ChickenDog Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Honestly, Thats how I found this place! Hey! This is Charlie's story: When I was about 9 years old, my mom's friend got an Timneh Grey. He was the biggest, scariest, most coolest bird I'd ever seen!! Charlie set me on my parrot loving ways. As I got older, I never really saw Charlie anymore. I had a few parakeets, and couple cockateils, which were fun, but it was the large parrots that always got my attention. One day, when I was 17 years old, my mom burst into my room and says "Do you want Charlie?" "Huh?" "Charlie, Sylvia's parrot?" Oh Ya!!! After parrot proofing my room, and then begging my mom to keep him, he came home with me. I then found out that they were feeding him WILD BIRD FOOD. I transfered him to seed, then Zupreems. (He's still a seed junkie, and I'm afraid he'll "relapse" if he dosent get pellets.) He was a mean bird, who bit, and cowered in his cage. And I ws terrified of him! We moved to Montana for a few months, and there he kind of came out of his shell. He started to talk and whistle the way he did at his first home. When we moved back here, he was willing to come out side his cage, and sit on the back of the couch. (At this point I was still not touching him, he just had free range.) Well, he walked up to my face, made a kissing soud, and I swear, gave me a kiss! Ever since then, Charlie and I have been best friends! I'm 21 now, and have had my baby now for 3 years. And yes, HE is the other man in my life! My "flock" also includes a Meyers parrot, Scooby, a beautiful silver pearl cockiteil, Nezzie, And my wonderfuly tolerant kitty Gizmo. (I only include him because I trust him with my birds.)<br><br>Post edited by: ChickenDog, at: 2008/02/04 13:46 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icegudi Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Hey I found this place the same way! Welcome here and please show us some photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemyGreys Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Hi & , you will find a wealth of knowledge on here, have a good look around all the different forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Hello Chickendog and welcome to the family, glad you could join us and we look forward to hearing more about you and Charlie. I know that this is the way you found us for I have searched the internet myself and if you put in grey and forum, we come up first, and we are the best by far as you will find out. That is such a wonderful story of how you came to get Charlie, it was meant for you to have him and I know you take very good care of him, and he is a man you can trust, believe me. Please read thru the many threads on various topics for lots of useful information and do not hesitate to ask us 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 Charlie you would like to share with us we would love to see him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Welcome ChickenDog!! It sounds like you and Charlie have hit it off great after much time and patience on your part. :-) Looking forward to hearing more and seeing some photos when you get a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChickenDog Posted February 5, 2008 Author Share Posted February 5, 2008 Thank you guys for the warm welcome! I want to get pictures up, but I need to either find the cable to the camera, or just get a new digital camera. I do have tons of paper pictures, but no scanner. But i will eventually, but in the mean time, i'll look through all these topics, and information! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 We look forward to seeing the pictures when you can get them for us but do look and read thru many of the threads for lots of helpful information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazyAK Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Welcome Chickendog from Alaska: Your story tells me you the the most important ingredient to being a grey owner. Patience! Keep it up and you will be greatly rewarded. Bruce & Mazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kibibi Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Great story Chickendog Welcome to the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Chickendog welcome here I hope you will like it. Charlie obviously needed 'some' time to feel comfortable with you and you knew exactly how to let him feel that way B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giggles Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 what a wonderful story ... you will have many happy years together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perfectparrots Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Welcome to the forum. I am new around here, but everyone is very welcoming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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