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My opinion is they will have the company of each other. Even if they don't get along they will grow accustomed to each other. I have a Grey who can't stand my Caique...until the Caique is no longer in the area. Then she calls and calls and calls till she gets her little brother back and then she resumes trying to 'knock him off his perch'.

He's fully feathered...and looks healthy. You have been hit with a gift. Stick around and let us know more about him. Where did you just 'pick him up? He's a really good looking Grey.

Interesting comments about the sparrows. I've posted here before about my pet pigeon but I'lll reiterate: I found him floating down a creek sure to die somewhere down the line. We raised him in a box outside our back door and he made it known that he wanted to be an inside bird. He flew beside my motorcycle on the way to work every workday for several years. It was always my intention that he could fly away free any time he chose...he never did. He always wanted inside the house. I saw one at work the other day. I have the feeling that one day I will find myself face to face with Mr. Pidgeoy again.

Wow - a 44 yo Grey - what a gift, you are certainly blessed. Welcome to the Grey Forums. Would love to see some pictures of the mature Grey. They don't require more than a good home with an attentive 'owner' (I hate that word applied to Greys, maybe Parront is better). I'm guessing Victoria Canada?

Based on Birdhouse's comment, if that's not a King's Cage, what is it? And taking your bird to work makes me completely jealous. I'm positive Greycie could write better software than I can.

There's a video somewhere of someone rehabbing birds (mcaws maybe?) and releasing them back into the wild. They had a setup where the wild birds came to the enclosure and once deemed ready the birds ready for release were allowed to leave on their own schedule. I thought it was posted here somewhere.

Same thought here...too much risk of being recaptured by the dirt bags that do it for a living and then who knows what will happen to the poor things. Have you considered a sanctuary similar to what Muse and others are doing? Letting them live among each other and forming bonds and little communities is by far better than what they have as an unwanted pet. I'm in a similar boat - I used to like what I do but I now hate it. My wife is always telling me it's not too late to go back to school because her mother went back !!AT 50!! and got her nursing degree. I'm 44 and feel like it's too late to do a complete career change.

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....