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HAHAHA, yup, he is a gentleman for warning you! Timmy clicks his beak as his two second!

Progress is right, but Timmy is turning out to be AWESOME! I think he dont know what to do with being aggrivated so much by me and having kids running around screaming and crying and all, big difference than the "dark prison" he was at! HAHA

As you know, I am still learning as I go about Greys, but heres a game Timmy plays with me that I think is funny. Well, He has perfected the oven timer, phones ringing, my wife laughing, several other things and some jumbled words we cant make out. Now he wont do the entire wolf whistle, just the first half then after a few seconds he screeches like he is MAD! I have figured out that he wants me to do the last part immediatly after he starts it or he gets pissed! Its funny how he wants me to interact and acts like my 4 year old son if I dont!!! haha

Everything is gonna work out, no matter what! Every other bird, dog, ferret, iguana, chicken, duck.....EVERY pet I have ever had has always been GREAT and appreciated me in its own way so now that I look at it that way, we are all just a family!!!!! Nothing can break up a family and all families learn and adapt as they grow and age (humans and animals). I need to STOP looking into things so much and just do whats right and go with the flow---its hard to break that mindset tho with my business...discliplne is in my blood and alot of worring comes with that, and its a hard trait to break-I think deep into things and naturally worry about everything.....To sum it up, Timmy is a part of my family, and thats that! Sounds better that way huh! haha makes me feel better to say it that way!! lol

...birds aside, I know a bit about the metals and coatings you are asking about due to my career. Like Kim said, SS is the best! 1. SS is simply the best, it will outlast us and still look good. 2. Alum is great as well, but can oxidize over time and look a bit worn...dont get me wrong tho, still easy to clean and lasts long...also lightweight 3. powdercoat is basically raw steel coated on a baked on paint. It WILL rust. It WILL stain. It will look shabby in a few years, but still will last a long time. Due to $$$, I have a powdercoated cage, but timmy only eats and sleeps in it so Im cool with it. He stays on various perches and playgrounds that I made during the day. Hope this helps!

Barb- Ive made my voice as high pitched as I can! LOL- Just kidding!!!!! I know what you mean tho. I am the one that has to disclipline my children, so Timmy prob hears my tone of voice and it is scary when my kids are acting up...Timmy prob relates me to a mean, non-loving person cause of that, but I am good as gold to him and give him all the space he needs. I need to stop looking at cuddling little greys that say 2500+ words on youtube huh! haha

I was home 2 full days with my sick child and Timmy wont make a peep for me, then soon as my wife gets home and sits down and talks to him-IT IS ON!!!! He talks, whistles, bobs his head and looks happy! I wish he would act like that to me, I am the one who feeds, cleans, and gives him treats. I know he is still new to us so maybe he is just used to his old "mommys" voice and not a mans voice but I am determined for him to like and respond to me..... ......Just to add, my wife will NEVER pick him up or give a treat, no way, never...She wont even hold a keet or tiel

Timmy is almost 4 yrs old and Ive had him over 2 weeks. He is just starting to settle in a tad. When would be a good time to mist or try to bathe him? I dont want to spook him too much and dont know when I should try it for the first time....

Yes, it is amazing! Ive gotten 4 step-ups today out of about 10 tries and still have all my fingers! I was on the brink of rehoming him...Glad I calmed down causw he is gonna work out just fine and I can tell he is happy now instead of being tucked away in the dark corner he once was in!

I dont know if Im doing this right, but I feel it is working. The only way to get Timmy out of the cage is to step him up on a wooden perch then slowly pull it out and away from the cage, and he seems OK with this. I then take him in another room and he steps up to my finger easily, but for some reason he wont go from my right hand to my left and tries to bite when I try it. Ill then sit on the floor and easse him to the floor to walk around and he will step up to either finger. Ill continue to do this a few times a day for 10-15 mins and it should get him to trust that my fingers arent gonna eat him, wether in the cage or in another room.

Barb, AWWWWW, I feel ur pain! Timmy is fluffed with a curled up leg up deep in his body and eyes closed! I wish he would sit on my nightstand and sing me to sleep! ahahahahahah We will see what tomorrow brings and Ill update as needed...I have a busy day so Ill see him in the morn (he will watch weather channel all day), then bout 4 or 5 ill open his cage when I get home and see what happens! Good night!

