saddlebredgirl Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 Hi im new here. im a 27 year old female from South africa. yesterday i got my first african grey. it is 6weeks old and im feeding it 4times a day. it still doesnt have a name.
judygram Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 Hello Saddlebredgirl and welcome to our family, so glad you could join us and congrats on getting your first grey. I do hope you have had some experience with handfeeding a bird as things can go wrong, be sure to read some of the threads in the nursery room as they contain good information. This is your first grey but is it your first bird? If you have some pictures of this little baby grey you would share with us we would love to see it.
saddlebredgirl Posted February 8, 2011 Author Posted February 8, 2011 Thanks for the welcome. Well is not my first bird a few years ago i bred with budgies and i had a indian ringneck that i handraised by myself. Unfortunatly i had to sell the ringneck at 8months old. I have regular contact with the breeder where i bought the african grey he lives very close to me. i will add photos as soon as i learned how to
saddlebredgirl Posted February 8, 2011 Author Posted February 8, 2011 here is a photo of him. i will upload a better pic tomorow
Morana Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 He is beautiful!:-) What is his/her name? Welcome!-:-)
judygram Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 He is a cute little thing, they are so adorable at this age, can't wait to see how he develops over the coming weeks, thanks for sharing the pic with us.
saddlebredgirl Posted February 8, 2011 Author Posted February 8, 2011 thanks. well it doesnt have a name yet. do you maybe have any suggestions for a name? i forgot to say it is a congo grey
judygram Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 You don't have to be in any kind of hurry about naming it as maybe something about his personality will spark a name to mind, has he been sexed, if not then you might want to have that done before you think about names.
saddlebredgirl Posted February 8, 2011 Author Posted February 8, 2011 no he hasnt been sexed yet i want to wait until he is weaned before i do that.
Luvparrots Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 This might help you when you get around to naming your new companion. Names and meanings of names. Once you see your baby's personality emerge you'll find the right one. http://www.thinkbabynames.com/list/1/A
Sherrie Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Welcome Saddlebredgirl!!! Congrats on your new baby! I look forward to seeing many more pic's of your new baby and anxious to see his journey as he grows!!! it is an experience to none other being owned by a Grey.. I have been owned by lots of Feather'd friends but I dunno, Something about the Greys are just magical for lack of a better word! Good luck with your new baby.. oh and you really don't have to wait until your baby is weaned to have him sexed as he could be 12 wks or older before being fully weaned, once you find out, you can focus on a name and the quicker you call your baby by name the quicker he will learn it!! IMO
AliAZ77 Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Choosing a name is so much fun...it'll come to you when you get to know your baby's personality. We came up with the name Linus out of the clear blue sky, but it fit perfectly! Keep us posted!
saddlebredgirl Posted February 10, 2011 Author Posted February 10, 2011 Thanks very much for the welcome everybody. I am going to post more pics in the photo section soon
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