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Wow! Those are greyt photos.

I hope you paid with a credit card for the broken one. I'd resolve it through them. They always referee in favor of the buyer if you have any evidence.

Welcome! Would love to see pics if you have them.

Let us know how Lucy liked it. You may have a gobbler on your hands after introducing that stuff.

Have you tried some inbetween foods? I make an oatmeal that turns my adult grown Greys into groveling begging babies, complete with spoon feeding bobbing: I use quaker original oatmeal small piece of banana water and almond milk Ceylon cinnamon (not the common cassia) almond butter if you have it Cook like regular oatmeal and serve warm. I haven't found a bird yet that won't gobble that stuff.

I don't see where you indicated a previous weight to compare to. 413 is a pretty healthy weight for a baby but it's all relative to previous weights etc. Did I miss it somewhere? Can you give us a plot of previous weights?

This is one of the best light setups I've seen: http://www.arcadia-bird.com/e27-compact-lighting-unit/ Lots of people use the ZooMed I mentioned earlier but the stand it comes with is tall and susceptible to getting knocked around. Our's lastest barely a month before the light was hanging out of the unit from getting bounced around. That arcadia site has other options available too.

Pinkish is normal. That's about all I know about babies, that and they're super cute. Keep offering the formula though. They may go off and on it. My GreycieMae would still take it if offered when she came to us at 4mos.

Sunlight is critical. It's the reason I built an outdoor aviary for them. Lots of people use the one by Zoomed. Just make sure it's an avian full spectrum light and not a general reptile light. I have also seen where people have ruined their birds eyes even with the avian light by allow exposure to close. Sunlight is best if you can do it.

You may just have to roll with the punches for now. It's the start of the 2nd hormonal season right now in the northern hemisphere and we're noticing Huey is all of a sudden trying to wine & dine my wife like there's no tomorrow. Of course this means that I must be chased out of the household. But who will pay the bills Huey - huh?

Greywings, how did you treat it? I was going to suggest more sun but some people can't do that.

I agree on your assessment of the AVB test. It was completely useless when we lost our Jardines to it 5 years ago. If they have it, you're screwed. I haven't heard of too much advancement in treatment for that disease. Lots of false positives (carriers abound) with the test when we were dealing with it.

oh oh...let us know how he's doing.

Winter temps all depend on the sun and wind for us. If it's a clear day and no wind, they can be out there at 45F no problems. Clouds or wind and I pack them inside at anything 55F and below. I just don't like seeing them miserably cold and they do tend to act miserable the couple of times I put them out for a short outing at around 45 in cloudy. I only did that because they were going to be locked up all day and they were only out there for 15-20 minutes. Our Huey is a special case. He doesn't like cold at all and he panicked when I left him in the aviary when it was cold. So I have a heat lamp I use for him and he's snug as a bug in a rug next to that thing.

It's all about acclimation. My birds can withstand temps in the 100-115F range as long as they're in the shade. Starting around 95-98F I will turn on a fan for them. However I can't just throw them out there in that kind of heat after being inside for months. They go out daily and as the season heats up they acclimate. Keep in mind at those temps they will lower their wings and open their mouths for cooling. If mine start to pant, that's when I take action for more cooling or just remove them from the situation. One thing that really helps is to have a casserole dish fulll of ice during the hottest part of the afternoon. I have caught my birds cooling off just by standing near the dish.

When we brought Huey in, our little Caique, Toby, instantly declared that Huey must die. Therefore Toby's best buddy in the world, Rio, declared that Huey must die. Huey's saving grace was that I can put him with Greycie and they somewhat get along. They're not best buddies but he can handle Greycie's ornery-ness and won't kill her. So I keep my birds in little groups and currently have three little groups that I can move around and place together. Being a strapping male, he weighs less than Greycie by about 50 grams but he can lay the whooping on her when she needs it. She tried bullying him at first but quickly learned Huey has big muscles and can't be bossed around.

I think you would be the best one to find this one a home rather than ending up on CL. I ignored some hints at taking over some birds and one did end up on CL, Huey's lil buddy. When I heard the same was going to happen to Huey we intervened.

It does sound like you are dealing with the terrible twos. Reading your post it also sounds like you are his only companion? And you are together most of the time? For one, they do have their screamy screamy times. Ours are usually in the morning just after their breakfast and also in the late afternoons. Sometimes they can go for what seems like an hour. If you've been reacting to this by providing attention, he's probably learned very well how to get your attention, especially if you're his only company. I always recommend ear plugs to those who have issues dealing with the noise. It helped me bring the sanity back on board and they can scream their damn heads off if they want. I have to sleep with ear plugs so I always have a set handy somewhere. Also, I work from home for now. I HAVE to boot them out into their aviary as I can't get a dang thing done when they are in here AND fidgety. My females Grey gets into everything, non-stop, unless she just feels like preening her pretty self (please please). I try to keep my birds in pairs or trios so they always have company besides ME. I can only take them in large doses, not 24/7 haahaa.

My preference would be my daughter however I don't like who she is with at the moment. I think children are best if they have a connection with the bird. I've read post after post on the other Grey groups of grown children who have adopted their parent's bird and are very attached to it because it either talks like the parent did or does things that remind them of their lost parent. That kind of ensures someone loves the bird and it won't get caught up in the used pet market hell. My daughter loves my GreycieMae and my other birds however if her situation doesn't right itself in time, I'm probably going to use the money she would have inherited and find one of the sanctuaries that I feel would best take care of them and right now I have one picked out.

Those little magical baby eyes 😍 I get lots of help during the day 'working' too. The only easy bird is Huey. He likes to sit on his hanging perch in my office and just observe. Yesterday was a rare stressful 16 hour day. By 8pm GreycieMae was hanging upside down off the side of my chair biting the back of my arms, my ribs, even socking me in the back of the head a couple times. Her says "Daddy, enough work! PLAYTIME!!!" Sorry baby girl, gotta pay the bills....

My Grey pulls fluff balls out all the time and they have a white attachment. It may just be the difference in skin color between the two. I don't like it that she does this as it started after her first exposure to a hawk and has since become a habit.

That's nice. It beats my ziplock sandwich bag stuffed away in my special things drawer.

Chickens? Too many. I have about 30 at the barn and 30 in the backyard. The backyard flock is all Silkies as well as young birds that will eventually end up at the barn. I also have some really small ones in the aviary with Huey and GreycieMae. That situation was forced on me a few nights ago when a bobcat showed up and made off with about 10 chickens. I got two back from the neighbors yard across the road where he hauled them off to and they escaped. I bought a kennel to set up and put them in but I need to find time to get it together and move them out.

He came to us on Haliperidol for self destructive behavior. Every time I tried weaning him he would butcher his feet. It took me 7 months to finally get him off. He's a different bird now that he's not doped 24/7 tmp_24110-20180911_075130324738517.mp4

Yes, they fatten up quick with the right care. Our Huey wasn't skin and bones but he was covered in a fine powder dander and was eating froot loops for breakfast. He's the picture of spoiled rotten health now! His feet are still a mess but not sure that will ever heal.