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this past weekend my wife was cutting her fingernails and timmy started "clicking" his beak and it sounds EXCATLY like her nail clippers clipping the nails. he is doing this all the time now and everytime he sees any of us he does it nonstop! if i put my finger on his beak and put a little pressure on it, he does it!! is this a mimick or a game he is playing or is it something they do as a warning?

Ive had Timmy 6 days now and heres an update: (he is almost 4 yrs old and new to me) -He loves peanuts in the shell and apples and broccoli at dinner time -I gave him a pringles chip and he didnt even drop a tiny piece...its his favorite treat so far! -He will lonly step up on my right hand, he hates the left and does a sharp loud squeaking sound when it gets close...WHY? -Why does his pupils get tiny sometimes when I get too close, then he does that screech sound? -HE STILL HAS NOT MADE A SOUND AT ALL (except the screech and I cant tell if its happy or scared), WHY??? -When we arent in the room with him or when I walk out he instantly rings his bell, WHY? Just a few comments and questions for yall, thanks in advance for responses! I just want to train him to be a good entertaining family pet since he will probably out live me!

ill get the pic this eveving, thought i uploaded it right...oops!

nothin taken personal, no doubt! I just put him in his cage for the night and he is ringing his bell like crazy! I think he wants me to come back for more but its bedtime and ill see him tomorrow morn with fresh food and water, maybe he will like me better with that! I think with routine and being consistant Im gonna have a good bird!

Thanks guys! Pics on the way for sure! After I clean my bloody fingers I will post a pic of him...YES, I tried to gently pet his neck (he seemed OK till I was petting him) and BBAAMMMM he got me! I didnt react and sat him on the table and he then ripped the "H" key off my laptop and DESTROYED it before I had a chance to recover it! Man oh man, I got a long way to go but Im not giving up this quick like the last owner! I know he has potential and he WILL be a friendly buddy for me and my family. The next weeks/months will prob teach me MAJOR patience and thats a good thing!!

I threw this together last night with stuff in the shed and the top perch is a crepe myrtle I cut from the yard. It is in the kitchen and Timmy sits there when we eat. the base is a 18" dia piece of fermica countertop I had laying around, and the perch is attached via a 3" stainless steel screw, and the post is notched out. everything is wood glued too. today i added a snack bowl for his supper! heres a pic.....

Hello all! I am gonna tell the story of my new TAG, and Let me know what you think........any suggestions and input will be appreciated!!!! Thanks in advance!!!! Yesterday I got my first grey and its time to get to work on him. Ive always had birds, but this is the largest yet. His name is Timmy and he will be 4 in February. His feathers are perfect and he appears to be in excellent health, and the seller clipped wings for me so it will be easy to deal with him at first. I have a very large cage and seperate large playstand for him to be on during the day. So far he is eating very well, and taking treats from my hand very gently. As soon as I say "step up" with my finger close to him, he raises his foot for me to get him and he comes out of the cage very easy and loves to sit on the gym on top of the cage. I got him alot of new toys and he loves them to death (the new bell might be a mistake...he rings it nonstop! haha) He didnt have many toys and does not talk, except the wolf whistle but I havent heard it yet. They said he mimicked their cell phones, microwave, and alarm clock. I dont think the people spent enough time with him and wanted a TAG just because they are known to talk, and after little effort they sold it to me. I have the papers from the breeder they got him from on the way. He dips some foods in water a few times before he eats them, wonder why? How long before he settles in and starts making a sound? He is very active by means of playing, climbing, swinging, hanging upside downm, and he is VERY VERY observent of everything that happens (I see his pupils constantly changing in size as he looks and takes everything in). I would love for him to talk some in the future because my young kids will love it! Thanks for the positive input!!! As with every new Grey owner, I have a dream of a pet that talks non-stop and does tricks like a monkey at the fair and everybody laughs at it and thinks its cool! I do know that that is far fetched and I just want Timmy to be happy with my 4 year old son and 1 year old daughter and my wife too. I had a parakeet that lived 14 years and was like a puppy that loved to play and talk, and a cockatiel that was similar to the devil in its meaness, and many birds in between but I think with this investment I will make it happen and have a cool bird that will like to interact with everybody. I am building 2 T-stand perches out of Crepe Myrtle trees this weekend. One for the kitchen and one for the den so he can always be with the family, and Ill install treat/water bowls in on them. This bird is gonna ROCK! Im scared to introduce him to my parakeet and cockatiel that Ive had for a while tho! Any suggestions on how to start training this since he is in a completlely new home?