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Post by lenke on Nov 1, 2012 2:56:30 GMT -7
thank you tom. Sorry Jainny & Synderella. I missed your intros. Hello there, welcome to this very close and caring family.
Yes, please do tell us a bit about your birds & yourselves
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tulum
Just Hatched
Joined: November 2012
Posts: 1
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Post by tulum on Nov 1, 2012 11:46:40 GMT -7
Hi my name is Gail and my grey died two days ago and I can't stop crying... I'm heart broken!
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rubysdad1
Weaned Todd
Joined: June 2009
Posts: 99
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Post by rubysdad1 on Nov 1, 2012 16:07:48 GMT -7
Gail, we are so sorry for your loss. We have had several CAGs who have passed away over the years -- some tragically. I cannot possibly know the depth of feeling you have for your loss. When Ruby flew off I was absolutely devastated. Luckily, we recovered her the next day with much relief. But having your CAG pass is just too much for me to fathom. My heartfelt condolences to you and your family. Let us know if we can help you through the difficult grieving stage.
Tom
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Post by Haz on Nov 1, 2012 17:03:17 GMT -7
Gail, I'm so sorry to hear you lost your baby. When my first grey died, I cried for a week and didn't start to feel better until I considered getting another. I was so heartbroken. Now I have my darling Chyloe. Her personality is very different from Max who is now a lovely memory.
The members of this forum are like a family who will help you in anyway we can.
Haz
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Post by lenke on Nov 1, 2012 23:39:02 GMT -7
oh dear Gail
So sorry to hear of your loss.
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Post by Sue A on Nov 2, 2012 4:30:00 GMT -7
Gail sorry for your loss. This is the best website you will receive much support.
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Post by Sue A on Nov 2, 2012 4:37:28 GMT -7
My name is Sue I was born and raised in Manchester, NH. I have 2 beautiful daughers and 2 grandchildren. I am retired from the State of New Hampshire I worked in the NH State Prison as a therapist and eventually an Administrator for a 2,000 bed prison in NH.
Once retired I moved to Florida in 2005 and bought my first of many parrots. Sammie is my TAG. I now show and breed cockatiels however all my parrots are special and enjoy one on one time with me daily. I just bought a 8' x 4' x 7' high flight cage for my Sammie. Oh all my parrots are flighted some just do not know it hahaha.
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mazambo
Weaned Todd
Joined: November 2012
Posts: 28
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Post by mazambo on Nov 11, 2012 14:36:55 GMT -7
Hi I'm Neil from the Midlands in the uk, I'm married to Janet and have been for 35 years, I have two grown up kids and three grandkids with another on the way, at the age of 55 within the next two weeks I will be fullfilling a lifelong dream of hopefully making another long term commitment for better or worse to my first african grey, my first meeting was a week ago to choose between a male(?) or female(?) hand reared grey, the male was fine and let me stroke his head quite a lot the female was far more wary, although she let me stroke her head once she then took my finger in her beak and applied some pressure i'm sure she could have hurt me but i think she was politely telling me to back off, 99.9% i'm going to take the female and she will be named poppy, i look forward to all the help and support your forum will supply and will update everyone as soon as i bring my grey home.
Neil
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Post by Haz on Nov 11, 2012 16:57:32 GMT -7
Welcome to the forum Neil.
Greys are wonderful. You are in for the ride of your life. Chyloe keeps us laughing all the time. She is more like a child than a bird. Anyone who comes to the house is more interested in her than us.
Feel free to ask any questions. There are a lot of knowledgeable people on the forum. We are always happy to help each other.
Haz
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mazambo
Weaned Todd
Joined: November 2012
Posts: 28
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Post by mazambo on Nov 12, 2012 13:51:10 GMT -7
Thank you Haz
I'm sure i'll be asking lots of questions.
There may be a change of plan, the breeder rang me tonight and said that she has a 100% guaranteed female but that she's been frightened not sure what that means but i'm going over tomorrow to take a look.
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Post by loyce on Nov 13, 2012 7:05:34 GMT -7
Hello Neil and Gail. Welcome to the forum.
