name change??

[amerrie]

Has anyone adopted a new bird and decided to change their name? Does it affect them in an adverse way? Just wondering cause I am considering it...

[judygram]

I don't really see any harm in changing the name if that is what you want to do, you may continue to hear the old name if your bird is saying it but if you change it then say it a lot then your bird will get used to it.

[tanyab]

I changed phoebes name.Her name was krank but I wanted a girl name and she knows her name now.so, you can change it.I just said it too her all the time.I put her name first when I talked to her.

[Luvparrots]

By all means change your grey's name now. New home, new life, new name, why not! Karma to you for taking in an older grey.

[amerrie]

Thanks to all...I appreciate every ones little tidbits cause between all of us we can come up with some good answers!!

[Mistyparrot]

Grey parents give their young ones names but humans never get to know them.

As long as your new bird associates with the name you give him it will be fine.

You might find it helps to use both together at first. Of course what ever name you give, your bird may think it is your name because he will hear it when ever he sees you:) I find Greys will readily learn the names of other family members and pets

When I call to my Grey Misty he seems to understand that I am referring to him but I suspect that his real name is a particular signature tune that he has.

 

Steve n Misty

[Moobu]

I changed Onyx's name from Moses relatively easy because I felt they sounded similar and he caught on pretty quickly with me using it rather normally.

[Tycos_mom]

I changed 3out of4 of my rehomes Fergie's name was Applejack and it just wasn't a name I liked at all so I changed it to Fergie she knows her name as Fergie really well now. Tyco I didn't change but she was always called Ty and I call her by her full name. I changed Gizmos name to Jeepers and my new Macaws name from Harley to Darius. So by all means if you don't like the name change it. New home, new start, new name, they catch on very quickly.