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Hey all *waves*

 

I never know what to put in new member posts on forums so i suppose il just say abit about myself

 

Im Zoe, I live in the Ashdown Forest in East Sussex with my partner James. I owned a grey many years ago called Bubbles but sadly she had to go to a new owner :( But the time is finally right to become a grey owner again now im older and wiser :D We still havent decided if we should get a grey from a breeder (not that there are any local to us) or if we should go for an older bird.

 

Hobbies, well im a car girl, have attended many shows over the years at silverstone, santa pod etc. Dont worry im not a little girl racer who sits on your backside with a chaved up corsa lol

 

Well i suppose thats it really, just the girl next door type of person. So toodle pip for now, im off to have a mooch around your forum ;)

 

Zoe x

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Hello Zoe and welcome to our family.

That is sad you had to give up Bubbles but hopefully now you will be fully committed to sharing your life with one of these awesome creatures and no matter which way you go, a baby or a rehome older bird you won't regret it, thanks for sharing a little about yourself and looking forward to hearing all about this new addition when it happens.l

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Thank you for the warm welcome

 

I've joined a few forums to do research but haven't found many people that friendly as i don't currently own a grey. So il try not to annoy you all with too many questions :)

 

I didnt realise you were all from america on here when i joined. Hope you dont mind a british girl tagging along

 

My search has been going quite well. We don't plan on getting a grey till around March as i want to get Christmas out the way first and then start buying things. But ive been searching for breeders in my area and been recommended a couple. Ive also been looking at older greys who need loving homes. Im shocked how many are for sale on the internet :( its very sad. Not sure if you guys get it much but here in the UK we get alot of scammers so im very warey on my search..!!

 

Been doing silly 2am starts this week for Christmas shifts, so haven't had time to get online much, but il have a week off soon so il get stuck into having a look around the forum :)

 

Again, thank you for the warm welcome :D

 

Zoe x

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Zoe,

 

Rest assured you are welcome here, and this is by no means an American forum. We have lots of people from the UK as well as many other countries. Ask as many questions as you like. I came here about one year before I brought my grey home and asked tons of questions. What I have found since joining this forum is that most of us are really glad when people come asking questions. We love these birds, and we know that the more informed a person is, the better home they will provide and the happier bird they will have. You will certainly find a diversity of views and personalities here, but with few exceptions people come from a positive place with a sincere heart. Hope your holidays aren't too busy and you can rest a bit and enjoy the season.

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Thank you for the warm welcome

 

I've joined a few forums to do research but haven't found many people that friendly as i don't currently own a grey. So il try not to annoy you all with too many questions :)

 

I didnt realise you were all from america on here when i joined. Hope you dont mind a british girl tagging along

 

My search has been going quite well. We don't plan on getting a grey till around March as i want to get Christmas out the way first and then start buying things. But ive been searching for breeders in my area and been recommended a couple. Ive also been looking at older greys who need loving homes. Im shocked how many are for sale on the internet :( its very sad. Not sure if you guys get it much but here in the UK we get alot of scammers so im very warey on my search..!!

 

Been doing silly 2am starts this week for Christmas shifts, so haven't had time to get online much, but il have a week off soon so il get stuck into having a look around the forum :)

 

Again, thank you for the warm welcome :D

 

Zoe x

 

we are definately glad to have you as part of our forum and doing your homework and planning before entering into this commitment is always a great idea. i also did my searching online and got very freaked out by the responses i got from people and how quickly they wanted my money etc etc and I didnt feel easy at all without being able to go "see" the bird myself so i opted to find a breeder and get marco when she was just a tiny egg lol ... but good luck and be careful of your internet search

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Thank you :)

 

Well ive got contact details for 4 breeders that people on another forum highly recommend. Im very interested in 2 of the breeders as they will not sell there birds to anyone who has not visited the bird before taking them home and they offer help to you for years after you take on one of there greys. I will be contacting them both in the new year, but i think il choose the one closest to us as i dont want to stress a baby out with a long car journey.

 

My main decision right now is if i should get one or two babies. Im thinking 2 together because 3 out of 7 days of the week no one is at home for 5 hours and ide like my grey to have a companion. I dont want them breeding so ide have to get either 2 males or 2 females. Would anyone recommend this or is it a bad idea do you think? Also if i got 2 babies they could both go in the same cage couldnt they? This is the cage we are planning to get http://www.elitepet.co.uk/montana-las-vegas-i-parrot-cage-4002-p.asp

 

I know we wont be getting a grey till next year but i couldnt resist buying some of the smaller items now :) Ive orderd some perches, a ring rope and a VERY LONG rope ladder. My partner keeps saying with the things on my 'to buy list' there is going to be no room left in the house for him hehe.

 

I shall stop waffling on now. I just wanted to say thank you for the very warm welcome and im loving the forum. Even though ive owned a grey in the past im still learning so much i never knew before, which makes me feel i never gave Bubbles the best of start in life :(

 

Anyway thanks all x :)

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