Kelley Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 (edited) Hi all, I'm Kelley from Washington State, up near Canada in the Pacific Northwest -- nice and cloudy and rainy most of the year. I adopted a 15-year-old Congo African grey last November named Ravena who had been hand-fed by her dad and given lots of attention until he got married and had kids - and therefore no time - five years into her life. She came to me with pretty bad scissors beak that she got filed every year or two (?!?! Now I get it filed every couple of months!!) and an annoying biting habit, so I have devoted 99% of my free moments as a college student to her socializing and well-being. I'm happy to say I've made serious progress with her biting problem, she's strongly bonded to me, she's getting used to being handled by others, and only spends time in her cage when I'm out of the house. She seems pretty happy now. Me, I'm a bird enthusiast, I guess -- I go birding, I volunteer with local Audubon chapters, I've raised many different birds as a young girl, and now I'm doing marine bird research in WA. At home, I've got my Ravena and my canary, Loki, who has free range of the bedroom (and Rav's cage when she's out -- he thinks he's a parrot!). I've always got questions about behavior and life enrichment for my birds, so I'm really really happy to have found this forum. Kelley Edited October 26, 2011 by Kelley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codys Mom Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Welcome to the forum and you have a pretty birdie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Hi Kelley and Ravena, welcome to the forum. I am a Washingtonian also from lower Washington State, Portland, Oregon is just over the river from me. Looking forward to hearing more about Ravena! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray P Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Hi Kelley and Ravena and welcome to the grey family forum. Ravena looks like a fun grey to be around. And yes we love pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Welcome Kelley and Flock! There is a ton of information in each of the respective rooms for each topic. It's always wonderful to hear of a grey in need of a new home finding one such as yours. The photo you provided of him shows a very healthy and happy Grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywings Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Welcome-it looks like she is saying "back off my shreddy toy". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eshana Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Welcome! Always nice to see a fellow college student/bird lover! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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