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I'm eager to hear how this goes as well. Dafney seems to prefer women over men as well since her previous caretaker was a female, but she doesn't attack me, just avoids me unless I'm offering a treat. She has only been here a few days but she is already letting me get closer and closer without her backing off so I'm quite optimistic about my chances of her trusting me completely. You might try covering the red light on your camera with a small piece of black tape to avoid the distraction it causes.

Thanks Dave! I'll have to look into those and see which ones are close by.

Thanks Caitlin! I had done a search on that site a couple of days ago but it only returns one result for San Antonio. When going to google.com however a search for San Antonio avian veterinarians returns many results so I was just wondering if anyone in the area had any recommendations. Thanks again though!

Hi, I saw there were quite a few Grey owners in San Antonio, TX and I was wondering which Avian Vet yall recommend? I live in Converse on the NE side and based mostly on proximity I was looking at Northern Oaks Bird And Animal Hospital (http://www.northernoaksvet.com). I would like something close to the NE side of San Antonio simply because of preparation for any emergency situation, but I'm not opposed to traveling further if a particular vet comes highly recommended.

Here are a couple of pictures as promised. I only snapped a few since she was a little annoyed with the camera as you can tell from her ruffled feathers.

I am a new adopter of a sweet 5 year old female Timneh African Grey named Dafney. The original owners of her took excellent care of her but unfortunately had to give her up. She just came to her new home on 6/20 and so far she is doing great, already whistling and making other interesting sounds and even a word here and there. Hopefully in the next few weeks she will be much more comfortable in our home and will open up to us more, but we'll not be rushing her the least bit. I am married with two young kids (one is 2 and the other is 6 months), but I will be the primary care giver for her, which may be a little challenging at first since Dafney's original primary caregiver was a female so it will be quite a change for her. I am a new bird owner and have been reading up on African Greys for about two months while looking for the perfect bird for our home, but I'm no stranger to the additional care and attention required as I have cared for other exotic pets in the past years. The original owner gave me great instructions of Dafney's routines and behaviors/body languages as well as her diet and favorite snacks. She will be needing a wing, beak, and nail treatment soon, but with the stress of bringing her home (3 hour drive) and the new environment and people I wanted to wait a little while before I subject her to that. Anyone have a rough estimate on how long would be a good time to wait to keep her stress level down? Any advice or tips that anyone has for easing Dafney's transition into her new home are welcome and greatly appreciated! I'll get some pictures posted up soon! - Matt