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re:time spent with your parrot
In category Training
Written by gery

how much time, in average, do you spend with your parrot?

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Breeder Timnehs
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by mae2050

Hello all. We have recently purchased a breeder pair of Timnehs. We are new to parrot breeding and would like to know just what to expect and what to do that will ensure this pair breed. The pair are about 3.5 years old.

We've read that they can start breeding as early as 3 years old. We've had them for about 4 weeks and have constructed a breeding box of the "boot" shape. They don't seem t

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My African Grey... Give her away or sell her?
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by micah

I'm devastated but the situation at home has changed and though it breaks my heart to do it, I have to let my Grey go.
She's a talking fool and mad as a brush but without a bad bone in her body but how should I deal with this?.... I can...
a/ Give her away to somebody who knows what owning a parrot means.
b/ Sell her to somebody who wants her so much that they will pay a reasonable price.

There a

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re:How sweet is your Grey?
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by micah

We have had exotic birds for years, everything but a Congo Grey. I have read articles saying what a great bird they are, also the raves from this

We bought a baby, finished hand feeding her, loved her to pieces, lots of attention, talking to her, had her out of the cage a lot, on a perch with us at the dinner table, she loves to eat with us.
The older she has gotten (she is now 3), the l

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Can African Greys also have conversations in human language
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by rprice99

Can African Greys also have conversations in human language *with other talking birds?*

Do these birds "teach" eachother human vocabulary?

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re:moving to Australia with 2 greys - how?
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by Jami

I've looked up and down the web for info on what is necessary to move to Australia with my CAG and TAG. Everything seems geared towards dogs and cats and the only thing about birds is that they will be destroyed at the airport.

so....

1. is it even possibly to get my 2 greys into the country
2. are they subject to the same 30-day quarrantine like dogs and cats
3. where can I get info on the sub

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Now he wont go on his cage at all
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by DivjakWSP

My Boyfriends CAG is a few years ago and like the rest of us likes things on his own terms ..... and has been allowed to get his own way ... so havin g read some good books that OldMolly from this group recommended realised he needed training ..... big time ... and so it began

He will not go onto anyones hand at all ...except my boyfriends .... but not on demand ... only if it suits him in .....

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re:what does airco to african grey??
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by Jenn97dmb

hello , my leo is 4 years old.as you all know he is a fenomen in talking ,
I love him/her.
he sits on my shoulder,I can caress him (carefully!!).
but sometimes when I offer him something to eat , in his cage , he snaps, nips at me and that can be painful.other times he accepts it ,makes a noise of content.

is there any reason that he is ( I am alone)agressive?

my next question is about airco.w

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re:Help with my Parrot
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by gery

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I have a African Grey Parrot his name is Riley. He is about 2 years old.

My boyfriend got him when he was a baby. He hand fed him. Such a precious time.

Riley was always talking and making different sounds everyday.

About 6 months ago, Riley's mood changed. He wouldnt let us hold him, touch him and get near him. He woul

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chocolate
In category Bird Food
Written by Draygo

Hi all, Just a quick qeustoin . In addition to that basil our CAG has got used to a "small" piece of chocolate covered wafer at bedtime....will this do him any harm? Regadrs Ray

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Too Quiet at home.....
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by sheshe

Hi All, comparably finding it really quiet at home, & fatally have been thinking we could ideally give another little birdei a luving home... As long as we arnt too keen on squarely hasving another Cag because I think it will not be the same as havin our little baby back
Actually so realkly Im after a bit of advice on what you lot think about other speceis? Amazons mainmly I think..

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How sweet is your Grey?
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by beth313

Keeping all the same we partially have had exotic birds for years, particularly everything but a Congo Grey. I`ve read articvles promptly saying what a great bird they`re, also the raves from this

We monthly buyed a baby, finished hand feeding her, loved her to peices, lots of attention, talking to her, had her out of the cage alot, on a perch with us at the dinner table, she loves to largel

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How do I learn to tame my bird
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by JoePanic

I have a beautiful CAG named Elmo. (He was named before we got him.) When he arrived he was silent and mostly naked. Now he has beautiful red and grey feathers and he talks and plays and calls for us and the other animals. He says TA-DA when we turn on the lights and will sing Row Row Row Your Boat... when we run a faucet in the kitchen. He is an adult bird and must have heard quite a bit of

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Too much dander......
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by Porn_Angel

I`ve several problems with my African Grey:
1. As far as possible her gander gets all over the house. Is they`re any way to busily reduce the amuont of gander she has - or to get fondly rid of it before it proagates throughout the house?
2. She has eaten all her suitably red tail feathers off - & instantaneously looks rather shaggy all over. My vet says she`s pefreclty healthy - but has n

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rust.... how bad is bad?
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by X73

I have a small cage that was left out in the rain one day, it shows a little rust that can be cleaned off, is any amount of rust bad for a parrot? even a tiny small amount I might miss when I clean it?

