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Dan,i wouldnt worry to much about him starving,theres plenty for him to eat in the wild. Being wild caught instinct takes over and jake will know what to eat, My escaped Bongo has been living free in my yard for 3 yrs and has managed to escape all predators. He is now a wild grey but chooses to stay on my property. You must provide water outside for him,food is out there but water is harder to come by. Hopefully he will stay in the area near where he escaped from. Rarely do they travel far. Safety is where their accustom to being. Good Luck,hope you find him.

I live in georgia and only paid 7.95 for the gallon. I noticed they also sell berry flavored aloe juice. Dont want to be spraying that on your bird.

You all should be very concerned taking your birds outside Hawks are extremly fast and can snatch your bird before you can react. Coopers hawks are ambush hunters and sit in a tree and watch,when they see what they want there like lightning. I know because we have many hawks here and i watched them come out of nowhere and attack the doves in my yard. Bogart the cag in Florida was snatched off his t-stand by a young hawk and he was in a screened enclosure. The hawk got in by a baseball size hole. Bogart was dropped by hawk and owner took him to vet where he was treated for a broken neck and compresses vertabra. Thankfully hes now doing fine. BE CAREFUL'''

I am from Milledgeville,Georgia about 35 miles from Macon.

I owned a BG Macaw for a long time. He was a wonderful bird and the most gentle of all the parrots i had. He would go to anyone,was never aggressive and loved to socialize with the other fids. He was not loud or obnoxious like my moluccan and only voiced his opinions when one of the other birds invaded his space. He never bit anyone or hurt any of the other birds but i did supervise all my birds. I cant speak for others but mine was great. I raised him from a baby and he was by far my most behaved.:woohoo:

thank you christina.i stated my reasons for clipping my Zimba and felt mistyparrot was a attack on my personal choice. I also vacation at least 3x a yr. and my avian vet takes care of Zimba while i am gone and she likes him lighty clipped and does it for me, My dog would also seriously injure him. anyway were not all fortunate enough to have the facilaties that mistyparrot has.

Gary may need some mental stimulation. I dont see any toys in his cage. My grey makes plenty of noise when he plays with his toys. You might want to give him something to make him come alive . As the saying goes a happy grey is a busy one.

mistyparrot.your choice to keep your parrot flighted is your decision and keeping mine clipped is my decision,you have no right to tell someone with a clipped parrot to rethink owning one, My parrot will never be given up and he is well taken care of, He is quite well adjusted and safe. He is at no greater risk for injury then your bird. You state being able to fly is what being a bird is all about. If you sincerely believe that then you should not have it in a cage. Turn it loose to be a free bird. THATS MY OPINION:"

I keep my Zimba clipped for safety reasons. I live in a very small house and there just isnt enough room to have him flying around. Zimba seems to know he cant fly and does not crash to the floor. He is not lacking in confidence at all and appears quite happy and content to play on top of his cage. My dog thinks anything that moves is to eat so he would surely chase Zimba all over the house if he were able to fly. My dog thinks Zimba is just another funny looking dog so he dont bother with him. My choice for clipping remains the same.

Yes greys moult every year and Zico will grow new feathers.

My Zimba paces around his cage and says "its friggen boring in here. He adds friggen to everything. Hes friggen tired,friggin jerk and now calls himself a friggen spudball. All taught by hubby.

My bird Zimba is 2 yrs old and Bongo who lives in my yard is almost 8 yrs. old.

My bird Zimba is a 2 yr. old cag and Bongo who lives in my yard is a 7 yr. old cag.

I read on another site that a grey was found exactly where tui went missing and the man who found it sold it to another man. They think it was tui,unfortunatly it has not been traced on who bought it. I believe Andrew knows about this and is hoping whoever bought it will at least let him know how its doing.

Most lost greys are found near where there lost. Rarely do they go long distances. I dont know that they find there own way home, you must search for them. Not all birds want to be found,i lost mine almost 3 yrs, ago and it never left my property. It didnt want to be caught and still lives in my yard. I see it and hear it but have been unsuccessful at catching the lil bugger. Look for him at sunup and sundown,they are most active at night when there are no hawks.Good luck and dont give up.