udannefitz Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 I am new to the forum. I have an 11 week old Congo Grey that my husband surprised me with on Mother's Day. He was about 5 weeks old. (I hand raised an Amazon who recently died after 30 years) My bird is now going 'crazy'. I have never experience a bird like this. He is happy, active and eats alot. He has now learned to fly, (getting wings clipped this weekend), and is not content to stay in one place. Wants out of his cage at the slightest indication that someone is awake and around the house somewhere. When put on his playground, he plays with each toy, climbs to the top, back down and then flys off to the coffee table or couch or floor. He runs under the couch making his little cooing sounds and investigates everything in the room (while I'm trying to catch up to him to put him back on his playground). Besides my husband and I we have two daughters who just graduated from college and there is almost always someone around. He is handled by everyone and has no problem. He cuddles and coos and snuggles on whoever's chest while we're reading and falls asleep. A problem I have is that he climbs up to the top of his cage, gets himself twisted around with beak and feet spread out and can't seem to get down and 'crys' until someone rescues him. The cage has large bars and I wonder if I should add a smaller grate to make it easier for him to 'climb'? Thanks for advise.... Grey's are a whole different type of bird! Diane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Hello Diane and welcome to our family, we are so glad you could join us and we look forward to hearing more about you and your grey, btw what is his name? You seem to have quite a little stinker there and a smart one at that, he knows how to get the attention and uses it to his full advantage. He wants to explore his new world and all it has to offer but it can get him into trouble before you can spit. What do you do when he "cries" for your help? Of course you come running, he has already figured out that and is using it to get attention, if you are sure he is not indeed tangled then you are going to have to ignore this or he will have you running for the rest of your life. You will find lots of useful information in our many threads so do read thru them at your leisure and do ask questions you may have and we will help you in any way we can. We would love to see some pictures of him if you have any you would share with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyj Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Hiya Diane welcome to the best forum in the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimaysmommy Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Welcome Diane!! When you say that the cage has large bars, do you mean the bars themselves are thick in diameter or there is a lot of space between bars? Please post pics of your baby grey when you can! Like Dave said, BEST forum ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Nice to meet you Diane. What is your grey's name? If you have any pictures of your grey we would love to see them. Welcome to the family! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slmclean Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 welcome to the forum Diane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jamalbirdbiz Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 As a more seenur member of our bird family I would like to extend a warm welcome to R luvnezt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eckobird Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Hello Diane and welcome to the forum! Congrats on your new baby! What a wonderful mothers day gift, that is so sweet of your hubby. I'm sorry to hear about your Amazon though, that is so sad I bet it was so hard to lose him after 30 years, wow I just couldn't even imagine. But yes these bird are very active little babies. I have a very hyperactive baby myself. He loves to fly all over the place and get into all kinds of trouble! I wouldn't worry too much about the baby getting stuck in the cage, they have to learn how to climb somehow. The best way is to ignore it and have him learn himself. It is very nerve racking to watch, I was paranoid about that too but they eventually get the hang of it. Anyways its nice to have you hear, I hope you enjoy the site. I hope to see some pictures of your baby too, we LOVE pics here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Welcome Diane!! It's GreYt having you here. Many greys flip themselves around in the top of their cage as you describe. It looks very odd doesn't it. :-) As Judy said, they can get out of this position anytime they please. Looking forward to hearing more from you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udannefitz Posted June 30, 2009 Author Share Posted June 30, 2009 Hi Judy, Thanks for responding,I have taken your advise and have learned to ignore his cry for rescue and he has, in fact, stopped doing it and gets himself back down with no problem. By the way, his name is Zazu Data. Zazu from The Lion King character of assistant to the King, and my husband likes Data since his eyes will eventually look like the Star Trek character Data. His cage is my old Amazon's cage, who was a bit smaller then him. The bars are 1 1/4" apart and it's a really big and beautiful iron cage, I would hate to have to replace. I thought about adding a smaller wire grate, particularly on the side he seems to try to escape from, (near where the family sits and hangs) where he climbs on his food dish. Diane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udannefitz Posted June 30, 2009 Author Share Posted June 30, 2009 Hi Cait Thanks for the reply. Zazu is becoming an expert manipulator at this point. I appreciate your advice and he has backed off a little since I have. I'm concerned about the flying. He as already once glided into a glass door and I am hoping to get my breeder to trim his wing today. I guess he will learn his new limitations once he's trimmed? How far do they go once they're trimmed. Is it true they still glide from place to place but just can't get any lift? We have alot of large windows and I'm afraid of him hurting himself. Diane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udannefitz Posted June 30, 2009 Author Share Posted June 30, 2009 Hi His name is Zazu, and I need to teach myself how to add and post photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Diane, read thru this link for instructions on posting pics, this is what a lot of us use. http://www.greyforums.net/forums/photography-room/89533-how-to-post-picturesphoto-tuturial.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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