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Thanks so much, Judygram!!! Guess the wife is right after all. Actually, don't tell her I said this, but she is always right. I thought I was right once but she proved me wrong.....LOL!!

Graysea has been doing fine but the last few days, she has been an absolute nightmare getting her out of her cage. At first we use to open the door and out she would come and would let us "Up Up" her with some hesitancy from the top of her cage. Then we got her to "Up Up" from inside the cage with some reluctance. but now, she won't budge and constantly nips whenever my wife or I put our hand in the cage. I was persistant last night but she just kept nipping harder and harder until I gave up. I know enough not to flinch but the last few nips hurt!!!..LOL. Any suggestions?? We have had her just over two weeks and the wife just says give her more time but it is my feeling Graysea is testing the waters as far as her dominance and feel we should keep at it and even employ the use of the dreaded towel to get her out of the cage. Would appreciate any input.

Welcome!!! We are new here ourselves and new to being Parronts. Our Grey, Graysea, is doing well after less than a week. Keep us updated!!!

How old is your Grey, lino? Greysea was actually the smallest of the three birds around the same age we looked at. About 11 months old by her tag. It's my first evening alone with her since my wife is working late. So I opened up the cage and was glad to see she ate a bit. I let her climb up the top while I cleaned the cage talking to her all the time. I put fresh food in and was coaxing her to go back but she took an agressive stance which I paid no attention to, backing off slowly. My wife does not have the fear of a bite as I do. I have to get over that. But Greysea is nice and comfy right now on her cage.

Wow, Dave, answered a few questions that I never thought to ask and great questions, dubaighost!! Thanks, from newbie....err...I mean....new parronts.....LOL

Thanks, Lino. The towel worked as soon as she saw it she got up on a stick. We praised her lots. Still getting used to her new home and hasn't really eaten, but noticed some food on the bottom of the cage so appears as though she is at least picking through it. Been putting bowl of apples, carrots and spinach in her cage but hasn't really touched that. Still getting used to her new home we are guessing. This morning she was very vocal, whistling, just noises in general. She appears to be getting more comfortable each day. We are going to wait to really start training her for a few more days.

Here are a few more pics with her cage. She likes on top of the dome but it has been difficult to get her down from there. Maybe a flat top cage is best?? We had to take a towell and try to get her, but she did the up up command on a stick when she saw the towell. Any suggestions, only day two and we don't want to expet too much. Thanks for the advice and kind comments!!

Here is a pic of Graysea. Being a bit timid but to be expected.

Well, went to the breeders and got an 11 month old Congo Grey. Great disposition and the breeder spemt a couple of hours with us, showing us how the bird had been handled, what feed, all kinds of things and Graysea, thats what we named her, has been so good. First evening so we will update from here. Wish us luck!!! Pics to follow.

We have a day off today and we contacted the breeder we are supposed to go to check out babies this Sunday and we are going today!!!! Breeder said he can see us today and let us tour the facility and visit the baby Greys. Not that we are in any rush but the suspense has been killing us....LOL. We will post later to let you all know how things went.

Thanks so much!! I have not contacted them but I will be sure to.

So very sorry to hear about your loss AliAZ77. We have questioned a few Avian Vets in the Phoenix area for some referrals, but have yet to hear back from them. We want to be sure we are dealing with a reputable breeder and in our communications so far we feel comfortable. Still apprehensive until we get to tour the facility and see the babies. We have to wait till the 20th. So exciting going through the process. We will post our findings after we go and be sure to let you know.

We are considering adding a Grey to our family as well, Lindaindy!! We have to wait to see the babies until March 20th. The suspense is killing us!!!...LOL We have been considering one for a while now and been reading this forum for the past two weeks and have found more helpful information on here then any other source....so far. Ordered a few books to read up on these magnificent creatures. We want to be well educated prior to making our commitment to be great Parronts!!! Best of luck to you and definately keep us posted. Maybe we can compare notes when we get our new babies!!

Thanks for the welcome. We have been reading the forum for a few months and finally decided to sign up now as we have found a breeder not to far from us that has Greys available in a few weeks. We get to visit next weekend to see the babies. So excited, but have not committed yet until we see the aviary for ourselves. The breeder comes highly recommended, but seeing for ourselves will make or break our decision. We are in no rush at all but are enjoying the exploring and researching, well, I am (Ian). Sharon says I often over research....LOL. We live in Phoenix, AZ and the breeder is in Tucson. About an hour drive away. We have decided against shipping our baby, so we are bound to look within a days drive away. Again, if anyone has suggestions or breeder recommendations, we would welcome tht as well.

Hi all!!! My wife and I have been considering adding a Grey to our family. We have been researching for almost a year now. We have had parakeets on and off for years now and know that it's night and day as far a Grey is concerned. But with the kids grown and out of the house, and us having more time these days figured it would be a great addition to get a baby Grey. Even with the kids gone, we have a busy household with family and friends visiting. We wish to raise our bird to be used to many people which in our situatution, will be easy. Of course we realize the first couple of days/weeks when we bring our baby home, should be spent getting him/her used to the new surroundings. We welcome any input as we are sure most newbies ask for. We truly want to make our Grey part of the family and network of friends. Thanks in advance for any input. Ian & Sharon