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You have come to the right place! I am a new Grey owner too and everyone here is great. Be patient and I am sure someone will give you more advice very soon. In the meantime, do not let your roommate hit her like that. She is scared and needs time to settle in. The one thing I have learned very quickly is that patience really is a virtue and will be repaid in volumes. But you have to give them time. Best of luck.

He's adorable! Enjoy him.

Shadow was hatched and raised by a woman so we were quite confident that she would be happy to bond with me. So far, she has made it very clear that she prefers the men in this house and I can't really blame her..... am quite fond of them too. :rolleyes:

I totally related to your original post! I am still toying with the idea of adding a baby. Hope all is well.

Shadow has been here for a whole month now and she seems to have settled right in. She brings a whole new perspective to daily life. Shortly after her first anxiety ridden flight through the house, Shadow decided it was time to meet the family. While she was standing on her new perch on the outside of her cage, my husband walked up to her and extended his arm....and she STEPPED RIGHT UP! She then stepped-up to my oldest son and to me and continued to make her rounds. We were so amazed. I am so very happy that she is comfortable here. I am also a bit saddened that she has actually fallen in love with my darling hubby! Although she tolerates me, she adores him and eagerly rubs her head on him and allows him to pet her. The affection she sows him is very different from any she shows me...wait, she doesn't actually show me any affection. Like I said, she tolerates me. Apparently she knew whom she needed to pursuade....my DH wasn't sure a parrot was going to be a good idea. I am convinced that he thinks much differently now.

Thanks for all the encouragement. Shadow stepped up for me again today and let my husband pet her wing feathers (briefly). She also decided to take a bath in her water bowl, something that took me by surprise since I was told she hated water. I love this bird and look forward to everything she has to share.

Thank you all so much. I expected to be raising a baby, since nurturing babies is in my blood....orphaned kittens, puppies and even premature human babies. I raised my little Chihuahua from 2 days old, she weighed only 4 ounces. That said, I am so unsure about everything, Shadow is definitely not a baby and I really want to do this right. The stories here are very reassuring, as is my friend who help Shadow find me, however, I spoke with a breeder to was so pessimistic about my relationship with this bird, that she said I should trade her as breed stock and get a baby who would bond without question. I do not want to let Shadow down. still not sure why my pictures are loading sideways. I have never had this happen before???

I have invited Shadow into our home. [/img] I had decided that I wanted a parrot but did not even know where to begin when a good friend of mine suggested I have Shadow come for a visit. Shadow is an 8 year old CAG who was hatched and raised in a single home. She lost her home when her original parront mom suffered health issues and decided to rehome her birds. Shadow has been with us for 3 weeks and has been busy entertaining us with her whistles and words. After 2 weeks she decided to venture out of her cage and today, one week later, she took flight and flew across my kitchen and family room. She has not let me touch her (except for the sucker punch during the first week..lesson learned) so I was somewhat concerned about her new-found interest in flying. To my complete surprise, I was able to sit beside her on the floor and she stepped right up onto my arm!! I can only hope this is the beginning of her willingness to trust me. I have been stalking this forum and want to thank you for providing such a fabulous resource. not sure why this picture posted sideways...sorry.