crazy pigeon boy Posted January 12, 2008 Report Posted January 12, 2008 hi all just bought a 16 week old african grey parrot if anyone on here has one or knows about them all tips and advice is welcome he's a bit nervers at the moment so he bites a little not very often and he wont come onto my arm at the moment has has done it once but got a little scared and flew off so all tips on feeding training and genral welfair most welcome cheers
shotgun tim Posted January 12, 2008 Report Posted January 12, 2008 take your time with it dont rush they take the huff realy easy,just spend your time standing or sitting talking in a nice voice tell you wife to do the same unless it will like you and not your partner.if all fails put it in your loft with your pigeons it will teach your pigeons to ask the way home ;D ;D ;D hows the birds doin? are you going to blackpool?
THE FIFER Posted January 12, 2008 Report Posted January 12, 2008 PM Jimmy White he's got a parrot yes remember when jimmy's bit throw the electric cable ;D ;D ;D ;D
Guest REDFOXKRAUTHS Posted January 12, 2008 Report Posted January 12, 2008 i got two i will see if my mum will email you some tips
jimmy white Posted January 12, 2008 Report Posted January 12, 2008 hi all just bought a 16 week old african grey parrot if anyone on here has one or knows about them all tips and advice is welcome he's a bit nervers at the moment so he bites a little not very often and he wont come onto my arm at the moment has has done it once but got a little scared and flew off so all tips on feeding training and genral welfair most welcome cheers yes as the above posts suggest they can get you in to trouble ;D ;D ;D mines is 50 years old and really funny at times ,, i would say c. p. b as yours is very young getting its confidence is the first thing, their very intelligent,, theres many parrot sites and info on them , worth looking at , mines coos like a pigeon ,,lets off like a human and sings like a canary ;D ;D ;D [which i have in another cage ] , to begin with try and gain its confidence by keep talking to it and offering a tit bit , with a little patience and time, im sure you will get many a laugh with it [and some shocks ;D] mines actualy flies free in summer [was actually out today while i cleaned his cage ] when hes told" to get in that cage" he does ;D and often seen in the bath with the pigeons , they show no fear from it at all [i do sometimes though ;D] best of luck with it c, p , b.
mick Posted January 12, 2008 Report Posted January 12, 2008 try this link mate www.parrot-link.co.uk can i ask how old bird is ? and where you got it from
p charlton Posted January 12, 2008 Report Posted January 12, 2008 ive had them know a people who breed them ive breed parrots not grays they are not best parrots to keep a lot when get full grown turn realy nasty plenty of sprouted pigeon mix they love it
mick Posted January 12, 2008 Report Posted January 12, 2008 with the sprouted stuff make sure it if properly washed before givin 2 the bird
homer Posted January 13, 2008 Report Posted January 13, 2008 take your time with it dont rush they take the huff realy easy,just spend your time standing or sitting talking in a nice voice tell you wife to do the same unless it will like you and not your partner.if all fails put it in your loft with your pigeons it will teach your pigeons to ask the way home ;D ;D ;D hows the birds doin? are you going to blackpool? the partner bit is very true . mine loved me and hated women. (greys/parrots quite often take a shine to one particular gender). when my youngest daugter was badly bitten i had to let 'ernie' go to a good home. greys are a massive commitment ,they need a lot of TLC and can live as long as humans. mine was hand reared but by the sounds of it yours isnt.treats are the key to taming down.once you find out his favorte treat he/she will soon step up onto your hand............try grapes !
crazy pigeon boy Posted January 13, 2008 Author Report Posted January 13, 2008 thank you all for the advice i will keep it all in mind he really likes grapes and peanuts at the moment so will keep giving him those and try to calm him down he takes them out of my hand and will come up to me if i go to the cage so his doing ok i'll just give him some time thank you all
Guest karl adams Posted January 13, 2008 Report Posted January 13, 2008 we have 1 we have had him 5 years now he lets me do anythink with him but he bites the rest of the family, they say that they bond to one person i think thats right as when he comes to me he brings food up and trys to feed it to me we feed him apple grapes brocli carrot and a parrot mix we spray him every day with water he loves it we use nuts as a treat and when we are training him
ch pied Posted January 13, 2008 Report Posted January 13, 2008 gray parrot with a bit of red on him , a friend has one over 30 year's of age , and its a vicious pig , with all but him :D
mark proctor Posted January 13, 2008 Report Posted January 13, 2008 hi i have a african grey parrot i got it when it was 4 weeks old of a breeder , he gave us some food and a sringe to feed it with doing this it became dead tame , he even lent us a incerbater to keep it in until it was fully featherd the breeder told us there fav food would be chips but i thought he was joking , but when he got to 6 months old he started eating loads of them i couldnt believe it , he even nows when were having chips for dinner cos he hangs on the side of is cage going mad screaming for them any way you should try them and i bet he will get tame to you then mate ,he might not eat them strait away but trust me when he does theres no turning back, hes only 1 year old now and he shouts come on come on it sounds like my voice its very funny , just be patiant with it dont ever tell it of while its young cos they old gruges they got a memory like a elephant and they dont forget , i slapped it 5 months ago for biting me and its still sulking with me from then. :o ;) :o ;D ;D
mark proctor Posted January 13, 2008 Report Posted January 13, 2008 p.s ours is called jake as well it must be a common name ah. lol
Guest karl adams Posted January 13, 2008 Report Posted January 13, 2008 our bird sounds just like me and he is allways shouting my name (KARL) he dose this as soon as its light and wont stop till i get out of bed we have changed our phone loads of times as he copped the ring tones its allso funny that for some reson if he hears a swer word once he pics that up straight away our bird loves to play us all up me the miss the kids even the dogs
harky Posted January 13, 2008 Report Posted January 13, 2008 p.s ours is called jake as well it must be a common name ah. lol mines is called grunter and it is very grumpy last person it bit i had to prise it of their finger
sammy Posted January 13, 2008 Report Posted January 13, 2008 mines is called grunter and it is very grumpy last person it bit i had to prise it of their finger why did you call your parrot grumpy then harky
harky Posted January 13, 2008 Report Posted January 13, 2008 why did you call your parrot grumpy then harky a called it grunter sammy cause it humps pigs
chickadee Posted January 13, 2008 Report Posted January 13, 2008 a called it grunter sammy cause it humps pigs :o :o :o
Guest valiant Posted January 14, 2008 Report Posted January 14, 2008 polly want a cracker no polly wants your mama's sweet ass.
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