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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!!

Just a small update.. today for the first time tried giving Snowy some soft papaya ...prior to the morning formula feed (as he is generally very hungry in the mornings)... Snowy came near the plate where the mashed papaya was kept tasted some guess he loved it.. cause he started looking at me and wanted me to feed him with with my hand.. gave him some more with hand and he ate some then lost interest.. fed him his regular quota of formula thereafter.. But guess he was excited about the papaya as he kept on shifting the steel bowl (with the papaya) from one place to another though he couldnt lift it properly... But he kinda got possessive about the bowl and played with it for nearly an hour.. Should I give him some toys at this stage to play with? Will try some boiled split chick peaas in the afternoon..

Hey Danmcq... the pics are as recent as today and yesterday!! Thanks for the input.. the age quoted by you is perfect!! on the day of the last pics he was exactly 44 days old.. so thats 7 weeks and 2 days!! Any ideas as to what fruits should I start off with.. I know that he's not eaten fruits before when he was with the breeder.

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Snowy's doing great... makes funny noises while eating.... Today he just started shredding the newspaper bedding below the sawdust in his box (he moved all the sawdust and tore the newspaper into shreds... see picture) and I spoke to the breeder about this behaviour and he said that this guy is getting ready to be weaned and I shoudl start giving him (albeit extremely gradually) soft food other than the mix that he's being fed... I am gonna try some very soft dried, split chickpea (after boiling) and see if he's ready to eat.. in the meanwhile... check out some pics!!

Hi, Just a little addition on the introduction.. I am feeding Snowy Kaytee mix in the proportion of 1 portion power x 1.5 portions water. Feeding this to him (each feed of around 30-35 ml) 4 times a day at 4 hour intervals right now. He is kept in a corrugated box with coarse saw dust. He basically asks for food, eats (feeding takes around 20-30 mins) , stretches his wings and neck and legs for around 15-20 mins and thereafter sleeps for a couple of hours... I've been told that this activity is usual at this age. Let me know if I should be doing anything more! I will soon post more pics and videos of Snowy. Thanks.<br><br>Post edited by: neil, at: 2009/11/21 10:49

Hello folks! I am Neil Mandevia from Mumbai India. Have kept Cockatiels and Sun Conures.. just got my first Grey 2 days back .. its a 40 day old chick and unweaned. I know the breeder well (he's a dear friend). Attaching some pictures of Snowy.. my new Grey! I have weaned cockatiels and conures before.. and not facing any particular difficulty in feeding Snowy. Let me know what do u think about him!! <br><br>Post edited by: neil, at: 2009/11/21 07:38