Timbersmom

Haa... reading your comment about having pics and videos from 6 wks up just made me have a thought... I think I've written more about Timber on this forum than I wrote in my kids' baby books! LOL Of course I have more time now.

I agree on the proximity thing. My son is Timber's favorite. If he is in the room and Timber will always go to the spot on his cage closest to Dakota.

Since greys aren't supposed to have much fruit, no worries!

Bells, you must have bells... that is what Timber would say. Other than that, his favorite "toys" are the forage boxes I put in the bottom of the cage. I just stuff cardboard boxes with shredded paper, nuts wrapped in pieces of coffee filter, wooden beads (bird safe) etc. He is also fond of the roll of adding machine paper that hangs in his cage. He isn't big on chewing hard things (like the shred-able wood items you can buy), but that is an individual preference. They are as unique in their toy preferences as in other ways. You will just have to "figure out" what he likes. I am not sure about rope, someone with more experience can address that. Timber has a boing in his cage that he hangs on and eventually chews up (fun on several levels). Sorry to hear about the bad clip! I just read on the forums recently that it can take up to two years for all the feathers to grow back, so don't get discouraged if it doesn't happen quickly. As to the food, a lot of our greys are picky, picky, picky. You might try hanging a skewer of fresh veggies in his cage so he can examine them and test when no one is around and he is feeling more secure. That's the only way Timber will eat raw veggies. I put cooked sweet potato, grain mix stuff and other fresh food in a separate bowl in Timber's cage. He never eats it all, but there is evidence that he has at least picked at it. When I first got him, I didn't think he was eating hardly anything. Someone here pointed out that he is a bird, and doesn't wolf down the quantities of food I'm used to with dogs and cats. The point being that if you leave something for him in the cage, it doesn't have to be all gone for him to have "sampled" it. Keep trying with the food. When he gets comfortable, he will probably start trying the new stuff. If you haven't tried it, try feeding him something like mashed sweet potato (like body temperature) on a spoon. Timber will try anything I give him on a spoon. He may spit it out and look disgusted, but he will dip his beak in it The forage things might work with him too. Hide the almond (if you are using them in the shell, crack the end off with a nutcracker to get him started) in a box with other bird safe stuff. They have a natural instinct to forage, and will sometimes eat the prize they have found even if it isn't a favorite. Hope this makes sense! Don't give up! Patience and continuing to offer him things wins the day.

Ouch! Sorry to hear that Nancy, but glad you are on the mend!

I think many of us are familiar with that look of disgust...

No baby experience here. Sounds to me like Sterling is trying to purr!

So sorry to hear about your loss. God bless.

I'm still offering Harrison's, but Timber isn't "biting." He also won't do Roundybush, Zupreem or any of the others I've tried. He's a nutriberry bird. I feed him sprouted seeds, mashed sweet potato, birdy bread, grains, Higgins world cuisine (with hemp seed and red palm oil), chicken wings and drums, occasional beef and fish, veggies on a skewer etc., which he eats some of. He may never eat the recommended pellets. I'll keep sticking them in, but I know it may never happen. If not? So be it. He will be as healthy as he can be for as long as he can be and I'll enjoy every minute of it!

She knows you will enjoy your day much more if you spend it enjoying and doing what she wants to do...

Happy to hear things are going so well! Timber is 5 and still has that schedule. Eat, play, nap...

That gives me visions of you and Pat hiding in the bedroom trying to be very, very quiet for your vacation...

Hello and welcome to you and your flock Yes indeed to the photos, we love them

Hello and welcome Charlie!

It gets easier, but I still drive homing thinking about Timber. It really is like another child!

That's great! It's like you look at each other and say, "was that the bird??"

LOL Loved the videos! Marco sounds like he is just entertaining himself on the second one. Sterling, Most of the time, my TAG will only do half the wolf whistle, then expect you to complete it. He will finally get mad and do the whole thing if no one finishes it for him. If you respond, he will do it for an hour.

Nice video. Pearl is a little beauty

Very cool! I was using ustream with my laptop cam, but went to a regular ipcam which gives me a better picture. Now it is on a closed network. Your pic is pretty clear though. It is such a blessing to be able to take a look at them and see what they are doing at any given time. It gives me a lot of peace of mind

Hello and welcome! The others have already given you good advice. Just remember, lots of time and patience is necessary with a grey. Good luck and God bless

What a good report! So glad to hear Fred is opening up to you and is coming along so quickly. What a blessing

Hello and welcome Steve and Woodstock. No telling what set Woodstock off. I've had my share of setbacks with my rehomed TAG. What usually happens is that the rebound is quicker so it isn't really like starting over. Hang in there!

LOL He looks so proud of himself! And that look, like "just try and get them back." Enjoyed it

Woohoo! How exciting for you. That worked out great. Happy birthday, and looking forward to your posts!

Haaaa.. I can see myself packing Gus around like a newborn. He would be so ruined when you got back that you'd shoot me