TAGyourit

Jack is a great name. Thats my babies name too.

I am so scared about letting my new baby TAG and Napalm my Sun get to know each other. Ive still got a good bit of time as I should be getting Jack in July. Napalm has stayed in a Birdie Bed and Beakfest with other birds when I have had to go out of town. He will always perch on the perches closest to the other birds according to the gentlman that owns it. He of course never lets them interact with each other. So I hope this means he will enjoy the company of his room mate. Napalm is my only baby at the moment, and so far a VERY GOOD bird. But when I go to work he is all alone. I wanted to slowly prepare Napalm for his soon to be room mate and hopefully friend. I went ahead and got Jacks cage. I have set it up in the room with Napalm and placed a bird stuffed animal inside the cage. I occasionally take the stuffed animal out to see how Napalm reacts to it. So far he seems to not be fazed by the new cage and when presented with the stuffed animal reacts very gentle. Of coarse a stuffed animal isn’t likely going to fool him. He will fly to my shoulder when I mess with Jacks cage. I would like to find a stuffed African Grey. I have looked all over the net with no luck in finding a realistic looking Grey. I have done a LOT of reading on introduction of the new baby to Napalm. If any of you have experience I would love to hear

Thank you so much for your replies. In reading, it seems that there are so many differences in companionship with a Grey as there are with other birds. Maybe this is because of their intelligence. I have thought long and hard on getting one and finally after lots of reading I decided to go for it. Dave You really do know how to put things into perspective. I guess I just didn’t put 2+2 together. Napalm (15 month old Sun) will be an angle one day and want to do nothing but get into trouble the next. :lol: I have managed to end up with a wonderful companion. He loves me and my S.O. very much. He does not take kindly to strangers or kids. As far as family it will be me and the S.O. we have friends with children but we do not always see them. So I will have to make the effort to get out more in the summer when Jack is young to get him / her Socialized. Also to be comfortable with new things. I am not looking for the cuddliest bird; I just noticed this when playing with them. I just want a happy and fun companion. I have no doubt I can help Jack become this. I also like to teach tricks. I understand Greys, like Conures seem too enjoy this attention. Napalm is a happy fun birdie and likes to learn tricks. If Jack does not talk I will not be trying to find him a new home. I think that is cruel. Napalm doesn’t cuddle or talk much either. But he is still my baby.

How does your Grey and your Sun get along? I so want mine to be friends. Which one did you have first and How did you go about introducing them?

:blush: I posted my hello in the welcome room and I decided to ask these questions here in hopes of a few more responses. I had originally wanted a male because I want to name him Jack. Do you think that Jack would be appropriate for a female if I end up with a female? I do feel that birds choose you, my Sun certainly did. I went to visit my future baby and of the 2 she has available the smaller one was the cuddliest. It would let me rub her back under the wings and neck. The larger one would a little. One was a tiny bit larger with larger nares the other was smaller with much smaller nares. They were both so sweet the larger one chewed on me much harder then the smaller one. Could this be a sign of a biter? I have read that males tend to be more open to new things and people. I have also heard that there is really no difference in personality of the two. I will be going to visit again when it gets closer to the weaning date. The breeder is very nice and has a very clean nursery really seems to know her stuff, but she is hand feeding a lot of babies and breeds. I am afraid that she would not have time to spend with all the different babies. She had a set of 3 baby TAGs that were a little older who seemed to be a little hand shy of body touches. They would immediately start nibbling away on fingers when you reached for them. When I go back closer to the come home date and my baby is hand shy of body touching. Is this a sign that they did not get handled enough while weaning? Or is it just because I am a stranger and I am just worrying to much? So sorry for such a long post but I want sooo bad to do this right. Post edited by: TAGyourit, at: 2008/05/28 17:25<br><br>Post edited by: TAGyourit, at: 2008/05/28 17:28

Hello my name is Rhonda I am mom to a Sun named Napalm and soon a new baby TAG who I want to name Jack. I have been lurking for a few days and I have learned a good deal so I signed up to join in. Please check my post in the African Grey section. I tried to search but I still had a few more questions.