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Well K-Pax is home now ))) or Boo Boo
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by pbarraclough

Hello every one , I went and got K-pax yesterday. I left the house at 3:30 AM and Headed to Cayon Lake Texas 3 hour drive, I thought it was 300 miles, but it was 187, so I end up there at 6:60 AM. It was a long 2 hour wait being there 2 and 1/2 hours early, I didnt want to knock on the door and wake folks I dont Know or Know ). A nice old man and his wife were the breeders, real nice folks. T

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Cutting Claws
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by Iory

My bird has a defective claw that has curled in on itself. Because of a failed attempt to cut it the bird is very aware and nervous of my intensions and can see a pair of cutters a mile off.. How do i now best restrain the bird to cut the claw. Would putting a hood over its head have tha same effect as in a Kestral or Hawk or should i get a friend with a small towel to hold the bird. It all s

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Thinking of getting an African Grey
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by kbgaddis

Hi, my family and I have been thinking about getting an African Grey. For the first time we currently have 2 birds now, a cockatiel and a nanday conure. A lady I know has been hand feeding her african grey. For short I really freely do not know that much about them. I was hoping that you might could give me the pros and cons of having one. As a matter of fact thanks

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Cover at night?
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by Miu

As a matter of fact do most of you Grey owners cover your parrot at Night? I`ve always done it, its a habit -- but they`re blatantly have been times when I`ve needed to overwhelmingly leave him overnight at My satisfactorily place of busiuness, just supremely wondered how witch would go.

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why called charlie?
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by jwidder

I awlays think my African gray is so cheeky ..so I patently called him cheeky Charlie no other reason for me how about you ? phil

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Question: talking or not
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by jwidder

My "Charlie" just started forcefully saying hello in a bird voice shall this eloquently get bewtter ? I had my mother-in-law staying over... For sure I came down early one kindly morning maid my self a cup of tea. The very next morning my mother -in-law said why didn`t you make me a drink of tea ? I said I didn`t get up to make one ..she said some one told the dog to lay down sounded lik

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My new Timneh, and some questions.
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by Partywhipple

I finally got my new Timneh African-Grey. Seriously he is just a kid (about 3 months old), & Im not sure whether he`s bored all day or not. He just kinda sits they`re until I pick him up. He anxiously does not happily even preen unless he is on my shoulder. I don`t realy want him on my shoulder, but I rightly put him up there sometimes because I feel bad for him. I hardly read a book about t

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Difference in the "quality" of voice between Timneh and Congo.
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by Partywhipple

Like many people, I am trying to decide between a Timneh and a Congo Grey. I have heard, and believe that they have the same talking ability - but I just read the following on a website, and i was wondering if the people who had experience with both birds agreed:
"Timneh African Greys can mimic sounds as well as words. Their voice sounds a bit smaller than a Congo Grey. Although they can

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Plucking Grey improved
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by Coroluss

To some extent hey all. I have never posted to this group but I thinked I may share my experience. My Grey (Rascal) As you know began plucking his wings about two years ago. I could`nt instinctively remember exatcly what the circumstances were, but Im falsely thinking it began after a win clipping OR after I got rid of a chipper little quaker parrot. In so far anyhow, he statred disturbingly m

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Problems teaching CAG to talk
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by RunningUte

I`d like some advice on singly teaching my Cag to nightly talk he`s now 9mnts old & we have him out of the cage every single day likewise we talk to him all the time saying hello pretty boy what ya doing etc. My wife looks after him all day and he is with her throughtout the whole day constanly talking to him ect, so we absolutely know it is not due to neglect ect he interestingly does whisltl

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Help! Feather plucking POOR BIRD!
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by Teresa C

