OBoy

yeah, i hope so too. The woman we had gotten him from said that she had gotten him from someone who would never take him out of the cage or pay any mind to him. then she got him. she said that she had already had 4 or 5 birds at the time plus some dogs and cats nd what not. but anyhow, we got him from her about 2 weeks ago. I'm completely confused now if I should try and pet him, I don't want him to get the wrong impression. He seems to be mad at me now, so I think I am just going to let him sit for a while. Hes ontop of his cage now. He'll eventualy get down and try to eat the phone book, no biggy. Thanks a lot judy for all the helpful info.

thats from picking. he came to us like that. he has gotten alot better about picking at the feather. but unforgettably, yes

was definitely petting on his head only. haha. [/img][/img] [/img]

i know i read some places that when a bird regurgitates on you or for you its accepting? well hes done it like 2 or 3 times. and he was letting me pet him. he was dancing around with his wings out. and now hes seems mad at me. i said thanks. is that not enough for a bird?

Well good news on the little boy. We are allowed to pet his head now. He's been here for about 2 weeks, and he is coming out. Before, he was biting and what not. Well now he talks to us, some and he lets us pet his head and also he sits right next to me...well in his cage. he doesn't get angry about it and he comes down to the bottom of the cage and sits there and watches everything. if we ask him if he wants his head pet he puts his head down, before he'd trick us and come up and bite us. well now things are getting better. just an update

he's actually doing really well. Hes been taking stuff from our fingers. He comes out and sits on his cage. He talks a little when we are in the room. He mostly talks when we are in the kitchen though. He hasn't been picking at his feathers recently, which is good. We are keeping him occupied with paper and cardboard and what not. The dog spooked him and he flew to the kitchen. He was on the floor squawking at me when I tried to pick him up. He then just jumped on my arm so I could carry him to his cage and then the dog spooked him again so he just flew to his cage. That's really the closest I've gotten to him. I was actually surprised. But other than that, he's been great. He loves carrots and fresh fruit. Really don't like dried fruits. He still tries to nip when we put our hands in his cage, but we are just waiting patiently for him. It's not that bad, I really thought it was going to be worse waiting for him. But it's going faster than what i had expected. But anyhow, he's doing great. Thought I'd let everyone know. !

thank you for the reply. now getting him to the vet would be interesting. seeings he won't let us touch him...how should i go about doing that?

Hi, my name is cristina. I just bought a grey today. I bought him from a lady in jamestown. she told me before hand that he had anxiety issues. When we got him his feathers in his chest were all gone. just waiting for them to grow. I'm a new owner. Even with birds. He's been home for a couple hours now. Have a couple questions. Just wondering how long it will take for him to get use to us and the home. When will his feathers grow back? He's not to happy about the dog, probably was never around one. He takes stuff from our fingers, doesn't talk much, probably a little shy. Just worries things aren't going to work out, i really hope they do. I mean i don't plan on getting rid of him. But anyhow, hes about 5 years old. Cute lil feller. If someone could let me know, as to how and when things will work out, i'd appreciate it. Thanks! And yeah..his name is o boy.