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my grey's name is ed. he is named after the hyena from the lion king movie. i just like calling him ed.

hello all. my name is shelly and i have an 9 month old tag named ed. i bought ed when he was 15 weeks old. he is a great companion though lately he has been bratty (i posted a thread in the african grey forum). nice to see a whole forum dedicated to the parrot! shelly

i am not cutting off the bf from ed completly i am just limiting the contact. i know the bird is going to have a fit. i am beginning to think this is some kind of dominance thing. he still steps up and lets me feed him treats by hand. i got a little perch to put in the kitchen. i put him on that so he can watch me preparing his fruit and veggies. i also feed him treats while he is perched. i cannot let this get to the point where he is hissing or bitting me. after all, i do feed the bird. thank you all for your great advice.

for a while i am breaking ed and my boyfriend up. limited contact between them.

thanks lovemygreys! i hope this is a phase. i do not mind the bird being more attached to my boyfriend but the bird has to like me too. :lol: yes birds are strange but so freaking entertaining. my name is shelly btw

he has been in the bird's life from the beginning. i bought the bird when he was 4 months old. the bird has and continues to let me handle him but he no longer engages me. he doesnt come to me when i call and he has started jumping off of my hand to return to his cage. my boyfriend usually comes over in the evening and will hold ed, that's the bird's name, and sctrach his head for quite some time. ed has always gotten excited when my boyfriend comes over. he used to get excited when i came home and that has stopped. i can still give him food by hand but he would rather be left alone by me. i have not changed anything in my morning or evening routine with ed. i dont go home as often for lunch as i used to could that be it?

hi all. i have an 8 month old timneh who is super attached to my boyfriend and now does not like me. he isnt bitting but he no longer likes when i handle him, shower with him, or feed him his favorite treats. what can i do?