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I am in the dfw area and can ask around. I have 2 greys and 2 macaws and 1 umbrella already or i would be jumping at it myself! Please pm me info on him and i will check my contacts that i trust! Info such as rehome fee, cage, stand etc. Thanks, and congrats on your new family member.

According to Gus, i am better. All his being nice and staying quiet is over. 4 days of being good is his limit, lol. Yesterday was flight of fancy for him. Well i guess he is still being okay with me, he flew many times to my shoulder with no incident but got Pat pretty good in the neck. Two very nice holes that took a few minutes to bleed due to the depth. It is decided, we will start working together with him on the flying like we did Bongo, but just pretend he doesn't know how to fly. I have been having Bongo fly past Gus to me to maybe show Gus that Bongo comes when called for by me and also so he can watch how and where Bongo lands. So far this has only proven to piss Guster off. So here is a picture i hopefully can set of an afternoon in our house... Bubba starts talking up a storm when anyone is cleaning around him, Gus afraid of all cleaning items, Bongo pretty laid back, Gabby is always looking for something to get into. Oliver is only concerned with Bubba. Yesterday is cover over the couches wash day, all birdies are on their stands. I remove the cover and shake it out to get all those little pieces of box and nut shells out. I go to get the broom to sweep it all up. Gus starts jumping and hissing. Bubba starts with "hello, heello, helllow, pretty bird, Bubba, Pat, ouch, Paat". I sweep, replying to Bubba, ignoring Gus. Where is Gabby? I look and call for her, nothing. I then hear a faint "hello" and i trace it to the couch, behind a pillow, foam stuffing all around her and a hole in my couch about the size of her head! I start to ask why when Bubba tells her she is a pretty bird. Laughing now, I gave up, cover washing will be done overnight when they are in their cages!

That would be fun!

Welcome and congrats! Loved the photos! Thanks for sharing!

Haha! I love it! My first thought was if she wears the harness on Tuesday and Fridays, does she make you wear it Monday and Thursday?

Thank you. They DID look cute to me too, but not anymore! Lol they were worried i would lose my finger but although he didn't say it it seems to be mending okay. The infection is really still pretty bad but not green and smelly anymore. I got to handle my babies yesterday for the first time since Saturday. Bubba was my biggest concern as he steps up on my hand, i had to use my left hand and he did just fine. Bongo, oh my baby boy, we had a friend over last night and Bongo just loves this guy. He was on his shoulder and i was walking by them, Bongo lowered his head to me so i went in for a kiss. He rubbed his head around my face then he kissed me! He has never done that before so i tried again, same thing but this time after he kissed me he put his head against my lips and got to kiss him on the head andneck and back. I was puddy in his hand! Gus has been really good also. I am really amazed with these guys, i thought this big red splint would scare them but nope, after the first day they adjusted! Advise i would give though would be to practice with your fids to step up many different ways. Mine all their own way of stepping up and this freak injury caused some fear of getting bit if i tried to hold them. I tried once to pick Bubba up on my forearm and i got bit pretty hard so it was left handed or he was stuck in his cage until Pat got home!

I think you are stressing to much over the seed peanut thing. Just keep offering fresh stuff, if she is taking it from your hand and tossing it, it could really turn into a game for her so put it in a bowl after showing her how yummy this food is and walk away and let her explore it on her terms. Sometimes we over act and in return teach them bad habits. Your in for months of reteaching, if not years so just relax! You can't move a mountain over night, it takes time, a shovel full at a time! Keep in mind that this is ALL new to her, her life as she knew it has changed and she is the one having to start over. If you have read anything about greys than you understand even the sight of a new toy scares the poop out of most of them no matter how long we have lived with them! :-)

I never heard back either. Lets see if they respond, Moonrock- try and send an email to them, without mentioning the rehome fee. Just that your interested and would like to see him to see if your a match, something like that... Also, ask the cage size, that could show them you are serious. To get email addy, craigslist- near by cities- san diego- pets- marcow. Good luck!

It will happen, just relax and enjoy! I do kinda agree a sleep cage in another room, a cover only puts her in the dark, doesn't keep the noise out. As far as pellets go, it took Bongo a year to eat them, i offered every day though throughout that time. We did the same, buying by size, flavor etc, what it boils down to is really leaving it for a bit, they gotta get use to it before they decide if they like it. Zupreem nut blend, the veggie blend and big roudybush mixed together is their fav. My guys and girl all have their seed mix and pellets 24-7, they get breakfast of a little fruit, egg, peanut butter on their bread ( whatever the mood ). Dinner everynight, usually whatever we have they get. That started because when we first got this family, they spent more time on our plates than our forks did! Yes, they toss their food, even if they loved it yesterday, today it becomes a toy.

What fun he is having! My hubby looked over and said, " Ah, thats how they are supposed to use those boings! Can i show that video to Bongo?"

Congrats to you both! Welcome to the forum!

