AbbysDaddy

Great thread just a shame it took so long to get going!

They fly at 11 weeks?

My mother in-law is in town for the weekend (that term in town used loosely she is only a little under 2 hours away ) and left a feeding schedule for the bird as far as getting food at diffrent times of the day (neighbor) but she wants to stay in town one more day and cant get the neighbor to feed Louie (her TAG). I told her Im sure he would be fine for one day with out some one not changing his food seeing as how he gets way more in his bowel to pick threw than just the normal feeding ( I told her if she is giving him that much she doesn't need to change it every day just pick out the old seed shells but she doesnt listen likes wasting money) I was just wondering how long any one in here goes with out changing their food !

I think this would be a great thread to start. People could post pics of what wings and tail feathers look like during molts. I will try and get some of Abby right now even though some feathers are damaged and her tail feathers are almost all gone it would be a good start. And maybe I can get some answers I have of my own lol

it could take months its only been a little over 6 for me an any my Abby and she is still opening up more and more every day not every day is something new any more but its fun !!!

hummm mabye so

Yes pics please i would be interested too Abby does not like her harness too much espically being introduced to it the first time at 8.

Greys and other parrots can pick up infections when being walked in the street. How so ? If they stay on your hand?

Thanks hey I made a thought out and worded correctly post lol heheheh just joking lol

Yes do talk to other people I am not saying that it is safe 100% but to the best of my knowledge of how it works and everything else I believe it is safe but what ever you find out please let us know.

Ozone is O3 (big O little 3 like in h2o) so ozone is O3 just oxygen to an extent but it is not very safe to breath in by its self..... i had to clear out houses when i used one to get ride of smoke and mildew smells cleaning carpets .... ionizers are ok as far as i know they dont put anything into the air all they do is change the polarity of the air and dust to attract it

There is a video on here I found and posted about all RED African Greys and they use mutated red factors like yours to do it that's nice ..... where did you get him?

My Abby loves the same chips lol only with hot sauce on them lol

Are those red mutated feathers on your greys neck?

love the glass roof!!!

I am just going to drop this I didn't want to High jack Harmars thread. I am sure I have made many new friends here with my open mouth now any ways.

Yes my wording was poor choice of words, and I apologize for that, but the reply given was poorly worded too in my opinion and I am still offended here!!!!!!!!!

I have taken offense here which is odd cause I have turned so many people on to this site (if they come and leave or come and stay I don't know ). You can strongly suggest that people don't do a lot of things with these birds and tell them they should never do a few things but as far as this topic goes and the way your wording it you make it sound as if I should keep a harness on Abby at all times cause if she jumped off of her cage and flapped her little wings down to the ground down as she has done many times before she would severely injure her self I just find the way things have been worded offensive and condescending I don't know how else to put it I know my bird loves me and loves the life I have given her. It is way better that they people that left her in a laundry room for almost 3 yrs or the poor old lady who was sick and never home. She loves our frolics out side and our games on the inside all I'm asking is that you "Advice Givers" choose how you word your "advice" more carefully.

Ok no one seems to get it ..... im sure if it was bad for her she would have not done it on her own over and over and over and over and over in my house off her her stand to come see me off of her cage to get to a diffrent room and off of my shoulder, chair, or what ever else she is on out side. I KNOW my bird. Simply telling people "I hope you know your Grey" and what could happen is better than telling them "never do that again" I used to love this forum and now it seems like people are making newbies seem like bad "parronts" (and I am not even a newbie) and Jilly I dont know what sugar weighs where your at but by me they weigh 5 pounds and Abby only weights .6 so your alittle mistaken there. I will continue to give Abby the same great life that I have given her that make her so exctied she jumpes out of her cage to see me. Weather that means "throwing" her or letting her jump off of what ever i feel safe to put her on. You all can well ..... never mind

Im sorry Jayd but your appology seems synical to me and not heart felt. I have read in this room things that seems to be like your talking down to some one. Maybe you should ask questions about peoples posts instead of assuming they were doing something that was "Dangerous or life threatening" with their bird. You can word things in the form of questions too that make them seem less offensive too lol. Then when some one gives you an in approiate answer. confront them about it . Yes I tossed my bird, you dont know from how high, yes she is "injured" (even though I said damaged in my post and you chose to use injured), you dont know how bad , and she did fall like a rock , but you dont know how far or on to what all I was suggesting was that you take the time to word your responce to people a little more carefully if I was harmar who started this topic in this room and you responded to me I would have thought your responce was well for lack of the right word in my head now RUDE. You can still give people advice with out making them fell like no matter what they tell you they did while they had their bird outside they were in the wrong. And I keep rereading your apology it does seem unheartfelt! I am done now I just had to get that off my chest!

All I am going to say to that is that " EACH GREY OWNER KNOWS THEIR BIRD BEST AND KNOWS THEIR BIRDS GLIDING ABILITY " There is a diffrence in showing concern about someones bird and then making them feel like a inferior bird owner you don't know what Abby was landing on soft grass that was 8 inches tall, hard asphalt, sand, mulch, I rest my case.......................

One day you will find yourself making posts like me about your bird getting so excited he is jumping out of his cage breaking feathers in excitement to see you and trying to figure out how to calm them down from showing there love lol ..... it will come just don't push them too far too fast.

All I can say about wind is each Grey owner knows their bird best..... I had Abby out side the other day with her harness on and amazingly she left it alone long enough for me to toss her off of my hand and see what she would do with her dammanged and clipped flight feathers.... and sure enough on the most windy day I would have taken her out period she sank like a rock time and time again (even if flight was achieved she was tethered) so as long as each grey owner knows theirs birds gliding ability i see no harm done as long as hawks and large bird or prey are watched out for and the bird is checked for ticks and bugs when brought in ... have fun all and be safe.

No I'm sure that's not it. If i just uncover her and leave her door closed the climbs down and makes lots of noise till I get back in the room and then she unlocks and opens it very fast and swings out on the door as it swings open and then sits on the top of the door and ruffles her feathers as if to say "Umm you forgot something!!!" lol

Humm that would probably require me to have her cage door shut then and the only time it is shut is when she is covered at night .... i guess ill just need to go straight to her when I get home and make she she doesn't jump out huh .... well at least she has officially warmed up to me lol.... I will try and get a video of her in action for everyone on here to see and we shall find out together lol