I am my Tag's favorite, well, she only lives with me that is. She does like my two grandsons, one is 22 and one is 11, and will fly to them and sit on their shoulders. She chooses to go to them, they never try to pick her up. My oldest daughter is also someone she tolerates, especially if she has something that Ana Grey wants to eat.
I usually mist my parrots every other day or so. A little Aloe Vera juice in the water and a good soaking. Both of my parrots will open they feathers and spread their wings and let the mist and eventually oodles of water onto their skin.
Ana Grey likes to sit on the birdroom door where she can see me in the office (the rooms are across from each other). I just folded a towel and tossed it over the top. It keeps the door from being closed and Ana Grey's toes safe from crushing.
When my young grandson is over, my grey is very respectful of his space and knows that he is off limits. It all depends on how you introduce babies and birds. From the start, Ana Grey was show little Dino's role in the family and her role. When Lil Dino is napping or sleeping Ana Grey gets lots of attention and she is satisfied.
My Ana Grey was very well hand-raised by her breeder and I treat her like gold. I love her dearly. She still will nip and latch on with her beak. It does hurt, but I also know that she could clamp down and break skin and draw blood if she wanted to. What I am saying is that if I continued to annoy her in a way she did not like, she would BITE HARD.... and that would be my fault not hers for not listening to her warnings. They all bite as they have no hands to push an annoyance away. It is how you treat your companion as to whether they are warning nips or vicious bites.
Hi Louie, I am looking forward to hearing about Sierra. You both sound quite interesting! If you have any pictures of Sierra and you, we would love to see them. Welcome to the Grey family!
Ana Grey has been with me since she was 4 months old. She will be three in August. She is very self-assured and will nip at me for my attention or a tickle. She has clamped down but has never broken the skin. But it does hurt. If I do something she doesn't like, she does not hesitate to let me know. She is my friend and wants to be treated with respect. She is fearless.
Ana Grey does not associate with my zon, Louie. As far as she is concerned she is a human. She eats with me and I have considered just letting her sleep on a swing in my bedroom at night. But that might be going a little too far.