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And one last pic only cause i'm so happy my love birds had their own baby

Thank you so much, I was told about that and it made my life a great deal easier, but this time i really wanted to try to film her eating. He was a little dirty from where i got her, an i've been wiping her with soft damp cloths but i don't want to irritate her skin. The indian ring's name is pogo and he's very possessive of his immediate territory but he will on occasion come on your hand . The others in the big cage don't, but they love it when you sing to them. I'm in the cage taking these pics.

Aww thank you so much i just wish he was a little more friendly, but they say with time here's hoping and keeping my fingers crossed.

Thank you so much for the welcome I just up loaded some pic and i just wanted to let you know

haha she's filthy close up! i just fed her and hadn't cleaned her just yet!

aww thank you so much, he was really enjoying the camera, kept coming to investigate it this is a pic of the chick, i took her to the vet today, and he said she was really large for her age

this is Mr. Shah i hope this works

This is Mr. Shah (i'm really sorry it's not working for a couple of reason, will try to resize the photo's and post them up tomorrow, again really sorry)<br><br>Post edited by: alizeh, at: 2009/02/22 19:10

hello and thank you for your reply Mr. Shah's cage is more like a room, it's about 7 feet high, 8 feet long and 3.5 feet wide. He wont let me take him out of there, as he doesn't let me all that near but i go in there to spend some time with him, he seem to like the back right corner the best so i dont go to near there, as i dont want to encroach on his [file] , but i do go in there and sing to him and feed him. Also we leave the door open but he doesn't come near it at all. Also there are windows that look into his cage from the living room, and while he like to listen to the people and the tv even if the windows are open he wont come in. He doesn't like the 2 of the dogs so i keep them away, but when the third, cleopatra goes up to the window he's very interested in her and leans down to say hello and makes friendly clucking sounds. I really really try to bond with him but sometime i just think he's happier is i dont try to touch him and just talk to him ad stuff from far. This is the same dog that the chick likes, she doesn't lick her but she'll put her nose night up to her and sniff at her feathers, and the chick seems to like the warm air and tries to nuzzle. I completely agree that it's too soon to leave them unsupervised with each other, i didnt know about the bacteria, so i wont let her do that any more, but Cleo is really sweet with the chick she'll stick her head in the box to make sure she's ok. As for the German shepard who only got in one lick at the feet, i'm really uncertain to trust him with a bird so i dont let him near ever, i mean one bite is all it takes and he could really eat the whole thing in one bite. I do have one question with if you could possibly help, when do you start showering your chick. Some times spoon feeding can be a little messy so i use a dry cloth to wipe up any excess, a very slightly damn cloth to get any stickyness off, and then a dry one again so she's not wet, is this wrong or bad? should i do something differently.

Hello All, I just wanted to say hi to all you parrot loving people, and introduce myself. I'm Alizeh. I bought my first African Grey about 4 and a half months back, and told it was a male. So we named him Mr. Shah. When i first bought him he had a room of his own, but because of construction he had to be moved, he still had his own place but didn't seem too happy with it (apparently he really likes mirrors and wanted to be near one like he was before.) Then finally his cage was ready, it's massive he has many perches and bamboo perches, and of course a mirror. Since the cage is attached to the house from the outside, we get to look in at him all the time, and he love love love to come to the window and hang off the bars upside down or right side up and whistle in. However, going near him is a different matter all together. He puffs up and makes really loud angry noises. He wont come near me, or anyone else unless they have a peanut. He makes like he's going to bite you, but he doesn't really bite. 2 days ago i bought a baby african grey about 7.5 weeks old, which i had been waiting a while for. I don't know the sex but for now i guess i'll call it her. She's un-named so far. She's very loving and has a ferocious appetite. Every time she sees me she makes these soft cooing sounds and opens her mouth for food. I was told that you can't really overfeed them but i'd like to be sure. I've also started to ween her onto solids she seems to like mushy guava, she pecked at a cucumber slice and i'm about to try her with some soft boiled apple. She still has trouble eating as i don't think she knows how, she likes me to put things directly in her mouth. One of my dogs is absolutely in love with her and loves to lie around near her, she doesn't seem to mind this in any fashion. My german shepard seems to want to lick her all the time, so i dont let him near. I also have many love birds and 3 cockateel pairs, and an indian ring necked parrot. My love birds actually just had a baby of their very own. One out of three eggs hatched, and the parents seem to be doing a great job looking after the chick. The indian parrot is a beautiful green/blue colour he likes me, but doesn't allow the other birds near him. But the cage is plenty big for all of them to have their own space and little houses. Any advice would be so greatly appreciated. I'm really glad i found this forum to ask questions on an such, i think it's great. I'm kinda a newbie so anything comments, suggestions or advice would be welcomed. Thanks for reading this incredibly long post. xox, A

Hey thank you so much for all you're help. i've had the older one for about 4 and a half months. He doesn't bite but he puffs up and starts making extremely loud angry noises, when you come into his space. I know they like to get used to their surroundings and unfortunately i've had to move him a couple of time as there was some construction going on, and then because he really didn't like his new space. He's now is his fabulous humongous cage with a million different places for this to perch and sit, and hang upside down. i was told not to introduce the little one to the big one for at least 1 month and a half to 2 months but i've taken the chick for a visit, and the big one seems unbelievably interested, he came nearer to me then he ever does when i don't have food, and was making more interested expressions and sounds then angry ones. but i didn't let him too near as i really couldn't tell what his intentions were. I'm going to give the little one 2 extra half feeds during the day because he seems very unsatisfied every time he sees my face he acts like i'm his mother, opening his mouth and begging for food. If i could ask you one more question, what are the best foods to wean him off on too, cause he still doesn't bite into things, i was too scared to give him a nut i left a few for him to look at and play with but he really doesn't seem interested in really food unless i'm feeding it to him, perhaps he's still a little young but i read it's good to get them interested in and looking at new things. Thanks again so much for your help!!

Hi all I'm Alizeh, and i'm new here. I just bought my second african grey. The first Mr. Shah, i was told was about 4 years old he says hello and loves to whistle, but he's really unfriendly, he doesn't met me touch or carry him, and he only comes near me when i have a peanut. Even with this behavior he seems to like me more then others. My other grey, little grey: is about 7 weeks old and unbelievably loving. He loves his head being held he has a ferocious appetite and doesn't really seem satisfied. I was told to feed 20ml of feed 3 times a day but it really doesn't seem enough. he's always after my fingers for more food. Today was the first day i introduced him to some solid food. Game him a tiny bit of mushy guava which he seemed to really like, i had to help him a little with my fingers, and some apple, which he wasn't as fond of. Can someone please give me some advice on feeding and introducing the new bird to the old bird. Thanks a million! Alizeh