Sarah Allen

Guess the resizing didn't work . Will have to work on that.

Wow! I'm so not computer minded, can't believe I actually managed a photo . So proud of my tatty little bird. Think I need to work on getting the photo smaller now.

Thankyou Chezron. I have been giving him chicken bones, and you are right, he loves them. I also just got some red palm oil that I have been giving him on toast for breakfast. He loves that too . This all just feels like a minefield, I just feel like if I do something wrong it could really harm him. I bought a travel cage, because I would love for him to be able to go visiting with me, but he won't go in it. I had to grab him in a towel to put him in it to go to the vet. Will that have damaged our relationship? I also bought a steam cleaner so that I could clean his cage really well ( he came with his cage and it was disgusting:() but again, I have to towel him to put him in the travel cage to do that. Can't steam a cage with him in it!! Sorry for so many questions..... Sarah & Alfie x

Its great that he will let you touch him, he must be settling in well.

Danmcq, hello, yes, the vet did bloods, and all ok. He Is a feather chewer, so maybe that's causing him to wobble? He has slowed up with the chewing since he has been settled, and new feathers are growing on his chest . He also now has pretty white ' bloomers'. His tail was very short when I got him, although I haven't seen him chew that. Maybe the previous owners clipped it?. He is now eating - broccoli, curly kale, carrots( grated), red and green pepper and sweet potato. As until I had him he had only had budgie seed, I think he is doing quite well. I have discovered that he wants things if I am eating them, so both our diets are improving. If he is self clipping and making himself unsteady I'm not sure what to do. I have put towels on the bottom of his cage so he doesn't land too badly. Thanks for your help. I really want to do my best for him. X

I have been having computer troubles, but all resolved now, so I thought I would update the Alfie situation. He has been with me for a month now, and seemed to have settled well. His tail feathers are growing, and he has a few feathers growing on his chest. He is eating well, a mixture of raw and steamed veg, fruit and parrot mix, which is a big step for him. Everyone here has fallen in love with him, he is such a sweet little man. He arrived only saying 'hello' but now says 'want one' if he sees food he likes the look of, and 'popcorn'. I was wondering if I should be worried that he is clumsy ? Twice now he has fallen off his cage, and he wobbles a lot. Vet has checked him over, and he is not fluffed up or behaving ill. So pleased to be back. It's lovely to hear about everyone's birds.

Thankyou for your quick reply. How do I bathe him? I am trying to not upset him, and he is not handleable at all. He will allow me to feed him by hand, but not touch him.

The people said he is two, but I'm not sure they were being honest

Hello all, I'm new here, and have just brought home my first Grey. I went to see him at the weekend, and when I saw the conditions he was being kept in I couldn't leave him behind. He was living in a garage. On his own. With just a babies rattle to play with. He was being fed budgie seed, and he has no feathers on his Chest. I have read everything I can find, and now I'm hoping to get some advise here. I have bought parrot food. He isn't keen, but is eating bits. He will take small bites of banana and apple, but isn't keen on veg. I know calcium is a problem for Greys, so should I be giving supplements? Any tips on the feather thing? I haven't seen him pluck at all, and there haven't been any feathers in the cage, so either he has stopped or he is eating them??? Sarah and Alfie.