♥Willow's Flock♥™

We are planning on purchasing a pair of Timneh African Greys from Beth at Pamperedpeeps Aviary! In January or Febuary!

Timneh African Greys:

Native to: Africa

Length: 9"-11"

Life Spand: 50-70+ years

Talking ability: Fabulous

Noise level: Moderate to high

Coloring: Dark grey feathers, maroon tail, and a black beak.

The Congo African Grey is also well known.

Food:

1. Normal parrot seed

2. Pellets, Zupreem etc.

3. Fresh/ dried veggies

4. Fresh/ dried fruits

5. Herbs

6. Millet

7. Egg shells/eggs, noodles and other bird safe foods

8. Clean water

We use Zupreem Plus Handfeeding Formula-read directions on the back of the bag.

Cages:

1. Minimum 30"Hx30"Lx30"W

2. 1" bar spacing

3. At least 3 dishes in the cage 1 for seed, 1 for fresh food, and 1 for water

4. It is always good to have a variety of perches in your cage (different widths)

5. A few toys is always good because if your Timneh gets bored it could get loud ;)

6. Cage should be cleaned often

Breeding:

1. Of course, a male and a female together in the same cage-no other birds

2. Okay size cage for breeding is 4'x4'x6', of course, 1" bar spacing

3. The nest box should be wooden. The nest box should be an "L" shape, 2'x2'. You should have a door so you can easily reach the babies. The hole in the nest box should be about 4" wide and tall, there should be an entrance and exit hole just in cause they get a little fiestie. Purchase a nest box liner from PetsMart or clean the nest box often.

4. Bedding for nest box:

-shredded paper towels

-peat moss-moist

-rubber mat

They do good on just wood, but pefer bedding.

Excercise:

1. If your cage is large enough for your Timneh to fly around in you don't need to worry about letting him out daily.

2. Be carefurl if you have to let your Timneh b/c they fly into windows, get eaten by other household pets, or fall behind a dresser or piano. DO NOT LET YOUR BIRD OUTSIDE. These birds are very fragile, so when you catch them to put them away be very very careful. It is good to only let your bird out when you are home so you can supervise it. I would suggest confining your bird to only one room that is bird safe.

Dangers:

1. Young children- supervise

2. Windows- close curtains when you let your bird out

3. Fumes, like smoke, air fresheners, burning pans or tuperware, cleaning products, basically any strong fumes.

4. Open toliet bowls, full bathtubs, full sinks- your bird could drowned in these things.

5. Other pets like, cats and dogs.

6. If your bird is out watch your step so you don't step on your bird, also if your bird is confined to one room when you open the door, open it slowly and look behind it so you don't run over your bird with the door.

7. DO NOT LET YOUR BIRD OUT WHEN YOU ARE COOKING!

8. Don't leave the window open when your bird is out because your bird could chew right through the screen.

9. Drafts can get your bird sick, so set them out of the way of the drafts.

10. Never  set your bird's cage on the ground- they will get very stressed, eye level to you is good.

11. Always supervise your birds when they are out.

12. When your bird is out don't let your bird eat plants unless you know it is safe.

13. When your birds are out don't open any doors that lead to the outside because he could fly right out!

If you have any questions or commets please call us.