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judy - i take the bird poo over diapers any day!!

OMG - he talked today right in front of me!! Not 100% sure what it was... but it was something! I am so in love!

Judy - you are so right -- "no one knows but bird lovers .. " last time i was this excited was 12 yrs ago when my son smiled for the first time, and took his first steps, said his first words, etc.. .. Its like having a baby again, with out the diapers ( well sorta LOL )

I Have seen a few of his videos, i think he rocks! I am also thinking about buyin the training videos.

I Have seen a few of his videos, i think he rocks! I am also thinking about buyin the training videos.

Thanks everyone!! I am beyond excited, over this whole experience! It has been the best and i am sure there is lots more to come! DNA test will be done as soon as we can find a good bird vet - i also have to send away for a bird carrier.. no where in my neck of the woods can i find one. Oscar does want to come out with the bf, as long as we are not around, the bf is still a little nervous with lettin him come out by himself, so i did what u suggest last night (sitting beside the bf) we are going to keep that up until he comes out with both us in the room. We are going to 'upgrade' to a cage for the living area(with a gym on top) I am hoping the BF can coach him out so he can settle into to family room in a new cage. Neither of us are in a big rush, we want to make sure he conformable enough to come on his own.

oh i also wanted to ask ( becuase i have read over the net) that he could be a she... or is it just affection?

I have great news; it is now day 8, and yesterday night he had regurgitated in the bf hand. I am still working on gettin him out of his cage, but the BF has no problem -

Thanks everyone!!! It is now day 5- his nippin had died!! YEAH!! Also the habbit of yellin to us when we are out of the room has also died down ( he still does it, just not as loud. We are slowly introducing new fresh food. :)and he is "mumbling" to the bf when his back is turned, we havnt made out what he is sayin yet, but all in time. We havnt tried to coach him out yet; we are allowing him to come out when he's ready. I am in Nova Scotia, i tried looking for a gym, but all l can find is full cages; i want something we can start retraining on, so it looks like we might have to make one. This has by far, been the best experince in my life... he is a doll & seems pretty social so far. (he let my gf pat his head with no nips) he doesnt seem to have any issues with me cleaning the bottom of his cage ( gets pretty messy with fresh veggies/fruit) I love him & i think working with him is going to be great!

Thanks! "just enjoy him for who he is" is exactually what i am looking forward too! I am picking up a clicker after work tonite, he has a bit of a nipp to him. SO i want to get him used to a clicker for treats. He did fantastic last night, it was a 40 min. road trip to bring him home, i was very surprised how calm he was. (even gave us some pretties - head scratchin) we transported him via his own cage - which as a tight fit- thank god for the hatch back.i was really worried about the car ride.. he really enjoyed it. I am looking forward to his progress over the new few months. I dont think he is going to have any issues adapting too his new surroundings.

I just got my first gray last night! He is 10 yrs old. wondering how hard will it be to teach him to talk, and train him to do tricks and what nots