GuinnessGuy74

Siobhan, Alas, I am only 1/4 Irish. But my wife is 1/2 (maiden name is McLoughlin). And yes, I am very fond of Guinness... Thanks for the input everyone. It definitely seems to be a personal choice. I just wanted to be sure that I wasn't encouraging the bird to become dominant by allowing him to perch eye to eye with me. I know the key is consistency, so I have to choose one or the other so I dont send him mixed signals. Thanks again. It is very comforting knowing that help is here when we need it.... Jim & Sarah

Hello everyone. My wife and I have a 4 month old Timneh Grey named Jake whom we just brought home on friday. We are just looking for a little advice. Jake is very tame and very sweet. However all he wants to do is climb onto our shoulders. His breeder has no problems with letting him on his shoulders, but I have read that a parrot that sits on a shoulder can quickly become a dominant one. He is a very tame and sweet bird, so we are not afraid of him chomping on our ears. We just dont want him to BECOME a dominant bird because he is allowed on our shoulders. He isn't all too difficult to remove once on our shoulder. He will come off with a step-up command about 60% of the time on first try, after that it has to be a more forced step-up. He doesn't usually climb to the the middle of the back so we can reach him. He is OK with his step-ups but then again we have only had him for 2 days so we are not sure what he will be like after he settles in. I am not sure if we are making a mountain out of a mole hill or not, but we just want to make sure we start off on the right foot! Thanks for all the help, it is greatly appreciated! Jim & Sarah

I wanted to introduce ourselves and our new baby. His name is Jake. He is a 4 month old Timneh Grey. We just got him on Friday and he is adjusting well to his new home. He is very sweet and very tame, but as we are new to the world of Greys, we will certainly need some help along the way. I am sure we will have many questions to ask, and from browsing these forums it looks like there are many wonderful people here to help. We look forward to talking with you all... Jim and Sarah