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So much for the streaking.

Reminds me of my free flight pigeon that would fly alongside my motorcycle as I went to work.

Looks like nothing more than some immaculate house cleaning going on to me!

Ours are all shoulder birds. My biggest concern is the mystery poop vs getting bit. Our biggest problem with biting is the jealousy bite. If I'm holding Toby and showing him any kind of attention Greycie will either bite my neck or my ear or in some cases she'll lunge at Toby and get me instead. She's only once ever bit hard enough that it drew blood.

I believe outside time in the sunshine is key too. Mine love it and go berserk with playing and chatter. We ended up moving Greycie's large cage outdoors since I have to remove a door from the hinges to get it out of the birdroom to clean it. She uses that until we get the aviary completed.

Thanks Muse - I'm a little ways off from needing the wire so I still have a little time.

My only guess is she wants you to come get her out.

Not yet. She 'Odie' ended up with my aunt when my ex-wife hit hard times and couldn't keep her any longer. I've passed word on to my aunt that when she can no longer care for Odie I'd like to make sure she gets a good home with us. It's a bonus knowing she remembers who I am.

Since the original poster never really came back I don't mind derailing the thread a bit... I was a regular visitor at Tree Top since it's so close to my work. They actually boarded birds there but I would never take mine as it was just too unsanitary for me to ever risk boarding. Our only other option is the breeder we got her from in Mineral Wells but that's a looong drive. Finding someone who understands these are not just pets, they are our feathered kids is tough to do. Not even all bird people think the same. See here what happened when I trusted my sister-in-law around my babys. She had a bird of her own - emphasis on the had, as she let the same thing happen to her bird. I can't believe you have two other Grey people around you - how lucky. I probably do as well but finding them is near impossible. My wife loves these birds too but her biggest drawback is that we'll never get to travel. We don't travel very often but when we do it tends to be several weeks long. Our longest was a bicycle touring trip in Europe for seven weeks. This was prior to our having birds years ago. My daughter has flown the coop so she isn't an option any longer. We're kind of stuck! Thoughts on the aviary: I'm definitely considering the playground wood chips. We considered a flag stone base but the link I posted talked me out of it. We have a temporarily non-flighted Caique and he gets pretty wild and will slip and fall sometimes. I'm not sure how many birds you have but maybe mess can be contained by just feeding in one area? They do tend to make a mess in certain areas so I don't forsee replacing the whole base too often if ever. Maybe just spot treatments under favorite perches. For predator protection bury the wire (I know...near impossible in Texas black clay) or lay it horizontally and then cover with mulch. I'm not so much worried about digging predators as they'll have to kill my dogs first and that won't happen unless it's a mountain lion. Stay tuned as I'll probably start another thread once we get underway. This weekend we're going to lay out the structures and see if we can find a place and configuration we like best.

As for food: we use the Harrisons which is highly regarded as the best parrot pellet. There are other good ones that suffice as long as your bird is getting good fresh foods like veggies, sprouts etc. We also use the pellets secondary to the whole foods, not the other way around but there are others who rely on the pellets as the mainstay.

I have a thread about it http://www.greyforums.net/forums/showthread.php?201439-Costco-Outdoor-Aviary&highlight=costco. Still toying with ideas at this point. Wow Prosper! Not too far from us. Want to trade some bird sitting - HA! I'm always looking for some parrot people in the area and can never find any. I wish there was an active parrot club here. You're the closest person with a CAG that I know of. Would like to see how your aviary comes along.

murfchck - I'm glad this thread was resurrected as I remember seeing this pic a long time ago. It looks to be very tall - where did you find a dog run that tall? Would love more details as we're about to break ground over here.

Ha Nancy - this reminds me of a response I left on the Grey FB page. Someone was asking to post up what their Grey's favorite toy was. My response: "A cardboard box perched on the edge of the counter (this is important) with stuff in it that can be tossed to the floor below and makes a huge racket (metal spoons, cups). Also things that can be shredded like paper cups etc" We always act 'annoyed' when we 'find' her in the toy box and always make a huge deal out of the mess she's made. She enjoys the racket we make about it even more.

Where are you located Zoomommy? I'm in Allen. I'm also in the process of building an aviary as we speak. I remember seeing this thread from Mrfchuck and forgot about the thatch roof... I may go that route too.

Those are llamas. And you should see the uncut version - it's nothing but goat humping non-stop. Our place only looks nice like this about two weeks of the year. Here in a few weeks we'll start calling it 'Toby The Terror's Sand Flea pit' when it's brown and nothing is alive in the sweltering heat. We're about to have little baby chickens running around in the next few days...I may add that video here as well when they happen.

I wish there was a way to get that here. I need to find a source quick as I'm taking time off this weekend to start the process. Probably won't get to the wire part for a few weeks.

Cute photo. I see you have one of the unusual strains of Grey that thinks it's a bat

It doesn't have any feathers....

What a precious little baby. Wish I would have known Greycie at that age to get some pics. They don't stay that way long. I love love love the young ones, such innocent little creatures.

We seems to be having more feathers everywhere and I'm seeing it a lot on the FB groups too. Must be the molting season...again.

Similar situation - Grycie and Toby both eat with us. We prepare their stuff minus the 'condiments' i.e. salt, seasonings and dressings unless theyre good for them. I wouldnt have it any other way, theyre our babies.

Wow - found a gold mine of information using the exact structures we bought: Cockatoo rescue - tips for building enclosures. Sweeeeet!

Here's an example of one bird queuing the instinct to fly in other Greys: Monkeys see - monkeys do!

Three are better than one right? I only know about this because I was drooling over it a few nights ago - located in Canada: Three ring hanging rope swing

Welcome to the Grey forums. We do like pics, crummy or not. Me personally, I'd like to see pics of Mama Mia and the aviary!