Elvisrocks177

Sorry that Rishi was so sick, I hope he is now on the mend. To be honest I have never heard of any falconry here but that doesn't mean it doesn't take place. I have a friend who is what I would call, an expert in birds, and will ask her about an Avian vet next time I am at the stables. Evis is much much happier today, I wouldn't say friendlier but certainly settling into his home and new surroundings. He is eating and drinking a lot more now so feeling much better with him. Thanks again

Elvis

Hi All Well, the good news is that Elvis is now eating and drinking. He seems to be doing it in secret. Left him for a few hours last night (went to see my horse) and came into the room to find him eating. He stops when you come in, so left him to it. He did the same thing this morning. He even managed to climb from his top perch, down inside to eat, so I feel so much better. We handled him a lot more yesterday and I told my husband just to talk to him or whistle lightly and he seems to feel comfortable with that - no growling/squawking. He was hand-reared before we bought him. The man was his only owner, so I am sure there is an element of adjustment required and am sure Elvis is also upset about being taken from the man. Bahrain is big in its birds and horses. Some of you may dislike me for this, but we didn't personally find Elvis, a friend did for us. He spent several weeks looking. There were some financial reasons for this - the price would double for an expat face, but also the friend has had African Grey's (or Classico's as they call them}) for a long time and he took a friend with similar experience, so that they found us the right bird. We visited several pet shops on the island who had parrots for sale, but they were vicious, would squawk and hide at the back of the cage. We do have vets here but no specialist Avian vets. I do however have a close lady friend at the stables who has bred parrots and birds for many many years and that in fact is her occupation. I spoke to her last night and she offered me some very insightful advice and I am starting to feel much happier about Elvis. I have attached a photo of him as requested and hope you like him. Thank you once more for the friendly and helpful advice in a very nerve-racking time. Raleej337 - Bahrain is wonderful, I moved here from UK over a year ago and will never leave. It holds a special place in lots of peoples hearts

Thank you so much for your kind words, advice and reassurance. I will put the oven glove back in its rightful place. He will step up on to my hand. He is currently asleep on his top perch whilst listening to Michael Jackson and seems happy enough. I loved the name Elvis too. I think it really suits him.

Hi All I am new to this forum but have had a nose around and think that it will prove my saving grace. My name is Ellie and I live in Bahrain, Middle East. We have just got our first African Grey called Elvis. Before Elvis we had a few Mynah birds. He is about 8 - 9 months old. We bought Elvis home 2 nights ago. At first he was rather noisy (making a growling/squawk when you are close to him) but yesterday he started biting a bit, he is not drawing blood but I started wearing an oven glove when picking him up. He is still squawking lots when you approach him, he is also trembling. I am of course rather worried. I have him on top his cage in the study with me to get him used to me being around me. At present he seems happy, he is preening his feathers, stretching his wings and cleaning his claws. The other problem I have is that he does not seem to be eating or drinking much. He has a bowl for fruit and another for his mix and one for his water. I have tried hand offering fruit but he squawks and shakes and I don't want to upset him. We have two dogs but he does not seem fazed by them and they are actually out of the room anyway so don't bother him. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Ellie and Elvis