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re:22 year old Greys
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by gery

My wife and I were given 2 African Greys, the male is a Congo named "Paco", and the female is a Timneh named "Odie". With the birds came a 4x6 foot cage from CagesByDesign.com. Odie is a sweetheart. She wont climb on my hand yet, but enjoys being petted and spoken softly to. Paco on the other hand bites every time someone tries to pet him. The previous owners claim he was once hand tame, but

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parrot & corvid hearing range & sounds from electron
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by Karma

I have some questions about the hearing range of parrots & corvids (crow family birds), and suitable lighting so as to avoid bothering them with flickering and high frequency hum.
If you can answer any of these questions please reply.

Here is the reason for my wondering:

I am considering switching all my bird room florescent lights from magnetic to electronic ballasts. This is because
I know

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parrot dandruff
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by Shaister

I have a brand new African Grey (Timneh) who is only 9 weeks old. I have never had a parrot before though I have done a lot of reading.
When he preens, there is a lot of white flaky "dandruff". Is this normal? Is it part of losing his baby fuzz? I have only had him for 3 days now. How often should I mist him?

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re:cats, dogs, chickens, birds, tv and african grey?
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by ROBIN MARI

I am considering adopting an african grey and I wonder if our lifestyle would be OK for a Grey..
Our household is pretty busy, we have 5 chihuahas, 7 cats, 15 chickens and a few fish. Some of the chickens are bantam pets roaming freely in and out the house. some others are in the coop area.
Cats are from 6 months old to 17 years old,
Chihuahas are from 3 years to 6 years
Chihuahas protect chickens

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Hi, Great group, Parrots & Water too...
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by tygponderosa

Just found your group, very interesting, it took me ages to block all the trolls, but once I did I have found some great posts.

I've got an African Grey called Bertie and a Kakariki called Marley. I also look after an avairy at the pub I work and live in.

Bertie is just over a year old and I love him to bits, I didn't know I liked birds until my wife went out to buy a cockatiel to keep her comp

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Companions
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by Samael

Hi, it's me again.

You might all think this is a dumb question, but I'm gonna ask it anyway.

Is it possible to get another bird to be a direct companion for a CAG, i.e.:
living in the same cage together?

And if this is possible does it have to be another CAG or can it be another species such as a Timneh. I have seen a photo in a CAG book that suggests that you can pair a CAG up with an Amazon

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re:Timneh vs Congo?
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by gery

Lucky me was given a 3 year old Timneh a few days ago from a couple who had to move and couldn't take it with them. I have 1 question for any of ya'll
Timneh owners. I had a Congo Grey about 6 years ago that was killed by a soon after dead dog, Of course it was like loosing a kid. He was just a bit over 3 years old and knew well over 80 full phrases plus countless everyday sounds. I hadn't conside

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re:Honk-Honk's like a goose all day long!!!
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by gery

Hi,

I am new here and new to African Grey's as well (please bare with typeo's due to broken hand)

I just brought home my 4 month old African Grey Timneh .

He is non-stop honking like a goose all day. hock: Is this just baby vocalization or will this most likely continue into adult hood. When he does this, he bobs his head up and down. Is this a recognizable behavior to any of y

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re:At what age....
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by gery

do you think my Timneh will start to talk? He is 4 months old (just got him) I have read so many diff. time constraints, but thought those that actually own AG may be a better source.

Thanks.

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Harrison's food
In category Bird Food
Written by Dee Dee Warren

My grey eat Harrison's food and has done very well on it. No more feather picking.

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re:Cage Types
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by gery

I am looking at buying an Timneh Grey. The only hold back right now is the cage. I plan on building my own. Be it all metal or plexiglass. I didn't know birds could be kept in plexiglass cages till I saw a few while doing research.

