Jayd

Keep a close watch for secondary infections... Get some apple cider vinegar and use your clean finger to drop some on her beak, most parrots love it, we rince all their veggies in it, and use white vinegar to clean their cage etc...Feed her: Plain low fat yogurt [tablespoon 2 times a day] low sodium creamy peanut butter [protein], Any low iron low salt baby food etc...Thanks Jayd

Yes, no problem.....Thanks Jayd

Hi, vinegar is Greyt, soak the fresh veggies in it, you can let them dry or feed them wet, it's good for parrots. [apple cider vinegar] Good advice your getting, pellets are not a necessity. I advise to stop the BAVN, parrots can overdose on supplements if there eating properly. Rule of Thumb: Seed's, 1/2 cup 24/7 [no sunflower feed 3tbs as treats a day] Dark green leafy veggies and orange veggies in afternoon, Cooked Sweet-potato, squash, zucchini, nuts, cooked beans, wild rice and/or brown rice, lentils and split peas cooked,1/4 slice wheat toast as a treat, Low sodium tuna/salmon and cooked chicken drumsticks with most of the meat removed, cooked and raw pasta, couscous. oatmeal, dab of low sodium peanut butter. NOTE: Seed 24/7, veggies etc in the afternoon, warm food breakfast andd dinner.[example: boiled sweet-potato, drained skinned and smash [or squash] add dab of peanut butter, ad dab smashed apple or pear,[baby food ok] serve with a little rice and/or cooked pasta and/or cooked bean.etc...Youll have a healthy baby. Good posts birdhouse, ZulusMom....Thanks alll ........Jayd

That's Greyt, Our fid's like peppers to....Jayd

Hi, bonding take a very long time in most cases. Your in a very difficult situation, One scratch from your cat can kill your baby, I don't have to tell you the dangers of the dog. It sounds like the breeder gave you some wrong info. Your bird should be out as many hours as possible, and flying, with the wings clipped they cannot excape danger, please be vigilante.....As far as the cage goes, would you liked to be caged 24/7? I wish the best for you....Jayd

Your doing Greyt, Nut's, sunflower seed are good for your baby, If I may, Watch his Poop, if it's runny, he's getting to much fruit, Greys need very little fruit, it's mostly sugar and water and has very little nutritional value. Our Fred, [sulfer crested too] Was caged in a closet for 18 years, he has hardly no feathers, so we know where your coming from, he's over 20 now...T5hanks Jayd

Yes, this has been a good debate;) so much knowledge passed around, Thanks Jayd

I'm sorry but I noticed that you feed your baby peanuts in the shell, you should never feed them this, they can cause serious illness and possible death they can harbor a deadly fungus, Aspergillosis, only feed them roasted no sodium human grade peanuts without shells. Our Greys can and should have about 3 tbs of white-striped sunflower seeds a day, what I see your feeding your baby is Black-oil sunflower seeds, which are extremely high in fat, you might want to change. Such a beautiful baby and a wonderful job your doing...Thanks Jayd P.s. Do a check to see if the wood is safe for parrots, I found 1 source that said it wasn't, but I'm not sure they were correct... http://www.greyforums.net/forums/showthread.php?115338-Aspergillosis

Yes, I agree, is rather on the small side, I'm personally not much on hybrids or mutations, but I love them all and care for any in need...Thanks Jayd

Hi, your baby needs 10hr's of quiet uninterrupted sleep. Remember, your baby sleeps by their clock, not ours, when the sun rises so do they....lol Thanks Jay

Yes, this I completey agreed with you on...Thanks for your useful knowledge and imput... This might interest you.[i don't agree]http://www.theparrotuniversity.com/

Thank you ZulusMom, if I may point out, you do not have to inbreed for color, just good parental records to be selectively bred. Red factor Greys in the wild are not inbred they are wild, just not solid red. As you say, inbreeding is never a good thing. In African Grey parrots where the normal color is Grey, the Blue mutation will be expressed as white feathers once the yellow-based pigments are removed from the normally red tail. Hence, a Blue mutation African Grey will be a grey bird with a white tail. Inbreeding is when you re-breed family members to enforce a trait. Selective breeding is when you breed birds of different heritage with records of offspring's to enforce a trait, hybrid is something else......Thanks Jayd

