Mistyparrot Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Misty cannot resist beaking glass bottles, mugs and plates. He hasn't tried windows yet. He seems to like the noise it makes. Do your Greys do this or is this just a Misty quirk ? Steve n Misty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Talon LOVES doing that! She seems to like the sound she makes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave007 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 (edited) Misty cannot resist beaking glass bottles, mugs and plates. He hasn't tried windows yet. He seems to like the noise it makes. Do your Greys do this or is this just a Misty quirk ? Steve n Misty Well, since your post is very short and doesn't contain more specific information on such a serious subject I'll ask ---do you mean knocking over glass ware or actually chewing it? Either way, it's obvious that you're giving your bird too much free play. If you're doing this, your bird is now the boss which isn't good. Parrots shouldn't have access to any type glassware or very thin sharp plastic items. Accidental breakage and possible injury could occur. If it's very easy for him to get to these different items, that has to be stopped. Edited January 13, 2014 by Dave007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Dave, I think what he means is when you are eating, they like to flick their beak on your plate just to hear the sound. Talon will flick her beak on many things just to hear the 'cling' sound. When I offer her a drink out of a small glass cup I am holding, she takes a small sip, then goes cling, then another sip, then cling, so on and so forth until she pushes it away to signal she's done drinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistyparrot Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 Well, since your post is very short and doesn't contain more specific information on such a serious subject I'll ask ---do you mean knocking over glass ware or actually chewing it? Either way, it's obvious that you're giving your bird too much free play. If you're doing this, your bird is now the boss which isn't good. Parrots shouldn't have access to any type glassware or very thin sharp plastic items. Accidental breakage and possible injury could occur. If it's very easy for him to get to these different items, that has to be stopped. No no Dave. Not breaking :eek:. Beaking. That is tapping his beak on hard surfaces to make a "dink dink" sound. Steve n Misty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Dayo likes to "Tap" on glass, ceramic, windows etc. He will as talon described walk over and tap on a cup for example and look up to see if it's ok to take a drink. I believe he pretty much knows if I don't move the cup or glass he can go ahead and enjoy. He taps on the windows when we are outside to get our attention. They do seem to like tapping on many things that make a distinct sound from glass, to tin, aluminum, steel, plastic etc. Well, at least dayo does anyway. Dave is right though in regards glass items etc. that they can pull over, break and harm themselves with. Dayo one time pull over a very large vase and thank god it did not land on a toe or him. It probably weighed 5 pounds and would have certainly hurt him severely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRSeedBurners Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Greycie likes to hang off the cabinets doors and 'knock' with her beak. Sometimes she'll knock on something while standing on it, like the counter top etc. I figure it's attention seeking when she does it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 (edited) Beaking or tinkling glass is not something my greys or zon do. Ringing bells now that is something they love to do. If they want a drink, they just come on by and wait until I position the glass for a sip. Always Ana Grey first, then Sterling Gris and then the sentinel, Louie, last. Edited January 13, 2014 by luvparrots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbersmom Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Timber wants to "feel" everything with his beak. If he like the sound it makes (and he loves noises) he will tap on the object to hear it again. He seems to test everything with his beak. When he is on the floor (something I don't encourage), he will sweep the tile, wall or whatever is near like he is testing for stability. He will run his beak over my skin and my clothing etc. also. I always thought it was like our fingertips, their beaks are what they use to "feel" things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inara Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 HRH Inara also will do some exploratory beak taps, especially if it is translucent or clear. It seems to fascinate her, perhaps like a "force field" would fascinate us if we ran into one. She also prefers to play with acrylic things over wooden things. It is as if she prefers the smoothness and the clicking/tapping noises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Josey does a little beak tapping on her bell from time to time, just to make it ding ever so slightly, that is when she isn't banging it around to make a lot of noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedawg Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Miss Dayo also likes to tap on windows. Especially if she sees me outside. Walls too... ceilings etc. I saw a parrot on You Tube who would knock on the wall or ceiling then say "Hello?"... Quite cute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffNOK Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Gracie taps a mirror hung near her cage. She loves bells and plastic things too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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