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Thanks Judy! Great idea!

Spent the evening trying out my new dye... LOVE how bright these colors came out!!! What do you guys think? The blue could be a little brighter, but I LOVE the red!

I know a lot of the members on this forum have this cage. They all seem to like it!

@ Cupid- LOL, I looooooooooooooove that movie! That's actually where we got his name from!!! It was a tie between Sully or Dexter, but I thought Sully would be easier for him to learn to say! lol

Rowan- Thanks I LOVE these shots of Dayo.. And I can't get over his polka dots!!! I wish Sully still had his Sadly, Most of them molted away Elven-Do it! So fun

Sully's pretty standoff-ish when it comes to new things. He has to watch things for a few days before he'll touch it... Well, I went to petsmart last night to play with this ADORABLE Sun conure last night (she's so little, she's not even loud yet!) Anyway.. I decided to walk through the dog aisle to see how much rawhide bones are... and I found a pack of six little ones for $3, so I went ahead and bought them. I was CONVINCED Sully wouldn't touch it... Well... ... He never ceases to amaze me with his random likes... I ended up putting one on a chain and attaching it to his door

Boings are FUN! Sully has the same one. His has tighter springs because if it gets too close to the bottom of his cage, he hangs upside and bangs his head

Welcome! I agree with what everyone says, and there is GREAT information all over the forum to answer your questions But, I would like to say, that I think most of us started out 'just wanting one bird'... Just wait! They're ADDICTIVE! lol Welcome!

I hope this provides you with some closure... Atleast knowing that you took FANTASTIC care of him And it's GREAT that your others are healthy

Thanks for the offerings everyone. I appreciate it, and I'm sure this little birdie would too. However, I tried to get her down to a reasonable level, but she wouldn't BUDGE. BUT I called her yesterday to see if I could work something out with her, and she told me that someone had come to pick up the little guy. I'm hoping she was telling me the truth. She said a nice lady with a cockatoo came to adopt him, but didn't take the cage (and she tried to sell THAT to me...) SO hopefully, our little buddy is happy in his new cage with his new people. I am super sad I couldn't be the one to take him, but I'm just glad he got out of the situation. Thanks, everyone for the care & concern!

Well I've had little luck coming up with the money. However, I've been in contact with her, hoping she will lower the price on him. I did advise her that his cage was too small for him and to please consider buying him a bigger cage, and her response was "Uh uh, I aint puttin no more money out for this bird when I'm 'bout to sell it". Sigh. I'm not giving up though! I'll update yall when there is something to tell! Hopefully I can bring this little guy home, or atleast convince her to take him somewhere he will be safe. She doesn't even want him, I don't understand why she won't just let me take him... I mean, I understand. It's all about the money for her. She's a 20 year old going back to college and wants some cash.

@Casey, If you're looking for a small amount, try crafting stores! Michaels has a whole display of fun wooden shapes you can pick up. They're a little expensive (in my opinion) but adorable!

Wow flying to you already!?!? That's fantastic, and she is absolutely lovely!

Crying for you... Hoping he comes home soon. Just keep hoping, praying, crossing your fingers, pull out all the stops!

I was looking at some online ads a couple of hours ago, and I came across an ad for a grey needing immediate placement.... so naturally, I replied. This WOMAN emailed me back with a description of this poor 8 month old grey in a LOVEBIRD cage... A FREAKING LOVEBIRD cage... Our conversation went like this: Me: What kind of diet is he on? Her: "canned veggies or whateva i got in the cabinets." Me: Does he eat seed or pellets or anything? Her: "You mean like outside birds?" Me: No, like from a bag from the pet store Her: "Oh! Yeah, we give him sunflower seeds" Me: Is that all? Her: "Yeah." Me: Okay, does he like to be handled? Her: "yeah, but he don't like me" Me: Oh? Does he bite or scream or what? Her: "He bites on my finger" (I'm assuming he's doing the "hungry baby bird thing") I continued the conversation with her, and asked how much money she wanted (since that was obviously her only care on the bird- $700. SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR A BIRD YOU CAN'T EVEN GIVE A FRESH VEGGIE TO? Anyway, she lived close by so I ran over there... Dirty cage, dirty bird, with the lovebird cage sitting on the floor... Stepped right up onto me, and I gave him some grapes I had brought with me. I'm trying to talk her price down as we speak. I don't want this poor baby to stay with her.:mad: I'm going to try and find a way to get the money together to be able to pick him up. uuuughhhhhh. SO MAD.

Waiting is always the hardest part Hoping you find one very soon!

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/06/eveningnews/main4996913.shtml I love when the cockatoo randomly screams! haha

Shipping isn't always a bad thing Our Sully was shipped to us in a climate controlled part of an airplane for animals It is stressful, no doubt, but I would imagine going to any new home would be. Perhaps trying to search further away from your home? A Lot of rescues will meet you half way.

Welcome I hope you love it here! We sure do!

Welcome Kim Glad you are looking into adoption for your Grey. Most shelters or rescues won't ship birds, and the adoption fees in the US are usually between $150-$500, but include a cage and toys. You'll look at paying $750-$1500 for a baby grey in the US, I don't know what prices are in Canada. Hope you find your grey soon!

Very Cool Welcome! If you get pictures soon, please share them

SO jealous!! What a beautiful place to have breakfast!

Agree with ray. Think of the grinding as a purr from a cat Happy & content! Glad you took your fid with you!

I Love your pictures! All of your birds seem quite content! How do you get them to sit still? haha, Sully will only sit still until he realizes I have the camera... then it's show-off time! And any of the other fids? forget it! lol

Sully's favorite toy is called binkies & buttons. It's 12 plastic pacifiers & buttons hung from a nickel plated chain. He LOVES that thing more than anything else. He swings from it, pushes it, chews on it, holds it while he eats... it's cute Sully is quite attached to his boing as well. He was TERRIFIED when we first got it, but after about 3 months he got used to it and we put it in his cage. Now he gets on the bottom, reaches for the cage door, pulls the boing & himself up as far as possible, and lets go. He swings on it and it twists and he goes WOOOOOOOOOOO! lol