Desiree

I actually am unaware of any bird clubs around here...also I have not found a parrot rescue anywhere near me either or I totally would. For now though I have to wean Radar so she'll be keeping me busy for a while. I just got contacted by someone who supposedly has a Grey in Georgia so I am hoping we are going to bring her home as well but I am not getting my hopes up since 8 times to many things have fallen thru...

Just wanted to say thank you to everyone for the words of encouragement. I'm having a blast being a parroent She/he? is such a lover. I am actually finding that she needs a little more than the 2 feedings and upon lots and lots of reading it seems she is supposed to be on 3 feedings for her age so she's getting it happily. She has millet sprays available to her and she likes to bite at it a little but I don't think she understands that it's food and not just something to chew on LOL. She actually loves a toy I had purchased for the grey I was supposed to adopt so that makes me feel good not only that she likes it but that she enjoys playing in general it's a good sign that she's healthy I guess. I'm going to stop the posts in this thread after this one question because I know this isn't really where I'm supposed to be posting this but real quick can someone tell me is she to young to have a cuddle bone? or should she have one? Pictures coming soon...we'll be snapping away tomorrow probably now that she's a little more settled in.

Well I just wanted to update everyone. I am now the proud momma of a 5 week old Quaker. My friend is also a proud pappa of one of my babies sister/brothers. I have named her Radar and she is on 2 feedings still. She is doing very well and has taken to me as I have to her Thankyou all for the support. I hope to find a grey someday but for now this has helped fill the gap. I will take some pictures sometime soon and post so you all can see her too. Thankyou all again!

Thanks Suzzique for the kind words. I hope you are right about me finding the right bird for me. It's just been a very sad experience/hunt. This is now bird number 8 that has fallen thru and I really thought this was finally going to happen and all my hunting had paid off. I was finally going to have a bird that needed me and that I need. It's hard enough being a 28 year old disabled veteran but I have been one since I was 21. Not alot has been going my way since and things aren't particularly getting better. I don't think this woman was a scammer I just think she is cruel! When a deal is made and a promise made people should follow thru. This was her bird not her fiance's that doesn't even live with her. She should have made him correct his mistake but instead it fell on me again. I don't know what to say...I'm just very sad like I said but if I ever find that bird I will spoil him/her rotten, wish me luck on my adventure to find him/her and if it ever happens to be a Grey I'll be back...thanks again everyone for the kind words and support. You guys are great I wish I was part of the Grey community. Good luck to all of you and your birds!

Thanks Kitty kitty..kitty

Yes there are small birds but I really wanted a medium to large bird. I want to be able to cuddle them a little, I have had parakeets back when I was young and they are great to look at but I have yet to find a nice one that wants to be held and loved. All of them I ever had just wanted to bite me, stay in their cage, and have nothing to do with me and I'm here to tell you I tried and tried to be friends but all they were ever interested in was their mirror... The cockatiel that I mentioned I would love to have but he is $300! I don't have that. I know she wanted me and I wanted her but the bottom line is I can't buy her. She didn't even want to leave my hand and almost seemed like she knew how to give kisses? I was kind of nervous she was going to bite me but gently she just put her beak near my mouth to touch and then to my cheek. Aside from that I have yet to find any bird I bond with like a Grey. I would have done anything to take that Macaw that was plucking home! I can't believe they just let him sit there and pull feathers! and he was boarded?! Someone give that bird some attention! Instead the girl at the register was handling a albino snake! Not like I don't think they deserve attention also but the birds are hurting! i can't stand it! I know Dave about all I have found in my area other than the parakeet is a duck and chicken in my price range...it's really sad around here in my opinion!

I would like that. I agree about research. I have tried to look up as much as my brain will soak up for the last 3 years since I found a Grey and called it down from a tree in Ohio. Fortunately for the owner my stepbrother found the owner a week later when he found out I had him, Unfortunately for me it was just another Grey I had to give up. I've been looking for a Grey I can afford to buy for just as long and have gone thru this type of situation over and over since. Its getting pretty hard to take. All I want to do is give a home to a bird, that doesn't seem like it should be so complicated but apparently it is. There is a bird in NC, Pollywog that I would love to adopt but it has to be within 150 miles so I can't give that sweet needy bird a home. It's just super hard when you are limited on what you can pay for the pet. I can afford to spoil it rotten just can't pay much to buy it

I can't return it anyway there are no returns where I got it all. At this rate I don't see myself getting one anytime soon I would almost rather donate it to somewhere where other birds can use it. I mean the treats and food are not going to keep. The toys, perches, etc would keep but I would rather some birds in need have them to play with...when I was buying a acrylic chain toy tonight there was the most sweet cockatiel that wanted that toy and she didn't want to do anything but have me hold her. I felt bad because I knew she wanted the toy and I kind of wanted her but she was expensive. She was solid white I don't know if that is something special for a cockatiel but she was pretty and super sweet she warmed my heart while at the same time they were boarding a macaw who I was watching pluck himself bald....I just don't have any luck at all. This is the way things will probably go for the rest of my life...

I am in Oak Hill which is about 10 mins from NASA. So south of Daytona east of Orlando and North of Cape Canaveral...I'm always willing to drive. I don't want to say that I wish someone would give up their CAG but in many ways I do...I'm just really hurt right now!

