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I'd like to introduce myself and my parrot family. BG is my African Grey hatched in July 2002; I got my Pionus, Kiwi, and one Cockatiel , Opal, in '04 and another Cockatiel, Candy, this year. BG's not much of a talker but makes incredible noises. They all love being handled and having their heads scratched, but BG's a cuddler. They all bring me such joy! I look forward to hearing about everyone's experiences and learning from others.

Happy New Year, everyone. I'm new to the forum and glad I found it. I have a CAG, 2 Cockatiels and a Pionus and all my birds are fully flighted. They live in an accommodating environment, however, and I understand that not everyone has the same circumstances. We live in Florida and they have a room all to themselves just off the dining and living rooms with French doors that I can close if necessary; and sliders on the opposite wall for me to roll their cages out when it's nice outside. Often when they're in their room they fly around chasing each other and sneaking into each other's cages eating their food, being mischievous and keeping each other company. I often think how frustrating it must be for a bird to want to do something completely natural (i.e., fly) and not be able to. Rarely one of my birds may not want to go back to their cage. When I sense aggression I just get them to step up onto a dowel and put them back in their cage.