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lolol cheers for the post Tom. That certainly made me chuckle & yes I agree, there should be a market out there!! Am so pleased that it's normal behaviour and I suppose i should be flattered that I have been given the title of the chosen one hehehe. And there was me thinking that I only had one teenager with raging hormones in my house!! (my 13 yr old son) :lol: xx

Awww... I thought it may be something like that. Am pleased that it's something positive, but i do feel sorry for hubby as he loves Biggles just as much as I do, and he feels rather rejected now lol. Am hoping it's just a lil phase he's going through and that he'll soon like hubby again Thanks tigerlily x

Ello peeps, For the last week or so, whenever Biggles comes out of his cage, he will NOT leave me alone. He grunts and squeaks and goes all floppy when he steps up, which ends up with him laying on his back in my lap....still grunting. He is lowering his wings also. He has also taken an incredible dislike to my husband, whom he always got on with well until now! Biggles has just turned 2 so am wondering whether its a hormonal thing or if there could be anything more serious. If it is hormonal, what should I do?? I don't want to encourage it, but then I also don't want him to worry if he doesn't get the attention he's used to! Hellllppppp!!! lol Amy xx

Aviator all the way for me. I did have a fether tether but had the same problem with the buckles being 1) too big and 2) too bloody fiddly!! Biggles loves his aviator and I managed to train him to wear it and had him outside with it on within 2 weeks!

The smile of your face says it all Congratulations and thank you for sharing the pic. It is wonderful when the hard work starts to pay off huh?!

Biggles Male 1 and a half Fully Flighted, never clipped No Plucking or chewing ever This discussion is making very interesting reading.

I've never even thought about this subject to be honest!! Thinking about it, Biggles tends to pick his food up with his left foot I think, but I shall be watching his closely over the next few days to find out lol. :lol:

Also in the UK here. Hoping Father Xmas brings you and your Grey lots of nice pressies !! :lol: Amy & Biggles xx

Ello! The cage that Dave has shown you on Ebay is the exact same cage I use for Biggles when we go on our travels. I call it his Biggles Caravan hee hee. Biggles loves his caravan as he knows whenever I put him in it that he'll be going out and about. I put toys in the cage exactly the same as I do his big cage at home, and have never had any problems. The only thing I will suggest, and it all depends on what locking mechanism is on the cage that you get, is perhaps think about tying it shut with something as Biggles has already figured out how to open the cage. Clever lil so and so lol :lol: Enjoy your holiday trip!!!

I completely agree with whats been said. Thanks for the advice. I am aware that the words have to be followed up with actions and was going to reinforce them with the correct context when home myself. I know exactly what words he's listening to on the cd while i'm out and i'm reinforcing them when i'm home in the context they need to be used in. I probably should have put that in me original message :whistle: :cheer:

Hi all!! I have just bought a feathered phonics cd to play to Biggles for when we are out and about. It's not my intention to play it everytime we are out though as I can imagine it would probably get quite boring to hear it every day, but liked the idea of occasionaly playing it to him. Biggles appears to be a quick learner and at 1 and a half years old already has a fairly wide vocabulary. I would have been just as happy with him even if he didn't talk, but he does.... lots....and enjoys letting us know just how vocal he can be lol. :laugh: Does anyone else have any of the feathered phonic cds, and if so, how have your babies got on with them?? I've bought the one with lots of pirate sayings on it. The thought of Biggles greeting us with a "Ahoy Matey!" tickles me. Amy xx

I'm hoping Biggles is molting ... he's looking really scruffy at the moment lol :blink:

He is lovely :-) Congratulations!! Is that a touch of red on his wing?? He's certainly a handsome boy!

:laugh: Would love to see a picture of that!!!

Hi Dawn My grey, Biggles, also interacts different with myself, my husband and son. With me, he still acts like a baby and does the lil grunt noises when he sees me, which I find adorable With my husband, he makes a noise like a gun when he sees him, probably because my husband sits and plays Call of Duty, a war game, on the playstation. Biggles has obviously learnt that my husband enjoys the game and gets excited when he plays it lol. :laugh: I have banned my husband from playing any games with zombies in it though as I read somewhere that someone had a grey that made zombie groans at night time and it would terrify me to hear that at night! :lol: Biggles interaction with my son is limited to clucking at him every time he walks past... they have an agreement... leave me alone and i'll leave you alone lol. He does however shout for him occasionally but thats because he hears me shouting to him. It amazes me just how clever these gorgeous birds are.

What a gorgeous picture Charlie is indeed a very proud looking bird. Thanks for sharing

I thought that too about Scotchguard Sallas.. not that I have to worry about my sofa as it is leather. Does Scotchguard not have the same dangers as other non-stick substances such as Teflon???

Biggles does exactly the same!! As soon as he is covered we don't hear a sound from him until he hears us up and about in the morning. We're usually greeted with a very quiet Peekaboo too! Sooooo cute. :lol:

Biggles just goes crazy when I clean him out!! He loves to help :-) I pull out his drawer at the bottom of the cage and empty the newspaper and use a dustpan and brush to sweep up the bits of seed etc before giving it a spray with a cleaner I bought from the vets. Biggles always comes out when i'm cleaning his cage and tries to help with the brushing up stage, although I put him on his playstand when using the liquid cleaner for saftey's sake. Thought i'd share a picture of him helping me!

Hi all, Being one of those people that trails through endless videos on You Tube looking for different parrot vids to brighten my day and giggle at, I thought i'd go on a hunt for more sites that show parrot videos! I found the ultimate site!! http://www.bird-tube.com :lol: I kid you not... a you tube version just for bird videos lol. Thought i'd share it with you all Enjoy!! Hugs Amy x

Hi everyone! I have also just changed my feather tether harness for an aviator one and I absolutely LOVE it! It is sooooo much easier to get on and off and so far, Biggles and myself have had lots of walks, even including one to the shops! The DVD is a brilliant help and answers many questions. I totally recommend it as a harness for young and old CAGs, although tis easier to get on younger ones! I bought my Aviator harness direct from the Parrot University in the States (I'm in the UK) as the price worked out to be £18.71 with FREE postage and packing! Bargain! :woohoo: Delivery only took about 4 days too so all in all, i'm a very happy girly, as well as having a super happy CAG! Amy xx

Awww such lovely things that you all do, and I can totally understand why! Even my mum is coming to visit him tomorrow to say happy birthday lol :lol: Thank you all for the lovely birthday messages, Biggle's certainly seems to be in a very jovial mood today :lol: Hugs Amy x

Hi all, Thought i'd share the exciting news that my baby Biggles has reached the ripe old age of one today lol. We bought him some palm dates for his birthday as a treat and Skuffy and Danmcq gave me the good idea of giving him a card to rip up so I shall be doing that in a minute! How do you guys celebrate your babies birthdays??? Hugs Amy xxxx p.s.... Di2008..let us know how you get on today with picking up Monty!!!! xxxx

Oooh... have a wonderful time Di! and don't worry about Monty, he'll remember you :-) Speak to you soon hunny xxxx