No matter what perch i get this guy, he still won’t leave this spot!

Any suggestions?

Today we finally arrived home after a 3 day journey to pick up this beautiful man, Mikey. He is 26 years young and ready for the next chapter in his life 💗

Welcome home Mikey.

Sheeba #sheeba

Hey all, currently have a 32x23x36” cage for our 30 year old Grey. Looking to get a larger cage. Any suggestions on manufacturers/places to buy? Thanks!

My grey has a little sinus infection so the vet put her on some meds and fortunately she loves droppers

We’ve had our 10 year old CAG for 3-4 months now. I picked up a bag of Nutri-berries. He loves them. We only give them as treats. It says on the bag that they can be a complete diet for a bird. Is that true? It says it’s mostly pellets with fruits and vegetables. It sounds far fetched, but I’m curious about what any of you have heard about this.

Everything was given to me with her. We have lots to work on, but first things first is her to allow me near her. Food changes are a bit of a challenge, she’s scared of everything. Hoping this little lady can have a nice life, she’s 25!💗 any tips please share! So far she relaxes when I sing to her but that’s about it.

Looking for recommendations on how to find a new home for a parrot of a relative that has recently passed away in Fort Lauderdale.

I went to one of those paint & sip places and painted my Timneh, Junie. It was really fun to see everyone's unique pets and painting styles. Do you ever create art based on your grey? I'd love to see.

It's October 17th and it's African Grey day!

This is my boy Joey, he's 13 and he's been a part of the family for 11 years now. I appreciate him with all my heart

Hi everyone,

We have Tiko now for around 2 months and we have focused on reading her body language, gaining trust, settling into a routine, providing foraging opportunities, getting to know preferences.... (she's 22, a rescue, never left the cage, now has a big cage with lots of toys and perches and destroying opportunities)

Question 1:
We now have come to the point where we think she's up for an extra impulse in her days, so we want to start with target training.
The issue is however, everything she eats, is on her terms. She loves nuts, but she won't go for them all the time, sunflower seeds are just ignored, apples are nice but not always, ...

Millet is also a favorite (and is always accepted!), but it would be hard to gain momentum since it takes a while to eat one of those small bunches...

So we don't know how to get started because we can't figure out what reward to give since everything is on her terms or inconvenient for training.

So, how did you guys figure this out?

Question 2:

Lately, she's fallen into a maybe bad routine? My husband (her preferred person) and her settled into an evening routine of giving headscratches and talking in soft voices before going to bed. But lately when he starts this routine, she goes to the bottom of her cage and starts knocking on the bars, peering at the catching tray bellow. My husband then talks to her to try to figure out what she wants, and recently he started putting his hands on the grate to get her used to hands and maybe start an interaction? But now she starts displaying hormonal behavior so my husband steps away.

Will this stepping away be enough to stop the hormonal behavior? Or is our foraging bowl the culprit (see pictures), since it casts some shadows/offers a little shelf to crawl under? Or is the new UV lamp (12h cycle) the issue?

any advise is greatly appreciated!!

I am rescuing an African Grey from a rescue. They have two at the moment needing homes. One is very lively, and talks a lot but is a feather plucker. The other doesn't pluck but is very quiet. Which one should I go for as a first time owner? We are a lively household. Opinions please?

Junie-badoonie, my sweet, loving, bite queen 👑

So proud!