Greywings

I do not suggest using the ceder shavings-first of all it is most unusual for a Grey to have mites and secondly they are toxic. Cedar Shavings - Cedar shavings contain ingredients which can be toxic to birds. Even their aroma is caustic. They can cause dermatitis, allergic symptoms and irritation of the digestive tract. They also make it difficult to examine your bird's droppings. Corn Cobs - Once ingested, corn cobs can remain in the body for years before causing illness or death. Ingested corn cobs absorb moisture and swell, which can cause impaction, bleeding and death. Baby birds can also develop bacteria and yeast infections from the ingested material. When wet or in humid climates, cobs can grow Aspergillus molds which cause a respiratory disease in birds. This disease is difficult to treat and can be fatal. The cobs will also absorb moisture from your bird's droppings, promoting growth of organisms and hiding loose poops. It's a poor material for examining droppings. We should all check the droppings daily as it can be our first indicator that our bird may be having a health issue.

Smart bird we would all benefit from a good nap at least once in a while.

Progress you can see that makes it all worth while, good work keep it up.

Now that is a unique sight, nice nest.

Lol aren't we all? Other jill

It is great to have a group who can understand where you are and how you feel. Sorry he is being a B- tt-head but as time passes you will see Rene grow his personality and develop his relationships lets see how James improves, shall we?:rolleyes:

Ok pictures to share with us please. (Duh you have a link) Those Severes can be testy as they become older but are active smart beautiful birds.

Dark green leafy veggies like Kale, Broccoli Beet tops. Quinoa is a grain that has a lot of calcium, it needs a little cooking time before you feed it..

I clean with vinegar and or Hydrogen Peroxide and rinse with water.

We have two cages almost like yours with a Grey Pookie in one and an Elanora too in the other, lots of toys branches and perches.

More likely one of the Tiels could be injured by the Goffin in a little dispute. Separate caging for safety is the way to go.

Busy girl! You got some nice shots there.

Nice stand and she seems to appreciate it too. so good to see both you and Yoshi again. Glad to hear she is finding her voice don't those gremlin sounds just make your day better all together?

Welcome aboard and to the wonderful wacky world of living with a Grey. Ekkies are beautiful birds and very smart but I think you will really enjoy watching your Grey grow up, he or she will be a bit more independent than your Ekkie. Will love seeing some photos when you are able.

they look so natural there. lol

He will be getting a taste and becoming familiar with how they look and taste. To get him to eat more of them try chopping them very fine and add to his other foods kind of shake them together and the veggies will coat the seed or pellets. He will have to ingest some that way. Do not leave in the food bowl in warm weather for more than 2 hours to avoid spoilage. They eat best in the morning after fasting during the night so it is the best time to try new things.

I would check on both the calcium balance and the fatty acid levels both in the blood. then you may have questions about the results. Any behaviors you question, or new information on keeping Greys healthy would be a start. Then you have to come back and share with us. Then you have to have a Happy Birthday, happy to you!

If you read the article all the way through they were shocked and had no idea they could cross breed, it was an accidental breeding. Who knew it was even possible.

Now we will try and remember who you really are lol. How is your poor patient cat doing with your speed boat testing?

Yay it is time to Paartae!!! So good to see you again Sir.

February 27, 2006 PARROT IS KEY WITNESS IN DIVORCE TRIAL! Argentina -- Angry wife Rosella DeGambos got a family insider to testify in her divorce trial--a blabbermouth parrot named Bozo! The star witness spilled all the family secrets in his two-hour appearance before the court, and Mrs. DeGambos, 47, got her divorce. "I knew he'd seen everything that my husband Carlos did when my back was turned," Mrs. DeGambos said in an interview about her bizarre divorce court ploy. "And I knew he had the vocabulary to describe what he'd witnessed. "My lawyer thought at first it was a ridiculous idea to call on Bozo, but he doesn't know Bozo like I do." Incredibly, the 14-year-old cockatoo answered questions and identified photos during his testimony before Judge Manuel Agusto in a civil court here. According to press accounts, the bird tended to repeat himself but presented convincing proof that his master, a businessman, had been unfaithful. The stool-pigeon parrot described three "pretty dollies" that Carlos, 52, had "tickled" while his wife was away. He also identified the women in photographs, calling them by their correct names. "I used to think that Carlos was a faithful husband but Bozo let me know about a year ago that something was up when I wasn't home," Mrs. DeGambos said. "He was using new words, words of love. And he began giggling in a high-pitched feminine voice. He kept saying, “No Carlos, not here,” and things like that. I knew if the lawyers could get him to testify, there was plenty of information they could get from him." Sure enough, in sworn statements, the feathered witness squawked out secret after secret. Shown one picture of a 23-year-old beautician Carlos allegedly wooed in his home, the bird shrieked, "Honeybun, I love you." When Mrs. DeGambos' attorney asked the bird, "Who loves Carlos?" the winged witness said, "Ruby loves Carlos, Ruby loves her baby." Ruby is DeGambos' young and voluptuous secretary. At one point the bird's testimony even indicated that there were problems between the DeGambos. When shown a picture of Mrs. DeGambos, he said, "Pretty birdie, pretty birdie" and "Not tonight, honey." "It's an outrageous insult to my client that this bird-brained witness should be called to testify against him before the court," said Carlos DeGambos' lawyer, Jorge Lines. Judge Agusto, who granted Mrs. DeGambos her divorce, overruled the attorney's objections and let Bozo's testimony stand, the first such ruling in the world, legal experts say.