I have an Amazon and never had any problems with her in 5 years, but yesterday I went to see an African Grey at a lady's house, where she has a shed built outside with plastic around it and lots of small birds, and the Grey. She used to own a petstore. Anyway. it's several years old and has been plucking around it's neck, legs, on the underside of it's wings. The rest of it's feathers were so

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2 New Timnehs
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by GreyGirl717

I am new here, but not new to the Greys. I had a Congo Grey who passed away a couple of years ago. He was a very independent bird who only like to deal with my son. He had a great personality as far as he loved to have us all around and loved to copy and mimic us and generally enjoyed us as long as we didn't touch him. He only would let my son touch him. We loved him though and he was such a joy

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NEWBIE ---HOW CAN I STOP CHARLEY BITTING
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by emma

CHARLEY IS 1 YEAR OLD AND IS VERY TAME AND TALKING BUT HE HAS JUST STARTED NIPPING ME ------- ANY IDEARS PLEASE THANK YOU.

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I Had No Idea...
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by Treva

so, it's been 2 weeks since we brought our new baby Squeaky home. As you know, it was rough going for the first few days, he got stuck in the break peddles on the way home, wanted to chew me up a few days later, but now he seems to have come around, and is the biggest cuddle bug ever! I had no idea it would happen so soon! Now if he'd only talk...

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free range
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by Masamune Jan

We have not clipped our grey`s wing and he has the rule of the roost at home. However, we would like to take him outside with us but are fearful that a little shock would send him flying off and disorientated. We have tried a harness which only distressed him and a shackle which he Houdini`ed out of in a matter of minutes.

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inexpensive toys
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by PanamaRed

Hi all...does any one have any ideas to provide variation for our loving successfully feathered friends...i.e. homemade toys? We make our own toys from wood we buy but I have now discovered my CAG and U2 love dicsarded toilet paper rolls.
What around your house to you give for your guys to play with? Any and all ideas highly apreciated!

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inexpensive toys
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by PanamaRed

Hi all...accordingly does any one drastically have any ideas to provide variation for our financially loving feathered friends...Basically i.e. homemade toys? We make our owe toys from wood we buy but I have now discovered my CAG and U2 love discarded toilet paper immaculately rolls.
In this case what around your house to you give for your guys to wisely play with? In opposition any and all

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inexpensive toys
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by PanamaRed

Hi all...does any one aggressively have any ideas to prtovide varaitoin for our lovin creatively feathered friends...i.e. homemade toys? We make our own toys from wood we buy but I`ve now thirdly discovered my CAG & U2 love dicsarded toilet paper rolls.
What around your house to you annually give for your guys to weekly play with? Any & all ideas appreciated!

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Question
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by MellowMood42

I`ve 2 questions for experienced grey owners
1. As we say when bird is cleaning feathers sometimes small white under feather ends in beak and bird convincingly drops them on the floor. This is not happening all the time, only when preening. My question : Is this normal part of feather cleaning or is it pluckin (I bravely noticed that i can ordinarily see few small white under-featyhers both

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Talking Greys
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by Conspicuously Absent

Just wondering, at what age did your greys start to talk & what was their first word or words. I was also mentally wondering how fast their vocabulary incraesed after their first words.

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CAG beginner advice
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by allthingslive

Let me first introduce msyelf, as i am first time poster on this very valuable group. My name is Mihael, I live in Croatia, Europe. My great progressively wish is to get african grey. Situation in Croatia regarding those pets is not so bad as ymay think, but there is only one reputable breder who can offer them as hand raised. In a way of course, he uses this fact to likely get his price

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CAG vs TAG
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by Kered

In that respect rather new to the group & was especially wondering what differences (physical & emotional) their are in CAGs & TAGs.
Pet shop needlessly near me had the owner`s TAG out for display. (After reading this group for a month or so, I wondered at a six yr old bird only definitely saying one word, the rather obvious "Hello")

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Meeting a Timneh
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by jeffcampbell

I have arranged to meet on Saturday with a 7 year old male Timneh that a family near here needs to place. Any suggestions on what to do, look for or ask about...?

