lovemyGreys

Try holland & barret or any health shop

Wow what a difference,they grow so fast,so is this the one that maybe yours ?

Tv, radio,phone,microwave,car alarms etc.. they only have to hear something once & that's it they will remember it for ever :laugh:

Here is a link on homemade toys... http://www.greyforums.net/forums/african-grey/69584-home-made-toys.html normal parrot toys from the pet store,babies rattles, cotton reels,toilet rolls,the list is endless,have a search at the top of the page & it will bring up previous threads.

Personally mine have a good misting everyother day with water & on the other days i spray them with the aloe.Im sure other members will add what their routine is.

Noted for their high intelligence these birds are widely believed to have the largest vocabulary potential of any of the parrot species.

I personally use lights from a company called Arcadia lighting,there were primary a supplier of aquarium & reptile lights but now have expanded in to avian lighting... http://www.arcadia-uk.info/product.php?pid=17&mid=13&lan=en http://www.24parrot.com/Lighting-C168/

Hi Heather & welcome, we look forward to hearing more from you

I love it when they mimic the phone,mine all do it, so many times my hubby has gone to answer it :laugh: :pinch:

:blush: Thanks Mark, we love Max too :kiss:

:laugh: keep at it Mark, i love the way you are reading everything on this forum & adding to old threads,well done Mark

intresting stuff, i was only really aware of the zebra finch.

{Feel-good-0002006E} hate to tell you this Berna but if your squishing them one by one your gonna be htere forever :woohoo:

{Feel-bad-0002006A} You've gone & blown my cover now Judy ! but yes it's true i hate cooking unless it's for my babies

:blush: Geez what have i started, ok ill see what i can come up with this week

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:laugh: Thanks Dan we can always rely on you to put a smile on our faces

:ohmy: Im not sure if it is toxic to them Berna, im trying to search the net now ! found this Sprinkle powdered cinnamon on ant trails. Several types of ants will not cross a barrier of cinnamon powder, powdered charcoal, bone meal, talcum powder, or chalk. Baking soda and powdered sugar mixed in equal parts and spread around infested area is a non-toxic pest killer.

Berna we get tons of ants in the summer, i have always used talcum powder ( baby talc,smells lovely ) Follow the trail of ants to determine where they are entering the home. Locate the hole, making sure that you've found them all. Apply Diatomaceous earth, which is available at most convenience stores as baby powder, to the holes or cracks which the ants are using to enter the home. Most baby powders no longer contain Diatomaceous earth). The ants on either side will not cross the line of baby powder. Ants that come in contact with the powder will die almost immediately. Check to see that the ants are no longer using the hole. If they are, apply more baby powder and check the trail to be sure you found the right hole in step two.If the ants are no longer using the hole and they start to scramble around, you've broken the chain of ants leading from the colony into your home. Kill the remaining ants by sprinkling the baby powder on them. After they're dead, sweep away the ants and excess powder. :laugh:

Thought it would be fun to have a thread on some African Greys facts... Please feel free to add any intresting facts you know off about Greys.I will start us off... Did you know... Unlike humans,parrots can percieve ultraviolet light, which enables them to distinguish whether another bird is male or female, even tho to us the two may look identical.. Feather plucking is a condition of captivity and does not occur in the wild.. Red kidney beans can be toxic if eaten raw, so they should be cooked before giving them to your grey.. Unlike humans, a parrots mouth is unaffected by the stinging effect of hot peppers.. The African Gray parrot is a monogamous bird,Staying with it's mate for life.. Feel free to post

yvette i use nightlights that you can putchase for babies,the ones that plug in to a socket,they give off a warm soft glow

Just bumping my thread up as i have only had 3 responses

Are they popular as pets Berna ? I have budgies & cockatiels in my aviary but no little about finches.

:laugh: I love it Berna

Well im pleased Cooper's owner's have had a change of heart, it is extremley difficult to give up your grey.Sad for you but cooper will not have to go through the upset of being passed on to a new home even tho he would have had a good home to go to.Perhaps down the line there may be a grey who neeeds a new mom with a big heart