Wikipedia is not accepted in academic circles as a reliable source. Yes there is Partial Red factor Greys in nature, The reason there isn't solid red Greys in nature is because of predators. Weather there is health or other problems, there hasn't been enough time to decide that. Most red feathers are lost at the time of first moult, this is a "timed gene" many young animals are differently colored than a adult bird. Red color genes are not apparent in all Greys in nature or in captivity. When we pair two Greys that have a abundance of red doesn't mean you'll receive a red factor Grey unless the gene was present in a parent, so you have to bred and re-bred a number of times to achieve your goal, unless you inbred.[Wrong] So in a sense, you are messing with mother nature..." i am not some genetic scientist" your own words, I suggest you research "genetic" so you will have a better understanding of what your saying and doing. All solid Red Greys are produced in captivity, not in nature. If you broach a subject, please have all the correct info before doing so. When Vonk van Antwerpen Hand pick the red colored Greys for his project,[project=to make money] he kept breeding till he got what he wanted,rumors go he inbred... There's the subject of "Hybrids" etc...So no, Solid Red Factor Greys are not natural, yes " special and different" not natural in nature Thank you Jayd. if you would like to learn something about "Mutations" which I fancy: http://www.greyforums.net/forums/showthread.php?196068-Dominant-RecessiveMutation. http://www.greyforums.net/forums/showthread.php?196088-Sex-linked-Mutation. http://www.greyforums.net/forums/showthread.php?196120-Mutations-Last-Post

Welcome, I've been following your thread, some greyt advice you've received. It is possible and it has been known that some Greys don't get along with children, especially as they get older. This does not necessarily mean this is the case with your family. After 30 years, there's baggage after baggage and it's just starting to be unpacked. As Dave said, he will show you more of himself as time goes on. Concerning the petting, as long as your baby isn't showing sexual tendencies, which usually only happens once a year, you can pet and cuddle them and scritch under their wings as much as they will allow or like. I'd stay away from the small of the back and the rear portion of the bird. If he starts regurgitating or doing the mating dance, then by all means, limit it to the head and beak. If and when he shows these signs, stop petting, say "I love you" and walk away. Try at a later time to pet. What a wonderful job you are doing. Please keep it up. Don't be afraid to ask questions of any and all of these Greyt members, which, now you are a part of. Thank you, Jayd

Please read the post, before replying....Thanks Jayd

On a post like this it is best to do research outside the Forum. The term is "Hybrid"....

Yellow-Headed Amazons The yellow-crowned Amazon, A. ochrocephala, double yellow-headed Amazon, A. oratrix, the Panama Amazon, A. panamensis, and the yellow-naped Amazon, A. auropalliata, are often confused by novice aviculturists and avian veterinarians. Recent changes by taxonomists have separated these birds into distinct genus and species. Previously, they were all considered sub-species of the yellow-crowned Amazon. Variations within each species occur, depending on the region of origin. Some yellow-napes have yellow at the crown and also around the nape of the neck, others have no yellow nape at all, and some may have a small amount of yellow at the crown. The most northerly representative of the family is the double yellow-head, ranging through Mexico. The beak of the double yellow-head is horn colored. Southern Mexico begins the range of the yellow-naped Amazon. Their territory ranges though Central America to Costa Rica. Many napes were imported from Honduras in the 1980's, making them the most popular pet Amazon in the United States. The beak of the nape may vary from almost black to a light gray, depending on the area of origin. The parvipes yellow-nape, A. auropalliata parvipes, has a bicolored beak, whereas the nominate species, A. auropalliata auropalliata, has a black beak. According to Low, only the parvipes yellow-nape has red on the bend of the wing. The Panama Amazon is naturally only found in Panama. This is the smallest of this group of Amazons, and the least colorful, only possessing a small patch of yellow on the front of the forehead. The beak can be horn colored or may vary to horn with black streaks. It has a larger white eye ring in proportion to its size, when compared to the yellow-crowned. Moving farther south and over the border of mainland South America, to the jungles of Columbia, the color of the Panama Amazon's beak darkens and the body size increases. This Amazon is known as the yellow-crowned or yellow-fronted Amazon. Side note: panamensis there's a number of creatures who carry this same name, ciclid fish to hummingbirds....

Hi and welcome mariahcarey384 Thank you for your post. We have a "Cockatoo Room there " If you would like you could re-post this thread there than delete this one or we could move it for you.. Looking forward to more posts from you....Thank you Jayd

Miss the Babies.......

Just recently I post that we all should fully read and understand what a post say's before replying. What I was referring to was the bobbing, the mechanism to regurge, not fun and dancing.... As a second point, if you quote some one, please include who that someone was! Another point, nowhere is "Sexual behavior" mentioned... If a thread or a post isn't understood, inquire before replying.. "they often direct courtship displays, including regurgitation, to their human caregivers. The best way to avoid a regurgitation problem is to nip it in the bud. The first time you see your parrot bob his head, quickly disassociate yourself" Thank Jayd

Hi, Zon's are clowns and will do anything to get your attention, they love to play, and you are right....Thanks Jayd

If I may. It's natural for a parrot to hang upside down in the wild, they do this to get food and insects etc from a smaller branch or tree hole... the "TRUST" isn't so much they have in us as it is in the trust they have for themselves...Example: Lets say your 5'8" inches tall ad your fid is hanging from your side on your finger upside down, they can let go, right-side themselves and fly off before reaching the ground...They can't do this in a cage, not enough room... Thanks Jayd

Thank your Mama for letting you talk, you remind me of Spock...Thanks Big Guy.........