Mansley

Messy, messy bananna which i find everywhere

O and to top this he flew from his perch playing down to his cat litter tray and did his business no questions asked they really do know how to make us happy dont they

I cant beleive it!!! i took a week off work and shared most of my time with Harry. I went down stairs after he was naughty and heard him whistling and calling and making some throaty noises so i recorded it. I played it back and to my shock you can hear little harry say "Hello, What you doing" i was so happy and proud. dancing around the house. :blush: I just wonder how long he has been talking for but not showing me, now the challenge is to get him to talk to me rather than himself B) i also recently read the thread about no-one understanding our passion. Im so proud and dont know who to tell my friends dont understand how happy i am and proud of my lil feathered friend . so who better to tell than a whole world of people who do. Thanks every one for your support here it is appreciated and really has helped as he is my first bird.

Dont know if anyone else has tried this but i used model training last night. It was incredible in the space of 20 mins i had harry who only mumbles hello to mumble and nearly perfect Thankyou when taking a treat. I really recommend this it works and harry enjoyed it too. Instructions Have another person sit with you and the parrot in a triangle. offer the treat to the person and make them say thank you. once they get it right give them the treat to play with or eat. repeat this a few times and every now and then make them get it wrong and dont give the treat or praise. Slowly introduce the parrot if he makes a noise at the right time give the treat and slowly make him/her try harder they will get closer each time. for the treat i used TINY amounts of cheese which i heard was good on here and harry loves it :woohoo: I cant wait to get back from work and do this again. :lol: Has anyone else tried this, had any success or found a way to take this to the next level?

Im afraid/happy to say the pigeon has moved on im guessin the windowsill got too much for the lil guy. so sorry no pictures but hey hopefully he is heading home.

My Friend owns an amazon, they are not as expensive as a grey and dont talk as much but he does talk a reasonable amount Think they are only a couple of hundred cheaper but they are smaller. The only thing with his amazon and i beleive they all do it is SKREETCH - very loudly

similar with mine, harry mainly pinnes his eyes when he is ready for a scratch as my hand gets close to the back of his neck and his feathers all go up Just an add to this eyes question page; what age do the greys eyes start to go yellow? mine has begun but his birth certificate says he is only 7 and half months old and i heard it was after a year. This also raises the question of what a birth certificate should look like.

LOL yer my harry does this too its brillant to watch ill try the kissing thing thou so thanks for that tip.

lol yer mayb not the most attractive bird lol mind you the one in my garden is the prittiest pigeon i have ever seen i hope to have a pic up by the weekend.

Welcome to the site. Im a new owner myself i would recommend taking it at the greys pace. he will let you know when he is ready just try but take things slow as it will take him time to get used to you and his new home. Is he a baby? Im sure more will be able to give better advise than me. But congrats on your new family member. B)

lol yer ill take a wild stab at it and say its mayb like a cat you have to leave in for 2 weeks and then suddly they know there way home. To be honest his new home is now wit me might take your advise and sell him see if he comes back your not looking are you

lol i think we will go for homing parrot there the first to comment but last to answer .

thanks again, HE wont let a feather be out of place always trying to look good, HIS fav couler is pink and HE preferes men hmmmmm maybe HE is a SHE? lol

lol you lot do crack me up. Maybe i should mate her with my parrot at least then id have parrots that you would never loose. they would be worth a fortune right? lol

thanks for the commments