I know some one who has a Mobrella, nice bird but hybridizing is not a good idea for the species. the most interesting one I ever saw was the Cockatiel/Galah cross everyone was shocked at that. Ltes see if this works - World first, galah breeds with cockatiel By LLOYD MARSHALL HYBRID parrots are nothing new, with various matings occurring over the years, some deliberate, some accidental. I’ve seen crimson-wings crossed with king parrots, galahs crossed with Major Mitchell’s cockatoos, Majors crossed with sulphur-crests, galahs with sulphur crests and corellas mated with all of the abovenamed cockatoos. Some breeders in America have crossed various macaw species, where the most popular is blue and gold mated to scarlet, with the resultant youngsters called catalina macaws. But the latest hybrid that I’ve come across is really incredible, with the environment and the circumstances under which it was bred truly amazing. Nikki, who lives in New South Wales, has bred a galah-cockatiel cross, which as far as I can ascertain is a world first. She had a 12-year-old male galah in an aviary with five female cockatiels and six male cockatiels. Three pairs of cockatiels were breeding happily and Nikki got the shock of her life when she walked past the cage one day and saw a decidedly different-looking bird sitting on a perch. “It was a young bird and obviously a cross between the galah and a light yellow coloured six-year-old cockatiel, with the parent birds definitely bonded and together all the time,” she said. “The young bird is around 25 per cent larger than a cockatiel, with a galah’s body shape that’s grey all over. “He has an orange galah-style crest, dusty orange chest, deep orange cheek patches, with wings more like a cockatiel in colour but the shape of a galah’s wings.” Joseph Forshaw, the world renowned parrot expert and author of the classic Australian Parrots book, said he had never heard of a galah crossing with a cockatiel anywhere in the world. “I have never heard of a cockatiel crossing with anything, although I have heard of people trying to cross them with other parrots,” Mr Forshaw said. He said recent DNA tests had indicated that cockatiels are related to Australia’s black cockatoos. “I guess the fact that the cockatiel has bred with a member of the cockatoo family proves conclusively that it is a part of that family,” he said. Avian vet Tim Oldfield was sceptical when told of the mutation, but changed his tune when shown the photo. “I have to admit it looks exactly like a cockatiel galah cross, quite amazing,” he said. The woman who bred the bird took it inside to hand-feed it, intending to make it a pet. “He’s very quiet and friendly and I’ve been offered $15,000 for him, but people have told me he’s worth a lot more because he’s the only one in the world,” she said. The parent birds, which were in a half-enclosed aviary 2.5m x 1.5m x 1.8m high, were fed parrot mix and could also get into vegetable scraps and guinea pig food mixture that was intended for a few guinea pigs that live on the floor of the aviary. Nikki described the four 400mm long nest logs in the aviary as “cockatiel size”, with one placed upright on the floor in each corner of the aviary, with the tops of the logs completely exposed. “Three of the logs were used by the cockatiels and the other box was used by the parents of the hybrid baby,” she said. “It would have been a tight fit for the galah to get into the log.” Nikki said she would consider selling the three birds and anyone interested in making an offer could contact her on 02 6839 2479 or nikkifox@dodo.com.au Worlds first "Galatiel"

Lovely indeed!

Need more time to read, sounds like a good one.

That one would work for a sleeping cage rather than a daily cage, glad he spends more time out than in it.