Tips On Buying A African Grey

[mac1]

we are thinking of getting a african grey any helpful tips before buying would be great thanks

[Guest tom123]

i have one mate hes 8 now

get a baby which has been hand reard it will be easyier to handle than an aviery bred one

and ask the breeder clip its one wing for you this will help you control him while hes young and settle it to you and your family

,these birds aint stupid and if you do it they will remember and everytime you got to handle it it will rememeber you and go for you thinking you are going to clip him again

 

any help you want get in touch

[bewted]

we are thinking of getting a african grey any helpful tips before buying would be great thanks

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

 

i have one mate hes 8 now

get a baby which has been hand reard it will be easyier to handle than an aviery bred one

and ask the breeder clip its one wing for you this will help you control him while hes young and settle it to you and your family

,these birds aint stupid and if you do it they will remember and everytime you got to handle it it will rememeber you and go for you thinking you are going to clip him again

 

any help you want get in touch

 

 

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 !!!

[Guest tom123]

ours is out of his cage regularlly throughout the week and as plenty of toys to stop him getting board

 

he dont pull his feathers maybe thats why i dont know

 

but they do want plenty of attention that is true but you reep the rewards later o0n if you can control them earlier on

[Guest Owen]

Depends what you want it for really. If it is a pet you want, Tom's advice is good. On the other hand if you intend to breed with it you will need a mature bird, something like 12/15 years of age. It is better if you have a non imprint so that it will pair up to another parrot rather than a human. If you check on Amazon there are plenty of books on the subject. Do not forget that taking a parrot on is a very long term commitment because they are likely to outlive you with ease. There are books on clicker training (positive reinforcement) which will help you to train your bird properly.

[mac1]

Depends what you want it for really. If it is a pet you want, Tom's advice is good. On the other hand if you intend to breed with it you will need a mature bird, something like 12/15 years of age. It is better if you have a non imprint so that it will pair up to another parrot rather than a human. If you check on Amazon there are plenty of books on the subject. Do not forget that taking a parrot on is a very long term commitment because they are likely to outlive you with ease. There are books on clicker training (positive reinforcement) which will help you to train your bird properly.

thanks for all the advise we want it for a family pet owen

[ovy1255]

mac was told these birds live as long as we do maybe some of the lads can advise long time

[kirky]

a friend just had to get rid of theres due to the noise it made and complaints to council,

[Guest big pete]

we are thinking of getting a african grey any helpful tips before buying would be great thanks

 

I bred and handreared A.Greys for 15 yrs, first thing is make sure there are no signs of bitting or growling and it will let you handle it willingly, after that mark its basic like a pup, the more time and training you put in at a early age the better the bird, you should always be the master,dont let it fly out of the cage either put your hand in or alternatively a stick and make it step on to get it out, same putting it back, you can get some good books on training now cheap, finally make sure you get a Parrot, beak and feather certificate, this used to be a common disease with no cure,

Hope this is some help mate, any more info P.M. me

[mac1]

hi again just wondering if any of you have one for sale or know of one for sale

[frank-123]

hi again just wondering if any of you have one for sale or know of one for sale

 

i know a friend of a friend who sells them i could call him tomorrow if you like

find a price but the guy lives in central scotland

[mac1]

thanks guys if you can find out please pm me

[steve]

make sure it as a black beak (and not painted black)

 

there is a guy in darlo that breeds them all hand reared by himself

my brother has just got one from him

we already have one cracking family pets if you dont get a growler

[BOND111]

hi again just wondering if any of you have one for sale or know of one for sale

I visited a couple at the weekend to pick up some birds.And they told me that they hand rear parrots(electrus)Which is a breed I had never heard of.They had a baby parrot for sale at £550 which was very tame.They told me that they are remarkable talkers. Gary.

[mac1]

whats the difference a timeh and a congo

[cemetary]

Theres a guy at ma work told me that, his sister had a parrot, the parrot picked up the name of her man, they had a wee dug, and every time the parrot mentioned his name, the wee dug would go mental, sadley the dog passed away only being a few years old, the wee dug had a heart attack.

 

See when he told me, a wiz in laughters.

[steve]

greys are best talkers

jmo of course

[bewted]

whats the difference a timeh and a congo

 

 

congo are bigger birds but more or less the same in looks basically,,,,,,,so,i was told by a parrot breeder

 

greys are best talkers

jmo of course

your not joking african greys best talkers,,,,they pick up anything,,,,,mine never stops at times when it starts

[Guest tom123]

Posted Today, 21:03 PM

 

whats the difference a timeh and a congo

 

 

 

timeh parrots are more of a smokey colour compared to the light silver grey

and more often are considerably cheaper to buy so be ware you aint getting caught out by buying a timeh for the price of an african grey

[steve]

timeh have a pale upper beak

and not as bright as a african

some people try to pass them of as african greys

[mac1]

hi we have just got one tonight,14 weeks and very tame but when it does not want to do something it trys to let you know by nibbling harder how do you say know i mean it without back handing it when it hurts

[Ian McKay]

hi we have just got one tonight,14 weeks and very tame but when it does not want to do something it trys to let you know by nibbling harder how do you say know i mean it without back handing it when it hurts

 

 

Watched hand tame parrots in Florida that is a special interest of mine they just tapped them on the beak not too harsh

[bewted]

if it bites harder than normal,,,,,,,say `no` in sharp voice like you would your own kids and put back in its cage and walk away and ignore it !!!!,thats how mine was trained

! hope that helps

[mac1]

thanks