This was my very first day home! I meet all my family and played on my new stand. I was pretty nerved up and I would stand holding things frozen. I slowly came around and was alright by bed time. I was good and never bit anyone. Everyone thought I was cute! Well my new dad isn't 100% sold on the idea of loose birds in the house but I know I will melt him in the end.

The wait

Well waiting for Aspen my mom bought books, searched the Internet for any and all info she could gather on my upkeep and care.. She watched a ton of YouTube videos on Greys and parrots in general, and that was very entertaining. African Greys are supposed to be the most intelligent of all birds and have the best ability to mimic and talk. We are not a everyone birds as according to all the info we tend to be more reserved around strangers, and can be prone to feather plucking if not properly cared for. We can live well over 50 years as well.

Getting ready for Aspen

Getting ready for me my new mom had to get a whole set up for me. African Grey Parrots requires more stuff than one could ever imagine. Buying me was the least expensive part.

I required:

Big special cage

Play stand

Large supply of toys as they are destroyed and needed for keeping parrots from bad habits

Many sized perches for healthy feet

supplements

feed in seed form

feed in pellet form

and most important daily fresh feed of veggies and fruits and such.

Books to learn about me

A potty training guide(so important)

special cage cleaner that removes bird poop(that seems to be related to concrete in some way)

special disinfectant just for birds.

cage curtain

And that probably not everything but and example

Above is the exact cage and stand I now enjoy at my new house..

Growing Up

Here I am learning to perch and not quite fully feathered. Not the most attractive look a girl could have. But I know I was loved as I was allot of work with middle of the night feedings and all.

OK here I am before I left for my new house and look at my messy face, I was still be hand feed and its sticky stuff.

Hatching!

The big day arrived and I hatched. I became a orphan as my parents did not care to raise chicks. Mike and Deb at DM birds took care of me and loved me. It takes alot of time and work to raise a baby bird to weaning. One day my new mom came and fell in love with me, and when I was fully weaned I would be going to her house. My big day arrived and I went home with her on December 19th, 2009.