Gail, I too lost a gray 3-years ago. I don't think you ever get over the loss, you just become able to accept it better. Preston gave me the best advice when he said to get another one. At first I was so devastated that I couldn't fathom getting another one, but we did, sisters Renee' and Reba. They filled that huge void in our hearts that Logan left.
I love this forum, it is like an extended family. We've been through so much since I became a member 4-years ago, I believe.
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Post by Shirl on Nov 13, 2012 8:40:07 GMT -7
I was born in Ohio. went to Fl till I was 16 then was is Cal. and a few states . My husband was in the Navy for 24 years .We was in Fl then he died ,I remarred for 16 years now I am not married .I have had dogs . But love birds now I have AF grey Boomer she is my girl . I have 7 cocktials to Had a AF for 7 years . I have been in this form for many years now . They all;
have been my friends for years here
Shirl and Boomer
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dodii
Just Hatched
Rio
Joined: December 2012
Posts: 8
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Post by dodii on Dec 17, 2012 12:06:53 GMT -7
Helloo !
i'm Dana , im born in the U.A.E Dubai and still living there
im in highschool i love art i can draw birds for hours and if im not drawing birds im watching videos about birds , and i also love to learn other lang i take korean classes to learn to talk korean.
my family love animals and we have alot of pets and ofc an African Grey hes a male named " Rio" and i cared for him since he was a baby untill now hes one year old , hes loud , hes fun i just cant see my life without him ! even though i know someday will come that i have to let go of him T^T
i have more parrots i had an indian ring neck parrot but he passed away because of a cat's saliva, i cried for a week but then i got 2 cocktail one is sick right now but hes getting better and Rio feels jealous when he sees me with them even though i give him lots of attention
sometimes others dont see Rio like i do i think hes reallyyyy cutee everytim im bored i take my camera and i keep taking photos of him my camera is full of birds photos .
im sorry if my english is bad ^^
and im really glad that i found this sweet fourm
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Post by lenke on Dec 18, 2012 1:33:43 GMT -7
hey Dana
Congratulations on learning other languages - Your English is finest kind.
Welcome to the crazy family we have here!
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Post by dorothydot on Feb 8, 2013 20:22:48 GMT -7
Hi,
My name is Dot. I had a TAG for 22 years. She died a couple of years ago. I really missed her, but kept busy with 4 dachshunds. A week or so ago, I started browsing on the web for CAGs that needed adopting. There werre 2 in Texas, but western union screwed things up badly. So I looked closer to home (in Southern Maryland near the Chesapeake Bay) and found a family in Laurel who had a young CAG for sale because he had to stay in the basement to keep their young kids safe.
I got him! Shakoba is 6 years old. We've had him almost a week. We are still getting used to each other. He's a cool bird, makes a lot of odd noises, whistles and a couple of words. His first was Meow! and his other was to say his name, Koba.
Today was a raw, rainy day. Koba just sat there, not moving, eating or anything. I got really worried! So I covered him up, all but the front of the cage, and he revived enough to eat and drink some. But still hasn't been his earlier, lively self. I dearly hope it's just the weather!
Anyway, that's it so far. I am a retired Forest Ranger (Maryland's first female Ranger), County Arborist and Environmental Planner. It's great not to have to answer to an alarm clock any more! So Koba is perched on a Maple branch, which is safe for birds to chew on (think maple syrup). Never, ever give an animal a cherry tree branch - the bark and leaves from wilted Cherry trees have been knownto poison cattle. If it can kill a cow, why chance it with a precious bird?
Thanks for letting me join this forum.
Dot
PS - before Koba, I'd had Ashley, a TAG for 22 years. She was sweet, but wild-caught. Never did tame down enough to come happilly out of the cage. When I got married, a black long-haired dachshund entered our home. She couldn't deal with something alive on the floor, until I got her a giant 4' x 4' cage. Then Ashley was happy. But I didn't know enough to avoid seed diets for a Grey. Ashley the Woggie Parrot (she told me so) died way too young for my ignorance. :-(
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