jedimaster43

This is an update on Simon who is a 17 year old Grey that we have had for a couple of months. He seems to have stopped his biting and is more than happy to be petted and cuddled. He seem to have adjusted to the household and other animals. He talks to the dogs and cats. He is however still plucking his chest and the side of his neck. He has a bald spot on the side of his neck. The vet says he is in excellent health. We had blood tests done and he is fine. We have two issues, the plucking and the fact that he won't eat fruits or veggies. We've tried about everything and all he seems to like is apple sauce and a little corn. Junk food goes over well. Any ideas on the plucking or getting him to eat healther would be helpful. I know the plucking is probably a habit, but how to break it? Thanks

This is an update on Simon, our "new" 17 year old. He has been talking up a storm for the past few weeks. Today he had a run in with one of our cats while he was walking around the house. He looked at the cat, said "How ya doing?" and the cat walked away. Simon doesn't seem to be afraid of much. He steps up very well for both my wife and me. We can take him out of his cage with no problem. Petting him is anothe story. Sometimes he seems to love getting his head scratched. Other times, he really BITES! We're still trying to figure out how to tell which mood he is in. We don't seem to be making much progress on his chest plucking. All he has on his chest is underdown. We see a lot of it in his cage as well, but like our Amazon,he is preening himself. We haven been through a moult yet, but I ma hoping that we can get some new feathers on his chest. All in all, he seems to have adapted quite well. He love to eat all of the things that are fattening...Pasta, Bread, but he's not much for veggies or fruit. We'e continuing to try. He's a great addition to the family and is very funny. If we watch TV too late and he wants to go to bed; he asks "Are you tired?" If he wants out of his cage, he says: "Want to come out." We love him.

I posted this in the Welcome forum, but this forum might be beter We just got a 17 year old Grey. We have an Orange Wing Amazon as well, two dogs, and three cats. While we have always wanted a Grey, this was sort of a rescue mission. He was in a household htat had two children, one with severe birth defects, his cage was a dirty as I've ever seen a cage. He plucks around his neck and has orange stress marking on some feathers. He seems to be adapting pretty well, given that it has just been a week. He talks up a storm and while he is still biting me, he will let me take him out of the cage on my hand and will step up when he is out of the cage. Any advice as to how to stop the biting is really welcome. My hands have scars all over them. Also any ideas as to how to stop the plucking. We are having the vet look at him in a day or two. But we think he is going to be a happy fun addition to the family. Thanks

We just got a 17 year old Grey. We have an Orange Wing Amazon as well, two dogs, and three cats. While we have always wanted a Grey, this was sort of a rescue mission. He was in a household htat had two children, one with severe birth defects, his cage was a dirty as I've ever seen a cage. He plucks around his neck and has orange stress marking on some feathers. He seems to be adapting pretty well, given that it has just been a week. He talks up a storm and while he is still biting me, he will let me take him out of the cage on my hand and will step up when he is out of the cage. Any advice as to how to stop the biting is really welcome. My hands have scars all over them. Also any ideas as to how to stop the plucking. We are having the vet look at him in a day or two. But we think he is going to be a happy fun addition to the family. Thanks