Comments on: African Grey Parrots http://www.parrots-as-pets.com/african-grey-parrots/ Pet Parrot Information and Advice Blog Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:24:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cindy http://www.parrots-as-pets.com/african-grey-parrots/comment-page-1/#comment-1478 Cindy Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:35:27 +0000 http://www.parrots-as-pets.com/african-grey-parrots/#comment-1478 I handfed my African Grey from 2 weeks of age. He lives in the same room as his parents and his father has taught him many things to say. I handle Lennie, now 9 minths old several times a day. Over the last few days he steps up on my hand and then flips over and hangs upside down. I place him back upright on my hand and upside down he goes again. Can you tell me why he does that? I handfed my African Grey from 2 weeks of age. He lives in the same room as his parents and his father has taught him many things to say. I handle Lennie, now 9 minths old several times a day. Over the last few days he steps up on my hand and then flips over and hangs upside down. I place him back upright on my hand and upside down he goes again. Can you tell me why he does that?

]]> By: Fran Sebban http://www.parrots-as-pets.com/african-grey-parrots/comment-page-1/#comment-854 Fran Sebban Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:28:43 +0000 http://www.parrots-as-pets.com/african-grey-parrots/#comment-854 Hello My name is Fran Sebban. I have just purchased an African Grey who is 7 months old. His feathers, especially on his chest, are not in the best of shape because he had previously started to tear them out in the place where he was. Since I have him home, he has stopped doing this. We talk to him all the time, he lives with other animals which attract his attention. What I was wondering is if his feathers will ever grow back to be a healthy looking bird. Today he looks a bit tattered! We adore him, am giving him his time to love us. Thanks for your reply Regards Fran Hello My name is Fran Sebban. I have just purchased an African Grey who is 7 months old. His feathers, especially on his chest, are not in the best of shape because he had previously started to tear them out in the place where he was. Since I have him home, he has stopped doing this. We talk to him all the time, he lives with other animals which attract his attention. What I was wondering is if his feathers will ever grow back to be a healthy looking bird. Today he looks a bit tattered! We adore him, am giving him his time to love us.

Thanks for your reply

Regards

Fran

]]> By: Phyllis Martin http://www.parrots-as-pets.com/african-grey-parrots/comment-page-1/#comment-846 Phyllis Martin Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:13:02 +0000 http://www.parrots-as-pets.com/african-grey-parrots/#comment-846 I agree African grey parrots are wonderful additions to anyone's life. The greys are highly intelligent. I keep most of my greys outdoors in large flight cages. One group of Congo Greys is noteworthly. Whenever you come up to the cage all of the greys with the exception of one are hanging upside down from the top of the cage swinging back and forth. The single, brave heart, is sitting near the food bowl and says hello as soon as it sees me walking up. Recently I gave all of the birds lengths of bamboo with all of the leaves still attached. They had great fun pulling off the twigs with the leaves. Some of the birds even play with the leaves and twigs even after they had dried up. I think they like the cracking sound the leaves make when they crush it in their claws. I believe Timneh greys are the most wonderful pet quality bird. The Timnehs do not start plucking their feathers like many of the redtail grey parrots. I have one Congo grey I retrieve from a couple who were abusing it. Took six months of patience while keeping the bird in a cage high above my head (otherwise it would cower in the corner growling and screaming) before I was able to start interacting with it. One day while reaching into the cage to get the food and water bowls, the Grey reached down, touched my hand and said "Hello." After that I lowered its cage and the bird and I became good friends. To this day, however, when the weather drops before 45 degrees the bird pulls all of its feathers, leaving only the head feathers. When the weather warms up it grows its feathers back and is beautiful. Don't know the reason for this unless the previous owners used the HORRIBLE training technique of putting the bird in the refrigerator for a few minutes to "teach it a lesson." I agree African grey parrots are wonderful additions to anyone’s life. The greys are highly intelligent. I keep most of my greys outdoors in large flight cages. One group of Congo Greys is noteworthly. Whenever you come up to the cage all of the greys with the exception of one are hanging upside down from the top of the cage swinging back and forth. The single, brave heart, is sitting near the food bowl and says hello as soon as it sees me walking up. Recently I gave all of the birds lengths of bamboo with all of the leaves still attached. They had great fun pulling off the twigs with the leaves. Some of the birds even play with the leaves and twigs even after they had dried up. I think they like the cracking sound the leaves make when they crush it in their claws.
I believe Timneh greys are the most wonderful pet quality bird. The Timnehs do not start plucking their feathers like many of the redtail grey parrots. I have one Congo grey I retrieve from a couple who were abusing it. Took six months of patience while keeping the bird in a cage high above my head (otherwise it would cower in the corner growling and screaming) before I was able to start interacting with it. One day while reaching into the cage to get the food and water bowls, the Grey reached down, touched my hand and said “Hello.” After that I lowered its cage and the bird and I became good friends. To this day, however, when the weather drops before 45 degrees the bird pulls all of its feathers, leaving only the head feathers. When the weather warms up it grows its feathers back and is beautiful. Don’t know the reason for this unless the previous owners used the HORRIBLE training technique of putting the bird in the refrigerator for a few minutes to “teach it a lesson.”

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