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I've tried so many times to get a shot of her morning poop but she does it way before any of us see. It's just dried up at the bottom by that time. I saw some pictures of others and it looks the same so I'm guessing it's okay. She's getting better now and acting more calm. She has a special whistle she uses to call me and whenever she sees me only - no one else haha She's eating only a MAXIMUM of 25cc 2 times a day now - more than that she rejects and doesn't want it. It seems like she wants more in the 15cc range though, but she is willing to take that 25cc. I also saw her drinking water yesterday, which I never saw before. She can hang upside-down now too which is cool. She doesn't like me taking her in the cage from the playtop on her cage - she doesn't step up if she's out of her cage, she only steps up from inside because she knows she's going out. I had to gently force her on my hand yesterday, which she didn't appreciate and she grabbed my forearm and kept squeezing it so hard. I didn't scream or pull back because I know you're not supposed to - but it's really not nice of her to do that. What can I do to make her stop and accept that when she's in the cage she's in the cage, and when she's out the cage she's out the cage. About her neck area, it's still not filling up. I see on the bottom of her cage, like the white undercoat sometimes which is underneath the feathers. But she isn't plucking the grey feathers though. How long will it take for her to get the neck area feathers? It's from her back neck, and some in the front and also right under her lower beak. The lower beak area I can see some pink skin there too. She eats everything now. She had a piece of corn she was holding and eating yesterday - loves carrots, green pepper, brocolli, cauliflower, cilantro - she also eats her fruit pellets and her seeds a lot. She likes fresh fruits too. Her weight this morning was 455g before she ate. Also what about showers? Is there an age when we can do that? Is there a good way to get her used to water so she doesn't freak out the first time? Thanks for all your help, support and feedback!

Her poop seems to be the same. There's no change in the way it looks. Dark poop with the usual liquid. I weighed her after the big morning poop and she was 452 grams. She is making cool sounds. Also, when I made a special whistle, she is trying to make the same kind of whistle as mine - it's so amazing! Also, her baby food I am feeding her she started rejecting it. I get 50cc ready for her, but maybe between 15-25cc she stops eating it and runs away from me. She is eating more of her seeds right now, and she really loves her carrots. She doesn't mind my Dog being around as much anymore - but - I am still keeping her far from him just in case. I gave the peanut butter - she tasted it and then she ran away - maybe it will take her time to get used to the taste? Her neck is the same as when I got her. It looked like that from the start. Also the back of her neck, she doesn't have the full hair there yet. Is that normal? I'm not sure if she's plucking, she plays with her feathers but I have never seen them come out. I made a video of what she does and will post that soon. Also, her water is there in the bowl but I have never seen her drink it with my eyes yet. Just seen her eating and that is all. She is also trying to hang upside down now and having fun in trying to do so.

Also - I wanted to know about the way she's bobbing her head. Like I said earlier, I'm trying to learn all of her body language as well as her sounds. All your help is very much appreciated!

I feel like she is okay. She doesn't squawk as much anymore, however she has starting making a bit of a different sound now. I made a video and seems almost like she's breathing heavy? I'm not sure if that's an accurate description of the sound. You would all know better after you hear it. Here's the video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdbBG9QDg-4&feature=youtu.be Also - she's starting to get better balance and using her beak to hold things. It was cool yesterday she was hanging upside down on one of her toys - I found that to be SUPER COOL! Feels like she's almost trying to make different sounds now too, rather than just a set of baby sounds I've been used to hearing. They seem to sound a bit more complex. Does anyone know how old they are before they start saying words like us? Thanks for all your help and care everyone! Appreciate everything!

Thanks for your feedback and help everyone. She jumped from her playtop before I fed her dinner and used her wings to slowly float down. That was pretty interesting. She sat there, slowly pulled her wings apart a little, put her head down and just jumped. After feeding her dinner just a while ago she started making a sound I never heard from her before. I made a video... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf-y8-2zW98&feature=youtu.be Is there a certain type of veggies the babies tend to like more? Well the dog is away from her and I'm going to weigh her tomorrow. Hope all goes well.

I just weighed her. She is 445g. I also have a feeling that she associates me with food only. It's not her dinner time yet and she's screeching like she wants food. I'm going to give it to her in 30min to 1hour from now. I kept my dog away, but she is a lot more calm now when she seems him around because he is at a distance. I just left her in her cage right now and I can hear her screaming downstairs again. It's like she thinks I am only about food and nothing else. I could be wrong - not sure.

Hi sorry - the food is this one by Hagen - http://ca-en.hagen.com/File/6d3e84f3-b51d-492e-8821-6b2f5607171f I'm using a syringe and he showed me to hold her top and put it in her mouth. But is that anger towards the end of her meal, the way she does that? She has the Tropican baby pellets in her bowl - it says on the bag it's for weaning and it says Greys on it too

Err I tried to weigh her and the weighing machine stopped working as soon as she stepped on! What a joke! I need to get some batteries for it! Thank you everyone that's helping me. I keep having withdrawals every few hours. I upped her food to 50cc now and just fed her. One thing I don't understand is closer to the end of her meal, she starts to look mad. She pulls her wings up and squawks VERY LOUD and bobs her head up and down a lot too! This only happens during the end of it. Is there a reason for that? Sorry I keep asking so many questions. I've had dogs my whole life and I can read any Dog with my eyes shut. I really feel uncomfortable knowing I have an animal in the house that I can barely understand - but I'm trying to learn as much as I can so I can give her what she needs. I really want her to be happy and not be crying all day long. Thanks so much!