No I was going to give her cash when I met her tomorrow. There was no deposit or anything. She didn't raise him for me, it was her bird and she said she got engaged and into a new business venture that was proving to be profitable and just did have the time to spend with him. She didn't feel it was fair to him so she listed him in the Tampa paper. I am near Daytona Beach. I can't afford $800-$900, I am a 28 year old disabled veteran. I am trying to get back to work and went back to college and just graduated in May. I am tenitavely hired for Miami Air Traffic Control Tower but I am of course having a hard time getting my medical clearance so I don't know when I will be back to work and I only get $230/month for my military connected disability. It's nothing... I have looked on petfinders just to find every Cameroon scammer and one guy who had made arrangements with me for another bird and then just dropped off the face of the earth. I would be better about the whole thing if this hadn't happened over and over to me! This time I just can't stop crying. I just can't believe people are so careless...thanks guys for letting me vent I'm going to retreat to my room with my box of Kleenex now...I hope to be back someday if I ever find the ability to find a CAG I can afford and that needs me. I never had any care if it was an adult or a baby. I just wanted one to love and that would love me.

I am in awe! I was supposed to be picking up my CAG tomorrow...I've been waiting all day to find out where and what time I was meeting with the owner only to just find out a few minutes ago that she claims her fiance didn't know that she had sold him and sold him to someone else! I am just heart broken I have been looking forward to this sooo much. I have so many things to return now....I wish I could find a CAG to adopt! Where it isn't going to fall threw! again and again! I can't take it anymore. The scams out there, people changing their minds after saying they don't have time for them, people selling them after they have promised to sell them to me. I am just in disbelief! and soooo upset. I know there are Grey's that are out there than need me but I just don't know if I can continue to go thru this ever again! Nobody knows of anyone that has a Grey in need of a home in or around FL do they? I say in FL and close because I only have $200 right now. I just bought several things for the one I was supposed to be bringing home tomorrow and those things are not even returnable! I am just sick! I can't believe someone would do this to me!

Oh My GOSH! Thanks for sharing! I don't know that I'd be brave enough to take him outdoors like that! I tend to not have very good luck, and with luck like mine, my CAG would be good for years and then all of a sudden get this burning down deep that says this is freedom and I'm not coming home....:woohoo: I'll try to work on some flight training but the free flight scares me. Did you see the cars in the background of that park...one distraction and I don't even want to think about it. Perhaps a school gym would allow a little time to indoor free flight? I would feel better about that maybe...

Thanks for the advice Misty and Danmcq...I didn't realize that it takes so long for the feathers to grow out. I will take your advice and leave him flighted, at least for now. I don't want to damage him or his confidence. I know he is still a baby and has much growth as far as confidence and socialization go. I'll just be extra careful, hopefully visiting friends and family will be as well. Hopefully when I make my move in a few months to my new house he won't go flying around to much, the house is 2 floors and has cathedral ceilings and lots of windows...kinda makes me nervous. Thank you all for the warm welcome. As always all the advice is always welcome...and Misty LOL you don't seem grumpy at all I will always have things to learn. I've been keeping saltwater fish in a reef setting for quite a long time and still there are things I learn on occasion or things I am reminded of that I have forgotten. I'm pretty easy going just don't yell at me, help me make an informed decision, if you think I am making a bad decision help me understand why you think so. I am a huge animal lover and really against cruelty so there is a chance that if I don't know something you know that I could be doing something I would prefer not to. All comments are always welcome. I'm sure I'll be talking with you all very soon. Pick up is tomorrow

Ohh thank you Suzzique. I defiantly don't feel completely safe even with the wings clipped but I do feel safer than without them being done. I am going to see how he tolerates having them clipped, I understand that it bothers some...itchy? Either way I hope to harness train him so that he is able to go out and about with me and enjoy life outdoors and doesn't have to remain confined to the house and cage. I would have no problem with leaving him flighted at that time or if he does not tolerate clipping well. I want the best for him not what is best for me LOL. I'm such a sucker when it comes to my pets...you want that...ok (things that are unsafe of course not included). I see to many listings in the papers here in FL of lost birds it makes me super mom when it comes to safety. I'll look into the other carriers tomorrow. Also I intend to take him to the vet. Particularly since he had that outing the owner mentioned...he's awful young and that makes me nervous that he was in the wild for days before returning home! Who knows what he could have picked up! I actually have invested in a scale for him so I can keep track of his growth and any potential problems Thank you all for all your help and extra advice it is always welcome. I am very glad to have found such a nice forum where everyone seems friendly and helpful!

Here is a link to the one I purchased. Figures it's on sale online...that could have been a new toy...grrr. The dimensions of the carrier are 10"L X 17"W X 12"H. It seems the reviews for it are good. Do you think it will be ok? I am unaware of his weight I just know that she mentioned that he is bigger than she expected? How big could he really be for 5 months though? I am not sure do we specifically consider Grey's SMALL parrots? I mean yes they are smaller than many but not all thaaaat small... I'll take your advice on the harness...I have been doing some more reading on them and have to agree that I need to do some bonding with my new baby and teach him about the harness first. Especially after watching a You Tube video some guy forcing the harness on his CAG. I was like STOP! OMG! Thanks for the advice. I was actually nervous because the woman I am getting my bird from told me that they just got him back recently because he flew out of the house and then actually did return home after a few days! I told her she was lucky because I actually found a CAG about 3 years ago and know that they fly from tree to tree and generally don't fly back home or get found by someone who will look for the owner. She was really lucky. So the thought was more for the birds safety but I think we'll stop to get the feathers trimmed on the way home instead. I'm just to nervous to do it myself, always have been! I would just cry if I ever cut blood feathers! So if for some reason he doesn't fit in the carrier I suppose I'll have to make a run for the store. Cross your fingers for me. I'll post pictures soon as he is home I can't wait! One more day!!!