Sitemaps

I have questions, my baby grey comes home tomorrow I was told to keep her in her cage the first day2007-11-24 17:22:43

Best to you and your new friend.

---

The first day it is better for the bird to stay in the cage where she feels safe as she adjusts to the new environment.

Continue to feed the bird a balanced pellet mixture as its main diet

The 20/20/20 sounds rigid and she can be out more than that but if the bird doesn't know you are the boss, she will be and that won't be pleasant for either of you

---

any time u bring a new bird home u should keep it in the cage until it becomes used to u. and its new home.

---

We have an Orange Wing Amazon . and I used to have an African Gray . don't leave the bird in the cage! Yikes! My husband has handled James Bond (his band was 007 so he HAD to name him that) from day one. Do that and the bird will bond with you much quicker. You may have to force yourself on the bird even if it bites a little at first . you have to show it that YOU are the boss and over some time it'll become your best friend. They're mostly a one person bird . but my husband and James are inseperable. We actually take him down to the cape with us when we go camping and everything . on the beach, the woods, whereever. He hangs out outside with us on the awning of the camper. Very cool. He doesn't fly away or anything. We ofcourse keep his wings clipped but he loves the outdoors .we even have a huge cage in our yard so when we're outside he can be too . great! They LOVE baths . spray it as often as you can. Any old (clean) spray bottle will do .. a mist or whatever . James loves his baths and fluffs up his feathers and goes crazy .. .hangs upside down, sings, etc . Our bird does talk quite a bit but my old Gray was the BEST talker! Turns out all African Gray Congo's do . enjoy it! Although it may drive you nuts at some points . they imitate EVERYTHING! Change voices, mimics sounds, etc. Someone we know had to keep changing his phone ringer every day cuz the bird would copy it and would "ring" every time the guy was in the shower! LOL As far as the food goes. Our bird does have pellet type food. My husband has come up with his own mix of the gray flat oval like pellets, a colored pellet mix, dried bananas, dried prunes, dried pineapples, raisins, all different nuts, etc. we make a big batch (a bit costly but if you go big it will last you a few months), and we also feed him every day food as well. In a separate bowl we give him what we eat. If I make my kids pancakes in the morning, I give him some cut up (no syrup) . I'll make grilled cheese for lunch and give him the crusts, and if we have pasta & my homemade sauce & meatballs for dinner . he too eats it. Their isn't much they can't have. Eggs, toast, pb&j, meats, veggies & fruits (fruit and canned), potatoes, rices, anything! all good! You should get a list from the breeder of what they CANT have. or find a breeder who CAN give you more info. Also, don't use anything teflan ( i know it stinks but you can't .) and you can't spray anything around it . no hair spray, furniture polish, nothing aerosol. Um, anything else I can think of . or if my husband comes home sooner I'll let you know more . he's a HUGE bird nut! Good luck with your new baby bird!

---

sounds like you've done all your homework and that you are ready to be a responsible parrot owner, have fun and good luck!

---

Aww- I bought my goffins home when he was 10 weeks old (the breeder said he was weaned, he wasn't).. he didn't fully quit begging for baby food until he was over a year old.