Woody6

I read the following information today and thought I'd share... http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,368305,00.html http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/psittacosis_t.htm

errr you had to remind us of taxes...LOL ;o) Congrats dsgnz on your first word....awesome!

My male grey loves playing peek a boo with me...I have to use the same blanket for him to do it....he flips himself on his back and waits for me to cover him..he loves the game but he can get quite aggressive in the play. I have to remember he is only playing with me. If I'm not in the mood to play I need to make very sure I do not have 'that blanket' on my lap or he thinks that is what we are going to do. It is pretty funny actually. He also loves to hang upside down on my shirt sleeves and let me swing him back in forth...he thinks that is a load of fun. My female grey does not like to play those games. They are stressful to her. They both however like the flicking of water at them when they are on the shower rod in the bathroom...they think that is a lot of fun. They puff their feathers up and try to catch the drops with their beaks...they are pink faced when they do this so I know they like the game.

Oh, yeah...maybe they are doing it for attention. Thanks.

My grey's love to get showers with me but as soon as I take them out they are in their water bowl continuing the showering. It is funny to watch. I've tried putting bigger water bowls in the cages so they can actually get a bath and they refuse to use it...

What does it mean when the AG bobs its head up and down and taps its beak on the ground? I know when my babies just do the head bob it looks like dancing...but I get confused when they include the beak tapping. What do you think?<br><br>Post edited by: Woody6, at: 2008/04/14 17:23

Congrates shazbaby36. That is awesome news. I thought my one grey would never talk but now he says a few phrases: Let's go Stop Ryan Here boy Hello and a few other things we have not been able to quite make out yet. My husband is trying to get him to sing I'm just a Gigalo....That would be really funny if he does.

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Kara to you for your creativity and sharing how you did it. Great job.

I truly enjoy such inspirational stories. It is amazing how much they absorb and learn in such a short time. My male grey was heard saying "Let's go" last night. My husband and I could not help but laugh because that is what we are always saying to the boys when we are going somewhere. My boys have heard my greys say Hello, Pretty Bird, and Step up. I enjoy your stories. Please keep them coming.

You beat me to it LisaM. I was going to say a White-Fronted Amazon as well.

that was a great story. :woohoo: then the laugh made it even better. On a side note, glad to hear you have it all straightened out now and your birdie quited down when you said to.

I agree with you danmcq my greys do the same thing all the time. It can be quite frustrating. I tell them I will put them in the cage if they fly off it again and then lo and behold they don't "fly" off they climb down to the floor and waddle over to me instead. If it gets to be too much I do end up putting them in the cage for a brief 'time out' and tell them why I am putting them in the cage then after a few moments sometimes 15 minutes I will take them out again and tell them again to stay on the pearch. We have to keep on keepin on as judy said. LOL

Great advice given here. I have two greys that share a cage and I'm now considering seperating them. I have the cages to do so and like many before me stated it is a great idea to have two of everything just in case they do not get along.

Yes, lets see that video. It will be an awesome teaching tool. I like the phase "lets boogie"...I think my boys would enjoy teaching the greys that.

Thanks Judygram...I can not believe how silly I am but I sure did have fun.

I love all these great ideas. I think I'll go out and buy some. my babies love pasta, eggs w/veggies and shells, oatmeal and broccoli. Thanks for sharing!

My greys do the same thing when they don't want to do what I want them to do. I am sorry you got bit so hard. I know how that feels and yes it is quite hard not to react. It seems she needs to know who is boss and lovingly and firmly as possible. Does bribing her with treats help?

I had so much fun the last hour and half that I had to share. My greys love to sit with me when I'm sitting still and tonight we played hard. I had on a heavy sweatshirt and a heavy blanket in my lap and Messiah and I just rolled and tumbled all over the place. He was on his back at least four or five different times and I was just tickling him silly and pitting him (under his wing) he was having so much fun. Then I was playing peek a boo with him by covering his head with my sleeve. Then he'd hop away and come back and punce on me and roll over or lay down so I could cover him. It was amazing how playful and submisive he was tonight. I was braver too since I had that heavy sleeve to protect me from accidental bites. You could tell he was really having a lot of fun. I tried bringing Deliliah into the game a few times but she kept scurring away but after I put Messiah up on the cage she did let me play with her for about five minutes and allowed me to put her on her back and tickle her belly and play a little peek a boo with her. It was truly amazing. After play time I sprayed them down with aleo vera juice and I can hear them chirping away out in the living room. I'm still basking in moment.

I a terrified of spiders...any shape or size...scares the begebes out of me. Made my oldest son terrifed too. Shamelessmuse you are amazing girl...fixing all that stuff. I don't blame you for not wanting to work with electic or gas...me either. Laurie I fully understand your claustrophic tendies. I am that way too also my oldest son wears a size 13 shoe so I feel your pain when trying to find shoes for the boy.

I appreciate your opinion! I was just wondering because greys are known to be pluckers.

I have King Cages and like them a lot. They have a big range in prices. http://www.kingscages.com/shop/index.php?cat_id=57

http://www.kingscages.com/pluck_no_more.php has anyone tried the pluck no more product and if so how did it work?

That is a lot of things Bailey. Thanks for sharing. Ok, I'll try: 1. I have four children ages 21, 19, 10 & 7 1/2 2. We are a Type I Diabetic and Celiac Family 3. I am a firearms instructor along with my husband 4. I have a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting 5. I am an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) 6. I love the beach and the mountains 7. I always wanted to be a flight paramedic but cannot do so with my hearing inability 8. My hearing inability is what kept me out of the military 9. I absolutely love Disney World 10.I must have coffee every morning to start my day

I use the poop off stuff. I like how it works. I also use windex from time to time and that works too.