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Hello: My name is mark. I'm new to the forum. I found this forum because of problems I am having with my new African Gray. I am kind of new using the computer so I hope I'm using the forum the right way. I posted my question yesterday and have received very helpful responses.I owned a Yellow Nape for 30 years and this past September he died in my arms. It was very traumatic and I swore I would not have another parrot.About a month ago I came across an ad of someone local who was looking for a home for her 2 year old CAG. Rikki is a sweet timid bird, she will have nothing to do with me, but loves my wife. I am looking for solutions for her very loud chatter and mimicking of sounds.It goes on continuously and is nerve wracking. My wife takes care of our 6 month old and she is mentally exhausted. I will find it hard to give up Rikki. I would like to give her a good home. She is very sweet. Thanks you for this forum. Mark

Thank You all for your advice and support. I am trying my best to convince my wife that in time things will change with Rikki. It is comforting to know there are people out there that care. Maybe this forum is just what we need. Thank you all again. Mark

Hello: I owned a Yellow Nare Amazon parrot for 30 years. He recently died and I adopted ( for a large sum of money) an African Gray parrot. My Yellow Nape was a wild bird and was attached to me only.I thought a young hand feed parrot would be more tame(Wrong).Rikki is very sweet. She came from a woman who owned her from birth(two years).I believed she treated Rikki good because she bought it the program with books and training videos. Rikki will not come near me but is very close to my wife. The big problem is she requires a great deal of attention and in the day time she mimics sounds and it does not stop. My wife takes care of our 6 month grandson and the noise is nerve wracking. The other thing I noticed is this bird makes ten times the mess my Yellow Nape made. I hate to give up Rikki.Could this behavior change?