When do the babies usually get their feathers around the neck?

I'll get on the weighing. In the mean time, here's a video of her squawking - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YozWYRllF_g&feature=youtu.be She does this every time she sees me or someone. If we all sit down quietly, she'll be quiet too. This is so loud you can hear it throughout the whole house. I have to leave the area and a couple minutes later she stops. This video was made right after she ate - so I'm not understanding this because she's clearly not hungry. If I put my hand in her cage, she'll put her head down asking me to pet her and squawk at different tone. At this rate we're all going to go deaf!

Thanks for your replies. danmcq - that was very thorough from a dog owners eyes, thank you for that insight. Jayd - I'm not sure of the temperature but the water feels warm to the touch. Not room temperature and certainly not hot. She currently has some pellets and some fruit flavored food there. I have her red grapes too, and she likes to try picking them up with her hand to eat. I cut up half a strawberry in small pieces for her too, but she didn't understand how to eat it. She licked it a couple times then dropped it. Also, what should I be looking for on the gram scale? I have one for food, I can put her on it and weigh her. What kind of weight should she be at at 3.5 months and how should the weight be progressing?

Thanks for your replies. I understand I guess, that I need to allow my Buster (my monster size King Shepherd) in her view. What do I do about her leaping at him though? Even if she's in the cage, she goes hysterical banging through the bars trying to get at him after some time if he doesn't just leave on his own! This is going to be so frustrating. Me and him are like best friends, and I wanted to expand this friendship with her in it. It seems like he's willing to let that happen, but she's so aggressive with him around! She doesn't fly, they clipped her feathers beforehand. It's done so that they're cut on the feather itself so it isn't pointy. She has floated out of my hands towards the ground today. So my understand from you Jayd is that I do the 40cc (40mL) - is that per day, or 3 times per day? What do I do about the LOUD squawking? Even my Mom thinks it's kind of abnormal. None of the parrots we've ever seen go that wild! Here's a picture of her: http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr75/kunalpahwa/550305_445088072239874_1817776007_n.jpg She looks so innocent, but I'm actually kind of scared of her right now lol I want to know about this squawking rampage!

Well, I just got my baby African Grey Congo 5 days ago! I'm so pumped!! I've been instructed to feed her the same food from the syringe mixed in warm water for another 2 weeks. She's currently 3.5 months old, so I guess that will complete here 4 month cycle. It's about 20mL syringe and I was told to feed her 3 times a day. She has a fruit flavored food and pellets and water in her cage too which she's learning to pick at sometimes. One thing I've noticed since I got her, is that in these 5 days, the 20mL is maybe not enough for her. She squawks like crazy and keeps on going when she sees me. It's like she's demanding food. Sometimes she opens up her wings while she has the syringe putting food in her mouth from outside the cage half way and looks like shes a bit angry while she's eating. I'm confused - I think it seems like she's angry, but I'm not sure. Anyhow, the problem is that as soon as she sees someone she squawks continuously for long periods of time. It's so loud and seems like it could get very annoying very quickly. I also have a 120lb King German Shepherd in the house. He's relatively calm with her now, but if she's out of her cage and on the kitchen table (where I bring her) and he's close by, she jumps and launches at him. That's pretty wild too. If he's not there, she's fine though - so I try to keep him away when she's out. When she's inside it's hard because he doesn't bother with her, until she starts going off on her squawking. Ok, so, I take her out of her cage maybe 2-3 times a day for about 10-15 minutes. She comes to my hand and tries to cuddle a bit. I stroke her head to lower neck in one direction and she squawks a bit more gentle tone when I'm doing then. When I move my hand and stop, she squawks loud again. I've heard about behavioral issues with Greys, so I'm assuming I need to give her the attention - if that's even what she's asking for when she squawks like crazy. She has 2 hanging toys in her cage right now and the wooden perch that came with the cage. One is a wood/wicker toy and the other is plastic stars linked together in nice colors. Her cage is places in the corner of the family room and has a view of the kitchen and the backyard windows which are about 10 or so feet away from her. Seems very cozy. Also she comes to the corner of her cage at the bottom and keeps trying to dig while squawking. I find that strange too, but maybe because I'm so used to owning Dogs that seem to be relatively a bit more calm. I thought a parrot would be more calm than a hyper Dog, but it seems like this is going in a different direction from what I've learned in 5 days, and what I expected from my research before getting her. Is this normal? Am I doing something wrong? Please help me - I really want her to be a bit more of a calm bird like I saw some parrots in the pet store. They don't seem to be howling like her with no end in sight. Someone please help and give me pointers! I'm really confused! Any help at all will be very appreciated. I need all the advice I can get! Thanks!