queendee Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Hi all, my name is Dee. ive had my Bart for 16 yrs now, hes a big boy one of the biggest ive seen, but today ive met a women who has a half pint size parrot, i could not believe how small this grey is. The thing that stuck out to me was he/hers beak was the same size as Bart, it looked a bit weird. Although this one is so small, it does not look underfed, feathers are in good condition, but very dark grey to almost black wings, also it has flecks of red on the breast area, which ive seen on many others, its not ringed. I live on an island in greece. My bart is english bred hand reared, and i bought him here 8 years ago. This one has been handed down from the mother and she has no idea how old it is, or where it came from. Has anyone got any ideas on very dark grey wings, very small in size, but with large beak. Ill try and get a pic in the next few days to show u the comparison. Ive also got a lanner falcon, just for info to you all. x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara2 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 I would LOVE to see a picture. I'm very curious. It almost sounds like a Timneh but the beak would not be all black if that were the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 (edited) Hi Dee, we would need to see some pictures of the grey you are talking about. I have a TAG which only weighs in at 298 grams. She is on the dark side and has a cream colored beak now at 2 1/2 years. The picture of Ana Grey in my Avatar is her at 4 months old. She did have a black beak at that age. So can't wait to see a picture of the grey in question. Bart also sounds like an interesting grey and pictures of Bart would be great also. I am looking forward to hearing more about Bart. Welcome to the Grey family! Edited March 3, 2011 by luvparrots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Hello Dee and welcome to our family, so glad you could join us. I too am interested in seeing some pictures of this grey you talk about, sort of sounds like a timneh but until we see for ourselves I guess it is just a small grey but there are small, medium and large boned greys, you must have a large one. Is Bart the only bird you have? We would love to see some pictures of Bart if you have some you would share with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliAZ77 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Photo please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Yup. Photo is in order. DOes sound like a timneh. MY little one is small as well, but she is 5 1/2 years old, so her beak is no longer solid black. like my congo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queendee Posted March 5, 2011 Author Share Posted March 5, 2011 (edited) The pics in the cage is of tiny Laura all others are Bart Edited March 5, 2011 by queendee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queendee Posted March 5, 2011 Author Share Posted March 5, 2011 you can see a little bit of the size diff here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave007 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 That's definitely a Timneh. See the corn color on the upper beak in pic #1 and #5 ?? Only the timneh has that. A congo is black on upper and lower beak. The timneh is much smaller and weighs much less than a congo. It's also not as long as a congo. The timneh should also have some darker body feathers that a congo. Some timnehs may have a slighty red tail color but most have a marroon color. So, the bird that you have there isn't unusual at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morana Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Welcome! :-) ---------- I don't mean to be unpleasant but I just need to say something. Laura needs a prompt and thorough cage wash!:-S Sorry for not being subtle, but the first picture is unbearable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 You probably have a large boned Cag and that other bird is a small boned Tag which when you put them side by side it looks like a huge difference but that is definitely a Tag, thanks for sharing the pictures with us. I will have to echo Morana's comment about the cage Laura is in as it definitely needs a good scrubbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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