rubys-mum Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 Hi to everyone, I'm new to the grey forums. I'm looking to buy my first grey around March/April and was hoping somebody experienced with them might be able to give me a few helpful tips
Ray P Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 Hi rubys-mum and welcome to the grey forum. This is a great place for grey info. Do you have other birds or is this your first parrot.
rubys-mum Posted January 19, 2012 Author Posted January 19, 2012 Hi Ray, thank you, This will be my first parrot, I've been wanting to own one for ages and now the time seems right to go ahead.
Barbara2 Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 Welcome to a great place rubys-mum! My first tip is to read through the threads here. The Nursery and Health threads are a great place to start.
Greywings Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 Good work doing your research first. You can find so much good information just reading through our old posts. Welcome aboard and look forward to following your journey.
Luvparrots Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 Hi rubys-mum, I love your avatar what a cutie you have there. I commend you for researching before becoming a grey parront so ask away and we will help anyway we can. Welcome to the Greyforums!
kins2321@yahoo.com Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 Hi rubys-mom.... Adorable wingman! Shitzu, or Lhassa Apso? Nancy
judygram Posted January 20, 2012 Posted January 20, 2012 Hello Rubys-Mum and welcome to our family, so glad you are looking into getting yourself a grey. If you are looking for tips then by all means read thru as many of the threads here as it will give you an idea of what you are getting into and be sure it is the right bird for you, do research to know if it is a good fit as too many people have jumped in and bought one before finding out what they need and then down the road they are looking to rehome it. Ask questions if you have any and we will help you in any way we can.
Life is Greyt Posted January 20, 2012 Posted January 20, 2012 Welcome, there's a wealth of information here and lots of knowledgeable members to help with questions. You're in the right place!
rubys-mum Posted January 20, 2012 Author Posted January 20, 2012 Hi Nancy, she's a Shih tzu lol, she's an angel and has stolen my heart forever! best wishes, June
rubys-mum Posted January 20, 2012 Author Posted January 20, 2012 Hi everybody and thank you all for making me feel so welcome! I'll definately be looking through your threads for info! Can't wait to get my grey, I live in Norfolk (uk) and hope to find a youngster locally if possible as I don't like the idea of my feathered friend having to travel too far, it may be very stressful for him/her? best wishes to all, rubys-mum
DawL Posted January 21, 2012 Posted January 21, 2012 Hello, and welcome! Congrats on your beginning adventure of finding the right Grey for you
aerial.2000 Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 welcome rubys-mom I was searching locally for a grey to "re-home" on a Kansas search based program and came across someone from the UK looking to rehome 2 of her greys. Being that she was out of country I chose not to do that but to keep searching till I found a local breeder/petstore here and can now get mine as a baby. I hope you find your baby soon too!
kins2321@yahoo.com Posted February 3, 2012 Posted February 3, 2012 June... I have two Maltese. They LOVE our birds. I use to have two lhaso Apso, that unfortunately died when they were 18, and 17. They both had the special opportunity to get to know Sophie, our grey. They both loved her from the start. Max taught our new pups, how the bird/dog world worked. They were both senior dogs when Sophie came along. Your Shitzu, will do just fine. Nancy
aerial.2000 Posted February 3, 2012 Posted February 3, 2012 outside of cats .... do most parrots get along w/dogs if basically raised at a young age with them you think?
Life is Greyt Posted February 3, 2012 Posted February 3, 2012 My Chickie gets along just fine with all 3 of out dogs and our cat. They are all scared of her, so they generally give her her space. I think as long as they're supervised that birds get along good with other animals.
aerial.2000 Posted February 3, 2012 Posted February 3, 2012 thanks I was a lil worried I think my 2 little ones will be scared but i have a full grown retriever and hes quite inquisitive!
Thebirdistheword Posted February 3, 2012 Posted February 3, 2012 Hello June and welcome I too am expecting my first grey it is very exciting isn't it? This is the right place to be for all your answers. Michelle
kins2321@yahoo.com Posted February 4, 2012 Posted February 4, 2012 aerial2000 All dogs and cats must be supervised with birds. Several years later, I feel comfortable, leaving for work, while bird cages are left open. Even when dogs eat their boiled chicken in the morning ( a long story, why they eat that), I supervice the feeding. Sophie walks out, and wants a piece of chicken. She's given a piece, away from the dogs. Pups need to eat in peace. I laughed the otherday, when she didn't want her entire piece. Thru it in zoeys direction. Called Zoey. " here you go Zoey!", she said. Zoey was very grateful Nancy
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