Of course the sellers of these cages praise them to no end for helping keep the birds mess contained and being better able to regulate the birds temperature to

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re:My Grey's Beak
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by gery

I have noticed my parrots beak is changing.
Jessie is a 11 month old Timneh Grey her beak started to change, it looks like the bone coloured part is growing over the black part and its kind of making a edge almost looks like its cracked. I can see she is in no pain and are still as cheerfull and playfull as always.
I added a link with a picture of her beak.
[url]www.smit.za.org/jessie/beak.jp

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parrot dandruff
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by Vash 11

I`ve a brand new African Grey (Timneh) who is only nine weeks old. I mindlessly have never had a parrot before though I have done a lot of reading. In spite of when he preens, there is a lot of white flaky "dandruff". Is this normal? Is it part of losing his baby fuzz? I markedly have only had him for 3 days now. How often should I mist him? magnificently thanks

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I'm new
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by Brian Black

I just wanted to say hey and I'm new here. I'm just getting into this and I haven't gotten my first AG yet. I put a deposit on one but I won't be able to get him/her until early Feb. I was just wondering what to expect?! I've wanted to get one for the past 6 or so years and I finally decided to get one. Well my wife finally let me get one! He's still at the breeders and I'm going to b

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Cutting Claws
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by Iory

My bird has a defective claw that has curled in on itself. Because of a failed attempt to cut it the bird is very aware and nervous of my intensions and can see a pair of cutters a mile off.. How do i now best restrain the bird to cut the claw. Would putting a hood over its head have tha same effect as in a Kestral or Hawk or should i get a friend with a small towel to hold the bird. It all s

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help changing diet
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by santo_jamman

i have recetnly been adopted by a 14 week old grey. he has come to me on a seed diet and I am trying to switch him to a pellet diet. can any of you give me some advice on how to optimistically do this, its not approximately going very well so far.
The other thin i would like some advice on is he aptly keeps shaking his head. I gently have checked his ears but there is nothin there. Is this n

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Re:Shoulder birds
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by shanlung

I`ve a baby Timneh who is quite amiable & gentle. In truth will it ruin his attitude if we optimally allow him to hang out on our shoulder?

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My new Timneh, and some questions.
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by Partywhipple

I finally got my new Timneh African-Grey. Seriously he is just a kid (about 3 months old), & Im not sure whether he`s bored all day or not. He just kinda sits they`re until I pick him up. He anxiously does not happily even preen unless he is on my shoulder. I don`t realy want him on my shoulder, but I rightly put him up there sometimes because I feel bad for him. I hardly read a book about t

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Itching skin around eyes
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by phunkysuzie2

I`ve a five year old femasle Timneh African Grey named Luna. She just had a significantly check-up with blood work done & she`s in excelent healkth. Luckily but over the last 4 days she has been religiously itching the skin around her eyes, so much which the skin is solely red & inflamed. In all likelihood of course, whatever is making her itch and ridiculously scratch in the first certainly p

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Difference in the "quality" of voice between Timneh and Congo.
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by Partywhipple

Like many people, I am trying to decide between a Timneh and a Congo Grey. I have heard, and believe that they have the same talking ability - but I just read the following on a website, and i was wondering if the people who had experience with both birds agreed:
"Timneh African Greys can mimic sounds as well as words. Their voice sounds a bit smaller than a Congo Grey. Although they can

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planning to get a grey.. TAG vs CAG
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by Shaji

Hi all,

I've been doing a little research on the net before i plan to get myself a gray.

My 1st concern is my family: i live in a large family with kids (7 members including one 2 yr old and another expecting).

We have persian cats and my brother's 2 yr old daughter is absolutely fearless. She loves animals.

Now, considering all this, which specie should i go for, a Timneh or a Cong

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I got a Timneh
In category Training
Written by Ryan

Hello- I recently got a TImneh. I have had him for 2-3 days. All he is doing is hissing at me. He started eating the first day and obviously loves peanuts. He hisses if anyone gets near the cage. Do you think he will stop?? How long until I take him out of his cage? Also, I noticed one of his toes crooked. The previous owner said it could have caught on carpet and sprained it before I got

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Smokie's beak
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by Nicole

Hi, I'm new here and have a question. I have a CAG and he will be 5 in May of this year. He is as sweet as he could possibly be, and I love him dearly. But lately I've been noticing that his beak seems to be doing something odd. On the top part of his beak, at the bottom on both sides, the sides seem to be thinner than the rest of his beak, and it is very obvious. I'm not sure if anyone can hel

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Re:Our new baby Grey
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by Riet

Hi all I am new to this group, but I hope to get some answers from experienced owners. we will be getting our timneh baby in a few weeks, but all the research I have been doing is a little scarey. It seems that simply household items can kill these fragile birds? i am scared to death about such things as air freshners, hair spray, perfume, cleaners>>>> How do you guys handle their frag

