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Not sure why I'm being attacked. I asked a sincere question and was curious how other people would approach the situation. I didn't ask for step to step instruction on how to breed greys. Keep this mind, would you have your birds in a house full of drywall dust and paint fume or would you put them outdoor thinking it was safe.....anyways, sorry to have wasted your time....no more question from me...

Hello All, I like this site...people seems to be so nice here. Anyways, my name is John and I'm from Texas. I love birds. However, due to my busy schedule, I really don't have time for a pet. I feel guilty if I don't put enough time to play with them. Hence, my solution to that is have a breeder pair. I can watch and admire them without having to spend too much time playing with them. I bought a proven pair 5 years ago and they had two clutches (4 eggs/clutch) the first year. My family and friends were happy because they all got a grey for free ...I'm not in it for the money, just a hobbie for me. Anyways, being naive, I left them outdoor one time while I was remodeling my house and raccoon came. You probable know what happened next...I lost the pair.... Recently I was at a bird show and on an impulse, I bought this pair. It turned out this pair was from a professional breeder. He told me when his pair doesn't produce within two years, he would sell them. He has hundreds of pairs so I doubt if he paid that much attention to them. However, with some TLC, maybe I will have better results. If not, not a big deal...the birds seem happy.... The camera sounds like a good idea and I actually thought about it. However, I just moved them to the patio room so I can have a better view without disturbing them.

gotcha...thanks... one last question.....I hear "kissing" sounds from their room (yes, they have their owe room in my house)...which one is making that or both male and female do that to show effection....

thanks MrSpock, Very imformative and will take them to a vet to have them checked out. I don't think they were pets and unsucessful means no eggs. My question was somewhat mis-leading. I don't mean to "induce" breeding, but just ideas how to get them to breed in a normal breeding cycle. For example, I read in the article someone posted that they played soft music to void out the background noise to make them more secure in their area. I guess what I want to ask is has anyone bought a healthy pair that didn't produce in sereval years and got them to produce fertile eggs.

Hello All, New to this forum and have been reading thru the previous posts. It has been very informative. However, got a question. I recently bought a bonded breeding pair of greys at a bird show. They look healthy and seem to have adjusted to their new home. I tracked down the previous owner and he told me he had them for three years but was never successful. Beside a better diet and providing them with a private area, I'm curious to hear other people's opinion how they would go about "stimulating" them to breed. thanks