KyleA

haha yeah, they do get messy! i have the in-home vacuuming system installed into my house, plus I am getting a portable vacuum for quick jobs!

Yeah, I've been wanting a grey for 7 years now and have always been researching diets, toys, cages, diseases, behavioral means. I just want to get insider info from the pros on what I need to do. thanks! those are good ideas!

Alright thanks everyone! I just want to be fully prepared! I'm already ordering the cage!

What do I do in preparation for a baby african grey prior to bringing it home? obviously I would need to get food, a cage, toys, other play stands, etc. What else do I need? Do I need to go and talk to a vet about anything? ANYTHING that ANYONE thinks I need to do or any personal stories on what you do/did when you got your first grey would be great! I just want to be fully prepared. I haven't quite reserved one yet, but I'm talking to a breeder right now and I will be visiting them when the birds have hatched and then I can decide if I want to reserve mine! All help on what I should do to prepare would be awesome! Thanks!

Yes,I have found a few local breeders and I am talking to them now! They have eggs that are about to hatch and I am going to pay for half when they are hatched and reserve one for myself! :) sooooo excited

well, I know he has a breeder he buys them from because he enjoys weaning the babies, he's a really cool guy. But I also like k&kparrots. if you go to their site they seem very great! They're prices are just a little more expensive, which i'm willing to pay, but im not sure how i feel about shipping a bird all the way out here to AZ! :blink:

wow! you have a really good bird! you really are lucky! well, his birds for one are QUIET, even his macaws. I also found out that he buys his birds directly from other breeders as BABIES and then HE weans them himself and interacts with all the birds. I just like how he acts towards the birds and tells them to not bite and to step up and all that. He just really enjoys what he does and enjoys raising the babies and helping people out with their parrots

Thank you acappella! I appreciate your support! I am definitely going to make the bird my priority! I just can't wait until I get it in the summer so that I can spend AS MUCH TIME WITH IT AS POSSIBLE when I first bring it home. I've already been talking to a breeder that I really like because i like how he socializes and interacts with his birds. all of his birds site on open perches next to each other all around his store and they NEVER move and HARDLY even make noise. Which brings up a question. would it ever be safe to leave an african grey on an open perch basically unattended? I know the breeder at the store I go to always leaves his birds on open perches even when he isnt there! and they never do anything! ordinarily I would even say that it's not a good idea to leave ANY bird unattended but I'm curious if anyone out there does this with any positive outcome. Thanks again everyone! I cannot WAIT to be a "Parront"! :)

That's exactly what I want! You're very lucky! I can't wait to get mine! Thanks for the story!

Yeah, I don't want to harm a cockatoo with not being able to give it as much attention as it craves! I'm probably going to stick with my one true desire! a CAG I can not WAIT to be apart of the CAG owners and be able to say that my grey is my child! They are so fun! for the short 2 months I had the one, which wasnt even mine, I LOVED it. It was always with me!

I do believe I have enough time for a CAG, I don't believe I have enough time for a TOO, that's why I wanted to do my research. They gorgeous birds toos are, They're super sweet when seeing them in stores, but I don't think it'll be as fun when I make it mine. I think a CAG would be better for me.

Well would there be any difference if I got maybe a 2 year old cockatoo instead? One that it's previous owner just had to give up? My parents would always be around if I wasn't, and it would be with me 24 7. So I'm still trying to decide. I love how sweet cockatoos are and how gorgeous they are

And when I say they, I mean cockatoos!

I know this is a forum for grey, but I went to a bird store and I love their personalities! Very sweet and cuddly. Very gorgeous too. So I want to know what everyone thinks! Please!

I really love cockatoos also and am just curious about the differences! Thanks again