Mamawise

Hi Thank you for the encouragement! Our 4th is going off to college I love the company of a bird. We had recently adopted a 2 year old ecclectus. We had him for 2 years but he had a very bad habit of screeching. After 2 years of trying to train him and lots of professional advice we gave him away. He is in a great home now. I was very attached to him and felt like I failed somehow. That is why I am a little hesitant to get a larger bird. Thanks for your help

Hi, Thank you very much for your reply. I am encouraged. I am so glad for this website. I will definitely read through different posts and sections. Thank you very much again for your reply

Hi ! Thank you so much for your reply:) the bird is a baby. I forgot to ask how old. It doesn't have all its feathers and seems to have a hard time standing and they feed it formula. I let it get used to my hand first then it seems happy to let me pet it's head neck and feathers. It stops shaking and seems to sleep with its eyes open. It won't be able to leave the shop until the last few weeks in May. I can definitely be consistent with instructions if I understand what to do. Ok great to know about the noise level. I like parrot-y noises like when I'm in the bird store. But we had an ecclectus that we adopted when he was 2. We tried for 2 years with lots of professional advice and could not get him to stop screeching. It was so loud I guess you can imagine. We live on 1 acre and our neighbor came over and asked if that noise didn't bother us. I was worried about the grand babies ears! He is now in a great home. But I was attached to him and felt like I failed. So that is why I am a little nervous about going forward with a larger type bird. Got it on the grand kids being slow and quiet. At this point grandson #1'is only 8 months old and lives an airplane ride away. And grandson #2 is 2 months old and lives close and comes over often. But seems like baby bird might be the same age! They would grow up together. Re: older kids. I understand your concern. I have homeschooled for the last 16 years so our kids and me are usually always together. We really enjoy each others company. I really enjoy their friends too. Nice kids. Thanks for the great warning/advice though. I really appreciate you taking the time to reply. I will look thru the "what am I getting into" section. Thanks.

Hi I am new to this group:) I am very happy I found it. I am considering buying a baby African Grey that I have Been visiting at a local bird pet store. I grew up with parakeets And a cockatiel and had a Quaker as a young adult. Would you say that an African grey would be likely to have a Problem with screeching or biting? We have 2 kids at home ages 16 and 13 and a five year old Yorkie. I would say our house is quiet for the most part. I am a stay At home mom. These are the last of 6 kids at home so I'm For seeing lots of grandkids visiting in the future. Do you think our home Could be the right home for an African grey? Thank you for your time

Hi I am brand new here. I am about to go to a store tomorrow and put a deposit On a baby African Grey. About 4 years ago I adopted a 2 year old Male Ecclectus. After 2 trying years, lots of money on training books DVDs etc and at the advice of local pet store owners that I had been Working with I had to give him up because of a very difficult screeching Behavior. I was devastated. I was under the impression that African greys Were not prone to screeching and were gentle ?? I feel like I might be Having second thoughts. I was so excited and looking forward to this new Baby bird. Any thoughts