dl
Baby Bird
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 17
Pets: Bob the Grey, Bob the Snake (they came with those names...we thought about renaming one of them, but never did), Raina the Greenwing, Zulu the Swainson's Toucan, Herman the Yellow-naped Amazon, Jo the Crow, George the Tortoise, Miracle and Oreo the hens, Blackberry the Bunny, Mason and Super the horses
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Post by dl on May 2, 2014 11:04:30 GMT -7
Hi!
How are you guys? Are you enjoying your greys?
My oldest grey is 28 this year and I've had him for almost his whole life. I have been a grey breeder and I have written a book on greys. I have been a certified parrot behavior consultant, but I am also a single parent of 13 year old twins and keeping up with work and parenting and everything else has made it so that I could not travel to the different events that were required to keep up my certification.
I'm looking forward to sharing stories!
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Post by Adele on May 2, 2014 17:21:53 GMT -7
That's quite a list of animals. I've always been in awe of toucans. Do you have some photos?
Welcome to the forum.
I have a 29 year old grey, but I've only had her for 5 years now. Is Bob a congo or timneh?
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dl
Baby Bird
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 17
Pets: Bob the Grey, Bob the Snake (they came with those names...we thought about renaming one of them, but never did), Raina the Greenwing, Zulu the Swainson's Toucan, Herman the Yellow-naped Amazon, Jo the Crow, George the Tortoise, Miracle and Oreo the hens, Blackberry the Bunny, Mason and Super the horses
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Post by dl on May 2, 2014 17:31:57 GMT -7
Bob is a red-tailed grey (If I say "Congo", my friend Jean Pattison will find me and throttle me!) I have LOTS and LOTs and LOTS of pictures (just warning you!  ) Zulu.... we have had her for 12 years and she was about 4 or 5 when we got her. The average lifespan for a toucan in a home is 6-7 years. In a zoo it's 20 years. Evidently my house closely resembles a zoo. Her beak is not cracked... that is normal growth that would probably be worn down if she were hollowing out a tree for breeding.    |
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Post by lenke on May 3, 2014 2:52:32 GMT -7
Hey there. Welcome
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Post by stef on May 3, 2014 6:03:52 GMT -7
Wow that is quite a menagerie! The Toucan is beautiful. Can't wait to hear your stories.
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Post by Haz on May 3, 2014 16:23:59 GMT -7
Welcome to the forum.
The Toucan is very beautiful.
With all your experience, you will be a big asset to our bird loving family.
Looking forward to your stories.
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