jshendrix

Jshendrix:

 

Your post regarding Jayd's comment was uncalled for. I agree wholeheartedly with what he wrote. My heart went in my throat when I saw the photo of your 3 beautiful birds outside like that. We have been on this forum for so long, and we have experienced the heart wrenching that goes on time and time again from members distraught over losing their "clipped" birds because they are ignorant to the fact that a "clipped" bird can get swept up in a breeze especially when startled. Just refer back to Dan's post.

 

If you had clearly stated in the beginning that they were in an enclosed area, perhaps our hearts would have stopped beating in our throats. We had no way of knowing that they were safely outside........Please see it from an outsiders position not knowing the full story as you left out a few details....no hard feelings please, just understanding. We LOVE all the birds here on the forum and want nothing but the best for them.

 

The pictures are beautiful by the way. 3 Lovely birds, you are lucky and blessed.

Talon, then perhaps, one should ask before commenting in such a fashion...I don't feel I have to provide all the facts when I am posting a photo for my friends and family. No offense, but my opinion.

Thank you for the kind compliments of our greys...every grey owner is blessed. We have given our 8 year old male a beautiful home and a loving environment. In a short time, this abused grey who use to bite and shy away from people, has become a wonderful companion. We have a ways to go, but he is truly a happy grey and has adjusted to his new home.

Thanks to everyone for their compliments.

Hi Jshendrix, You have great looking CAGs. Are the wings clipped of the three Stooges?

I can assure everyone the birds are safe.

JAYD, no offense taken, you have always been a respected member of this forum and someone I have always looked to for answers to questions I may have had. I always try to avoid conflict and I didn't appreciate the comments in your second post and would have much rather appreciated a private message. One can never have too much humility and I always keep in mind I can learn from others.

I may have read your comments and taken them personal, but I felt it was an attack on my love and care for my greys...as I stated before, they are our children and their safety is always my concern, but like my greys, we enjoy being outside and that SOMETIMES means they get to come out of their cage...especially for a photo shoot! And yes, they are under a solid, covered patio.

GREYS RULE!

JAYD, Your unsolicited, condescending 2nd post was not needed. I didn't ask for your opinion. You have absolutely know idea what you are talking about in regards to my photo... I don't have to justify anything to anyone, however, JAYD, for your ignorance, there is absolutely ZERO wind or BREEZE, there is a cover on the pool and predators? The birds are under a solid patio cover...and predator in the background? Check your eyes...Who the heck are you trying to impress? I think some people feel better about themselves when trying to impress others by speaking about something they know nothing about or don't have any of the facts. Can it be dangerous to have your bird outside? Absolutely, but I'm not worried about my birds ending up over the fence...my neighbors don't have dogs or anything that could hurt them, but I don't take my birds outside if there is ANY breeze anyways. I take the necessary precautions to keep them safe as I would my with my children and grand children. In fact, our greys are our children now...

Comments like yours is the main reason why I really don't care to ever post anything in any forum...there is always someone that feels compelled to provide their opinion...You don't want to be a party poop...then shut your mouth. If I wanted your opinion I would have asked for it....I had a lot of respect for you up until now...you have always provided insightful advice to people who were asking...I wasn't asking. Maybe you figured you were helping others. I don't know, but you 2nd post really pissed me off! I don't have thin skin I just have zero tolerance for your pompous attitude.

If it offends people that I take my birds outside unharnessed, too bad. But I certainly will not sit back while someone takes cheap shots at me when I post a photo and video for my friends and family to see who live out of state. My only apologies are to them and for having to witness me write this post in response to you. This is a public forum and everyone has a right to their opiionion, but give me a break, some people need to get off of theri high-horse and drop the self-righteous attitude that is so common in many forums. Not everything needs to be criticized or turned into a debate, but then again, I guess it helps some peoples egos and feeling of acceptance.

I have raised birds as pets and as breeders for over 25 years, but one thing I always remember and I think JAYD has no clue about, and that is humility and knowing when and when not to open your trap. How about the people that allow their birds to fly free...Inside or outside...well, I have my opinions on that, but that is a whole other debate...and this thread is not the place for any of it.

Maybe I made the mistake of posting in the wrong place and that would be my mistake, but I never said I was a computer or forum person.

I think I have said enough...

Well, one last thing, I do have the luckiest birds around...but I also feel that I am the luckiest Parront around because I have 3 of the best greys out there! I'm kidding, there are no bad greys out there, they are all the best!

he loves to "Get His Hands Up" so to speak! pushing the roof up.... my wife taught him that....

Great advice! Patience is a virtue....for both grey and parront...

Thanks Dave for the friendly advice for all of us.

There's no better!

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3 stooges! Huckleberry (top 8 yr old male); Wyatt (middle 1 1/2 yr old female) and Fergie (right 1 yr old female) one big happy flock!

Hopefully this worked...My wife is singing while Huckleberry is dancing...Funny how every parront thinks their fids are the best huh?

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We added a 3rd grey to our family...His name is Huckleberry! Funny thing, I think it was fate, because I wanted to name one of the other 2 greys Huckleberry, but my wife and daughter picked the names. So my wife was out looking at greys and she came across an 8 yr old male up for adoption...his previous Parronts had named him Huckleberry! My wife was set on buying another baby, but she couldn't resist and we knew it was fate. Huckleberry needed a loving home and that is exactly what he got. Our other 2 greys welcomed him with open wings and after several weeks together, I can report our greys and their parronts couldn't be happier! Like all on this forum, our greys are our life...We rush home from work and they are always happy to see us...Thank you all for letting me share this and our love for our Fids. Huckleberry loves to dance, so as soon as I learn how to upload the video, we will post some of his dancing...he's got some great moves!

