Lusya

We have a CAG

I already introduced myself. Here is the picture of me and my husband. <br><br>Post edited by: Talon, at: 2007/11/02 03:04

Yeah, we've decided to buy one of those harnesses just to be safe. Plus, I know it might take time before she will wear it.

Thank you! I already like this forum! As I said in another topic, this forum has lots of interesting and useful information!

Thanks!

I know my question might be little ...hmmm... stupid, but avian harness is good only if bird is not clipped?

Laurie, thank you! :blush: If you ever get a chance to go to Kiev, Ukraine don't miss it! I loved it there. We had our wedding ceremony there too The forum has a lot of useful info on everything from food to training! I am learning and it seems like Izzie learns too.

Well, I have not visited UK yet. Maybe I would love it The visit to the vet was good. He examined her. He seems to know what he is talking about, so now I am relieved. Now back to the flying problem. I don't mind if she tries to fly out of her travel cage or my hand while I am sitting. But she seems to be interested in flying out of top of her cage. Is there any way to stop it? Should I put her back to the top of the cage or maybe even inside?

Now I am just hoping the vet will do a normal check. I've been in Russia, Ukraine, Germany, Norway, Finland and Sweden so far. I like to travel and to see different places but I still think that US is the best place to live. I don't think we will be able to travel as often as we use to due to new job of my husband and our new baby. She is so funny! She plays with a lock I have for ger travel cage. I was hoping to get her in her travel cage way before we go to the vet so she gets comfotrtable playing in it. Unfortunately, she will climb on top and stays there

I guess I would need to go to the regular vet anyways, because I have to tell the seller that I did check the bird by the end of the day today and avian is not available today I've visited Germany last March, I went on a business trip. I like US better :laugh:

I hope our baby would not get hurt. But she is smart and I believe soon she will realize she cannot jump. I go to Russia about once a year. However, this year we went to Ukraine instead (to visit my husband's family). Now I have another question about vet checks. The breeder (seller) assured me the bird is in good condition, I checked her eyes and nose, her skin and everything looks fine. When I called different animal clinics they told me they do not treat birds. Then I found one clinic that does care for birds. However, then I found out that we have a avian vet near. I already made an appointment to see regular vet. Should I cancel it and go to the avian vet or should I go now to see how it goes and then if needed visit an avian?

Hi! I was born in Russia, at age 15 I moved to US with my parents. I do visit my relatives and friends pretty often, but I consider Florida to be my home now

Thank you! Izzie seems to like climbing on the ladder. However, I feel she still not stable enough to play on top of the cage. Today, while I stepped out of the room for couple minutes, Izzie jumped (flew) from her cage and ended up in the corner. I don't know how to control it and prevent her from getting hurt. Her wings are clipped and we decided to keep them that way. Is it normal for them to try to jump out or maybe her wings are not clipped correctly? I am talking to our baby in Russian, since my husband and I speak Russian at home. Now I am curious if it's confusing for our baby because her "breeder" talked English with her. scrohan, I was looking for a bird in our area and ended up buying our baby at the Bird Show in Orlando.

She is so cute!! She asked me to play with her head yesterday and today! And she started to play with her toy! Today is our first visit to the vet. I hope she will take it ok, i don't want to cause any stress for her.

Thanks! Today we had some improvements! Izzie would eat an apple, she started to make some noises and seems happy. My only concern for right now is her trying to fly. I am scared she might get hurt.

Thanks for an advise! Izzie spends all day long on top of her cage. She would step up on my hand when I take her out of the cage. But it takes a while before she steps up to go back into the cage. So, for now should I just get different toys to see which one she likes? I don't want her to get bored on top of her cage. I try to spend as much time as I could talking to her and playing with her, but she refuses to stay on my laps or arms for a long time. I hope this is an adaptation to new environment and eventually she will play with us and her toys. I just wanted to say thank you all for your help. I spend the entire day today reading through posts and I found lots of interesting and useful information!

Our baby seems to be not interested in any toys. Is it normal? Is it most likely because everything is new to her?

Thank you! I hope I will have some updates on my baby soon!

I would try to get some toys for her. It seems she is not interested in anything yet. She likes to eat and she spends lots of time next her bowl with food. Do they like ropes? Thanks!!

Thanks!

Hannah, thanks for replying. I hope our baby drinks when we are not looking. But I am trying to spend a lot of time with her. I didn’t want to sex her because I though it is stressful. I think we might get it done when we will trim her nails or clip her wings.

Hi! My name is Lyudmila and our baby CAG name is Izzie. She is a little girl, 4,5 months old. We got her recently, on Sunday. I hope to become a part of this forum

Hello everyone! I am new to the forum and I have lots of questions regarding our new baby. We got our Congo African Grey on Sunday. She is about 4.5 months old. The seller believed it is a girl, so we didn’t sex her. We named her Izzie. The first day she was very shy, she would not step up, she barely ate. Yesterday she would step up on my hand and on hand of my husband after some time. She ate very well. However, I didn’t see her drink any water. How can I convince her to drink water? Are there any tricks? She would step up on the bowl, but wouldn’t drink. I tried to clean the bowl and change the water often, but she still refuses. My other concern is her sitting on top of her cage all day long. She doesn’t want to sit on my laps or on my hands. She would step up but then she wants to go back. We bought her some toys for the cage but she only sleeps in her cage. What toys you will recommend for the top of the cage? (She has a little playtop with 2 bowls, perch and 2 ladders). When she comes to sit on my hands she tries to climb to my shoulder (sometimes head) and then she tries to jump out. I don’t want her to get hurt, how can I teach her to stop? I do talk to her a lot, she seems to listen, she turns her head, sometimes makes some noises. She stretches a lot. She seems to be healthy baby (tomorrow our first vet appointment). I would really appreciate any help and suggestions.