proddytheparrot

Hi all ive had my african grey for almost 15 years now but i got him when he was 1 year old most recently i have noticed he is picking at one side of his wing but he has never done this before ? He gets bathed with water out spray bottle sometimes with some aloe vera juice every few days for as long as ive had him and is on a very good diet etc so this is very out of the blue really. Im a first time poster so will try upload a pic and any help/info would really apprecite it thanks

hi there just got my grey some palm nuts be he is actualy scared of them to have a nibble never mind hold. he loves the palm oil through his food but is just throwing the nut abt if he eventually takes it. any help please...

ahh nice idae with the bannana and peanut butter ill try that at the weekend and see how it goes.thank you

thanks for your reply! i will check out the recipe tonight.i give him some whole wheat toast with some palm oil spread over it when he just rejects the porrige mixed with bannana but was just scared incase the dish i regulary give him was enough untill i get back from work i.e some chopped grapes' bannana chips' raisins and several organic nuts along with his tropicalk seed mix sorry for the duplicates:blink:<br><br>Post edited by: proddytheparrot, at: 2009/08/04 21:35

thanks for your reply! i will check out the recipe tonight.i give him some whole wheat toast with some palm oil spread over it when he just rejects the porrige mixed with bannana but was just scared incase the dish i regulary give him was enough untill i get back from work i.e some chopped grapes' bannana chips' raisins and several organic nuts along with his tropicalk seed mix

hi all im just looking for any sugestions to feed my grey in the morning if he will be in for at least 7 hours or so after i leave work. as i normaly hand feed him some warm porridge with bannana and currants mixed in but he tends to just take out the bannana and currants or sometimes nothing atall he also gets scrambled egg but not too much as ive read on previous threads.when i have given him these i make sure he has some fruit and nuts in his bowls for when i leave for wrk but im just looking for more suggestions. oh...veg is a no no first thing in morning as i find it hard enought for him to eat at dinner time lol. thanks in advance!

hi all im just looking for any sugestions to feed my grey in the morning if he will be in for at least 7 hours or so after i leave work. as i normaly hand feed him some warm porridge with bannana and currants mixed in but he tends to just take out the bannana and currants or sometimes nothing atall he also gets scrambled egg but not too much as ive read on previous threads.when i have given him these i make sure he has some fruit and nuts in his bowls for when i leave for wrk but im just looking for more suggestions. oh...veg is a no no first thing in morning as i find it hard enought for him to eat at dinner time lol. thanks in advance!

thanks for your help i think i seen a post abt feeding milk with muesli to parrots but why is it? will it be the same with clusters of oats with dried fruit yeh?? just soak for a few hours then refrigerate till the morning maybe?

hi there how would i cook muesli with fruit and nuts properly for my ag? to eat. thanks

as we both work 9 till 5 we realy cant trust him to be left out alone as last time he torn all the wall paper and flown into the window blinds.when we do come in thou he gets out till about 10pm on his playstand and seems to enjoy himself.proddy always talks and shouts and seems happy.when i give him a treat by hand i ask him what do you say?..he will then say hello(we are working on it to teach him more).he just seems unsure to step onto my hand or let me rub him even through the cage.hopefully 1 day thou:)

thanks for all your help.i have to take samples and get them sent away for analysis.but they hope its just because ihave recently changed his diet from seeds to various fruit and veg and scrambled egg e.t.c. so we hope and wait for results

thanks for you help nychsa i wil get him checked out asap althou i still think ive been giving him too much fruitand cranberries althou most times his poops change from runny green with dark faeces in it which worries me a little

proddy seem so evil thou everytime i walk past his cage he tries to have a swipe at me sometimes.or if i put my hand out with a treat in the other hand he tries to bite me it seems as if hel never trust me and he gets spoiled since weve had him 1 and half years

thank you. just tryin 2 find an avian vet in glasgow (scotland) but its looking hard.should i change his diet and see if it changes?.in the morning before we go to work we make sure he has some fresh fruit.apples,grapes,cranberrys,dried bannana chips. when we come home at 5.30 we give him some treats like peanuts and dried fruit before his dinner wich varies like mashed sweeet potatoe with cooked frozen veg.but we do vary it every day. does that seem fine to yous guys?? thanks!

hi all.thanks for your replys. whick way should i transport my grey. in a box or??...

Can anyone help? I was wondering how i can get my parrot to the vet to get checked out as he doesnt like being handled. I am quite worried as his faeces over the past few weeks have changed and today he done one which was almost black. Does anyone know what could be causing this as he is given a varied diet and looked after well. Thank You

Could anyone give me some advice? We have had our african grey parrot for a year and a half now and he still wont come and sit with us. Before we owned him he was looked after by an old couple who never really had much time for him. He wasnt being given any toys to keep him occupied nor was he given a varied diet. We take good careof him. He is now around 3 years old. Is it normal behavior of a bird that has previously been looked after by someone else to behave in this way or do we need to gain more trust from the bird?