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Well Butch nka Solomon is now home. Johnnie, the pet shop owner, said he was freaking out and had plucked a couple of feathers because he didn't like the changes going on. I then told her that his new cage wouldn't come until Thursday according to the UPS tracking system. She then offer to lend me a cage to use until the new one came. I, of course. readily accepted and now Solomon is home with me. He is adjusting okay, a little loud screaming when I leave the room but he has quieted down a lot in the last hour. He wants to come out of his cage, but I'm going to wait until tomorrow to attempt that. He is in the living room and, of course, he and Ana Grey have not met yet. He does make some sounds, a laser gun sound, I guess I'm going to have to take him to see Star Trek!!! And he does go "Huh uh," like Tim Allen on Home Improvements did years ago! :ohmy: I have a feeling he has a few surprises for me.:lol: :silly:

Ana Grey is a very independent 9-month old and is always going here or there in seek of new adventures. She has a window perch, actually a shower perch attached to the glass and she loves to sit and watch the world go by. I relish her sense of adventure as she climbs from here to there exploring everything. She does always remember however to come to me for her tickles and cuddles. Thank goodness she still wants a bundle of them. You should be proud of the confident little girl you've raised!

Great video of Calypso, she is truly a sweetheart!

Today is May 9, and it is: National Butterscotch Brownie Day Teacher Appreciation Week and it is the birthday of: 1949 - Billy Joel 1946 - Candice Bergen 1936 - Albert Finney 1918 - Mike Wallace 1873 - Howard Carter 1800 - John Brown

Tiffany, Murphy is a very handsome grey. Thanks for sharing pictures of him with us!

There you go!! That's so like my Ana Grey too!!! Thanks for sharing Adaya with us!!!

Thanks for the site information, lovethatgrey. The recipes look great. I'm going to give some of them a try!

Great picture of Adaya's bath time, Kath! Thanks for sharing with us! She looks like my Ana Grey except that Ana always flaps her wings and babbles up a storm while drying out :laugh:

Sorry Anna about the biting. Is your grey, what is his name by the way, only biting you? Have you been doing something different then normal? Without knowing the situation it is only guess work about the cause. My baby grey, Ana Grey, 9 months old, is a sweetheart, most of the time, but occasionally she will nip at me because she doesn't want to leave the top of her cargo net when I want her to. I then back off and wait a little while. If she still doesn't come down, I offer her a treat, peanut or pecan nut, which she totally loves, and that usually immediately gets her to come down to where I want her to. I am the only one who interacts with Ana Grey now so her bite is what it means, "I don't want to, go away." Sometimes they just like alone time and I try to respect that if I can. I don't know if this helps you, but they are intelligent creatures and unfortunately sometimes have minds of their own. I'm glad you have decided to join the family. If you have any pictures of your grey, we would love to see him. Welcome to the family!

My favorite is Snowball the dancing cockatoo which has been posted here numerous times. I love to watch the grey to the left of Snowball who is dancing along with Snowball. I'm not sure everyone notices the grey dancing also because Snowball is such a great show all by himself.

I'm not experienced with greys, only had mine for 5 1/2 months but I bottle spray Ana Grey 2 days with Aloe Vera and water and bathe her on the 3rd day in my sink. I use lukewarm/cool water and plug the sink and run a small stream of water from the tap. I let the water run over Ana Grey's back and splash the water in the sink all over her except her head, being very careful not to get water in her ears or nostrils. I let the water fill so that it covers about 2/3 of her body, she likes it and doesn't seem to mind the softly splashed water. She gets soaked and I wrap her in a towel for a little pat drying (I believe this also helps her not to be afraid of a towel in case a vet needs to towel her). I then put her on her cage playtop and she flaps her wings and fluffs her feather in front of her avian light to dry herself. This is when she is most vocal. Probably telling me how I ruined her do!!! :laugh: I hope this helps, it does work for Ana Grey and me!

Hi Deb what a big heart you have for taking in an older grey. Sounds like Stosh is a dream companion. If you have any pictures of Stosh which you would like to share, we would love to see them. Welcome to the family!!!!

This is great Pat!!! Adaya and Tyco are both going to have so much fun!!! Pictures please and lots of details!!

Thanks Cindy! I went to see Jade aka Butch this afternoon and fed him Kiwi and carrots which he readily took from my hand. He then walked over to the edge of his cage to climb up on my shoulder and wanted to give me kisses, which I am still leary of. He then just sat on my shoulder and said, "huh," this is the only word that he does say apparently as I have heard it several times. It was a great afternoon!

Oh, these conversations are so touching. I'm hoping to some day have some birdie conversations for everyone. I just love this thread and karma to our wonderful Professor McQ for again starting a fantastic topic!<br><br>Post edited by: luvparrots, at: 2009/05/08 20:53

Kath, sorry you're not feeling well. And very happy for you that Adaya has expressed her love for you!!!

What a cool name for a sweet grey. Chikki looks great and will soon be full of feathers. Thanks for sharing him with us.

You're on Carol, all I need do is cross a bridge to be in Oregon and the airport is just a step away. I checked shipping of the new cage and it was shipped yesterday, Thursday, they send UPS so hopefully on Monday. All I have to do then is go get Butch. I am thinking of changing his name, he doesn't talk and when I say Butch he doesn't react so perhaps without a problem I can change his name. I like the name Jade. Do you think that's too girly, everyone?

Today is May 8, and it is: No Socks Day Deaf Awareness Week National Teacher Day National Coconut Cream Pie Day and it is the birthday of: 1975 - Enriqque Iglesias 1964 - Melissa Gilbert 1943 - Toni Tennille 1940 - Peter Bechley 1940 - Rick Nelson 1926 - Don Rickles 1895 - Bishop Fulton Sheen 1884 - Harry S. Truman

Very cute video of Bingo helping with the housework. I loved it!!!! Thanks for sharing Bingo with us!!!

Carol, if you are in Washington State I surely will see that you get your own bag of pecans and almonds and a whole mango and a kiwi just for you! Caitlin thanks for the great words of encouragement!!!

Thanks for sharing Clyde with us Dawn. He is a fine looking TAG and you and he will grow to be great companions. Your love and patience with surely win his love.

Thanks for the encouragement, Carol. This is a real challenge for me. New cage was shipped today was well as a new boing, swing, more toys. :woohoo: And I just ordered a double order of Aloe Vera Juice!!!!:ohmy: I took pecans and almonds as treats for Butch today when I went to see him and he chewed them a little. I'm going to take in some mango and kiwi tomorrow maybe he's a fruit lover :blink:

Thank you, Judy!:kiss:

Chris, how I love to see birds in flight!!!! Thanks for sharing Schrodinger and Mozart with us!!