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Huey loves a good video to dance to and this one is currently at the top of his charts: GreyDanceVideo.mp4

whoops....12-1400 is what I meant to write! She's worth every penny of 14K though....what are you try'na say hrmmmm?

Wow. Greycie is going to be 10 on Halloween (can't believe it) and I think I paid 12-14K for her. I used to worry about her being in our outdoor aviary in Allen but now that I'm out here in the boonies it's more about the critters around and not the more dangerous two-footed menace. Greycie has a 24/7 guard though

Have you ever seen 'Cairo the Grey' on youtube? If not, you really need to go check out some of his videos. He has several where he tells off the cat. Warning though, he has a foul mouth as he was homed in a drug house before coming to the lady he currently resides with. One of the best talking Greys I've seen video of. Cairo the Grey youtube channel

Kasey has learned quickly that Greys are the most selfish of masters 🤣

Love the floppy ear. I've given up on Huey changing. He's a momma's boy and I'm his man-servant. Attacks me on a daily basis but uses me all the time. He's an ahole but I still love him.

Huey came to us with a foot chewing disorder. He was on Haliperidol 2x/day - 24/7. I instantly wanted him off of that stuff. It went well for a while but I found that something will trigger him and he's back to losing his mind and butchering his feet. His vet is in Dallas, over two hours from my current location. His craycray birdy med is well expired so I had to book an appt and get down there yesterday. I walked in the door and the front desk lady checked us in, then put us in a waiting room. The Vet tech comes in and "OMG IT IS HUEY!!!!". She was over the moon to see Huey. She told me they saw Huey's name on the docket that morning but didn't recognize the owner name so they figured it wasn't THE Huey. She asked about how I came to have Huey, and we went over his footy issue which she was well aware of. Alone again, we're waiting and then DR TATE enters. Dr. Tate's eyes light up and you can tell these two know each other. I told her the same, how I got Huey, still in touch with Huey's previous daddy, send him pics and vids regularly and occasional visits. Dr. Tate then told me the history of Huey. Mike brought him to her with a severe foot chewing issue most like initiated from being abused by his first owner (Huey hates men, so there is something behind that). Mike & Dr. Tate went through all kinds of medications to try and find one that worked. She also said he used to have 'hamburger feet'. She would regularly wrap his feet so that he couldn't tear them up. I'm getting the picture Mike spent a fortune on Huey's mental condition. Dr. Tate told me that Huey has never looked better. I told her that Huey is a very demanding birdy and things have to be almost 100% his way or you're in for a fight. I explained how Huey has relayed to us that he will sleep on the shower door, not in a cage. Check. Huey needs pellets at night, not the yuck healthy birdy food that he eats all day. He must have a drink before bed time. I also told her how I started flying him and that makes a huge difference in calming his butt down. He also now gets regular sun. She said his feather used to be really bad too but that's all gone now. I think that was due to the diet change. Last thing I told her he rarely has to have his craycray birdy meds. Usually just twice a year he will lose his head, normally around the time allergens are hitting the air and then we can get it under control in a week or three and we're good. I had no idea I was taking a local celebirdy into the clinic. It made me happy to see that Huey has been so loved by so many. He's a very lucky birdy. Huey and Dr. Tate - thrilled to see Huey doing so well.

GreycieMae is around 480. She watches her 'figger' by eating salad (and anything else she gets her beak on).

Those timnehs are super cute. I've never seen one in real life.

Could possibly have something to do with the spring rut (assuming you live in the northern hemisphere). Our Huey is a different bird right now although I haven't noticed a smell difference. I can't get my nose close enough to him if I want to keep my face arranged in it's current state.

Spring time? Huey just started his ritual of biting his feet and acting like a crazed bat.

He has that 'what the hecks' look. 🤣

So cute when they sleep like that. Hard working tired Alfie.

Wow, dredging up old dead threads. I don't even really recall writing the replies I left here!

I get to hear how I talk to my wife. Huey talks to her the exact same way I do including the stern "BELLE!" that I use. He also grumbles with her name mixed in. She's always telling me "you see how you talk to me?"

Dorian - you ungrateful sod you. 🤣

Sukei sounds like our Huey. Loves Mommy, hates me: Mommy: And here's the super-annoyed look I get whenever I go near the Huey.

Oh wow....be sure to post pics and the back story! I never thought I'd get another Grey but the stars aligned differently and Huey needed a new home. Best thing ever for my first Grey. She now has a bird room buddy.

I think they are served best with Sweet & Sour sauce, just like their moods.

Gosh he looks so much like our Huey.

He is such a cutie. I love the Grey boys crew cut look that they do.

Ha...a beginner pet is something that could care less if you mess with it and requires little to no maintenance besides an occasionaly cleaning and feeding. Maybe a snake? Who knows. Budgies can be pretty cool little pets but require a lot of hands on just like other birds. Some people keep them in flocks in flight cages, not much hands on with those. Experienced owner is someone who has had lots of experience! Can't get there without putting in the time. I don't subscribe to working your way up to a Grey. You just really need to know and commit to what you are getting into. Like have a kid.

The Grey I lost in a divorce was re-homed to my Aunt. I have no idea why ex-wife didn't give Odie back to me, we were getting along - who knows. I've been back to vist Odie three times in those 30 years, the first time was 20 something years in and Odie remembered me. There is a thread with pics here. I got three more birds: GracieMae (Grey), Toby (Caique) and Rio (Jardines). THen people started asking me to take birds so add to those three: Huey (Grey), Tinkerbell and Connor (Conures), Nikki (Hawkshead).

I got my first Grey at 19. Also an amazon and a conure during that same period. Lost them in a divorce. The Grey is now with my mid-80s aunt and she has willed 'Odie' back to me! So far it's been 30 years. My life was way to unstable at 19 to be getting birds but young people don't have the reasoning power or wisdom that age brings to know any better. Another reason people re-home birds: I'm having a baby blah blah blah. That one really pisses me off but it happens.

The majority of birds get rehomed due to people not realizing what they were getting into and tiring of their 'nuisance pet' that requires a lot of work to take care of. My opinion only, but I think you have to be wired right to think of these birds as more than pets. Around our house my human girls (wife and daughter) were in for a little shock when I got GreycieMae and they saw how I interacted with her. I treat her like she's my feathered daughter - she gets spoiled completely rotten. Created a little jealousy with my wife but she finally wrapped her head around it and now has bonded with our Grey Huey in the same way. Birds definitely do have their preferences about who they like and don't like, part of their higher intelligence baggage, just like us. A lot of people recommend letting a bird pick you, I don't think that's really possible with a baby bird. An adult for sure.