hand reared ones are the best,,,but,,,they need a hell of a lot of attention at that age as then there like babies,,,,i know i got one,,,,,,,,big problems with african greys is self mutilation,,,,like plucking itself,,,,,,but,great talkers and pcks up most things in time too how do you stop one plucking itself stupid,,,,tried all i can think of and the more attention you give it the worse it gets too,,,,even tried ignoring it,but,stil plucked itself but not so bad !!!