Well MyGrey-Gary, glad you found the Grey Forum. Do you have any experience with parrots at all, or birds in general. They do poop and they poop a LOT!!! My grey will not poop directly on me, BUT has no problem with pooping on the back of my desk chair, my floor, on her toys and anywhere else she might be. It is a ritral. poop, flap and fly!!! Birds/parrots also fling their food here and there and drop what they don't like at the moment. Don't expect them to care or pick it up!!! That's your job. I have three parrots and they all do this rather I brought the bird home as a newly weaned youngster or 2 1/2 years old, or over 10 years old. Parrots are work and if they want something they scream for it if you don't get their message right-a-way. I don't want to disillusion you but you should not go into being a parront without knowing the real truth. Parrots, actually any animal chooses who they will like or dislike, and there is not anything anyone can do about it, no matter how much that person may want to be liked/loved the heart wants what the heart wants. You MUST have a true love for greys/birds/parrots to be a good parront. Please ask questions and read the many, many threads here about greys and the problems people have had/are having. Welcome to the Grey Forum!!!