Lyric

Ah, shucks, thank you! I've been so busy, I find I'm meeting myself coming and going sometimes. I started my own little business selling my handmade jewelry designs on Etsy and it takes up quite a bit of my free time. If anyone is interested in seeing what I've been up to, check me out on Etsy at greygirldesigns. I also have a blog where I talk about my jewelry, my birds, art and life at random. I don't know if I'm allowed to post a link to a personal blog on here or not...anyway, it does take up most the time I have on the computer. Here's Lyric showing off at his birthday celebration:

That's so cool! I've been wanting a grey feather tattoo for some time now. I have some cool pics of bird tattoos up on my pinterest board "tattoos" if anyone wants ideas, I am greygirldesigns on Pinterest if you want to find me!

I missed Ana's hatch day, but here's a belated congratulations on your hatch day Ana Grey, I hope it was a good one! From Lyric and the flock!!

Hi everyone, I just wanted to pop in and let you all know that Lyric is having a hatchday today. He still doesn't talk, but he is a joy to have in my life. I can still remember the day 5 years ago when I heard his first peeps coming from the nestbox. What an exciting time! Happy hatchday Lyric!

I would say the toys for medium sized birds are perfect for a TAG. I think some of the toys designed for a macaw or large cockatoo might be a little intimidating to a smaller TAG. Of course some of my birds' favorite toys are not bird toys at all- for instance, they love to chew on plastic drinking straws. One of my timnehs just spent three nights in a row completely disassembling a rubber duckie. It is no longer recognizable as a duck!

What a lovely post and I agree with you all whole-heartedly! I have been so busy lately that I haven't taken time out to stop in this forum and chat with my like-minded bird loving friends but I find that it's just like coming home. You all are still here and still standing for what I believe in. Thank you! Jennifer

Great update! Sadie sounds like a real charmer. I hope the diet and environmental changes will be enough to solve her feather plucking issues.

Hello Cathy, welcome to the forum! I used to have a small family of ringneck doves, I absolutely love them! I would love to see pictures of your flock as well...

It's good you are so excited about bringing home this grey but I'm wondering, do you have any experience with parrots? You will need to give Gary some time to settle in to your home and adjust to you and his new surroundings before you even begin a training program. As Georgiesmum mentioned, can Gary be handled? Take things one step at a time and move at Gary's pace. If he seems uncomfortable or upset by a situation you will need to back off and move a little slower. As far as his relationship with your wife goes, there is no way to know how they will respond to each other. She will need to try interacting with him by offering treats and talking softly to him...start there and see how things progress. This forum is a great place to get advice and info regarding greys, keep learning all you can and ask questions any time you need help.

So sorry to hear about your allergy problems. I hope it doesn't get so severe that you do have to rehome your grey. I think you should try looking into homeopathic remedies...I don't know if anyone makes one for African Grey allergies but it is definitely worth looking into. I started taking a homeopathic allergy med this fall and it really helped a lot. Best of luck to you.

Good to see you back on here again. I hope all is going well with BoBo. My Sadie Grey just turned two so I know that can be a trying time! Hopefully you are both adjusting well to the changes in personality and little ups and downs that a bird goes through at this stage.

Hi everyone, just wanted to celebrate with you all because Sadie Grey turned 2 years old today. I must say she has been going through her terrible 2's already so I am a little glad to see this day come. She has been quite a handful for the last couple of months! Maybe she will begin to settle down a bit now. Lyric and I will be celebrating with her tonight- having lasagna for dinner and lots of birdie playtime afterwards.

Please keep in mind that a parrot is a prey animal. In the wild they have to be on high alert to survive. Something triggered this response in your bird and now it doesn't feel safe. I think the others have given you great advice, keep things as normal as possible, keep working slowly and at your bird's pace. Wait for your bird to calm down and try to have peaceful and calm thoughts when you are around her. Given enough time your bird should come to realize that it is once more safe and in a loving home.

That's great news, I'm glad to hear everything went smoothly and you are both getting settled in comfortably!

Ahhh, thanks everyone! You all warm my heart!