happy spikesters african grey

[spikester]

Hi everyone

my wife works for the RSPCA here in uk.

A stray african grey was handed in and when no one came forward to claim it,it was offered for adoption.

Being the dutiful wife that she is,she asked me that night if i would like one to be a part of the family.

 

As we have a German shepherd dog and a cat

(but a large house)i agreed that it might be fun to have a bird too but great responsability too.I like to think things over..

 

Anyways,that next day she said that one of her collegues had took the parrot and was delighted.

 

She was really sad that she had missed out,i told her not to worry,that it wasnt meant to be etc..

 

Nearly 4 months later,the colleague who had got the bird was due to go on holiday.

 

Noone was able to look after the parrot so my wife offered to have him for 1 week.

 

I wasnt impressed.Bird droppings everywhere i thought,squarking,feathers etc..

 

Well how wrong was i? what a lovely bird,we got him home and he was a bit quiet at first.After a day or two he was singing and blowing kisses etc and very entertaining.

 

By the end of day 2 we decided to let him out for a stretch of his wings etc.

 

This was really comical,he decided to land on my head over and over and over.

 

So we thought that he liked my head,the best was yet to come,he was happy to stay on my arm,shoulder,head in fact anywhere as long as it was near me.I was quite shocked but talked to him and whistled to him.He seemed really happy and took a real shine to me,i also enjoyed his attention.

 

So 1 week later hes my best buddy,happy to see me and im happy to see him.Hes excited when i come into the room and will happily sit and eat from my mouth with nuts grapes etc..

 

All is going well until....

 

Yes its time for him to go back to his owners-im soo sad,gutted.{Feel-bad-0002006A}

 

This is a really bad time for me.

 

I miss him greatly..

 

Three weeks later,my wife is outside and says that ive a visitor.

 

Yes there he is my mate Leo the parrot,apparently his owners say he has been depressed and biting them and not himself since they have been back so hs better off with us :woohoo:

 

So hes been back with me for 2 days and hes happy as larry.singing and dancing when i enter the room and on my shoulder whenever im with him LOL.

 

He loves me to stroke and tickle him and mimics me all the time.

 

Hes well happy here and im sooo pleased hes back

[judygram]

Hello and welcome to the family, Spikester, glad you could give us some more information on this new grey.

 

Thats some story of how you finally ended up with him, he chose you and in the end it was meant to be after all, it works in mysterious ways. I am so happy for you and know you are in for a lifetime of happiness and enjoyment from your Leo.

 

How special this is that Leo took to you so quickly and then missed you so much when he went back home, and now he is yours, you are a lucky person indeed.

 

If you have a photo of Leo you would like to post, we would love to see him, he sounds like a true treasure.

[spikester]

Hi Judy

Your right,im really lucky to have him here.

Hes an absolute star and has been having fun tonite with me playing games with him and being covered in shells from his nuts lol.

Hes been out with me for 5 hours and weve had a great time chatting.

He nearly fell asleep on me earlier when i was stroking his head.

So back to his bigger cage he went..

I will post some pics tomorrow when ive charged the camera batteries.

I definately think it was fate and he was destined to be here.

Sorry if i ruin the pics but hes happiest on me.

 

Is it just me or does it seem strange to have a bird sooo close to your face when you talk.

 

I was a tad worried at first,im used to it a bit now but hes very close to my face and eyes and nods when i do LOL

[judygram]

So how old is Leo? This is important to know whether he is mature and has reached sexual maturity.

 

I would pay attention to his body language, how he acts at certain things or when something startles him, it will give you clues to how he may react to them. I allow my grey on my shoulder and I pay attention to her and if I see something that indicates to me that she may be excited and then bite I move her away. She has never bitten me but I know it will happen eventually as she is only 16 months old. She is not sexually mature and has not gone thru the terrible twos yet. They can be more likely to bite then and I may not be able to allow her to perch on my shoulder for she could put an eye out or leave me with a nice scar on my face. But I know her reactions and what excites her and I act accordingly.

[Talon]

Hi Spikester, and Welcome to our family. What a story you have. It's so sweet and wonderful that you were able to get him back to where he was most happy! I'm very excited for all of you! I look forward to seeing some pictures when you can! :cheer:

[Guest]

spikester welcome here That's a lovely story.

[lovemyGreys]

spikester to this great forum.What a wonderful story,i look forward to hearing more from you.