perfectparrots Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Hi everyone I am new to this forum. I am looking forward to getting to know you all. I have two african greys called Poppy and Charlie, who are both 18months old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemyGreys Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Hi & , I know Perfectparrots wont mind me telling you that Alfie & Freddie came from the same breeder in the UK as Poppy & Charlie We look forward to hearing more from you & i am sure you can bring valued knowledge to the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Hello PerfectParrots and welcome to the family, glad you could join us and we look forward to hearing more about Poppy and Charlie. We love getting to know the new members and I know you are going to love it here just like we do. Well you certainly have your hands full with 2 greys but then it is just double the fun, right!!! Do you have any other pets in your household? Please read thru the many threads on various topics for lots of useful information and do not hesitate to ask specific questions you may have. We will do our best to get you an answer and help you in any way we can. If you have any pictures of Poppy and Charlie you would like to share with us we would love to see them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perfectparrots Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 Hi thanks for the warm welcome. I shall put some more bits on about me and the terrible twosome tonight when I get more time. It is true my two babies came from the same breeder Freddie and Alfie. I did have a grey before these two called Chloe which i will share her story with you guys later. Its a very sad one. I also had a cockatiel called Phoebe. What must I sound like with all these hads. I am just trying to find my way around but will post more later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Well I am anxious to hear about the "terrible twosome" oh thats not right, the terrific twosome sounds more like it:laugh: If you need any help finding your way around the site, just holler and someone can help you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perfectparrots Posted January 31, 2008 Author Share Posted January 31, 2008 This is a really nice forum. I am finding my way around.<br><br>Post edited by: perfectparrots, at: 2008/01/31 01:19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Glad you like it here and once you learn to navigate you will be hooked!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Hi, and welcome! We're glad you're here, and looking forward to hearing more about you & your birds... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kibibi Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Hi and welcome to the forum I'm glad you like it so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 perfectparrots welcome here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Hello and WELCOME!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Welcome perfectparrot!! It's great to have you and your 2 Greys here. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perfectparrots Posted January 31, 2008 Author Share Posted January 31, 2008 Thank you for the welcome. It is to find a forum for grey owners. Let me tell you more about us. Well I first had a grey about 8 years ago now called Chloe. She was my first grey. We had her for nearly 5 years but tragically she died. I have posted her story in the other section. Very sad indeed. When she died it broke my heart. I felt very lonely. So lonely in my time of pain. Some time after she passed away I set up my own forum in her memory. It has been running now for nearly a year now. After a loss I think you need to find something to focus on and for me this is what I did. I wanted to share Chloe's Story and set up a friendly place for parrot people to come together. I also wanted to be their to support others should they sadly loss their feather friend. Now Poppy and Charlie. What I did is I searched for a small breeder and found one about 25 miles away. She had no babies but her birds were getting ready to lay. 4 eggs were laid but only 2 hatched. My husband and I decided we would like to greys as this would be different to having a single grey, and possibly better for them having one of their own kind to live with. We wanted to females, and to cut a long story short there ended up being one of each. I thought oh no I cant have them both because they may breed. I spoke to two avian vets and they both said the likelyhood of breeding was very slim, as one they were pet birds in a home environment and two they would not have the right set up for breeding in. So we decided to have the two. We visited every week from the age of 6 weeks old until they came home at 16 weeks old. Charlie was slow at learning to fly so they both stayed with the breeder until she was happy for them to come home with me. I will share more of their story later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perfectparrots Posted February 1, 2008 Author Share Posted February 1, 2008 Here is Poppy and Charlie in the nest box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perfectparrots Posted February 1, 2008 Author Share Posted February 1, 2008 Here is another nest box picture. <br><br>Post edited by: perfectparrots, at: 2008/01/31 18:29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perfectparrots Posted February 1, 2008 Author Share Posted February 1, 2008 And some more for you to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazyAK Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Welcome perfectparrots, I just love the shots of the babies. Makes me want to have another young bird. We're so glad you found us and hope to hear more from you. More pictures of the babies also. This is a great group and so very helpful. Bruce & Mazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perfectparrots Posted February 1, 2008 Author Share Posted February 1, 2008 Here is one of my favourite pictures of Chloe. Sweet Birdy Dreams little one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perfectparrots Posted February 1, 2008 Author Share Posted February 1, 2008 Chloe always had a shower with me everyday and then she was wrapped in her own towel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perfectparrots Posted February 1, 2008 Author Share Posted February 1, 2008 Chloe in the shower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perfectparrots Posted February 1, 2008 Author Share Posted February 1, 2008 Here is another picture of Poppy and Charlie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Chloe was a beautiful grey and I am so sorry about the loss of her but thanks for sharing a few pictures of her with us. And the baby pictures are adorable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perfectparrots Posted February 6, 2008 Author Share Posted February 6, 2008 I thought I would share this with you. It is a poem I wrote. Chloe's poem Chloe was my little grey, Special in every way. When she left I shed tears, We only had but a few years. She is missed every day, Especially when it came to play. I will cope with my pain, Until we meet up again. She now flies free, Waiting to greet me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 That is so sweet Tracey and you did very well to write this and it says what is in your heart, bless you.:kiss: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perfectparrots Posted February 6, 2008 Author Share Posted February 6, 2008 This is a picture of the photo one page one. The photo was painted into a picture for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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