Going on day 5 and Wyatt is well on her way to recovering! She is very happy and certainly back to normal. Her wound is healing very nicely...thanks for all of the support from everyone.

Absolutely! They are family...just like when our daughter gets sick...thx for karma!

This morning one of our greys jumped from her perch and landed pretty hard on her keel bone, tearing the skin on her keel. Looked pretty nasty! Wife was hysterical..Wyatt was a little shaken up too, but still wanted to eat breakfast. She didn't eat as much as normal, but understandable since she just had her bell rung! She didn't mind me palpating her and only had an issue when I neared her wound site.

There are few avian vets in our immediate area and even fewer on a Saturday, however, my wife made a few phone calls and was extremely fortunate to contact a local vet that had and Avian Specialist in today...she took Wyatt in to see him. Great doctor and handled our loved one with great care. He checked her wound site and put both our minds at ease when he sent us home with a few different antibiotics and reassurance that Wyatt's wound would be just fine in 2 weeks.

We really lucked out with the specialist being in the office and that Wyatt wasn't more seriously injured. I researched many posts on this forum and saw some that weren't as fortunate...again, we were lucky, but after reading some of those posts while my wife was looking for a vet, I was a little scared for Wyatt...and didn't want to repeat some of the things to my wife and cause her more panic...the most important thing is we got Wyatt to the doctor as soon as possible and that was key in putting our minds at ease.

Lessons learned...know where your nearest Avian Vet is located, their hours of operation, 24 hour emergency or not, Don't panic, trust your instincts, trust your vet and take what you read on this forum as advice and remember that every situation and grey is different and each situation may be handled differently depending on the veterinarian. Our grey was treated with a antibiotics...but please don't think this is the fix all for all these types of injuries...just take your loved ones to the vet as soon as possible.

Wyatt has been home all day and back to her normal goofy self interacting just fine with our other grey, Fergie! She gave us scare though...

Take care all...

OOOPs...I moved the photo in photo bucket...sorry

I think I got this to work...hopefully...My little girl and my wife decided they liked the name Fergie for our new addition as opposed to Josie. Both are good names, but my little angel likes Fergie! So we now have Wyatt and Fergie...

Fergie on the left...4 months

Wyatt on the right...6 months

I will post more later...hope this worked

Jason

I appreciate the helpful advice...Maybe a second cage in the future. Have to do some room rearranging in order to fit a 2nd cage. Right now, they are in the kitchen but not enough room in there for a 2nd cage. We will see how things go...they did great last night.

It's really not necessary for everyone on this forum to beat Brittany up over her posting...

Hello all...we brought home our 2nd AG yesterday...4 months old...we added her to our 6 month old AG Wyatt...Wyatt was hesitant at first showing the new bird what was his...which is everything. Hung out with them most of yesterday....they did very well. We were content with taking it slow with them, but they started getting along just fine from the beginning (aside from the display of ownership of everything!) They were able to sleep in same cage and are content to sit on same perch.

We love our new family additions and are glad we brought the new addition home while Wyatt is still young. We have named the new baby, Josephine, or Josie for short...Wyatt and Josie Chirp;) We're old west fans..We will post pics as soon as we get them on computer.

Thank you...I am going to get the Supplemental and Routine Care Plan on top of that standard plan. Will help to pay for his routine care and visits to the Doc.

Jason

Very good info...I will also check with our homeowners insurance. Thank you for the input.

Jason

Funny you say that...I tried that yesterday when I got home from work...he really didn't seem too hungry at dinner time...quite possibly I had gave him too much seed and veggies in the morning and he just ate his fill...anyway, I started eating some of his peanuts and he started begging for them...just like a little kid! Didn't want one when I offered it initially...had to wait until he saw me eating mine! Good thing I bought aout 20 lbs of them! Now we both make a mess and through our peanuts on the floor!

I appreciate the feedback...There really wasn't a whole lot of info in the search for US insurance. I figured I would bring the topic back into light to get any new input. VPI's rates aren't bad at all...I will definately be getting the insurance, I would just like to know what other reputable companies are out there and has anyone had to use their insurance. How helpful were they?

I seached some of the past topics and really didn't find too much on health insurance for my Grey in the U.S. I did contact VPI and received a qoute of $15 per month and an additional $23.25 per month for the Well Care Policy if I choose...I will of course! They do require I wait until I have owned Wyatt for 2 months. Does anyone else out there have any advice or comments that may be helpful? Are there any other recommended companies? Any and all help is appreciated...

Jason

Excellent idea...my wife is heading to the store to do some more shopping for Wyatt. I suggested a small toy box to put all his goodies in. I like the idea of papers and tissue! He is such a joy to havearound the house...even though he considers everything to be his!

Tank you again,

Jason

Thank you all so much for the warm invite. Your helpful insight is greatly appreciated. This is our first Grey...I had a yellow-naped amazon when I was growing up...was my father's bird. We are happy to have a bird of our own now. I will post more photos as I learn how to navigate the site. Until then, I was able to post a picture of Wyatt on our profile.

Jason & Sarah