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well if they dont, then thats good news. i will just keep feeding her a balanced diet i guess, and periodically check up on her health. thanks guys

so much confusion in the beginning for a new Grey owner, o well, i will listen to you guys, and leave pellets in cage 24/7 then. the reason i didn't was because i thought she was overeating.

when i got her she was 365 grams, and today i weighed her at 382 grams, and even after eating, and going back in her cage, she sometimes will come near the empty pellet bowl, like she is asking for more, and while i do put more most of the time, she waits impatiently, and after i put it in, she eats right away very quickly. i dont want to make her overweight, is there any rule, like feeling the crop, or body language i can know , that will tell me she is full? and how often do you guys feed your greys. i feed at morning and night, and feed her pellets 3 times a day, and always leave some for night time, which she eats right away, she cant even wait to eat.

thanks. i go by the same philosophy that if something can be fed safely in little amounts, but harms when it adds up. then why feed that, when we should replace it with something else. i made the list for my mother, whose english is not as good, but she can read pictures, that why i put all the pictures on it. i will change some things and update it today. thanks aerial.2000., i thought it would be normal, she probably still misses the hand feeding. and yea she is started to put more pressure on the bite, i think she is testing me, and the way i learned to stop her from doing something neagtive, is to give a timeout (like turning my back to her for a couple of minutes) from positive reinforcement. i think i will try that. and yea i also planned to put it near where everyone can see the list, im thinking in her room though, or maybe 2 copies, 1 on fridge 1 in room . btw can anyone provide me a picture of how much food they put into there bowls? i know how many pellets to feed her (about 20 grams whole day of harrisons high potency coarse). but i feed her fruit in the morning, and vegetables before bed, and i cant get how much to feed her, she always eats it all, even her breeder told me she is a little pig.

thanks guys, will fix all problems noted here tomorrow, and update it, btw bella was exhibiting an odd behavior today, which worries me, heres the videos, (FYI, she is 4 1/2 ) first video, she bites the side of my fingernails, and sometimes bites hard, it hurts. she only will bite there, any ideas?? http://s1251.photobucket.com/albums/hh555/kensingh1989/?action=view&current=sidefingernailbiting.mp4 second video, she will put her upper beak and lower beak between my any two fingers, or sometimes one finger, and holds it there, bobs her head, and lifts her wings, its very weird, please let me know if this is similiar to your bids, and why they do this? http://s1251.photobucket.com/albums/hh555/kensingh1989/?action=view&current=weirdbehavior.mp4

well i know there is a debate going on online about feeding our birds asparagus, its even on the website that doug just referenced, so i decided rather not to feed it, and yes i knew you can feed cooked beans, maybe ill change the caption to "no uncooked dried beans". thanks

yea i was saying that they cant have the fruits at all, since i know they cant have avocados even with the pit removed, its still toxic, so i thought it would be same with all fruits that have pits. yea you can have it, share it, and even edit it if you want. i c

i have it updated now, you can view online using google docs. btw anyone have any idea how to tell using body language if a bird is sexually aroused. since she is a female, i dont want to do that, dont want any eggs yet.

hi, i just got my bird bella, on march 13 2012, its been 2 and a half weeks, (she is 4 1/2 month old) she is absolutely amazing, and i want to offer her the best, i will be home for the next 2 months alone with her and my family before i start college, i researched for about 5 months before getting her but im still learning a lot of things everyday from her, she is doing great, but is gaining weight constantly, so i have been reading up alot about what to feed her, how much to feed, and how to cook ( as i dont know how to cook anything ), but im trying. so in the past 2 days ive been a document of thigns you should never feed your parrot and things you should feed, and would like to share it with you guys, i made it ti put near her cage so if anyone comes near her, they will know what to feed her and what not. please let me know if something is incorrect or you want me to add something. thanks updated 4.2.12 google docs online viewer here is bella guys