Constantine Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 (edited) Hello, i recently brought home an 8 years-old, male CAG, from a family that couldnt care for him any further....he is in good health and has a decent vocabulary of words and sounds....the previous owners hadnt socialised the bird properly, he didnt have any toys to chew on, never took a bath, never taken out of his cage, while his diet consisted of sunflower seeds ONLY...nevertheless, he seems to be settling down alright, accepts food from my hands and an occasional scratch...he still is aggressive and territorial though, he s still afraid of coming out of his cage, but i hope in time we ll overcome all this... I am not a new parrot owner, i ve had a Blue Front Amazon for the last 8 years, and many more lesser birds previously...anyone interested in the Grey-Amazon interaction, i d be glad to share...m attending other parrot forums, and didnt know that there s a Grey specific one, so i am glad i found u guys... Edited April 24, 2013 by Constantine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Hi Constantine welcome to you and your flock. I also have a BF zon and two greys. We do have an Amazon Room and hope to see you and your ZON there. Zons have a personality all their own. Looking forward to hearing more about your CAG. What is his name. Details please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbersmom Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 I saw your beautiful BFA in the Amazon thread. How about some pics of your CAG and what is his name? Glad to hear he is in good health even on a sunflower seed diet, and glad he is in a home now where he can receive proper care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray P Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Hi Constantine and welcome to you and your grey and amazon to the grey forum. I also have a Blue Fronted Amazon who is 17 years old and has been with us for over 4 years and a Cag who is 12 and been with us all her life. My greys name is Corky and my zons name is Cricket so what are the names of your fids. WE LOVE PICTURES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Welcome Constantine, it's GreYt having you here. Looking forward to hearing more about this 8 year old rescued grey and how it progresses. Bless you for taking him in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Hello Constantine and welcome to our family. So happy you could give this grey a new forever home, it will take time for him to settle into his new home so allow him plenty of time and be very patient with him. Many greys can be territorial about their cage but just open the door when you are home and he will come out when he is ready. You can play with a toy or two while he can see you and that may entice him to come out but just don't force him to. You can offer him some vegetables but he might not eat them, don't worry about that right now as you have plenty of time to get him over on a healthier diet, you need to work on building the trust between the two of you right now and that may take some time since he is not used to being out of his cage or socialized. Btw, what is his name and if you have some pictures of him you would share with us we would love to see them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayd Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 I'd like to join the rest of these wonderful members and say thank you once again Welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constantine Posted April 25, 2013 Author Share Posted April 25, 2013 (edited) Thank you all for your warm welcome...!!...Grey's name is Aris, given by his previous owners, a name that he understands and repeats... This is only the second week i am having him and there is real progress already... The first couple of days, i could only do the following (after much encouragement and praise): http://i1147.photobucket.com/albums/o559/konanagno/P4240090.jpg the next couple of days, i was able to do this (really close to his formidable beak!!!): http://s1147.photobucket.com/user/konanagno/media/P4240109.jpg.html?sort=3&o=25 this week has stopped puffing his feathers aggressively every time i approached his cage, and comes quickly down for a scratch....this upside-down scratching position at the corner of the cage is the one he used to take when the previous owners used to scratch him....mind you, Aris would not come out his cage...now, i ve been trying to lure him outside of his cage, and food wouldnt do the trick....so, i stopped scratching him at the corner and kept my hand immediately outside the cage, encouraging him to come out for a scratch!!! finally, he got it!!! (that's what i call real progress!!!): http://s1147.photobucket.com/user/konanagno/media/P4240093.jpg.html?sort=3&o=41 There plenty of photos in Photobucket (3 pages of them) of Aris the Grey and Moyo the Zon, you can all help yourselves (following popular demand)...thanx again...http://s1147.photobucket.com/user/konanagno/library/?sort=3&page=1 Edited April 25, 2013 by Constantine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywings Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Aris sounds like a smart bird and you sound like you have the right approach to build trust and courage to try new things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbersmom Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Excellent progress for only the second week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Welcome and congrats! Loved the photos! Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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