aglover09

HELLO I LIVE IN PENSACOLA FL AND HE HAS A CONCRETE PERCH, AND MANY WOOD TOYS AND ALSO I GOT SOME REALLY NICE CLEAN WOOD NEAR THE OCEAN HERE THAT HE LOVES TO CHEW ON. I DONT KNOW HOW TO UPLOAD A PIC HERE??? IS IT FAIRLY EADY?? AND THANKS EVERYONE FOR YOUR INFO. I DONT THINK I WILL CLIP THE WINGS BUT THE NAILS ARE REALLY PAINFUL SO MOST LIKLY WILL GO TO THE VET MONDAY AND HAVE THEM DONE.

HELLO EVERYONE, I HAVE A 10YR OLD CAG NAMED BOO BIRD. I DONT KNOW IF HIS WINGS OR NAILS HAVE EVER BEEN CLIPPED BUT IT REALLY HURTS WHEN HE STEPS UP ON MY HAND OR SHOULDER. I WAS THINKING OF TAKIN HIM TO THE PETSHOP AND HAVIN THE NAILS AND WINGS CLIPPED. WILL THIS BE A BAD THING TO DO?? HIS PREVIOUS OWNER JUST SAID I MIGHT WANNA HAVE HIS BEAK TRIMMED BUT I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE WRONG THING TO DO. LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THE NAILS AND WINGS. HE REALLY DONT TRY TO FLY AROUND THE HOUSE ALOT. JUST OFF HIS PLAYSTAND TO THE FLOOR ONCE IN A GREAT WHILE. IM KINDA NEW TO ALL THIS IVE ONLY HAD HIM 3 MONTHS AND I DONT WANNA CHANGE HIS PERSONALITY. HIS SUCH A SWEET AND LOVING BOY...

thanks to everyone here who commented my blog....you guys are the BEST!

my boyfriend is addicted to cod waw so my grey hears it all day long lol. and his name is eric too lol small world!

well i had boo bird for 2 months now and hes really grown very fond of me. for those of you who dont know boo bird is a 10 yr. old cag i adopted. im his third owner. the first woman had him for 9 years but got cancer and had to rehome him (sad to say she died 6 months ago). well the man i got him from had him in a hallway with about 30 other different kind of birds for a year. no human contact, tv, etc. well for all the changes hes been through he is a very good bird! he dosent talk very much his two words are good morning and boo bird. probly what his last owner said to him in passing. but he is mumbleing alot of things i cant quite understand. do greys usually mumble the word before they really say it clear? also i know he really loves me cause when i put him on my shoulder he lowers his head for scratches and he trys to vomit on me all the time(never really did it yet). this is all new. at first he wouldnt let no one near him but with lots of time and love he is really becoming such a sweet bird.

maybe the clicking noise was because he was trained by the breeder with a clicker???? just a thought i know lots of people use them for training....

wow great welcome to the grey family here!!!

look at you tubes grey tui his owner also trusted him and he flew away out of the blue. never ever trust it i would hate to see you lose your baby!

i give my grey a little squirt of water from the water bottle if he gets too loud(he hate the water bottle)

my grey is 10yrs old and does exactly the same to me. the little whineing noise and sounds like liquid in the nose area and he opens and closes his mouth alot at this time also. he trys to bring it up but only actually got it up once when i was talking to him while he was in his cage. dont worry im sure your grey is fine but it is a wierd thing to wittness for the first time lol. good luck and be honered

remember the good times and all the joy she brang to you..sorry:(

i have a 10yr. old grey that ive only had a month now. when i first got him he wouldnt let me touch him either but the local bird shop here said to sit down with the bird on your lap and wrap him in a towel so only his head is showing then scratch his head. well this totally worked for me!!! only 2 times of doing it with the towel and he loved it. now all i have to do is show him the towel and he runs to me to step up cause he knows whats coming next(scratches lol) dont be scared if he jumps around at first cause he probly will. but it is much worth it in the end!! good luck and keep us posted

yes he has toys on the inside of his cage. wooden one that is really nice with many toys but wont touch it. i bought him a wicker parrot toy a pinata and he broke that all up. i talk to him all day and hold him on my lap daily and scratch n pet him for like an hour a day. im a stay at home wife so im sure hes getting plenty of atnn. thanks luv parrots guess i wont waste my money on a seed catcher cuz they never catch the seeds n e way lol. thanks all for all the help

hello, Im having a problem with my newly adopted 10 yr. old grey boo bird. hes climbing down his cage on to the floor and biting my wood cabnets. my cage dont have a seed catcher on it so its a stright shot down. i dont want to lock him up all day but i have to keep putting him back up on the top. i looked online to maybe buy the seed catcher but i dont know if he will be able to pass that too. maybe someone out there has had this problem and can give me an idea what to do or buy. thank you for your input in advance...patty

awwww petrie is sooooo cute. glad to see you didnt get a grey that would of been problems in the future just to get a grey. i love all parots and thats cool how he said hello to you already. enjoy your new baby and congrats on the new member of your family.

