I am taking this too personal, huh?!

[Zazu'sMom]

So....I went to visit my sweet sweet little baby again today. Only one problem....not so sweet She was actually pretty good with me, but she was kind of a little stinker with my friend I know she is a baby and testing her limits right? tell me you have all gone through this before! I know that they can go through spells and stuff, but I take stuff personally and my little baby was being quite the little brat! Do you think it is because she doesn't get handled enough? was she tired? was she just being a baby? was she not used to my friend or me?

TELL ME HOW TO COPE ( and tell me to calm down )

[wildirish]

Grays can be one person birds, and they are definately stubborn and bossy! Sophie pushes her limits everyday! She is young and really only used to the peron feeding her, getting her used to others will take some time.

[Tullysmom]

Okay...calm down. Feel better? First off, everyone has an off day. Especially babies. Remember everything is brand spanking new to her and it takes time. She could have just been tired like you said, or just being a baby. There are so many things that it could have been. Don't take it personally. Easier said then done, I know. I don't know if you have any human kids, but I do and I know they can be brats sometimes, no biggie. It happens. Just take it easy and relax. It just takes a little bit of time. She will be fine. I don't know if she is getting handled enouigh or not. One way to make sure is to just keep going back to visit! Patients Grasshopper. Don't worry. It'll all be fine. Breathe in....breathe out....

[Zazu'sMom]

I guess I am just used to dogs where if they are being bratty, you can pretty much tell them to knock it off and they will. I work with dogs every day and have three in my house now....so I pretty much am always in dog mode. It will definately take some getting used to when it comes to such a smart moody animal!

[Doyle'sMommy]

I think she was probably just having an off day. Or she might just take time to warm up to new people, which is not unusual for most birds (especially CAGs). You baby loves you!!

[GreetingCardReligion]

Don't worry!! It could have been any number of things, and she probably is not only not used to having you around but then a friend as well, that's alot of new things to take in and react to! Alot of birds don't do well with strangers - which is why it's so great that you get to take the time to visit and bond with her before taking her home, so that YOU aren't a stranger :)

She could have had an off day, been tired, been cranky, just being a birdie.

I'll tell you something, when I would go to visit Schroeder he was nice enough to me, but there was a different older grey (who had already been bought and paid for) who REALLY liked me and would make an embarassingly adorable display of it whenever I'd go to talk with her or pick her up. I worried then that maybe my baby didn't like me "enough" but once I got him home and he spent time with me we grew alot closer than was possible just from visits and now he'll blush for me and try to follow me around the house and snuggle up with me and make happy cluckie kissie noises, tuck his head for scritches, and be so amazingly loving that it had me suprised the first few days!

Babies will test the limits of the people and situations around them and some might take longer than others to open up to new things but its great that youre going to visit her and its great to [safely] expose her to new things and people and situations happily so that she will be well adjusted and wonderful.

[Lisa B]

Everyone had given good advice. Its probably a combo of each.....

Greys are unlike other species, in the way they communicate, and the training involved. Patience, love and alot of explaining goes into raising a grey, and even when living with a mature grey.

[Zazu'sMom]

Thanks everyone....I am feeling much better about it now. I love hearing about how affectionate everyone's greys are and I just can't wait to have my baby at home! I am sure once he/she is at home and knows who the mama is we will be good ; ) I know this baby is going to teach me a thing or two about him/her and myself!