other members have given good advice. A CAG or a TAG is just a personal choice,i have both & they are equal in my books apart from the obvious size & colour. If you do not have the experience i would advise you to leave the Timneh and Hahns Macaw who are plucker's, as hard as it may be, it will involve an awful lot of time & dedication to take them both on. I have had both rescue greys & re homes. Rescue is very rewarding if you have the time & patience to dedicate, but they do come with baggage, it may be an emotional roller coaster, so think hard about rescues. Re homes are a good choice, it may be an owner has passed away etc.. but if you have the history of the bird you know what you are letting yourself in for. finally babies, if you want to start from the beginning & share the journey of your baby growing up etc.. then of course this is the way.Whatever you decide you will need plenty of time,patience, & commitment to your chosen bird.I wish you well in your choice & we will be here for back up & support

Hi Melisa & Welcome to the forum,look forward to hearing more from you

Thank you Dave for your advice on this post,very much appreciated as usual

:laugh: I just love your enthusiasm, your going to be a great parent Evolet is one very luck baby

looks a great game Mark, thanks for sharing that with us, Max is a star

Hi Pipi & Welcome, Greys need to bath or be sprayed at least 2/3 times a week, they need this to maintain their good feather condition, a great deal of a grey's time is spent preening.Are you sure this grey doesn't preen at all ? If he won't take to the bath at all from a dish, you can try a spray bottle. Just spray a fine mist from a clean spray bottle above the bird, Kind of spray so it creates a misting rain. Don't spray directly on the bird, that may scare him and possibly hurt if the stream is too strong. He needs to get his feathers wet so start gently, he may well scream but it will be over in a few minutes & wet feathers will encourage him to preen. Many greys hate to take a bath & others will love it but it is a necessity

Well thank you guys, im pleased it has proved to be a popular post

sometimes it's ongoing, once this is over it should be once per year thereafter. she will be grouchy siobhan wouldnt you be with pins sticking out of you !

There are two kinds of molts with different degrees of feather replacement. In a complete molt all feathers are replaced.In a partial molt only some feathers are replaced.Damaged feathers are replaced during a molt. A feather that has been lost completely is replaced immediately.The molt is influenced by season, temperature, diet,Living indoors, in climate-controlled homes, molting can be thrown off quite drastically.At about 18/ 24 months there seems to be another molt but this is just another obvious part of the "first" molt. Once this phase is complete the bird should just about have its adult coloration.

African grey parrots are very intelligent, sensitive, loving creatures, but their avian nature drives them to try to dominate any flock of which they are part, including human-avian flocks.

African Grey parrot babies begin life with grey irises, which morph into a lovely yellow color somewhere around one year of age.

:laugh: Yes christina my gang like to play with their molted feathers too.You are correct in saying that the feathers molt in pairs from either side.It is amzaing & the new feather will be pushing the old one out