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How many of you work outside of the home and therefore must leave your Grey home alone for X hours throughout the day? What kind of schedule works well with owning a Grey? How many hours of attention must they have daily? Who has children? What are their ages? Howdoes your Grey interact with them as wll as new people or company that you may have in your home? Enough ?s for now.

Good post Danmcq- in fact that helps me out knowing all the changes I do have to make before I get a Grey.

I'm curious if anyone has had experience with both the Timneh and the Congo? What are the main differences besides a little size and color and variation?

Ok. Made my decision. I'm going to devote my love to a Grey. But, not now. It may be two years or more-not sure. But, I want to make sure I'm completely ready when I do. There will be changes within my household and schedule first. Thanks for all the advice. Ya'll may find me lurking around here from time to time to further extend my knowledge.

Sure, I could have done so. As I said I tried to convince my husband to keep her just as his- rather than rehoming her. He didn't want to do so. I thought she would be happier where she would have the attention she wanted and needed. And, she seemed to not appreciate the attention I tried to give her. She most often would bite me and usually aiming for the face, even from my lap or arm. I'm the more or less bird "lover" and would be the primary caregiver and attendee. Would you reccomend a different kind of bird for a family?

Also, I have to say-I know that rehoming is not always a great option. In this case, I just didn't know what else to do. I tried to work with her. I wanted to keep her. I encouraged my husband to keep her as his and that we would use any and all precautions to make that possible. He did not choose to do so. Then, I found what seemed to be the place for her. I can go see her anytime. She's still not fond of females it seems, to the point of being protective of any men around at the time. It had gotten to that here with her, which was ok. But, when she started lunging at passing females from her stand, I was just at a loss. It seemed her aggression was just worsening.

Much rather the truth. I would not want to go through again what I went through with our Too. I read up on them as well, but had my heart set-then broken more or less. Any further advice welcome.

Well, sure I realize that there would probably be a chosen favorite person. And, that I don't have much control over a bird's decision regarding so. I've been bitten, Amazon bites, U2 bites, etc. Most birds will bite at one time or other for whatever reason and reasons that we may not see as good ones. A U2 can really lay one on you. How bout the Greys? I know they have a big beak, but different than a U2's bite? Would this strong preference for males vs. females been from just the way she was raised? Can it be different with a Grey raised within a family? As for the shoulder thing-not sure. I feel if I raised him from a baby and felt somewhat trust between us-then sure. Do you shoulder your bird?

The U2 was 2 years old when she came to us. A rehome due to Katrina. She was very loud. Constant screeching anytime she was put into her cage. I simply could not have her out ALL of the time. The main reason though was that we soon found that she favored men-any man. This just couldn't work in our home with myself and my daughter, and husband who feared that she would one day scar my daughter who is 16 years old. She was very agressive with any female it seemed. I wound up rehoming her and it was very tough. She is a happier bird with a man who cares a lot for her. If I am to one day purchase a Grey, it would certainly be a baby that I could raise with our family.

I don't own a Grey just yet. I have a GC Conure and a BF Amazon. My Zon(Brody) was unruly 1 year old when I got him-he remains so. He's a talker, but not a toucher and I've never been able to change that. Love him anyways. My Conure(Zazu)is a sweetie, but I'd like a bigger bird. Owned an Umbrella, soon found out she did not fit our household. I'm here to avoid another such situation. Just to ask questions and hear your experiences- good or bad before purchasing a Grey. Reccomendations, warnings, advice, all welcome info.