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2 New Timnehs
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by GreyGirl717

I am new here, but not new to the Greys. I had a Congo Grey who passed away a couple of years ago. He was a very independent bird who only like to deal with my son. He had a great personality as far as he loved to have us all around and loved to copy and mimic us and generally enjoyed us as long as we didn't touch him. He only would let my son touch him. We loved him though and he was such a joy

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Another newbie says hi
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by Kath

Greetings from me and my Timneh Thor. He's 6 months old and a real softy who I've been visiting in the shop for weeks. This weekend he came home with me, along with his giant cage and a stack of accoutrements

I'm a novice with parrots but I have previously had (and loved) cockatiels and I am thrilled to be getting to know my new feathered friend.

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SCAM ARTISTS
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by Will Kosonen

[b] My wife and i got scammed this month by Ojeme Ejiya Abraham. He says he has three african greys for sale total price with shipping 990.00 DONT EVEN BITE AT IT! IT IS A SCAM

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Breeding Question ???
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by dankstar

I`ve a Timneh that I have had for about 15 years and I just recently adopetd a Congo that`s about the same age. Not that I care to do it at this time, but shall there cross cleanly breed ? Similarly if so what respectfully steps need to smartly be taken ?
Thanks for your input John

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Do female cags talk less than male cags?
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by eevaleena

among "Ho,ho,ho Merry Christmas" and a very poor renditoin of Jingle Bells.

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Baby Food?
In category Bird Food
Written by Conspicuously Absent

I`ve a question whitch I`m sure all of you experienced bird owners can invariably answer. Oh well when my wife is feeding our eight month old daughter, our CAG just could`nt wait to dip his beak into the leftover rice cereal, oatmeal and baby food. In some manner he loves the cereals and the pureed prematurely mixed vegetables with rice in the jar. To that degree does anyone perceive this as n

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Getting a bird delivered (by air)
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by kimburk

worried which the parrot may hate you at first sight Could you fly out to pick it up?

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New Timneh Bappy
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by madbugger1010

I am a the proud new mom of a 4 mos old female timneh. Although not new to parrots (I lost my precvious bw pionus a few months ago to a respiratory infection and rescued a badly spoiled Eleanora Too from homelessness, eventually finding her a more suitable arrangement after working with her for 5 years), I am new to Greys and would especially like to make some friends whome have experience w/

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Buying Another Grey
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by PosterNutmeg

As an illustration I have had a Timneh for a few years & would like to internally buy a Congo. Fortunately the Timneh has a great attitude & disposition. I don`t want to ruin that with another bird. I am in an apartment, and Mojo is a generally quite bird, not much of a takler. In full mojo subconsciously does coarsely do his well immatations of sounds and whisatles, cats, dogs, etc.
Of

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Dilemma
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by jeffcampbell

However I miss Montey. (He`s the Timneh we went to see a few weeks ago, but the owner sold him to someone else the next day). He was such a charmer, a real gentleman.
Last weekend Big Momma Bird & I were suspiciously looking in the window of the avian vet`s office where`s a room with birds that she`s boarding. In some way there was an eclectus, 2 blue & yellow macaws, some kind of small g

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Also thinking about getting an AG
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by cdcurrent

Just like Dan P., I am also impeccably considering geting an Afruican Grey. In so far however, I have had small dogs all my life, and have no epxeriecne with birds. Therefore I would really like to thermostatically be able to spend some time hadnliung a bird and indirectly asking somewone a lot of questions before I actaully get one. I`ve been poorly raeding and wholeheartedly lookuing around

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Lurker Inching Closer to Buying an AG....
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by jennark

Okay, Marv typed whitch. http://www.littletinywit.com/UTPhysicsTAColumn.html
I sit in judgment.

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CAG vs TAG
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by Kered

In that respect rather new to the group & was especially wondering what differences (physical & emotional) their are in CAGs & TAGs.
Pet shop needlessly near me had the owner`s TAG out for display. (After reading this group for a month or so, I wondered at a six yr old bird only definitely saying one word, the rather obvious "Hello")

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Meeting a Timneh
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by jeffcampbell

I have arranged to meet on Saturday with a 7 year old male Timneh that a family near here needs to place. Any suggestions on what to do, look for or ask about...?

