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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

Yer i have been very cautious but thanks for the reminder always useful. I will do Judy. he is such a pritty bird especially for a pigion although our windowsill doesnt look too pritty.:sick:

Yer i did but didnt see the size change part. Ill remember for next time :blush: got some really good ones recently ill try to get up as soon as possible.

lol thats brilliant. I cant stop laughing at him he knows how to make me laugh aswell. He is just about saying his first word his hello isnt clear yet but you can tell hes trying. so sweet.

LOL they all seem to enjoy it or mayb they enjoy watching us clear it all up. Harry has a new fetish for carrot and only eats the middle bit you can imagine the mess from that :blink:

Wow they have come out big SORRY

Sorry for delay on these here are some photos of harry, not the best ones but the only ones which would upload. (also first time so i hope this works) Harry loves watching TV with me

Lol they all look so sweet must be a joy to look after! iv thought about getting harry a friend but need to keep working with Harry first. Thanks for the pic

Thought some might be interested and maybe help with a solution. A few days ago i went outside to find a pigeon sat in the windowsil and looked like he had been there all night. I of course now being a complete bird lover put out some food for him. When he came down and got close i could see the rings so im prssuming its a racing pigeon thats got lost. (not a good one) He hasnt moved for 5 days now he comes down and flyes from roof top to roof top but sleeps on a tiny windowsil so im sure he is uncompfortable. I Obviously tried introducing Harry in a travel cage and being the adorable bird he is he whistled away to him Im not really sure what to do, i was hoping he was stopping for a rest but seems like he is now here to stay. Has onyone had this happen before and what would you recomend doing? Thanks

Harry is my first african grey and i cant beleive some of the sounds and noises which keep coming out of his little beak. I was wondering does anyone know, can parrots just mimic whistling or can they make there own tunes? I keep hearing differnt whistling tunes and think he is making them up himself as i dont remember ever whistling those with him if that makes sense lol

lol. Im a first time bird owner so every little thing worrys the life out of me, cant imagine what ill be like when ive had him for 20 or more years. he wants to be more carful . Love my greys - you own 4? do they all get along?