Vumes Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 Well, our family has been researching birds, (parrots in particular) and decided that we wanted an African Grey. The question was, do we get a baby, or do we adopt an older bird? We decided to adopt a 9 year old Grey, and brought her home last night. She is getting situated rather well, but takes better to men (me) than women (the wife). She let me pet/scratch her head from the very beginning, but would not "step up" for me at all last night or earlier today. We had a break through a bit ago and she is finally stepping up for me. She is quite the spoiled eater through, and so we will be working on that as time goes by. This forum seems to be a great place for info, and so you'll see me around from time to time. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 Congratulations Vumes on joining the Grey family! Looking forward to seeing some pictures of your grey, hint, hint! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 Hello Vumes and welcome to our family, so glad to hear you have decided to rehome a grey. Since she has only come into your life for one day please give her time to settle in to her new home and unpack her baggage, typically the first few weeks are the honeymoon phase and more of her true personality will emerge in the coming weeks and months so be patient with her in this readjustment period. Please do read thru the many threads for lots of useful information that will help you in the coming days, weeks and months and don't hesitate to ask any and all questions you may have and we will help you in any way we can. What is her name? Pictures would be nice if you have some you would share with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vumes Posted June 5, 2011 Author Share Posted June 5, 2011 Her name is Annie. Here are a few of her pics when I attached a perch to the outside of her cage for her to relax on and have some room to stretch, until I can get down to Home Depot to buy parts to make her a DIY perch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vumes Posted June 5, 2011 Author Share Posted June 5, 2011 By the way, thank you very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray P Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Hi, and welcome to the forum. Having a grey is like having a baby, your life will change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 She is a lovely looking grey, thanks for sharing the pics with us and hope to hear more about you and Annie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katana600 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Congratulations. Annie is lovely. I could see the one little reddish feather on her shoulder. That is like her little beauty mark. I am happy that you found each other. It is a big decision regarding bringing home a baby or a rehome of an older bird. We have done both and there are rewards and pitfalls for each. I think it comes down to learning and loving the one you are with. We are just a couple of months in with our first older bird and he is helping us learn lots of new things. We have been lucky enough to stay in contact with Gilbert's previous home and discover some of the things he likes... or not, which has been helpful in the transition. Hopefully you and Annie will settle in and she will be the love of your life and vice versa. Love that you came to join us. We are all learning from each other all the time. Thanks for coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vumes Posted June 5, 2011 Author Share Posted June 5, 2011 Thank you all for having me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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