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    hello there my family has owned an african grey parrot since august 2006 and we recently purchased a yellow collared macaw in august 2007. He used to always cuddle up with me, but the last several months he has been very nervous. He/she makes almost like a growling noise (it's non aggressive though I just can't describe the noise any better) and even recently it seems petrified. I can only think it's because 1) we keep him out on a perch almost 24/7 now and maybe he's stressed out and needs a cage?, 2) doesn't feel secure, ties in with the cage issue and maybe I could get it a little "Den" to hide under 3) it's jealous/angry/afraid of the new bird and since my family associates with the macaw, us too? Can anyone help us out it's getting to the point where he will at least a couple of times a day jump down from a 4-5' perch and he's starting to get pretty banged up. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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    Hi I don't know much about birds but I found this web site for you.That Lady has a lot of experience on birds.She even teaches classes.Hope it help.Please keep us posted on what you find out and how things turn out.Good luck.Oh, by the way welcome to the Tegu forum ( family ).

    http://en.allexperts.com/q/Parrots-1...w-adoption.htm

    http://www.tailfeathersnetwork.com/c...ad.php.?=15478

    http://websitetoolbox.com/tool/post/...post?id=478918

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    My fave:


    www.upatsix.com

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    thanks for the welcome, but I've been around here for a few years with a different account, just decided to make another one . the websites were great I posted on a couple of them and I'll let you know how it turns out.

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    Thanks and welcome back :wink: .I have been reading some of the old posts lately.If you don't mind me asking what name did you use on the other posts ( account ) ? good luck.

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    It's np :wink: I had to do a little researching myself it's been so long, but my user name was maddogg and I was posting tons of questions about blue tegus.

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    Have you done anything differant with your bird : When I did something differant with my parakeet Chubbie, she would not trust me anymore.
    i am birdbrain....just had my name changed. that's all. please click.....
    http://www.unicreatures.com/view.php?id=228408

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    Why does the grey not have a cage? That's like them not having a home, or a place where they feel secure. I would get the grey a good sized cage with lots of toys to start.

    Is the new bird getting more attention than the grey? This could lead to shy behaviour, jealousy, and eventually "aggressive" behaviour.

    The feeling of security is the biggest thing and is what should be worked on first. This can cause many issues.

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    Post your question on www.greyforums.net that site is the best grey community online at the moment and they have answered all my questions and then some. i would offer my advice but I am a new grey owner as well so i don't want to give you bad info. Just make sure if you think falling or jumping might occur to pad the floor beneath where it could fall. There breast bone is extremely frail and one bad spill could break bones or even kill your bird.

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    hi maddogg9091,

    their is this place that only does birds and they have a lot of African Grey owners there.and other birds as well.

    i go to this forum pretty often.i only have a few urls from here.but i will give you one that can take you derrectly to the forums,hopefully.their is some voting going on there.but here is a url that can take you right into the place.not sure if they will work but here gos:

    http://board.birdchannel.com/topic1514229-23-1.aspx
    and
    http://board.birdchannel.com

    not to sure about the last one though.
    VOTE CHUBBIE.
    i am birdbrain....just had my name changed. that's all. please click.....
    http://www.unicreatures.com/view.php?id=228408

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