emmaj85867 Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 having had floyd for a few weeks now we can see he loves men but puts up with women is there anything i can do to make him accept me more gracefully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Not a whole lot, Emma, they pick who their favorites are but you can try being the one to give Floyd his treats and maybe that will earn some brownie points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemyGreys Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Judy is quite right with her advice, you can be the one to hand out the treats, get Floyd from his cage etc.. hopefully he will see you as the good guy too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmaj85867 Posted September 23, 2007 Author Share Posted September 23, 2007 yeh tried it think im just there to clean the cage turn the tv on to his fave music channels and feed him shouldve known really following his dads footsteps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave007 Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Having had the bird for such a short time, a person or persons shouldn't make permanent judgments yet. The bird is a baby and he's about to start a life with people in a new home New bird owners should share in the handling and basic chores with the grey in whatever way you can. That prevents the grey from forming a specific attachment to any one person. That's something people want to avoid especially in the future. In my house to this day my wife and I share all things concerning changing and giving and cleaning food dishes, cleaning out the cages, giving treats, having them on our hands and arms, walking around with them, letting them out of the cage, putting them back in the cage, both of us saying 'good night' at night. Each of my greys has it's own special way of saying 'good night'. 1 will speak it--1 will squeek it---1 will make a kissing sound. Each has a special way they kiss me and another way for my wife. We do this every night together. In other words Gene ( wife) and I are equal in every way to them. There are no favorites. This process is important because as they get older, they will bite the person who has had nothing to do with rearing the grey. It doesn't have to be as extensive as I described but both of the owners should be involved in different things. My greys like me in certain ways and different ways for my wife. One particular bird likes me to scratch it's head but not my wife. The same bird likes his back petted and neck scratched but not by me. Post edited by: MrSpock, at: 2007/09/23 02:08<br><br>Post edited by: MrSpock, at: 2007/09/23 02:10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah_Rae Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 That is so interesting, spock. I am hoping that my husband will warm up the bird enough for the bird to bond with him. He is just not as much of an animal person, but I know he will want to be involved with this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmaj85867 Posted September 23, 2007 Author Share Posted September 23, 2007 thanx mrspock will keep all that in mind hopefully with patience and perseverance he will come around to my way of thinking as he spend more time with me than my partner someone has to work to keep my birds in the manner they have become accustomed to lol better go get my secret weapon a tiny bit of peanut butter on toast and he will do anything so we usually share breakfast before he gets stroppy with me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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