Greetings & Salutations

[mixtressariadne]

Hi all, just joined! Just got my first baby Grey yesterday. He's a Congo.

 

Actually he'll be a year old this month, it's his second home - but he's going to be spoiled and loved. He currently only says WOOOO when he sees stuff he likes thusfar, but he copies a few things.

 

I'm going to work on training him, but first, just let him get used to us first.

 

Anyway, just saying hi!

 

~SaraH~

[chapala]

Hi and welcome. I'm new here too, but my Grey is nearly six years old and I've had him more than five years. They are such wonderful birds! What's his name?

Reta

[KatB]

Welcome, Sara! You've come to the right place for info, stories and just plain good folks. I know you'll enjoy it as much as I do, and I'm looking forward to hearing from you about your grey. Seems like the more I hear about others' greys, the more normal mine seems :laugh:

Kat

[judygram]

Hello and welcome to the family, Sarah, glad you could join us and we look forward to hearing more about you and your grey. What is his name?

 

I commend you for adopting a rehomed grey, I don't know what the circumstances are that you now have him, but if this can be his last home that would be great, just do what you are doing, let him settle in and get used to his new home.

 

Please read thru the many threads on various topics for lots of useful information and if you have specific questions just ask and we will do our best to answer and help you in any way we can.

 

Is this your first grey or first bird? Do you have any other pets in your household?

 

If you have a picture you would like to share with us we would love to see him.

[lovemyGreys]

Hi &

[mixtressariadne]

Hello and thanks for the well wishes! Zeus is my Grey, he was named that when I got him and I felt that changing it would be mean. Besides, it suits him and he's a very regal boy.

 

I just got him a couple of days ago and have taken some pics, I'll make a point to upload them tonight...

 

Currently in our household we have Zeus, a Lovebird named Spring and a Green Cheeked Conure named Chiku Verde. Chiku and Springy get along, although Spring bosses Chiku around.

 

We also have 2 pets we adopted from the shelter, a bunny named Snowy and a cat named Onyx. I think we have quite enough pets for now. When we have *real* children it will be a breeze because caring for all of this crew is like dealing with a bunch of infants and toddlers, sometimes they can be brats! ((But I wouldn't change it for the world)).

 

Zeus is my first "large" parrot, but I've been looking into them and wanting one for a couple of years. I didn't want to force it though, and wanted to get some experience with smaller parrots first. And when Zeus's circumstances came along, well - it just fit perfectly!

 

Again, thanks for the welcome and I have tons of questions which I'll post in the appropriate forums.

 

~Sarah & the Flock~

[judygram]

You have some very interesting names for your pets, Zeus, Spring, Chiku, Snowy and Onyx. And you are right about feeling like you're dealing with a bunch of toddlers, no truer words have been written.

[Laurie]

Hi, and welcome!

We look forward to hearing more from you...

[Guest]

SaraH, hi and welcome I am happy you decided to join us

[mixtressariadne]

Thanks! How do I post videos on here, I took one of Zeus and his bathtime yesterday. It's really really cute, he says WOOO and does a wolf whistle at the water!

[danmcq]

Welcome Sarah!!

 

Nice to have you here. It sounds like you and Zeus are getting on well and becoming acquainted with one another.

 

Looking forward to seeing photos of him. -)

 

It is easiest to post the videos to youtube or photobucket and then place the link to it here in your post.

[Kibibi]

Hello and welcome Sarah & Zeus Let's us know where the video is posted. It sounds interesting.

[birdmom]

Welcome, and nice to meet you. YOu will like this forum, lots of great info and great people.

joanne buddi and charlie

[mixtressariadne]

Here is the link to his first video. tooooooooo cute!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At4MHmzwUmk

[Talon]

That was very cute! Thank you for sharing that with us.

[mixtressariadne]

I love Zeus - he's such a clown!

[Guest]

that was a cute clip he's gorgeous!

how do you know he likes his bath, how would he react if he doesn't like it?

[MazyAK]

WWWOOOOOOO Sarah & Zeus

yep you already sound like a hopeless grey owner.

Great advice and common stories exist here. It seems to me we are all here to help make better lives for our birds.

See you out there

Bruce & Mazy

[judygram]

MazyAK wrote:

It seems to me we are all here to help make better lives for our birds.

 

 

Bruce that is it in a nutshell, but we are not hopeless, we are truly blessed by the presence of our greys in our lives, we are so enriched by them.

[mixtressariadne]

Just re-reading this forum. It's Zeus's second birthday now. Funny how far he's come in such a short time!

 

I guess it helps that when he came to us he was not even a year old, so he really didn't have any bad behaviours to change.

 

Hmm, update... Zeus adores his bathtime. We've taken the advice of people here and gotten the aloe juice. He loves his spray bottle and will make cute noises and say BATHY BATHY when he wants his bath. He also has a big ceramic dog water dish that he uses as his pool (it's shallow) and to dip his butt in when he's having his bathy.

 

He used to be somewhat shy - he has really come into his own now. Except for the odd crabby day (and I can relate) he seems like a very well adjusted boy. He talks to us and sometimes our friends who come over.

 

He adores our puppy, but he still hates the other birds. Not sure if that will ever change. I do think that all the birds together in their seperate cages is nice though, they all have each others company to chatter when we're gone.

 

Anyway, this website is great! I've let other people I know with birds know about it. Keep it up!

[Luvparrots]

Happy Hatchday to Zeus!!! And many, many, many more!!!

<br><br>Post edited by: luvparrots, at: 2008/12/30 08:28

[danmcq]

Well Happy Hatch Day Zeus!!

 

He has made wonderful progress under your care. His bath time description is funny and good to hear of a Grey that actually makes fun out of it. :-)

 

Thanks for the update on him!

[judygram]

Thanks for the great update on Zeus and I always enjoy hearing about a grey who loves their baths, keep up the good work and don't stay away for so long, we miss you and another video or some more pictures would be welcomed also if you have any more to share with us.

[she]

Thanks for the update on zeus. He sounds like a real fun boy to be around. My grey and my tiel both enjoy bath time in the kitchen sink with a spray bottle.<br><br>Post edited by: she, at: 2008/12/30 20:42

[Goralka08]

Happy hatch day Zeus! Or as they say in Poland, "STO LAT!" which means "100 years!"