Ajilon

Thanks! This is probably my favorite picture of Cabo. This was just after a bath. He's such a funny little guy. Loves baths and acts like a nut when he gets one.

So if any of you have been reading, I posted in the welcome section. I'm a brand new mommy of a 4 month baby CAG. I've spent months researching and exposing myself to the breed before placing my deposit with the breeder. He's a DOLL! I just love him to pieces. I can't wait for him to learn to talk back to me. Anyway... As I stated, he's joining a very established flock and I've been slowly integrating him in. So far. all my other birds have readily accepted him and chatter to him often. This is Joey. She's my 7 y/o B&G macaw. She's a one person bird and I'm the only one she really likes. Well... except for breeding season. She doesn't like anyone then. Next we have Rico. He's 12 y/o and truly belongs to my husband. He doesn't care for me much but that's ok. He liked me just fine until he saw us sleeping in the same bed. From that point on, I was evil. He's slowly starting to come around. I just don't push it. I can at least give him a treat without him taking my hand off! Here's a video of Rico. Can you tell he's spoiled? http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbjE9zmjPck This is Ty. Ty isn't technically our baby. He's a rescue that I took in because he needed a good home. My plan is to rehabilitate him and then find him his forever home. I'm trying hard not to get attached before this happens though. He's a good boy, only 2 years old and VERY active. He was plucking clean down tot he flesh, but we're growing back out more and more every day. He hasn't plucked one feather since he's been with me. YAY! And then we have Cabo. Don't ever tell Cabo he's a bird. It would break his heart. He thinks he's human and probably my biggest talker. you can't NOT greet Cabo when you walk into the room. He immediately looks at you and says "Hi Cabo!" He'll be 2 in June and already has a great vocabulary. I work with him 10 minutes twice a day on his training and talking. He's such a lovable baby. And then last is Zazu. Zazu is what bought me here to begin with. So that's it. That's my flock. I know 5 seems like alot (and it is!) good thing I work from home. Sometimes it's hard to get anything done with parrots all around, but a schedule and routine helps. The big boys aren't as hands on needy as Cabo and Zazu.

Zazu is a congo. He's spoiled rotten. I'm slowly integrating him into the rest of the flock. He's alot more needy than I expected, but that's ok. I'm not allowed to walk by him and not say hello or give him a petting. He gets real mad if I ignore him and if I'm talking, he'll try his hardest to get up over me. It's so funny to see such a little bird demand so much attention. I was making him some bird toys last night and as I'm stringing things together, he's taking apart the other side. here's some pictures to hold you guys over.

Zazu is only 4.5 months old and his beak is black. I've noticed other greys with a white beak. Do they change color? The black looks so good on him!

So I figured I'd come in and introduce myself. My name is Gina and I've been reading the forum for a while, researching the African Grey, now but hadn't joined or posted until now. I just adopted a very sweet 4 month old Congo. His name is Zazu and he's spoiled rotten. He's been with us for a week now and has settled in nicely. His little noises and chirps crack me up and if he's eating and you walk by him, he'll stop and growl at you like a dog. I have to giggle every time he does it. He shares his home with 2 blue & gold macaws, a harlequin macaw and a blue fronted amazon. I swear when social hour hits around here and the 4 of them start screaming, the house vibrates. Zazu tries to get his 2 cents in, but can't seem to get over the big boys. I'm amazed at how different the greys are from the macaws and the amazons. Zazu likes attention and pouts when he doesn't get it. He's already starting to mimic and the other birds are teaching him alot. So far I've not gotten any real words out of him, but he call call whistles at me when I walk by him. Anyway... I just wanted to introduce myself. This looks like a great forum and I'm anxious to learn more and more about these wonderful companions.