Timbersmom

Love Felix!

That's interesting. When Timber lifts his foot, it is always because he wants to get on my arm. Timber has a fear of hands and will only step up on my forearm.

Joey was getting his strut on! Timber doesn't have much reaction to any music but metal. He will head bob and shift back and forth for that. I'm always amazed at how "human-like" they are when it comes to likes and dislikes.

Timber came to us with just a couple. He calls my hubby a**hole, and says d*mn bird with some regularity. It could be much worse! He had a couple of homes (at least) prior to us, so who knows what he has been exposed to or picked up.

Funny about the paper towel roll, that's one of Timbers favorite things to play with/chew on. On the other hand, anything orange in color will set off his alarms and cause a scene. I love to hear the vocalize, so hope that is OK in your situation. That's one of the things that sets them apart from the other non-human occupants of the house, their ability to communicate.

Hello and welcome to the forum! Your grey is beautiful I have no experience with plucking, but others here have, and they will respond soon I'm sure.

Everything I've read here and other places says it is best to ignore the behavior. Also, don't touch her on the back or tail, which I don't think you are doing anyway if I've read your posts correctly. Timber tends to get a bit too "affectionate." When that happens, I just put him back on his cage.

It looks like he's having a great time! What a nice setup.

That is fantastic progress! I can't play the video immediately above.

Ha to the "make a profit!" I shudder to think how much money I've spent on Timber since he came to us 6 years ago, but don't regret a penny of it. When he has an inclination to bath, I put a 8x8 glass baking dish (heavy one) on the cage floor. With the encouragement of a few ice cubes he will usually dive in. The dish has "lips" on either end that he can perch on easily.

Not so Jay. If you served you are a hero. Thank you for your service!

Thank you for rescuing this beautiful bird and for taking such good care of her/him!

Hello and welcome to the forum! Bless you for taking this poor, distressed grey and for taking such good care of her. The meds won't go on forever, and she WILL get over it with time. It will probably take lots of time. Hang in there and I believe it will be well worth you time. Greys are slow to trust and slow to adjust, but they get there. God bless

I am so sorry for your loss. Wish I could give you a big hug right now!

Ha, good one!

Awww... neat pic!

Hello and welcome!

Good thinking on the ES letter. You may have outmaneuvered her.

Hello and welcome! He's beautiful You are making great progress. I still don't understand how they can so quickly grab your heartstrings, there is just nothing to compare it to.

Prayers for Jay, and for you Maggie.

Wow, looks great! Alfie seems to be taking right to it. Loved the pics

We were actually considering getting an Amazon until Timber had his health issues. Now he takes additional care and I feel that we need to focus on him. Reading your post, Ray, makes me wish we could have one!

I feel for you. I broke a couple of finger bones many years ago. My job included a lot of keyboarding and I was totally in one hand mode. I was very surprised at the speed I was able to go after six weeks of "practicing" ha.

Yes, great video! Also enjoyed the "prehistoric" pic. Hubby always tells Timber "your great great great great grandpa was a velociraptor."