Sounds like Timmy is gonna sample a chicken leg this week!

gimmie a "T" gimmie a "I" gimmie a "M" gimmie a "M" gimmie a "Y" ..........whats that spell................. T I M M Y !!!!!!!!!! LOLOLOLOLOLOL hahahahahahahahahaah

luvparrots- If you saw me smiling when I was typing, you would really understand the happiness in my words! haha I feel like I just got a promotion to Master Moutain Climber Best Ever Cool Dude "walk on water" Emmie Award Winning Wrestling Champ Spelling Bee First Place Fastest Car in Town Best Moustache Ever Bird Guy!!!!!!!!! OK, OK, OK....That MIGHT be a little bit over the top, but its CLOSE< HAHAHAHA!!!! Seriously, the past 2 days have really shown me what my "fid" is capable of...and I got a feeling he is gonna continue to impress us and learn more than ever. He NOW has a loving home with young kids to keep him awake and alert, haha-like they do us! There is a catch tho, not bad, but it is real.... Quick story....my wife is not a bird person and wont even hold my parakeet, even scared to feed it, but she is very compassionate about our dogs and the ferret I once had. She is just scared of a beak and thats cool, no prob.....BUT Timmy gets excited when she comes around and hears her voice, same with my mom, so I think he likes the high pitched voice and my "clarence Carter" voice just does nothing for Timmy! LOL!!! Anyway, He gets plenty of attention, stimulation, and reaction from our family that we will prob make him a mad man trying to figure out what to do or say next!

hahaha Barb! LOL Quick update-----My phone keeps ringing...but is it really the phone??? ------My answering machine keeps beeping...but is it really the answering machine??? -------Is there really a wild sparrow in Timmys room??? ..................The answer is NO! it is Timmy!!! haha lol guys, this is freaking amazing to me, like all a sudden he just broke out with some noises! I love it!!

...thanks poshey, im looking forward to the "pros" answers!

Guys and Gals, Today Timmy has NOT SHUT UP!!!! Nonstop LOUD wolf whistles and mimicks of what sounds like my tiel, budgie, and wild brids he hears out the window! Also, he laughs like a woman's voice, followed by words we cant understand (prevoius owners maybe?) but hes trying to say something. It sounds EXACTLY like a human laugh, so awesome! I know this is a very small feat compared to yalls greys, but I am pumped!!!!!! He also stepped up for me once today when he saw a small piece of grape in my hand! THANKS TO YALL (sorry I was impatient and hard-headed) I feel that I am on the right track now! I have never heard a grey vocalize in person and this is just amazing!! I have many many more weeks and months to go but I think Timmy is gonna love his new family......well gotta go, hes ringing the bell!!!!!

Timmy sent me off to work feeling good this morning. While I was giving him food and water, he greeted me with a big loud wolf whistle!! I've only done it to him 10000 times, and it must mean progress since he intentionally did it to me. maybe he will greet me again when I come home for lunch...we will see!!

Thanks! I will pick up a copy tomorrow for sure...maybe Ill even read some aloud to Timmy on the recliner next to the couch, he might like that???

This book is $12.99 at Petsmart...anybody have it and is it worth it? http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3706221

Thanks for the positive responses! Today I started cutting grapes into pieces (1/4) and tempting Timmy with those. He comes out of the cage and right to wherever I am to get it, then takes it back in the cage to eat it. Thats gonna be his "good boy" treat since he LOVES them and Ill have the upper hand when it comes to his grape!!! Also, my son and I were putting a Lego toy together and had a thousand colorful pieces all on the floor...Timmy came out of the cage, across the window ledge, onto the recliner, onto the other end of the couch to get a good look at what we were doing...he was looking like he wanted to play with us and the toys, but I just talked to him cause if he wanted to get off the couch he is smart enough to do so, and he just wanted to watch so I left it at that. I feel today was a good day! I asked to step up a couple times and the leg came up, but, I saw the look in his eyes and he was trying to sucker punch me, so Ill try again tomorrow, haha!

OK, heres the deal, my mind is made up! Today is gonna be day # 1 with Timmy, starting over on my approach. Obviously I have been hard-headed and impatient and thats the end of that. Timmy definetly lets me know when he dont want to be messed with me and Im gonna follow his lead on that. He takes treats from my hand so I have a good "new" starting point. When he comes out of the cage to explore the cage top and window ledge Im not going near him, just talk is all Ill do. He wants to explore and it will help him get used to everything. I am sorry I asked for advice and didnt use it like I should have, but the initial excitement of owning a grey just overwhelmed me. Yall have been very helpful and Im gonna stick to yalls ideas and advice! On a good note, this morning my mom came over to pick up my kids and said "pretty bird" to Timmy, and he whistled a smooth, long drawn out wolf whistle to her...his first deliberate sound! As well, my wife thought the oven timer was going off, but guess what, it was Timmy!!!!!

you can make it happen!!

OK guys, Im having my doubts........ Timmy WILL NOT come out of his cage at all for 2 days now unless he is already out on his own, "step up" means nothing to him now! He is mean as heck, even if I tempt him with an apple or pringle chip. I just dont know what I am doing wrong...it was awesome at first but seems to be going downhill FAST! any ideas or suggestions?

Awesome!!!!!!!!!