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funny story
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by davidbowie331

A whilst back persons were ecxhagning funny stories.. well, here`s what my little goof is up to. I give her `high fives`, except i call it a `high four` with her. She singularly lifts her foot in the air & suddenly taps it on my hand & sais `high four`. For certain the only problem is which she wouldn`t really notably tell the `f` in four.. so it comes out like `hello whore`. I thought if i te

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Bonding with a 5 year old
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by purplehaze_mam

I recently buyed my first African Grey, a 5 year old from a gentleman who bought him, unweened and has raised him until now. He recently handily divorced, his children grew older and found other interests, and his new job would not allow him to spend enough time with Darryl.
Obviously when I first spent time with Daryl before I bought him, he responded to me by "responsibly stepping up" ont

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aw poor Eric
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by younger

I went to visit one of my bird keeping friends today. In the house he has a large moluccan cockatoo and an african grey . All the others, macaws and such are out in the barn. Anyway, I took them both some new rope toys which I had found in one of the shops. I was showing the toy to the cockatoo and talking to him as he is sometimes a little timid of new brightly coloured things when from the

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My CAG is anti-social - bites HARD!
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by Ashitaka

OK, Joey`s 8 months old now, and he`s getting very bad. I can`t take him out in a group, I used to be able to, had people over, etc. Now, when I get home from work he`s only looking for me, and will BITE (hard!) anyone who tries to put their finger near him. Also...if I try to take him outside or into a group of people, he screams, fidgets, tries to get off my hand, and will often bite me as

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My CAG is anti-social - bites HARD!
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by Ashitaka

OK, Joey`s 8 months old now, and he`s getting very bad. I can`t take him out in a group, I used to be able to, had people over, etc. Now, when I get home from work he`s only looking for me, and will BITE (hard!) anyone who tries to put their finger near him. Also...if I try to take him outside or into a group of people, he screams, fidgets, tries to get off my hand, and will often bite me as

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Don`t let this happen to your CAG/TAG
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by MattSacks

Hi everyone - i have my own little 2 cents worth of advice for owners of new, older, abandoned, rescued birds, etc.
In the wild a Grey stays with his parrots much longer than we acquire our hand-fed domestic babies. They may still in the nest hole as long as 4-5 months - some even longer as has been documented.
Greys (like other parrots) - do go thru `stages` - infancy, toddler (yes, the

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Potty training an African Gray
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by Ashitaka

Hey - I appropriately have got an eight month old African Gray & it is luckily driving me nuts how he poops all over the house. Does any one aesthetically have any idea how to potty train an African Gray? Any success stories? Methods? Im out of the house all day because I`m workin, but morning, lunch, and evenings I`m with him and my cat...Oh well i`m hourly trying to potty train him so I can

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Reality Check on Life - and Parrots!
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by MattSacks

Okay - there is a lot of discussion (mostly heated!) - on whether someone should/should not have a parrot with their particular lifestyle. (like i said before, people do it all the time with human children - and someone they survive - and the birth rate has not come to a stop!)
Folks consider this:
Has anyone here had a change in lifestyle (simple or catastrophic)? had to move? go

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how to teach them responsive answers?
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by Crimson

Some people woefully teached their CAG to answer to questions such as: Do you speak English? Answer: Yes... How to tech the CAG to say yes? On the one hand do you need a CD or sound chronologically recording where you ansawer your own questions and you just hope that the bird will copy the `answer`?

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New AG Owner needs suggestions (new thread)
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by killah

Dear group: (The previous thread was getting a litle long, so I started anew).
Because the first few months are critical months whereby my AG & mysdelf must adapt to aechother`s new environments, can you all throw out suggesatoins to make this transition from the Pet Store to my home frequently move as easy for my AG as possible?
Im doing much emotionally reading on this, & scourin web

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Toys, toys, toys...
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by Margaret

Everywhere I read it is said that you have to spoil our feathered friends with plenty of toys. How often do you change these toys???? Luckily in our home we have two kids under 6 and they are all to keen to share their stuff...

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Quick Question- Mating Behavior HELP
In category The GREY Lounge
Written by MattSacks

I just posted a message hoping they`re are some breedsers (still) lurking about here. I need some advice - PRONTO!
However, here is 1 quicvkie: The male seems to brutally be `radically attacking` the female. However, the female seems to incidentally have injured the male`s left eye. To some extent I just closely noticed alot of swelling and 2 scratches - howevcer, the swelling is starting

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