mandapandah

We went and saw Kirra tonight. After looking at some pictures on the web earlier today and seeing her in person/up close she looks older. He told us 7 weeks but maybe he got her confused or typed it wrong? She perches and steps up. If you go to this site > http://www.babygreys.co.uk/12-weeks.htm you can see different ages of babies and she looks like she is in between the 8 and 9 weeks. We also talked to the breeder for about an hour. He says that her mother had a foot injury while incubating the eggs and so she had to get medical care, leaving the babies to be incubated by the breeder. Kirra is the only baby that hatched out of that clutch. He says she is a really smart girl and has learned step up in just two days (still a little confused but I held my hand to her and said step up, pushed on her a little and she got on my hand the first time!!!). She is SUCH a sweety. She nibbled on my finger and puffed her feathers out at my husband because he was wearing a beanie and it frightened her. LOL! She is SO cute and cuddly! She even tried to talk to us. We kept saying hello, you are such a pretty girl and she would make baby noises at us and nibble our fingers. Hehe! I cannot wait until we get to bring her home!!!

Sorry about the link.. for some reason it didn't work right. It is at birdcagesgalore.com though! Thanks everyone! I spent forever trying to find the "perfect" cage for our baby.

judygram wrote: Great! I was trying to find a large cage but not one that would take up our whole room (it's only 14'x9'!!!). Haha! Does anyone have any suggestions on what to use for a mat/pad?!

We do have experience hand feeding several different kinds of pets (puppies, kittens, sugar gliders, etc) but have not hand fed a bird before. But again, any suggestions on what we should do/ask the breeder?

See, that's what I thought but he says she will be ready. She was already moved to the "weaning cage" yesterday and we haven't been updated on how she is doing yet but we are hopefully going to see her tonight -fingers crossed- What should we do? Can we ask him to continue feeding her for another couple of weeks? Will he charge us even more for hand feeding/keeping her longer?<br><br>Post edited by: mandapandah, at: 2009/11/16 18:43

What do you guys think about this cage? It is 40"x30"x75" including the playstand, 47" inside height. Here is the website > HERE! Kirra is 7 weeks old and coming home in 1-2 weeks. Should we put a "mat" or "pad" on the bottom of the cage in case she falls? We are already going to keep the perches low to the bottom but are still worried she may hurt herself!

Thanks for the warm welcome! I've been doing a lot of reading online today and found that most babies aren't weaned until around 12 weeks but the breeder (who is also a veterinarian) we are adopting Kirra from says that she will be fully weaned in 1-2 weeks. Which, would make her 8-9 weeks of age. What should we do? He has been breeding/raising birds for 50 years. I'm not really sure what to trust or do/say here... I do not have photos of Kirra yet but we'll be going to see her sometime this week. I will try to remember to take photos then!

Hey everyone. My name is Amanda! My husband and I are adopting a beautiful baby CAG, in 1-2 weeks, named Kirra. We are very excited and can't wait until she gets to come home. Kirra is 7 weeks old and has started the weaning process today. This is our first grey and my husbands first bird. We still don't have a cage but will be ordering one this weekend! I cannot wait until our baby gets to come home! :woohoo: