Timbersmom

So sorry for your loss!

Very nice pics! Nice refinish job on the chair there Echo. Think you missed a couple spots though

Great video! Thanks for posting.

Same as everyone else on the peanuts. Good luck with the pistachios. I guess I am the only one on the forum with a bird that doesn't like them! <sniff>

LOL loved the pic! She looks so proud of herself...

Hello and welcome! Excellent pics, thanks for posting

Hello and welcome to you and your new grey! As others have said, the stickies have a lot of good information. Many of us are rehomers, so ask anything you want. There's an excellent chance someone on the forum will have experience with whatever situation arises. Good luck and God bless

Awwww what a sweet face!

Happy birthday Bailey!

Funny! I can't imagine bullfrogs bothering someone. Of course I was raised in the country so maybe it is a city thang...

Madi, it's hard to resist. However, when I realized how much attention Timber requires, not to mention the money for food, vet bills, toys, etc. I've managed to resist I'm not saying I will be able to hold out forever, but for now I'm standing strong! I've always had pets. I have four housecats now. However, a grey is a whole different prospect! The cats are much more independent. Timber is like a child. He wants all my attention all the time. You'll understand when you have your new baby. I have a great deal of respect for the multiple bird owners on the forum. As I said, I may have another myself one day. For now though, I'm content to focus on Timber, which is his preference too I believe.

Happy hatchday Alfie!

I used to ride bikes back in the day... my thought as I was watching these videos was what if the bird startled, started flapping, flew etc.? One slip and as Greywings said, done.

Hello and welcome to the forum!

LOL how cool is that! Thanks for sharing

All of our birds are spoiled and you have a great setup there

What a beautiful bird! Not spoiled at all either I see. Just sayin...

Looking good!

What a great update! Glad things are going so well for you and Onyeka

LOL that poor starving bird... Cute video though! I'll bet Rikki enjoyed chewing up the box more than what was inside

That's fantastic! Timber has been hopping to the floor and coming to me as well in the last few months. I know how much it means to you!

CSI could do a cast and identify the culprit Seriously, I'm sorry to see that kind of damage!

Happy birthday Nilah! And we wish you many more

Yeaaaaa... I'm dancing on my perch and whistling another one bites the dust... You go guy! Grey power! My items are much the same as your list, with the addition of the knobs on the kitchen stove. Jamie gets so upset when I get anywhere near them. Anything that important to her must not be allowed. Part of her training is understanding that anything that stands between us must go. Another item on my list is that thing she calls "grandson." It is squirmy, noisy, and an attention hound. It's vocabulary is no where near what mine is, and it sometimes smells bad, so I don't understand the fuss. Nonetheless, when it toddles into another room I send out a contact call. It is growing quickly and might be trainable. Hmmmm I'll have to think on that...

I've had Timber (TAG) for almost 3 years. I am his third "companion" (that we know of). I was told he was 5 or 6 when we got him but who knows? Definitely not a baby is all I know for sure. I'm also not positive about gender. I was told he is male, but have not checked. Unlike you, I was totally unprepared for a grey. I was thinking of getting a bird, the opportunity arose to rehome Timber, and I took it. I was clueless. This forum probably saved his life (and possibly mine My husband and I are both retired now, so Timber has a lot of out of cage time. The only time he is caged is when we get out and about. We are up about 7 AM, his cage doors are open, and he is out until about 8 in the evening. I have 4 cats in the house, so if I am not in the same room with him and he doesn't want to go wherever I'm going, his doors are closed. Timber doesn't scream or pluck. He can be noisy, but just whistling and calls which are music to my ears since it means he is active and engaged. He says several words and phrases, but not often when I am in the room with him. He will become vocal with language if he is caged (like when we don't get up early enough in the morning for him) or when we are traveling to the vet. He will whistle back at me when we are in the same room, and he says his name when I'm getting the cats a treat. I assume that is because he doesn't want to be forgotten but who knows? Our problems have been more on the order that most rehomers experience. It took him months to deem me trustworthy, but now he will sit on my arm and I can scratch around his head and beak for as long as I am willing to keep it up. He is still training me, and he would tell you my progress is slow. Seriously, I've never tried to teach him tricks. He will step up, but only if I say "Want to go?" and give him my forearm. He will not respond positively to "step up" and will not step on my hand. That is the problem with rehoming, you don't know their previous experiences and it takes awhile to iron out why they react the way they do sometimes. When I brought Timber home, "step up" would get me a bite every time, as would presenting my fingers. I have no idea what bad experience he had with that command and with hands, but that must have been what it was.