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He's a beautiful boy. Would love to know how the other guy is doing. I have a soft spot for the ones that end up in crappy situations.

Interestingly your multiple posts across different subforums doesn't appear to be spam, as I checked the videos link in a sandbox. I started watching until a few seconds in where you claim the lifespan of the African Grey Parrot is well over 50 years. Nope. There's a study out there from the university of Michigan that shows otherwise. I stopped there.

Definitely keep blinds down and cover any mirrors. Also if you have any hanging chains from ceiling lights/fans, put something on them that are very visible. We've had a new bird fly right through a chain and it wasn't pretty but she's ok.

I would steer clear of the varnish too no matter what they say. Raw wood is best.

The three bell swing is Huey's favorite too. He'll get on it and then go to smashing bells for a bit then have a look to see who's watching him. GreycieMae prefers the hanging bell in the video, she kind of needs to be a part of the bell herself. She's always been a nut.

There's just something about that face and those feets that makes me melt. I'm powerless when it comes to that Grey charm.

And this is how we ring the bell: tmp_24592-20180826_193406377014637.mp4

GreycieMae and Huey approve of their new homemade net. Stevie even risking life and limb to give it a try. The old net just had enough. GreycieMae chewed it to death. Hopefully this one has a long and prosperous life.

I had the casters break off on my first cage. I bought replacements from HD/Lowes and pounded them right in. They're a lot stronger than the el'cheapo originals.

I do sort of remember a Teak. I must be getting old. Our Jardines, Rio, is 3.5 years old and has just gone through another growth spurt. He's dang near as big as a small Grey now and thugs around like he's some badass boss birdy. I used to be able to wrap my fingers all the way around when holding him but he's too big now.

Name again?

Wait...I'm losing my marbles I guess. I didn't realize you had a Jardines! Or did I?

Awesome! Tell us more when you can. Hopefully someone who will let us keep tabs on baby Casper! ❤️

Good luck. I know you'll find a good home for Casper. It's a good thing I don't live in California, I'd probably have a house full of Greys 😂

In Huey's case, he's been doped by a vet for 10 years. Supposedly he is bi-polar which is why they put him on haloperidol. I don't fault his former owner as the guy wants the best for Huey, which is why he re-homed him to us. I almost bought into the diagnosis as Huey does start to act very strange once off his meds. What helped me to realize what was going on, our Caique started plucking over the same period that Huey went berzerk on us. Then they both stopped their respective behaviors at nearly the same time. I knew at that point I had two over-horney boys on my hands. Now the vet not knowing this, is kind of inexcusable in my opinion. They should know that raging hormones can cause this type of stuff and not just throw meds at a bird indefinitely. Also, he doesn't barber, he literally will chew his feet until they bleed, removing the scales and skin. It's terrible what he does. So far he doesn't do anything to his feathers.

Well, as you know, they say to discourage that behavior, but I'm not one to buy into the common advice that everyone 'parrots' mainly because they're simply repeating what they've heard over and over. Since Sydney is so very much like our Huey, I'll relay what has happened for us. Huey came to us heavily medicated, which kept him dopey most of the time. When I tried weaning him cold turkey he would butcher his feet. So we tried weaning him very very slowly, several times. Three drops, to two drops, then one drop. As he came off his meds, he really took a liking to my wife ( I'm now referred to as second husband). She pets him like you're not supposed to do which makes him get down and do the dirty on her arm. He's also tried mounting GreycieMae but can't figure out how (we're working on it ❤️ ). Wife debated, should she stop doing this? She still does it but limited. Huey eventually stopped on his own and he also weaned off his meds without butchering his feet. We're over two months now. It boiled down to the fact he had raging hormones. Without his little outlet, he had to stay heavily medicated. So next year around January, I'm going to be on high alert for his symptomatic psychosis (which is why they put him on Haliperidol). Apparently Huey was just wanting some loving, awfully bad. I'm also going to setup some solid perches in the aviary, he could never get a good balance on top of a GreyicMae swinging in the breeze on their rope perch. So I guess what I'm saying is, I'd probably entertain the amorousness if it was leading to being able to handle them. It's really brought our Huey out of his shell. But I usually run afowl of the status quo...

One of the most common cages people get for CAGs is this one. It's big and pretty well made. I have two of them. The bar across the top bolts on, so you could just remove it or not install it. I'm not sure why your vet discourages a 'play top' or what constitutes a play top. If I removed that bar across the top, my bird would still consider the area a play top. Good lucks!

For sure she will forget the one little incident as long as it doesn't continue. Greys can and do pick their favorites but that doesn't mean you can't interact with the Grey. I have a female who sticks to me like velcro but still interacts with others in the house. We have another male who very much prefers my wife and I'm on a "no need to touch me" basis with him. I still work with him though but will never be able to pick him up and kiss his belly like my wife can. He'd rip my face off. I still love him just as much.

It's so cute when my GreycieMae reverts back to her wild roots and lets out with the African Grey growly-growly. Every summer I have to put a bamboo shade on top of their outdoor aviary to provide some shade. She absolutely hates it and really lets the neighborhood know it.

He is cute. Those lil TAGs always look so cute. Love those baby eyes.

Our typical breakfast: Cookables that I mentioned on the left in the glass casserole dish, sprouts on the right. Those are the base mix that I use daily. On the chopping board is whatever I have fresh available - today's cuisine: - Pink Lady apple - banana - brocolli - sweet potatoe - jalapeno (greycie loves her jalapenos) Customer approved!

Well, it's a good thing I got that head back on. I'd sure miss my evening sweet sweetums....

That definitely looks like some over-preening there. I wouldn't worry about it though. GreycieMae barbers her tail and wing feathers. It used to annoy me but I figure once they get into a naughty habit it's just like us biting our nails or some other habit. I'll get a pic of her barbering when I get a chance.

I don't have one, but I do participate in a couple - mostly Felix on Facebook. I feel like I'm actually talking to that silly birdy. I also participate in Einstein the Texas Talking parrot's page.

So we rough-n-tumble this morning like we always do, GreycieMae loves a good wrestle. Later on I was just laying there with her on my knee and noticed she was missing something... So just like when I lose my keys, or my marbles, I go back to the last place I saw them....the wrestling blankey. Oh, looky at what I found! So I break out the needle and thread, super glues and some duck tape and she's good as new!