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Thought I would relate a story about my previous Grey 'Odie'. I purchased her with my wife at the time in '88 or '89 when I was 18 or 19 years old. We also had a conure and a Blue Front Amazon at the time. Odie ended up living with me for around 5-6 years before I got the boot from my now ex-wife. This was 1994. I never saw the bird again until... Fast forward to 2010? 2011? It seems like it was only a couple years ago but probably more like 5. You know how it is when you get old. My ex-wife went through some hard times and ended up having to re-home my birds to my aunt. One day when I was home visiting my parents I asked if we could go see my aunt and the birds. I walk in and see Odie and she acts sort of like I expected her to act - stand-offish and giving me that look that says keep your distance mister. I figure she's forgotten who I am. I do notice she is keeping an eye on me though. So I go over again and say something to her that I remember she used in the voice her and I would use and OMG...the bird nearly turns herself inside out trying to get to me. She starts panting, her wings are up and half-cocked all while doing that baby grunting noise that I remember she used to do. I get close enough and she instantly puts her foot up and is begging to step up. Grunt, grunt, grunt...she can't contain herself. This went on for a good half hour or more. Kisses, more grunting. I kept doing stuff that I remember she would do and she started doing some of the phrases and noises she used to do. My aunt said she had never heard her do some of them before. Had never seen her act like that either. Greys are pretty special. Hopefully she's coming back to me if and when my aunt needs me to take over (I still need to talk to her about that - hard topic). And my daughter, who grew up with Odie is in line after that if needed.

I have 'Of Parrots and People' in my Amazon basket with a few other selections. Will have to pull the trigger on that one. I agree with your comment about something so deeply special about Greys. I've had several birds and the one that I can't stop thinking about is my former Grey. She was/is a special girl. I almost hate to ask but what became of Calypso?

Funny...my wife found this cage about a week ago. I wrote it off because of the price then saw it over on AA and got re-interested in it and now this thread. When I saw your link I thought, I'll bet this is the brown Petco cage . Seems to be a nice cage, however I found one for sale on CL and they want $300. I'll throw the link their way and say, I'll pay used price but I won't pay way over new. Looks like this will be the cage we get too. Someone over there at AA said it goes on sale occasionally for $180. I got two weeks (and the price will probably go up - haahaa).

Went to look at a baby Grey this weekend. I'm very picky about the breeder and just happened to find one of the best located within a couple hours drive of my house. Inquired about her flegding method, she seemed to adhere to the 'abundance weaning/fledging' principles I've read about recently. She does not clip and lets them fly free to gain confidence while growing. Feeds seed sprouts, etc - i.e. no red flags, lots of green flags. The one that is available (a female) was apparently the first to do everything: fly, eat solid food, etc. She seems to be a very inquisitive, curious bird. Her sister however is the sweetest bird I've seen - but has already been spoken for - damn. I went ahead and put a deposit down with the stipulation that I reserve the right to wait for the next hatch. The problem is, her birds are amazing, but I'm after a cuddly Grey. My previous Grey was a cuddly girl and I'm afraid of getting hold of a monster that I keep reading about. The one that is available was of course, the first one to fly to us and get all 'in your face'. She really appeared to be trying to talk already, making some serious vocalizations. Unusual for such a young bird (hatched sometime in Nov). She even did the impatient grunting that I remember mine use to do when she got over-excited. But after a few minutes, she was gone. Off to explore while the sweet one sat in my hand and loved on my for over half an hour. We kept bringing the other back to look at her but she was definitely interested in exploring rather than cuddling. What would you do? I know their personalities will change somewhat as they mature but those traits are there for life. I feel like I may be passing up an gifted scholarly Grey just because I want a cuddler. As the breeder mentioned, the cuddly sister is a very needy bird and I may get tired of that after a while. I've got two weeks to decide. Hrrrmmmmmm.........

an AGaholic Going to look at a Grey this weekend. May put down a deposit. Had a CAG back in my early 20's along with a BFA and some kind of conure. They, unfortunately, ended up with my ex, who then, fortunately, had to re-home them with my aunt many years later. I figure some day I'll get them back but for now...I'm only getting older and I want another Grey. My first one was named Odie. She called herself Odie Podie. 'Stop it Odie' was one of her favorite phrases along with 'Be quiet Odie'. Really miss that bird. Hopefully I'm not trying to re-live the past by getting another, but I realize this one will not be the same. Odie was very sweet and cuddly which I understand may be unusual for Greys? I don't know what we did right with that bird but she was definitely a good one. She did however start plucking and it never stopped. Other than that she was a very happy bird. Off to browse!

Is this grey still available? Im looking for a cuddly grey. We have a stay at home situation. Previous Grey experience as well.