chezron Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 How old will a male CAG be when he goes through puberty? I have googled myself silly, and have been unable to find any information specific to African Greys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 I believe that is at 2 years old. I know that is when others have posted that their grey's personalities "change". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 Janet is right, thats why they call them the terrible twos but you may or may not experience any difference in your grey as I didn't see any major changes in Josey, she has been pretty much the same but some of the other members might have a different story to tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 I thought the terrible two's was just that......terrible two's! I understood that around 4-5 years old was puberty. I hope others with more experience come along and corrects me if I am wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 You might be right Penny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave007 Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 (edited) 3yrs to 4 yrs--puberty---sexually aware:confused:---has heard about it but too afraid of that knowledge and what to do with it. 5/6 yrs on up----young adult---sexually mature:cool:---knows how to do it--it's time to go out and practice and refine the technique before settling down. 1 1/2yrs to 2 1/2 yrs----pain in the ass:(--the age says it all and the owners says it all. Edited April 18, 2010 by Dave007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 So Josey is sexually aware, she is going on 4 years old, yikes, thanks Dave for clearing that up for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chezron Posted April 18, 2010 Author Share Posted April 18, 2010 Thank you for the information. Brutus is just turning two and I had a suspicion... He is acting more dominant with our other bird, and showing off for me. Plus, he makes a special cooing kind of noise when he sees me that he never made before. And he is into EVERYTHING and scared of nothing! I have developed eyes on the back of my head to keep him out of harms way. Regurgitating, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayd Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 Thanks Dave, [lol] We have a bunch of horn..[i mean] hormonal birds in our home right now, all molting to...Jayd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 Thanks Dave for straightening that up for us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggieroo Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 How long are they classed as babies for then? I have a 16 weeks old CAG & have been wondering when I'll stop calling him my baby grey to everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave007 Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 They're classified as babies until you feel he's not a baby. Official average time until they change their personality and start acting like greys is about 1 yr old. My greys are much older adults but they're still my babies. Even the ones I adopted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggieroo Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Thanks Dave, I tried to google it but couldn't find much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave007 Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Googling won't help because it's simply a state of mind. Mine are 8--11--16 yrs old and still my babies even though all are mature adults. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celticdance Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 I hope Whiskey doesn't change too much, he is very sweet and gentle right now. We have recently added a 5 year old Amazon to our flock and she is a royal pain. She really doesn't like me but loves my husband. She makes the sweetest, funniest sounds and I like watching her, but I just can't handle her. She is definitely in mating mode right now, so hopefully her agression will subside once that does, but man. I hope I am not heded for that with my baby grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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