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It's hard to get it right when your dense and not connected to the Grey way - so here's a little chart I stole off FB this morning to help:

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Rio, our Jardines, will hot foot it over to you if you're holding a camera or a phone. I have a hard time getting any video of him because the second he spots the camera, he's on it. He has removed 20+ keys off my wife's laptop and peeled the screen casing off of it too.

They'll generally figure out a way to take care of that feather, but I've also gone in with a pair of scissors and snipped it at the point where it's bent/snapped without any harm.

Oh man...is that thing safe for parrots? I've heard with reptile lighting you can burn birdy. Someone here did just that (Talon?) I can't seem to find the UVA/B requirement-differences between avian and reptiles or I'd check it.

Have you tried offering her the treats as a reward for stepping up? I.e. she has to step up in order to get the treat. She may immediately step back down but eventually she'll establish enough trust to step up.

I don't know what it is about Greys, but they truly do love ice in their bath water. The lady we got GreycieMae from told us to be sure and use ice in her bath water. So we use a big glass casserole dish with ice water. I can put that in their outdoor aviary where I don't have to lift a finger to clean up. I also put it on the counter next to the sink and she loves to jump off the top of the water faucet into the ice batch over and over and over again. Here's what we use:

We've offered up our wood blinds, wooden door jambs, wooden ceiling fan blades... The GreycieMae has decided these are for redecorating. The door jambs I finally gave in and just drilled plain pine boards over the jamb. Replaceable, this is good. GreycieMaes favorite toy is her swinging chain complete with Daddy there to give her pushes. It's so cute when she flies to it and hangs and makes a certain noise that I know means: "come push Daddy!"

I know that vinegar (white) is used to de-scale and clean fountains. So I'm just assuming here that apple cider vinegar has the same properties. And since people feed that to their birds, why not use it to keep the fountain clean. How much to use, I have no idea. Another idea I had was hydrogen peroxide. I've heard of that being used in birdy fountains (wild birds) to help kill algea. I'd get some vet advice on that one first before I would use it on my birds.

Some bounce, some don't. Toby doesn't hop but I saw a video the other day that showed a buy someone tapping their nails in front of a Caique and he started hopping. Been wanting to try that on him. Our Jardines hops?!?

I'd go with apple cider vinegar. Unless that can damage the pump. Would love to see what fountain you got. We want to get something for the outdoor aviary.

Yes, I get a grip on her and remove her from hurting me any further. I don't put up with any non-sense but remember, mine is a handfed baby with only issues that I've created. We know each other unlike a bird from an unknown background. I have had two birds that we re-homed and I was quite different with them. I would allow them to clamp down with little to no reaction from me just to try and gain trust.

Heeeheee, seen that when it went viral from the Caique FB page. One of those videos that I'll have to rewatch a hundred times. Never regret getting a Caique into our little family. They are so different from other birds. Here's today's viral video from the group if you haven't seen it. It's public so you shouldn't have trouble viewing it. They are such clowns.

Greycie will do this to me occasionally. She frequently holds a finger in her beak gently and that's usually a request to scratch with the other finger. I get stuck that way for a few minutes. But on occasion she will do just as you mentioned and turn on me. I don't put up with it for a second. Loud NOs and the other hand comes in for the rescue. I will not let her continue to gnaw clear to the bone which she will do. When they do that they are communicating but it will take someone else here to tell you what they are communicating. My guess is 'stop whatever the hell you're doing - now'.

Sterling likes anyone who is in touch with their Grey side - but that's about it.

We get 6-10 eggs a day. We do nothing but fight over them when cooked.

Between you and and danmcq and greytness I was wondering where some of you went. Been a while since I seen JeffNOK too. I'm sure I'm forgetting some other regulars...but that's just off the top of my head right now.

At least it wasn't a body. I never know what Nancy is going to say

I've learned many times over - nobody gives a damn about my stuff more than I do. There is one exception though in some cases: family. I would always work on my Grandma and Grandad's stuff with more attention to detail than I would my own.

If you can provide a safe environment to prevent escape, you are MUCH better off keeping a bird fully flighted. There are extra precautions that you must take to keep them safe inside your home but it's well worth it. Many believe they develop so much better and are less prone to neurotic behavior if left fully flighted. We have two cases where we do a very very slight trim of the most exterior flight wings on a Caique and a Jardines in order to slow him down (Caique) and to slow down the attack mode/running into windows (Jardines). They can still fly from one end of the house through hallways and doorways and back again non-stop. Flighted birds are happy birds.

Fastest way to a Grey's heart is through their crop! Be seen eating good stuff (see some of the stickies in the Bird Food subforum) and offer it to them when they ask.

No. GreycieMae's outdoor aviary where she spends 90% of her time is 20ft(L)x10ft(w)x10ft(H) and we're thinking about doubling that so she doesn't have to slow down for u-turns.

Is the new walk-in big enough you can get his smaller cage inside of it? You haven't mentioned he's actually having problems with it so I'd see if that actually occurs first. If he does have issues, you may try getting his old trusty inside of the new one until he transitions.

Awww...he's cute as always. Can't wait to see pics of him in his new digs. Video too if you can.

Excellent work Mayday for finally getting through to your hooman!