Jara

[papi92]

Hi! I am Peter and I have fmale African Gray from 10 days. This is my first parrot. She is very smart and kind. I have many questions but I hope to find answers here.

 

Photos !!!

[neoow]

Welcome to you and Jara! Thank you for the photos, she's a lovely looking bird.

 

Feel free to start making new threads to ask your questions! I have found everyone here to be extremely helpful.

[SRSeedBurners]

Hi Jara! You have an extremely cute baby there. Do you have plans for a bigger cage? That one is alright for baby as you don't want them falling etc but when she's bigger, she'll need lots of play room.

[papi92]

Hi Jara! You have an extremely cute baby there. Do you have plans for a bigger cage? That one is alright for baby as you don't want them falling etc but when she's bigger, she'll need lots of play room.

 

Yes! I think something like that will be perfect. At the moment I have no free space for big cage. After 1 mounth I will start home repairs and will make more space and playground for her.

 

At the moment she only sleep in the cage. At other times she is outside.

Edited February 10, 2016 by papi92

[SRSeedBurners]

I would say that one is a little on the small side for a Grey. I've also found those seed gaurds to be absolutely useless and they just take up real estate. I think one of the real popular cages you see a lot has an interior dimension of 30x30. That's the cage we have but my Grey is out most of the time.

[Timbersmom]

Hello and welcome! What a beautiful baby

[Acappella]

Welcome to the forums to you and Jara. She's a beautiful baby. Lots of reading to do here, and if you have a question that you don't find here start a new thread in the appropriate room and we'll do our best to answer you.

[birdhouse]

Welcome to Grey Forums, papi92! Jara is very pretty & I think very loved, just from the sheer number of pics ")

 

She should be be ok in her current cage for a month'ish, if she's given enough time out of it. But she needs to be developing muscles & coordination which she can't do if she's confined like that. The sooner she can get into a big bird cage, the better.

 

The bigger the cage, the better, too. Although I do realize they might be harder to come by & expensive, it's an investment that treated right, should last for 12-15 yrs. So maybe spend this next month really investigating your options & feel free to ask opinions. Cages are something we all have experience with, all have opinions about & all have a different list of features that we feel work best.

 

Meanwhile, that little girl needs her something to do!! lol Playing is exercise. This is also the time she needs to learn how to play & not to be afraid of new toys. Be prepared, it's not uncommon for Greys to be afraid of new things. So it's a good idea to introduce all new things (very) slowly.

 

Greys are also very, very smart & it doesn't do good things for them when they spend all day staring into space. So this is a bunch of everyday things she might like. There are foot toys you could start with. You can make smaller versions of some of the strung up creations to fit your limited cage space. Or instead, you might attach things to the outside of the cage so they're accessible but not taking up valuable living space.

 

parrot enrichment bk 1

Edited February 10, 2016 by birdhouse

[Dave007]

Hi! I am Peter and I have fmale African Gray from 10 days. This is my first parrot. She is very smart and kind. I have many questions but I hope to find answers here.

 

Photos !!!

average cage size for an adult grey

 

[papi92]

Thank you all for welcoming and kind words.

 

 

parrot enrichment bk 1

Thanks for this useful reading.

[Talon]

She is absolutely adorable! But as the others have said, a much bigger cage is best. I buy macaw size cages for my parrots. Once you start filling them with perches, food bowls and toys, they get quite small inside. The bigger they are, the happier they are I find.

[papi92]

When I'm home she do not want to sit in the cage. She must be outside. Otherwise, shouting and pounding. Necessarily will change it with biger. The current dimensions: 28x24x20 inches.

 

Her wings are becoming more severe. Sometimes keeps them hanging.

 

I added some new photos to Jara Album.

[Greywings]

Pretty girl and yes they do enjoy pasta! Looking forward to watching her grow up through your photos.

[Elvenking]

average cage size for an adult grey

 

 

I would say that is as small as you could go with a cage for a grey.

[kins2321@yahoo.com]

No way! This cage is huge!!! Sophie has a few cages that she likes. One is much bigger, one is smaller. She likes the smaller cage. It really doesn't matter for Sophie, as cage size means nothing.Sophie is not cage bound, and plays on her gym, waits for me to come home and then she is out in the kitchen. Her cage is for nutrition and safety. Nancy

[Timbersmom]

I've seen on the forum before, and I agree, get the largest cage you can afford and have space for after minimum space requirements are met.

[Greywings]

I use the bigger cages as well, most are approximately 3' wide and 5' tall. As until this week have always been working outside the home and we have dogs and cats cage time when there is no supervision is a safety thing. It is fun to stuff the cages with fresh cut branches from our crape Myrtle and Magnolia so the birds have to work to get to their food dishes.

[papi92]

Hi! It's been a long time since I've written, but now the time comes for updates. Here I added new photos and videos! Now she is a little more than six months old. She loves hot peppers and banana.

 

A week ago I noticed that when she woke up trembling wings. Any idea what could it be? The room is at least 23 degrees Celsius.

[SRSeedBurners]

Those are some cute pics. 23 degrees sounds just right to me. Mine will tremble also when it's warm. I think it has a different meaning than when we tremble (teeth chatter). She looks very healthy and happy in the pics.

[Timbersmom]

Timber does that sometimes too. I'm not sure when it means, but it seems common to greys and not temperature related.

[papi92]

After these words I'm calm now. How to teach her not to poop everywhere?

[Q9550]

Hi Peter,

 

Welcome to the forum, I'm also pretty new here and have found everyone to be extremely helpful. I hope you find all the answers you looking for. I look forward to see more of your posts on the forum and definitely more pics of jara.

[neoow]

It may be best for you to start some new forum threads if you have questions- as they might be missed in this thread

[papi92]

Hi guys! A long time since I've written in this thread. Some time ago we got a new bigger cage for our varmint. You can see it in this album of the last photos. It used to his new home for two days.

 

I do not know why but she loves to sit in the refrigerator. When I open it immediately comes into it.

[SRSeedBurners]

Refridgerator is just like another cabinet. All three of our birds have to get in them when the door is open. The fridge has the added benefit of food. My Greycie will go in there hunting the cheese. Nice pics!