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Hi, We have the Aviator, and the Feather Teather, and the Aviator is better by far, although the DVD was only somewhat helpful. In addition, if you get the wrong size, the Parrot University, the makers of the Aviator, will gladly exchange it for the right size. If you just want the harness to go for walks or sit with him outside, you don't need the standalone leash. The standalone gives much more length so he can fly farther and higher. I hope this helps. Ralph

Just a few sentences. One day, Poco, our late SIE, pooped on the floor. When Dotty saw it, she asked "Who pooped on the floor?" Poco looked her and said, "I did"! Awful clear understanding of language from a bird that does not understand language, considering we do not use "I did" ourselfs... If she was responding to Dotty's voice forming a question, why didn't she just say "Poco good girl", a phrase that we taught her? Ralph

When do you guys think we should start with Spencer? He's almost 5 mo old, and has been back home for 11 days. We have the Aviator. Thanks, Ralph

Thanks for the advice! We'll see what the future holds! PrettyPax, we live in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Bird Shoppe is in Fairfield, Ohio, which is about a half hour away. They honestly care about their birds, and know their stuff! Dotty's family lives in WI, so we are there from time to time! Her Mom and youngest son live in Janesville. Ralph<br><br>Post edited by: oppie, at: 2009/02/08 01:30

Hi, When we brought Spencer home on Jan 14, we held him a lot, but now we have to take him to the bedroom to hold him because he always flies back to the top of his cage. He is almost 5 months old. Ralph<br><br>Post edited by: oppie, at: 2009/02/07 08:00

Hi! Neither Dotty nor I can hold Spencer in the living room because he always flies back to the top of his cage. We take him in the bedroom to hold him. I was bribing him to stay on my lap with Nutriberries (in the bedroom), but he's tired of them now. In the bedroom, he'll sit on my headrest, that's better than not being with me at all. How can we hold him in the living room? He is almost 5 months old. Thanks, Ralph<br><br>Post edited by: oppie, at: 2009/02/07 08:02

I don't understand. Ralph

Hi! Is it normal for Spencer to be so flighty? He's about 14 weeks old now. Thanks, Ralph

Thank you, She! Spencer doesn't fly into anything. We had a good day today Dotty was sitting at her computer desk, and Spencer flew to her shoulder out of the blue!!!!!!!! We are trying to make shoulders off limits, so I went to get him, and he got right on my hand! He stayed there for about 20 minutes before flying back to his cage!!!! Before we put him to bed, he stayed on my hand for about 15 minutes before I put him to bed. Hopefully we are making progress... Ralph<br><br>Post edited by: oppie, at: 2009/01/30 05:10

Hi! He had just gotten finished eating pomegranate when we took the pictures :woohoo: He will sit on my hand, but not on my lap, which means I can't pet him In a few days, I'm going to try putting a treat on my lap and see if he'll get on to eat the treat. Any other ideas? When being held, he stays as long as he's being petted. Ralph

Hi, Thank you for your condolences. Spencer made some noises this evening! Right now he's a very quiet bird. He knows where his bed is (he sleeps in a carrier in our bedroom)! I tried to hold him tonight, and he flew in to the hallway, which you take to get to the bedroom! Dotty put him back on my hand (he won't sit on my lap, which means I really can't pet him. I have good use of only one arm/hand.), and I took him to the bedroom. He let me hold him a few minutes, then we put him to bed We gave him a Goof Ball (seed wrapped in rawhide) today, and he had a ball with it! :laugh: I'm always talking to him, and I sit by his cage all the time. I hope he'll get out of being so flighty. I think he's confused with being here 4 days, going to my cousin's for a week, then coming back here. Here are some pics! Ralph<br><br>Post edited by: oppie, at: 2009/01/28 06:54

Thank you all... Unfortunately, she was at my Cousin's because Dotty and I were out of town for a funeral. I wish she would have been with us, but she was in good hands. I feel she knew how loved she was, and that comforts me. Ralph

Hi, Judygram, I'm Oppie, our TAG is Spencer LOL. I can't use my other arm to head him off at the pass, as it doesn't go over that far. All I can do is call Dotty to get him off of my shoulder as soon as he gets up there. When he's on Dotty, he flies up to her shoulder. He is clipped. Ralph

Thank you, Judygram. I'm worried that Jim Jim will miss her, although he's doing fine so far. Ralph

Hi, He needs to see an avian vet ASAP! Birds don't throw up unless they are really sick. Ralph

Hi, Our Normal Grey Cockatiel, Twinkle, passed away yesterday. She was about 15 years old, and not sick. She was well loved and is missed very much. Ralph

Hi! Spencer is FINALLY home!! We got him on the 14th. The whole idea of keeping him at the at The Bird Shoppe was so that he wouldn't have to come to a new home, then go to my Cousin's while we went to Wisconsin for Christmas. On the 16th Dotty's (my girlfriend) Brother in Law passed away unexpectedly, so we had to go back to WI on the 19th. So, Spencer had to go with the other FIDs to my Cousin's. We got back last night, and got the kids back this afternoon. I hope that he isn't stressed out. When he's on his cage, he won't step up unless he's on his log. I'm not sure why this is as there was no log on his cage at The Bird Shoppe, and he was handled a lot there. We're working with him on the no shoulder thing. It was going well before he went to my Cousin's. We think she allowed him on her shoulder. He is also a little flighty...I think that will go away the more he gets used to us, won't it? I'll get some pics soon... Ralph<br><br>Post edited by: oppie, at: 2009/01/26 04:29

Hi, This reminds me of Poco, our beloved SIE. My wheelchair has rubbery buttons on the control. Well, I guess these buttons were evil, too, because she ripped two or three of them right off! We had to use packing tape to put them back on :laugh: I know this wasn't a Grey story, but I just had to tell it! Ralph

WTG, Klaus! Ralph

Hi, Colliz, I would let them see the cage as you said, but I would also let the explore the cage by putting food and favorite toys in there to encourage exploring. After a while, feed meals in the new separated cages. Ralph

Hello, Here are the pics from yesterday! Isn't he handsome? Ralph

Hi :silly: We went to the bird club Christmas party yesterday (Sunday). The club meets at The Bird Shoppe, where I'm getting Spencer. Of course, I took Spencer to the back room where the meeting was. Maybe I shouldn't have done this, as there were A LOT of people, birds, and noise. We really couldn't hold him, as he kept flying away. He calmed down on a swing on a tree play stand,so I just kept him there until people started leaving. When it was calmed down, we got him on my lap, and he stayed there for about 1.5 hours :woohoo: I'll post s pics tomorrow. Ralph

Where in WI are you from, Sallas?

Thank all of you He could come home now, but we are leaving for Wisconsin on the 22nd. Our FIDs are going to my Cousins while we're gone. Instead of bringing him home for a little less than 2 weeks then shipping him to my Cousin's until January 7, then bringing him back home, we're just going wait until we get home to bring him home.

Hi! We saw Spencer Friday! He was flighty, but I think it was because we didn't take him to the back room, away from the other birds. Here's the pics we took!