r/AfricanGrey

Does anyone have any tips on how to deal with the grief it’s been so difficult to deal with it since his passing I don’t know but I feel like a part of me died with him since we were so close and it really sucks ❤️‍🩹

Hello fellow bird lovers!
Meet Ruby! She is a 20 year old African Grey who came to live with me a couple months ago. We’ve been taking things at her pace as she adjusts to a new environment and learns to trust me.
She's doing great, but her beak definitely needs some shaping. It looks a bit crooked and long. I've loaded up her environment with bird blocks and plenty of foraging toys and foods, but I think we are past the point where she can fix the shape entirely on her own.
I know an avian vet needs to handle this, but I'm worried about setting back the progress we've made bonding if I have to towel her or put her through a stressful appointment. She won’t go into a travel cage right now. We are working on it daily.
Does anyone have experience with getting beak work done on a bird that is still relatively new to your home? I'd love to know what the vet process entails so I can prepare myself, and any tips you might have for keeping her calm before and after.
Thank you!

Hi redditors!

I have some questions. I would very appreciate your assistance, answer and advice.

1). Whats with rocky's behaviour on a video? I was sitting with my girl, we started kissing and rocky gone wild (for 1-2 hours), he was sitting in a corner spot and nervously moving his wings. We had to leave the room for 2 hours. Should we completely stop any romantic behaviour near his cage \ on his sight?

2). And from first question - my second and third question were born: whats your romantic status, mean are AG owners often lonely people or family people?

3). Im trying to undestand, how to fit AG in a family when a child will born, because he is screaming, singing, pooping and live his bird's life, without regard for human life.

4). Often I see him kinda "trembling" without reason for fear anything, temperature in the room is ok (24-27 C degree), why is it happening?

This is my housemate’s African Grey, Baloo. Despite the name, Baloo is female. I started living with them in Feb and Baloo has brought a lot of warmth into my life

Avicakes and Baby Einstein
We are working on veggies. Anyone got any irresistible chop recipes?

I got this Birds Day backpack as a gift and their return policy was only 14 days. She's bitten so much of the inside that the mesh has come loose and I had to cut out a lot of loose fabric. Additionally there's no room inside for bowls as it expect you to use a bottle like in a mouse cage for water.

So I need a backpack that isn't shoddily made crap. I need something that can actually carry a parrot, because this comes off like it was never tested in the slightest.

And it needs to be mesh because plexiglass heats up too much. I have one of those and can only use it in cold or cool weather.

She really went for that "post-apocalyptic Amazon warehouse" vibe here. I'm pretty sure the structural integrity of the main wing relies entirely on one stressed-out piece of blue Prime tape and sheer bird spite.
Notice the custom, jagged "open concept" walls. It took her hours of meticulous beak-work to get those entryways just right (and by that, I mean hours of ripping and spitting wet cardboard chunks directly onto the floor I literally just swept).
The interior is fully furnished with a mountain of shredded crinkle paper—perfect for hiding from her responsibilities. And if you look closely at the last pic, you'll see she added a stunning, deconstructed patio buffet of scattered seeds and whatever that mess is on the green tray.
I tried to cite her for HOA and zoning violations, but she just made dinosaur noises at me and went back to structural demolition. 10/10 craftsmanship.

Yesterday my fiance and I took a little trip with our babies. We adopted our cat a little over a year ago after she was thrown into a Petco. (we volunteer with the rescue in that Petco)

Pepper is 34 and has many furry family members that have passed including my dog about seven years ago and my fiancés family dog who just recently passed from cancer. She knew and loved both of them.

It's hard to tell an AG that an furry family member has passed unless they see them go, but these babies are so intelligent they truly appreciate the company with them.

I never expected her and Blair to become best friends (Pepper sure she loves all animals) but a cat? I've seen people have them with birds but Blair is about 6. She loves walking up to get kisses from Pepper.

Blair was unsure of this ride (because of being thrown away) she doesn't always trust going on walks in the back pack. But it's Pepper's favorite time and always keeps Blair calm with kisses.

I seriously couldn't be any more blessed with my furry family. 😭🥰

How is your AG adapted to your life style over the years?

Pebble has escaped twice now and both times I've come to reddit to frantically look up tips and hopeful stories and it's mostly disheartening so i thought I'd add my own success stories and how I got him back.

The first time he was barely a year old when he flew out an ajar window just before a thunderstorm. I was with him when he took off from my shoulder and saw him go straight over the valley below us into the ocean till he was a speck before he turned and tried to come back but kept getting blown away by winds. I spent all of next day asking people and cafes to share his poster and one was a really huge meme page that ran his story that eventually got a girl to text me saying he kept trying to climb on her at a restaurant. Pebble had landed on the rooftop restaurant of a 5 star resort just across the road from us a day after being swept into the next town. I ran over and turns out security had picked him up and kept him fed and hydrated. Turns out the head of security's dad bred parrots when he was a kid so he recognised the breed, and knew how to care for him. We were incredibly lucky. We got him the very next day.

The second time, which was last week, three years later, Pebble escaped his room and I found him missing when I went to pick him up for breakfast. The window was unlocked and he apparently shimmied it open just enough to fall out but probably couldn't have flown back in. This time he went missing for three whole days during a massive heatwave and I was sure i wouldn't see him again.

Still, I would do our recall whistle all day everyday, especially just before dawn and sometimes even in the dead of night so if he was hunkered down and heard it, he'd know which way to orient himself when he could fly. On the third day, I went up on the terrace just after sunset and barely whistled twice before I saw his red butt flashing above me. He circled a couple of times and finally landed on me.

He didn't look any skinner but pretty roughed up and had suspicious yellow stains all over him which I was super worried about. Took him to the vet the next day only for her to sniff him and tell me it's...... MANGO 🥭

My child found himself a comfy mango tree and had been GORGING himself the whole time. He'd actually gained weight from the ordeal. I'd been crying at my window for three days while he was probably in a food coma from the unlimited mangoes. He looked roughed up because he was smothered in mango juice.

So friendly reminder that grays are incredibly intelligent, resourceful, and tough birds. They don't fly very far from home and can navigate back at least roughly to your general location. The first time he escaped, i saw him go down into the next village (we're on a hill above it) and he still managed to fly back around 2km away to a building 150m away.

Predawn and dusk are the best windows to actually get them because the skies are the clearest of birds of prey and crows that would otherwise heckle your bird.

Also weird tip. Introduce your gray to local edible plants and fruits so they recognize it as a food source if they're ever out.

"Hi everyone, I have a concern and could use some advice. I’ve had an 8-year-old male African Grey for about 4 months now. He has become incredibly attached to me—to the point where if I just go to wash my hands, he flies right after me.
While I love him dearly and show him a lot of affection, things have been tough. Today, when I tried to kiss him, he bit my lip hard enough to draw blood. He also constantly destroys household items; I don't get angry because I know he’s just releasing energy, but it’s a lot to handle. He gets so excited when I come home, jumping up and down, but he also screams the entire time I'm away at work.
This level of dependency is becoming exhausting. I’m wondering if it’s a good idea to get him a female mate? Have any of you had a similar experience? I’d really appreciate any insights or advice you can share.
— Chico’s Dad"

We have had Ruby for 2 months now and today is the first time I’ve let my cockatiels hang out outside of their cage with her out, in the same room. It’s going great! We put on a record and let the babies (Nadine and Donovan Sunshine) out after Ruby had some lavender herbal tea😂
Ruby could care less about them which is what I want. We will only let them all out together when we can supervise.