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Hey Guys... Glad to inform you that Snowy is now 7 months old.. healthy, completely weaned and eating well. He's mostly on a diet of different veggies and fruits.. gets his seed mix (prestige) in limited quantities 2 times a week. Presently he eats (and loves) : Fruits : Apples, Mangoes (Season almost over), Pear, Guava, Grapes (Season over), Fig, Tamatoes. Veggies : French beans, cabbage, spinach, carrots, cauliflower, corn (sweet on the cob). Was wondering if i am giving him the right foods. Also wanted to ask which other fruits can I feed him safely, we have lychees, peaches, plums, cherries, watermelon available very easily in Mumbai. Experts please let me know if any of the afroesaid can be given to him!! Thanks.

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Hey folks... Sorry for being away for so long!! Snowy's been keeping me quite busy. I am sure most of you have seen pics of Snowy when I had got him. If not you can see him on this thread: http://www.greyforums.net/forums/limitstart/20/the-grey-lounge/170767-introduction.html I am happy to inform you that Snowy's not fully weaned and fledging at exactly 3 months old..... He's also getting a lot of "out of cage time" and steps up, turns around and shakes hands on command!! Heres some pics of Snowy.. Post edited by: neil, at: 2010/01/10 15:23<br><br>Post edited by: neil, at: 2010/01/10 15:27

Red feathers growing!!

Introduction to water!!

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Hey Guys, Just posting some pics of snowy having his first bites!!

Thanks for the inputs folks.. will start with step up as soon as Snowy is able to perch... i think it will be a couple of weeks more before he can effectively balance himself on a perch. He is walking better than before but sometimes does loose balance (especially while stretching his legs and wings).

Hey Folks.. thanks for all the compliments on Snowy!! Just a small update... Yesterday just before the afternoon feeding (second) at around 1 PM gave Snowy some apple! he seemed to love it but did not eat a lot but did nibble on it for some time. Thereafter fed him the formula. In the evening (6 PM) gave him the formula as usual. By the way till the day before yesterday he was having around 40 ml (including the spillage) of formula 4 times a day. Tried some chick peas (soft boiled) and fresh papaya pulp at 8 PM and this guy was hell bent on eating all of it. Consumed a lot of chickpeas more than 8 for sure. Slept soundly after this. Woke him up at 11 PM (he gets annoyed when woken up and makes cute sounds showing his annoyance) and fed him the formula again in the night around 11 PM and he had only 30 ml. This morning too he was not very inclied on the formula he ate around 30 ml and was satisfied. He is now just 8 weeks old. Is it natural for him to slowly start rejecting the formula as he is doing? Do you suggest i stop the other foods now and keep him only on the formula? More pictures coming up soon!<br><br>Post edited by: neil, at: 2009/11/25 06:49

Sorry for being naive... but as most of you probably know I am kinda new to bird keeping and I would want to know what recall training is! Can anyone please explan? Thanks.

Even I saw the video a couple of days back... the guy is Andrew Dobson. He's written a beautiful and emotional article here on this forum too: http://www.greyforums.net/understanding-your-grey/ I really wish he'd have found TUI.

Hey thanks for the input! I guess I will wait for a couple of months before teaching him a thing or two!

Hey folks!!! My grey Snowy.. is around 7 weeks old (presently being hand fed) and I was wondering as to what age should I start training him and what should I start with? I dont want to be too late or too soon. Any replies are highly appreciated!!