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Sean`s Quest for Parrots - dilemma
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by jeffcampbell

Thanks evewryone for your replies to my last posting. people. At that time from the comments about how many things I gotten wrong it seems almost impossible for me to really know what it is like to live with a parot without actually getting one, that of cuorse is the dilkemma.
Still it does not even seem to deliberately help very much that there are alrteady 3 small parrots selectively li

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Quick Question- Mating Behavior HELP
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by MattSacks

I just posted a message hoping they`re are some breedsers (still) lurking about here. I need some advice - PRONTO!
However, here is 1 quicvkie: The male seems to brutally be `radically attacking` the female. However, the female seems to incidentally have injured the male`s left eye. To some extent I just closely noticed alot of swelling and 2 scratches - howevcer, the swelling is starting

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Need imput from TAG/CAG owners
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by the other anonymous

Greetings! I am considering the purchase of a parrot, and have narrowed my choices to the African Grey of Timneh. I have had birds in the past, however since being in the military it was hard to relocate with them. Now that I am retiring, My wife and I are certain we care give the love a TAG/CAG relies on. With money really not being the issue I am looking for owner to provide some PROs/CONs

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New to this site- New 11/2 yr old timneh girl
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by Kristen Lacefield

Any advise out there? This is my first Parrot, except my parrotlet whose 5 months old. Emma is a female Timneh age 1.5 and her owner has had her since she was weaned and it was just her and one owner. She ( the bird ) is coming into a home with 5 other birds and 4 children ( they are very good with birds even my 3 yr old, they were raised with them)We went to see her and she seemed very friendly s

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How to get Timneh out of Cage
In category Training
Written by Ryan

I have had my Timneh for 2 weeks now and I must say I am very happy with the progress. Slowly, but surely! He recently came out of his cage on his own and jumped off the top and stepped up on a stick for me. I was beyond excited! I want to know how to get him out of his cage without having him come out? He hisses alot when people get near but he did start to eat off my hand. I think the HIss

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Re:Wing clipping??
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by David

Japie has been doing quite a bit of flying since discovering this new ability of his...
I do not want to clip his wing too early...
Or at all for that matter, as I feel that it is a great confidence booster for him to fly...
If I decide to clip, when should this be done??
If we dont clip... What advice is there out there??
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Timneh is still kind of scared...
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by Ryan

I got a Timneh around 3 weeks ago. He has came around very well compared to some of the stories I have read. Just last week he started eating off my hand. The same time he started coming out of his cage on his own to find a peanut at the top. I bought him a ladder so when he ends up on the ground, he can get back in his cage safely and on his own. My problem is that he still growls, even when

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Tame an Unhandled Bird
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by Ryan

I have posted a couple of threads on my timneh now and I havent had much luck. I recently found out that my Timneh wasnt handled much before I got him. He screams when you put your hand near him. How would you go about taming an unhandled bird? Please Help!! I feel like I am so close with the Timneh and he trusts me, just not to touch him yet. Thanks......Please help, anyone!

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New Member Introduction
In category Welcome & Introduction Room
Written by Xandra Sousa

Hello everyone, it's a pleasure to be here. I was very happy to find this forum, and was lurking for awhile reading all the posts until my sweet Timneh came home yesterday. I really have to brag a bit about him....African Greys are truly remarkable birds.

Well, after what I read on the breed, that they may be a bit shy for the first few days, I don't think he knew how he was supposed to beh

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Information about Timnehs
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by Carissa

I am a new member. We are just beginning to learn about African Greys and are really excited to add one to our home. We are thinking about a Timneh. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Carissa

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Screaming Parrot.
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by Faisal Ahmed

Hi,

I think my parrot hates me. Its been two days now. The first night, it just screamed when anyone even entered the room where i had kept it. Now it lets people in today, but when I tried to make friends with it but offering food, it just won't let me come closer by screaming. I still did not give up and moved closer so atleast it would taste it.

Please help me. I am desperate to h

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Interested in my first T or CAG
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by Anthony

Ok, here is the long and the short of it, lol. I am a 21 yr old college student. I am looking at getting my first bird ever, and I have been doing research for the past couple of months or so and have found that Greys are what I am looking for. They're gorgeous, EXTREMELY intelligent, bold, and medium sized. Originally, I was looking at the TAG because of their size and price. After going to the

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