HELLO EVERYONE, THIS IS A UPDATE TO MY OTHER FORUM I POSTED LAST WEEK ON BOO BIRD. I ADOPTED A 10 TR OLD CONGO AFRICAN GREY NAMED BOO BIRD ALMOST TWO WEEKS AGO NOW. AND I COULDNT BE HAPPIER. I SEEN ALOT OF PEOPLE HERE WHO ARE WORRIED ABOUT ADOPTING A OLDER GREY BECAUSE THEY MAY BE USED TO ANOTHER FAMILY OR THE STRESS IN MOVING THEM FROM ONE HOUSE TO ANOTHER. BUT I CAN TELL YOU FIRST HAND ITS A WONDERFUL THING TO DO! AT FIRST BOO BIRD WAS KINDA QUIET AND SHY BUT AFTER ABOUT 2 DAYS HE WAS TALKING AND TELLING ME GOOD MORNING. HES STILL THINKS HES SUPER BIRD WHEN HES IN OR ON HIS CAGE. BUT YESTERDAY I TOOK HIM TO THE COUCH ON MY LAP WITH A TOWEL UNDER HIM AND HE JUST LAYED HIS HEAD DOWN ON MY LAP AND WANTED ME TO SCRACH HIS HEAD!!! I WAS SHOCKED. TODAY I TRYED THE SAME THING AND HE JUST LOVED IT. IF I WUD STOP SCRACHING HE WUD PUT HIS BEAK ON MY HAND (NOT BITING) LIKE KEEP SCRACHING MAMA LOL. SO IF YOU THINK YOU CANT TEACH A OLD GREY NEW TRICKS YOUR 100% WRONG. IM SO GLAD I GAVE MY BABY BOO BIRD A CHANCE BECAUSE HE IS TRULY A JOY TO HAVE IN MY FAMILY AND HE WILL BE FOREVER LOVED!!!

thanks everyone for the warm welcome and all the info! yesterday boo bird actually sat on my lap lowered his head and wanted me to scrach his head and neck!!! i couldnt belive it. i tried it again today and he did the same thing. im soooo happy hes comin around really good for less then 2 weeks here and 10 yrs old. so all you out there who r affraid to adopt a older bird DONT BE cause just cuz there older dosent mean there heart is older. they can be just as sweet as a baby!!

hello everyone, I am new to all this, i bought a 10 year old congo grey last weekend. his names boo bird and hes so cool! he says boo bird, good morning, hello, and other mumbling that im not too sure of. The man i bought him from had him 1yr. and before him a older lady had him for 9 years. she learned that she had termenal cancer and had to rehome her baby. sad to say she died 6 months later and his new owner did not have enough time for boo bird. he was kept in a hall way with about 10 other kinds of birds that he breeds so he has not had much human contact for the last yr. hes been pretty good, coming around he steps up to my boyfriend better then to me. I think he sences that im a little affraid of the beak lol. today he bit me not too bad but it did break the skin a bit. i was feeding him a corn flake. guess it was too small cause i been feeding him things all week and hes never bit me. i know its only been a week and i have to give him more time. :cheer:

ohh no just read your blog...sorry to here mr congos sold well you know what they say.....if it dont work out it wasnt ment for you. so maybe your gonna find a better one for you, maybe one that aint a rescue and is more social. keep in touch and let me know when you get one!

This thread discusses the Content article: Grey Making a Strange Noise well ive been reading up on greys alot latly because i got a 10 year old grey 3 days ago, wel anyways i read blogs about people saying the same thing as you. saying that there 2 year old grey is making a funny noise and dropping there wings etc. well the expert says there like a cat would be in heat.. lots of people complained that also there grey would start biting them too. so im not 100% sure but this sounds like the right age and problems your having....good luck