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Just thought I would post an update on my boys! They are doing really well, and actually like each other now! They will play together on their playstand with no fighting what so ever! They have been alot of fun! Shyloh's vocabulary continues to grow and Perry is just starting to make his own happy noises and attack the toy noises!

My CAG loves to punch holes in my mini blinds with his beak!

I have a ninja, they are great! I've made everything from smoothies (it chops ice beautifully) to bird meals with it! And yes, the do wash amazingly well! I've had one for 2 years now, still works like it was brand new! ENJOY!

I have a hoover...I love it...It has an "auto" setting, so when my birds flap around a bunch, it kicks up on it's own as it has detected the dust and such, then it will go back to a lower setting. It has lights so you can see what setting it is on without getting close...it has on ionizer that produces no ozone and you can either turn it on or off, and has a UV light to help with germs and such.

I am a new owner myself, so I won't give advice, just tell you a similar situation I had and how it worked out...I re-homed a 3 year old CAG and baby CAG before I went on a week long vacation...The older bird I had home for just shy of 2 months and the baby, just shy of a month...I took them both to the breeder where I purchased my baby for her to "bird sit" while I was gone. Things worked out wonderfully for me...My breeder told me that getting the babies used to different situations is actually good for them, gets them to be less nervous and less likely to be upset over new things. (before I brought my baby home, the breeder had also taken him to bird shows) and he is a very happy boy and he couldn't care less about changes in his environment. My 3 year old did just fine also, no problems... Good luck with what ever choice you make!

Shyloh likes to mock me when I am on the phone...he says things like "ya, uh-huh, ok, sure" it's pretty funny!

We had 3 to 4 foot Bull snakes in the basement of our last house, needless to say, WE MOVED OUT! ICK!

Purple grapes!

If I could have found a senegal breeder before I ended up with 2 greys, I would have had one and one grey...but I ran across a grey that needed re-homed before I found a breeder, so for now, I just have to admire other peoples sennies, so thank you for the pictures and stories, I think they are wonderful birds! Maybe someday!

I am from nebraska as well! Welcome, I am new myself and have found a ton of help and kind words on this site...enjoy!

what a cutie pie

Merlin, I think a good question or thing to check into as you are looking for a breeder would be to find out if the breeder forced to wean or if they are abundantly fed and wean on their own terms...My baby was abundantly weaned and was about 4 months old when I got him, and I had no issues with him eating enough of his pellets or soft food when I got him. Also my breeder was one that makes sure the birds have a chance to fledge before they go home, she said it helps with the weaning process and helps to get a more confident bird.

I've had my baby home for a couple of weeks now, and when I went to see him at the breeders he would come see me to say hello, then be off on his merry way too. If I tried to force the issue of holding him and making him spend time with me, he would nip at my fingers til I let him down. So I thought the same as you about finding a better match, however...I am really happy I didn't! The first few days at home were pretty ruff, Perry didn't want to step up, or come anywhere near me, would give me the "come any closer and i'm gonna bite you" look, but now he is the sweetest and a very cuddly guy (at least for a few minutes at a time several times a day). I think that you will find all the love you are looking for out of your gracie too, after she comes home and gets adjusted, as you will be the only one she is familiar with.

I recently re-homed a 3 year old CAG and purchased a baby CAG all in about a months time...I just thought I would tell you some differences I had between the two My 3 year old has his ways/habbits and that hard thing about that is that I don't know all of them. He steps up and down when asked. He doesn't eat veggies or mash well at all, only pellets. He will bite, hard! He talks and makes noises already. He is also very agile with climbing on the cage and playstand, gets around wonderfully! My baby is still impressionable, he is still learning. Does not know what step up or down means, I have to still teach him that, and I have never owned a parrot before, so this has been a learning experience for me too. He does eat his mash and things very well, but my breeder warned and explained how to watch his poop to make sure he is getting enough to eat and sent me home formula in case I felt he needed it ( and that is kinda scary for someone who has never done it before, I think) He will explore with his beak, but it doesn't hurt. He is still clumbsy, has falled form his perches and I worry about him getting hurt. I love both my birds and wouldn't give them up for anything, but each has an up/down side... I wish you lots of luck in your choice, and enjoy whichever one you end up with!

The 3 year old grey I re-homed had never had a veggie before I got him, only pellets and some grapes....tried a mixed soft food diet and he would not touch it...I made new every day, then I started to blend it to a chunky mash, and added a bunch of apple, grapes and blueberries, also some red orange and yellow bell peppers, and he actually tried it, now, I found that as long as I added apples, blueberries or grapes to it, he would pick through it, and now, he looks forward to it. He doesn't eat it all yet, but it is going way better now than even a week ago. I also found it helps to feed it to them first thing in the morning, before giving fresh pellets. Good luck, it's a process and there will be a bunch of waste, I guess that goes along with it.