KevinD

Just hoping to get to the point where I can give some insight to others, everything I have read says Sukei is adjusting a little fast..... maybe I am pushing too fast, but Sukei just does it when I put up new challenges.... It is still very scary at some levels, she balks a little, but she quit doing the nervous stuff, ie feather yanking, and toe chewing...... Im no authority on the matter but she seems to like tree plants around.... Maybe because it is some what native...... I dunno. Thanks for the replies, Ill keep updating

Well, it has been three weeks, and Sukei is making progress. Now in and out of the cage and on a perch. Still can not handle yet, but getting close

I think it is I who am lucky, Sukei is really settling in. Thanks all for the information I have found here. Will try to contribute when I get a little more experience

Well it has been one week, and Sukei is settling in, still a little skittish. Thought I would share these photos of Sukei taking in the beach front view of the Persian Gulf. Truley a "Bird's Eye View"

Finally got a good look at Sukei's leg band. It simply says 1014. As it came from a parrot mill in the Middle East I am going to assume I got lied to....hate being that way... Anyways they say she/he is less then a year old, but everything I see says she is older...bright red tail, light yellow eyes... Could the band mean 1/4/2010? They read everything backwards here lol. It does not make any difference to me, I fell in love at first sight, but I am curious what you all might think. It is a split band.

Welcome, we newbies Should be an interesting ride. I looked over several websites, and these forums seemed to be the most helpful, friendly and informative that I found. Very community like. Hope you enjoy the reading and learning as much as I have so far.

Thanks everyone. Not knowing if it is male or female yet, we named her.him Sukei (Dont ask lol) To get Sukei back to the states I have to get him/her micro chipped and vaccinated with travel papers. Thought I would give it 30 days before I move Sukei again. It is banded (Broken Ring) but as of yet can not get close enough to read the band. Sukei may or may not be smuggled, hard to tell, guess Ill get a better idea when I look at the band. Sukei comes straight up out of the cage and perches all day, likes the shower (Spray Bottle) but will not get in hand yet. I did find something curious though, I'm sitting in the chair next to Sukie and every time I raise my hand she raises her right talon. At first I thought it coincidence, not thinking there would be any kind of showing off before getting comfortable enough to ride the hand, but it happens every time LOL. Again thanks for the welcome.

After much research and soul searching we decided to include a an African Grey into our family. I found a lot of useful and informative information here. I am currently in the Middle East and found a breeder. They didn't seem to treat the birds to well at all. Birds were yanked out of cages and tossed from customer to customer with most of the birds clearly voicing their displeasure. I saw one small little guy hunkered down in the back of a cage just shaking so badly. I looked him in the eye, and it was almost a cry for rescue. So we paid the man his money, and got him out of there. He seems to have started settling down and will climb to the top of his cage, but I am taking my time with it, and letting him do his thing and get adjusted. I am sure I will gleen more wisdom from here and thank you again.