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Did I miss something:unsure: ? Is your new baby another grey? If so congratulations:) !!!! Where are the pictures??? I soak the seeds for my tiel babies because they arent able to crack the seed yet. I reckon at 18 weeks he should be able to though. I agree with Tracy, since the mix is soaked anyways, add pellets to it and gradually reduce the ratio of seed to pellet.

That is a beautiful poem Sheila, thanks for sharing it with us

No you are definitely not alone in this problem. I have tried the distration technique and it works.... kind of! She was interested in the foot toy I gave her, she took it instantly, and FIRED it across the room! And then went back to doing somersaults on my arm. So I obviously just havent found the right distraction yet. I will keep at it;)

Thats funny, Oisin loves green grapes but wont touch the purple ones because they are scary:ohmy: Everything is scary to Oisin

Try this;) http://www.thepurringparrot.com/

They dont usually go bald when they molt, but if she has pin feathers then it is more likely to be a molt. Just keep an eye on those pin feathers and make sure she doesnt pick them out too. I would up the number of baths you give her and spray her with Aloe vera. Whether it is a molt or plucking extra baths and aloe vera will help ease the itch for her and make her more comfortable;) .

Yes you are definitely nuts! I am really scared of B&G's beaks! They are so big and powerful looking :ohmy: You have to be either nuts or very very brave:blink: He is a beauty though, thanks for the pictures;)

Well you should let him out, but not at the same time for the time being. And maybe not ever. There is no guarantee he will ever like her. Here is a link to a thread about introducing a second bird. Its written about a grey but it could equally apply to your 2! http://www.greyforums.net/forums/african-grey/69501-introducing-a-second-grey.html#69501

Congratulations Seems like a very long wait for you. I cant wait to see photos, tell your daughter to come home immediately;) You should keep your senegal in the cage when "Isabeau" is out and vice versa until he gets used to her.

I completely fell by the wayside earlier in the year. I got back into it eating wise a while back and managed to lose 10lbs. This past week I went back to the walking and swam twice. I have to say my aching bones know all about it... I hurt ALL OVER I really should have kept it up, now I feel I am starting all over again!

He really is beautiful and you are so lucky to have seen him literally from day one. I got both of mine fully weaned at 16 weeks and I had never seen them before that. So to me they always looked pretty much as they do now apart from the eye colour and the tail feathers. Please keep showing us more photos as he grows;)

I really dont mind her being on me, its the hyper play, swinging upside down out of my sleeve, losing her balance and grabbing at me wither her beak etc that I cant handle. Abernathy, I like your idea of distracting with a toy. Then she might use up some of her energy on that. I am definitely going to try that one;) Karma for you:)

Hi Tommy, Welcome to the grey forums, I'm also from Ireland;) The others have given you great advice and given time I'm sure you will make great progress with him. I know you have had your grey a long time, but there are some threads in the Rescue room which might be helpful. Whenever you get a chance we'd love to see some pictures of Jake;) Siobhan

Yes I hear you! It's great that they are having so much fun, but it always ends up in me getting hurt:ohmy:

Just for the record, DanMcQ did have a loss, he lost his bird Jake about a year ago, and he camped out in a deck chair under the tree where Jake was until he managed to get him down. I dont wish to put words in Dan's mouth but I am pretty sure one of the reasons he is so emotional about this is because of Jake. He did manage to get Jake back after a pretty awful ordeal.

I really feel for Mark, I can't imagine how it must feel to lose Max. But I have to agree with Dan and Caroline. If I knew my bird was so close I would have stayed there. I would have sat on the wall of the firestation if I had to. Firestations where I live are on call 24/7 so they dont close up especially at night. :unsure: I'm pleased you got another grey, but personally I would have waited. If you get Max back do you intend keeping both of them? Will you have to buy a new cage?

You do know how exceptionally lucky you are to have a job like this dont you? He is absolutely adorable

Thanks Mick, we are rooting for him;) Hopefully it will be nothing at all, but it is better to be safe than sorry. Siobhan

I dont let my CAGs out with any of my other birds. But it is because I am a coward. I dont believe Liath or Oisin would actually deliberately hurt a smaller bird, but they might "beak" which would be harmless to each other but could be deadly to my tiels. So erring on the side of caution, I keep them apart;)

Liath does this too:ohmy: and when I put her back in the cage she seems to calm down, and I take her out and she goes beserk again! I wish I knew the answer. I just keep telling her No and if she continues I put her back in the cage. Sometimes I can calm her by cuddling her tightly or by talking quietly to her, but 9 times out of 10 its back to bed for her. I hate putting her in her cage because she isnt being naughty, she is just being playful. So I would also like to know of any way of discouraging this

It doesnt stop them biting. But it does stop them biting as often. Once they realise that your hand isnt going to move even if they bite it then they will stop trying unless they REALLY want you to go away. They might also test with their beak every now and then to see if you will still leave your hand there.

Hi Wendy, Welcome to the grey forums. I hope you enjoy it here and I'm looking forward to hearing all about your baby girl! Siobhan

The only other thing you can do is learn how to avoid the bite altogether by reading his body language. It is pretty unusual for a grey to bite without warning you first that that is its plan. So learn the signs, pinning eyes, fluffed up feathers etc. If you must have him step up and you feel he may bite, hold your hand in a tight fist, hiding your thumb. That gives him less tender bits to hang onto;) It does work, but it takes some time. And even when they have learned that biting doesnt make you go away, they can still bite occasionally. But it will get less frequent over time. Good luck with it:)

Didn't I just say that?? :dry: :unsure:

No there isnt a way at the moment to delete them as far as I know, you will need to pm an Admin, Talon or Fairy to have them deleted.