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I boguth some sweet potatoes for my grey and I want to know what is the best way to offer them, raw and peeled or cooked (boiled)? Or what is the best way to offer. Thanx.

Cool pics. Nice birds! B)

Awesome pics and congrats! Nice looking grey.B)

That's great Maxx. My CAG tends to be growly as well especially when I pet it on the back. But recently it has calmed down so much the growls are almost completely disapearing. What I started doing was showing it a sunflower seed and then when it would reach out to grab the seed I would pet its head. If it would pull back I wouldn't let it have it until it would let me pet its head. My grey isn't aggressive but it seemed rather skittish at first and I used this technique to get it to trust me rather than force it by imposing handling. Right now Congo is very tame and trustworthy of me.B)

Oh ok Thanx Dan.

Thanx Dan. I know that all of us here have one thing in common, the very best for our pets! You mentioned something I've been considering to get for my grey African Palm Nuts. Do you feed these to your grey Dan? I've seen some African Palm Nut Extract for sale on the net as well as the whole palm nuts. Can you offer any advice on this?

Great photos. Thanx.B)

M2MM, thanx for the reply and yes your right. I must agree with you that fresh fruit and veggies provide the roughage which helps maintain a healthy digestive tract and give our pets variety. The point I was trying to make is that pellets is my target staple food because I want to be sure it is getting the most complete nutrition, especially in my case that I work 12 hour shifts and do not have the time throughout the day to offer greens and veggies. If I would leave them in its food bowl I would be concerned that they would spoil. Thanx again!B)

Thanx Judy i'm glad you enjoy my pics. You're the coolest person I've met here so far.

I aquired my grey from a respected breeder of exotic parrots and birds. This guy has everything, from Cuban amazons, yellow nape amazons, cherry head conures, macaws, Indonesian parrots...and too much to list. He currently has 13 breeding pairs of greys. He's been doing this over 27 years. When I purchased mine he had a bunch of chicks from 21 days old just removed from the nest to 6 months old. He told me that the pelleted food is prefferable to any other food supply. He weaned my grey to Zupreem premium pellets. I currently give it Zupreem Harvest Mix. The breeder told me that fresh fruit and vegetables are also to be offered daily but the bird must eat the pellets first because pellets contain 100% nutrition my grey will need. He told me to feed seeds but in very, and he stressed very, moderate amounts. My feeding regimen for Congo is: First thing in the morning I feed it pellets because I have observed that in the morning it is hungry and I want pellets to be its staple food item. Later on after noon I offer it chopped fruit and veggies. His favorite fruit is cantaloupe melon. Its favorite veggie is snap peas. I also offer it broccoli, carrots, peas, green beans, corn, cauliflower, apples, and bananas daily. Then in the early evening I feed it a seed and grain mix called Vitakraft which Congo devours. I believe the seeds make my grey work for its food and it seems like its natural instincts kick in when it eats seed. I also give it Vitaseed as a treat when I'm training it. This is a vitamin supplemented seed mix. In conclusion, I believe offering my grey seeds is very beneficial to its diet and I will continue to do so. But, I prefer that it eats more pellets than any other food item and yes even fruit and veggies. Simply because pellets alone have 100% of the needed nutrition your bird needs for all aspects of its physical health.

Here's a pic I took of Congo in front of the mirror.

Thanx kitty and you're right, shaking is different, and in my CAG's case it does seem like a mild shiver. Maybe it's just nervous?

Well yeah it looks like both a shiver and/or shake and no it does not constantly do this. It is most evident when I get close to the cage and give it a treat. Like you said; lovemygreys, fixing of the feathers follows this behavior. Thanks Nychsa and lovemygreys.

You know this is a good topic. I myself have not yet been bitten, not by my previous CAG I owned for 3 years or my recent one Congo I've had for 3 weeks( it's 5 months old now). But my wife and daughter are constantly complaining that they're being bit by our recent grey. I look at their hands and I see the beak marks. Has Congo already chosen its favorite?

Congo my pet grey is 5 months old and I've had him/her for 3 weeks now. It's recently shivering like if it's freezing cold? Is it? I Keep the temp. in my house at 75 average and it never drops below 73. I've even adjusted the temp. to 77-75. Does anyone know about this or observed this with their CAG? I hope it's not a dietary deficiency or ailment. When I see it do this I pick it up and it seems just fine. I don't remember my previous CAG doing this, although it did drop its wings and kind of pant. Does anybody recognize this or offer any advice? Thanx.:unsure:

Here's a Macro shot of Congo. As you guys can tell by now I love photographing my grey! Sorry for the many posts.:unsure:

Here's Congo playing with one of his cage toys. I currently have 2 toys in his cage. I want to add more but I don't want to restrict space. I was considering a small ball type toy. Does anyone have a suggestion?

I will Judy. Thanx for the tip;)

Nice post I enjoy your pics

Excellent photos thanx for sharing. Both look very healthy.

Here's the first time my grey ate raw veggies I've been offering for three weeks.:laugh: I'm so happy. I hope it starts eating broccoli next.

Cool idea lovemygreys I will try mashing the broccoli. Thankx so much!

Love the photo room.

Well I paid $750 dollars for mine fully weaned from a private breeder of exotic birds. Here where I live in Miami Fla $1,000 is an average price.B)

A happy family!