Greywings

I think in part they react to our stress especially when we worry about them. They are experts at reading body language we are not quite so good at understanding theirs. therefore I suggest being happy and positive about the move and keeping them in a quiet area or with family or friends when moving all the furniture ect. out of the current place might be easier for you both. Play music he likes and is familiar with while packing and introducing him to his new digs.

Greyt name Scuttle it really suits him.You may want to keep a journal of his progress with pictures because the way he is going by next year he will be such different bird than the one you first met. You make my heart glad and his too.

Will be interested in how it goes, they do like those sounds.

Please give us an update-if these symptoms (breathing issues and shaking) are still apparent please call your Vet for a visit.

It can be painful but I think the fact that your beloved birdy companion hurt you is more painful to your psyche than you actual injury. If you learn your birds body language you should be able to avoid most bites, don't get them too wound up, try to avoid invading their perceived space and just work on trust building-both ways.

Mariesa this poor baby has had a huge change in his life, thanks to you both for the better. Greys can be slow to feel comfortable with changes in their surroundings & lifestyle. Keep up the positive approach and avoid the bite by not rushing him into interacting. Bites can become an entertainment so it is best to not repeat the actions leading up to that result. Go slowly, make small positive when you see he is comfortable with what you are doing or offering. For the plucking there may be an underlying health problem that a good Avain Veterinarian could diagnose and treat, plucking can has many causes. Some examples are heavy metal poisoning (toys and cages can be a source) Yeast or bacteria on the skin, poor nutrition, lack of real Sunshine or bathing, pain from a fall that bruises the bone and these are just a few examples. A good diet with fresh foods, a variety of dark leafy greens, sprouted seeds & grains essential fatty acids and spray misting with plain water or pure Aloe Vera juice can all help as will keeping him busy. You have given this guy a chance and we all appreciate you willingness to take on this threadbare Grey. He may never recover all his feahers if the follicles are too damaged but I can tell you care for him already.

My advice: having both at home with small birds who have rapid motions it can trigger that hunting response from your cats or dogs. My larger birds have out of cage time but only when supervised, with them I worry more about the dogs. The small bird I wheel into our rather large bedroom bathroom for flight time with no possible predators. Boiled down my advice is supervised visits only for safety.

She may be a little shocky, keep her warm & cover half of her cage to help her feel hidden and safe. You can offer her a 50/50 pedialyte & water mix if you like. If she is not back to herself later today then do get her to your Vet just in case. You will feel better knowing for certain there is no problem.

Quarantine first, then allow visual meeting right now you are your birds flock so a new bird could be either accepted or rejected or ignored. Not really any way to tell what the reaction would be. I live with 4 Greys in our house right now I do some fostering. Pookie CAG 22 yrs gets along better with my Elanora Too than any of the Greys. Whisper CAG is bird aggressive and only like me, Smartee chases all the other birds but is soo very laid back with people and Smokey Joe is very jealous and only likes my middle son. You cannot predict ahead of time and often they change their minds anyway.

Check the substance of those mini blinds I have a friend who nearly lost a bird to heavy metal poisoning due to mini blind destruction by his bird. Their Vet was able to save the bird after much chelation therapy and lots of hand feeding. We have chunks missing out of our Mantlepiece where a cage got moved too close and missing pieces of crow molding in the kitchen living room pass thrugh. Also have mini blind damage from our U2 when he let himself out when we were not home, luckily they were not toxic, but the blinds are ruined.

Will await updates, lol. Sounds like a handy tool to have in your birdy kitchen tool box.

Keep her warm and get to the Vet immediately!!

Tough decision for you and I can only imagine how it must feel to have to make that choice. Hugs for the pain and positive outlooks for you and Emily moving forward. I live in Texas but the far side from you but will keep my ears open among the good bird people here.

Like the old Roy rogers show Happy trails to you until we meet again. Sending some very positive energy your way hope it helps.

It feels so good when they begin to feel like we are a trusted part of their lives. I see expanding horizons ahead for you.

You are welcome and I am certain more folks will stop by with even more ideas to share.

Can you obtain a second set of dishes so you can replace them with filled clean ones immediately and take out the used ones to clean for next time?

Welcome to our Grey corner of the e-verse. Lovely birds and I know you will have some stories for us as those Green Cheeks are such little dynamos.

A good place to start is with simple games like peek a boo with you holding the towel out side his cage and just covering your face. As the game becomes fun then the fear subsides. You can progress to tug of war with the towel again building confidence then peek a boo with bird behind the towel. Progressing slowly towards towel over bird and wrapping to remove quickly prior to fear building, keep it light and fun and it may take several weeks of patient but fun work.

Welcome among us crazy for Grey folks, good decision adopting such a special guy.

I would suggest not rushing him, put the stick down and make friends again. You just pushed further than he was comfortable with, now he has to learn trust again.

Always a little chuckle for our holiday and so true.

Welcome and glad to hear you have taken Buddy into your home and hearts. It is odd at first hearing the voice of someone no longer amoung us but after a while it is a gentle presence that seems like your brother is still with you in a small way through Buddy.

Tias just place a cove over the side of the cage that faces the other bird and act like everything is normal. If you are not stressed out your birds are less likely to get upset. You will have a houseful of people so everything will be different and exciting -lots of distractions happening.

Nice update she sounds like a little charmer.