Its been interesting around here to say the least. Spent about 5 hours at dr yesterday getting a bite treated. It wasn't Gus either. Got bit Saturday by a lemur. All was okay Sunday, it hurt but we kept it clean and iced and kept it over my head to keep the throbbing down. By yesterday morning it was badly infected and oozing and stunk to high heaven. Swelling was nothing like i had ever had before, and i have had broken bones and many parrot bites. At the dr, i found out that my skin was rotting, hence the smell, and gang green was mentioned. I got 3 shots and 3 prescriptions and have to go back in today and tomorrow for shots again. Much better today though, thank heavens. The worse part of it all is i can not handle my babies. My hand is splinted and it scares the greys, Bubba will only step up on that hand, Oliver wants to eat it and Gus is too nosey about it! I have been forbidden by hubby to even try and get them out today since i am off work, thats gunna be tuff! I will say that i hadn't even seen them since Saturday as the pain i was in left me in my bedroom crying, then all day at dr yesterday. All of them, including Gus were wonderful. No screaming, or acting up. I figured after being out of sight for 2 days, they would be pissy, but not at all. They were actually happy to see me! I got to be there for bedtime and after Pat put Bongo in, he started his kissing noises so i went over to him, he looked at my hand started making kissing noises again and gave me a big ol kiss!

What a wondeful view! Thanks for sharing!

I hope you do hear something!

You haven't heard back right? New email address and a $200.00 offer is next. :-) Keep being another person and hound her with low ball offers untill she caves! Heehee, Save Marcow!! Okay, i emailed her myself, someone near him, be ready! Lol i love these saving missions!

He flew onto to yesterday while i was cooking, that is a nono, prepping dinner is ok, but i had boiling stuff on stove. I took him back to his stand, he got so close to the edge he fell off, but no worries, he grabbed my forearm and hung there. That left a mark! Then a little later he flew to me again, i got my arm up for his landing but he was upset that it wasn't the back of my neck so he nipped many times on my wrist, Pat had to remove him and he was put in time out. When he came back out, he flew at Pat several more times, several more time outs and he calmed down and just sat with Pat finally. It may be our mistake, i am not sure, we don't mind him flying to us so if he lands without biting we don't make any deal out of it but if he lands and bites he goes to time out. Are we sending mixed signals, does he understand that biting is not ok?

Coping tools i will not run out of... Coors Light, wine, oh heck sometimes cooking sherry works just fine!

It was meant to be for the two of you! Congrats!

Yeah to the both of you!

Oh, Gabby is a floor walker too and we have 4 dogs and a cat. She doesn't care and they are scared to death of her, she is a butt biter. The only room in my house that still has baseboards in tack is our bedroom and she has now started to venture in there. While Pat was laid up she would go to the door and knock on it until either we opened it for her or a dog opened it to see who was on the other side!

ROTF, i don't think we really ever had any control. I am nothing more than a cook, maid and escalator for them! Who needs to walk or fly when i am there to escourt them?

I agree, brats, loveable brats! Gabby gets into stuff knowing she shouldn't and just stares me down, challanging me, as she is tossing stuff off the counter one thing at a time. Oh, her new thing is to grab the end of the paper towels at take off with it, unrolling it across the house!

Screaming night. This time it was my husband who had me laughing... 9:00 pm, past their bedtime, Gus still screaming in his cage. He wants Pat really bad. He tried everything to calm him down, but everything seemed to make it worse. We finally just grabbed some beers and went outside, while out there Pat came up with new invention. The Too babysitter. In such a straight voice he asked me to find him a maniquin so he could take a photo of his face and get a wrap made for it to put beside Gus 24-7. ( a wrap like you see on vehicles advertising their business ) It sounded like a good idea until we thought about this thing not moving and Gus screaming worse because "it" isn't holding or petting him! So we gave up on that idea and got our dinner and ate cowering in our bedroom. Again! Lol

I do the same thing here in the Dallas area. There was one that got me so upset, i did call and although they were asking 600.00 i made a "if you don't find an good home for her offer of 250.00, call me". He said ok and called me back within 10 minutes to say, if you want her, she is yours. I scrambled to find someone to take her in and she ended up with a neighbor of mine that night. She is doing great now and is getting her feathers back and she talks up a storm. Last night said something in Spanish too! If you really think you can house this bird, i say atleast make an offer, all they can say is no. Chances are though they won't, they may counter your offer. By now she/he has probably gotten so much hate emails from people about the condition of the bird that selling it quick would be a blessing. I should mention that i have 2 blue and golds myself and just love them to pieces. They are so smart and such goofballs. We laugh at them and with them everyday! I guess it depends on the bird itself but i have been bit by them both and can say with all honesty, their bark is alot worse than their bite! My hubbys grey, Gabby, bites are much worse and our umbrella bites like nothing i have ever felt before, lol. Our macaws are a walk in the park in comparison!

Not that you need to hear it again but please get your little one to an avian vet. I don't think your bird is crazy as much as your bird is asking for help!