azgardezi Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Hey everyone. I'm a proud owner of an african grey (congo) who I've had for 7 years now. I also own a tamed Indian Redneck (1 year old ) which I hand raised since it was 1.5 months old :cool: Glad to be on the forums ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave007 Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Hey everyone. I'm a proud owner of an african grey (congo) who I've had for 7 years now. I also own a tamed Indian Redneck (1 year old ) which I hand raised since it was 1.5 months old :cool: Glad to be on the forums ! Hi and welcome to the board. Post some pictures of your birds. People here like photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Hello Azgardezi and welcome to our family. I bet you have some interesting stories to tell of your life with an african grey and an IRN and I look forward to hearing some if you would indulge us and pictures too are always welcomed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Hi azgasrdezi, welcome to the Grey family. More details about your fids please: names, etc. We love pictures and grey stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbersmom Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Hello and welcome! Please post some pics and tell us more about your life with your fids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brat Birds Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Welcome. You said your IRN was tamed. Is your Grey not?? Looking forward to hearing more about your babies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray P Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Hi azgardezi and welcome to you and your flock to the grey forum. Yes we do love pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azgardezi Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 Welcome. You said your IRN was tamed. Is your Grey not?? Looking forward to hearing more about your babies. The Grey (named "Mithu" translated as "sweet") is 8 years old and fully tamed and talking as well. However I find the grey to be very sensitive to weather changes etc. Recently it has developed a behavior of breathing very heavy at night - during the day it is fine , playful and has its food as usual. The IRN (named "Chotu" roughly translated as "little") surprised me. Hand raising it was a treat. It is native to my country so its capabilities are highly underrated locally. My IRN picked up most of the greys vocabulary, including some 3 to 4 letter sentences. The grey is shy infront of people, the IRN is a total clown. Please standby for pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azgardezi Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 My 10 months old IRN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azgardezi Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 7 year old African Grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 (edited) "The Grey (named "Mithu" translated as "sweet") is 8 years old and fully tamed and talking as well. However I find the grey to be very sensitive to weather changes etc. Recently it has developed a behavior of breathing very heavy at night - during the day it is fine , playful and has its food as usual." Perhaps he is not comfortable at night for whatever reason. Do you cover his cage? Perhaps you moved him into "sleeping cage" and he does not like it? Are there lights/sounds/shadows around at night that might confuse him.? Give his situation a look-see around and see if there is anything that confuses or frightens him. If you could speak to his prior owner and see if something is different or he/she can tell you of an incident that might cause this discomfort. That might help. Edited February 2, 2015 by luvparrots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azgardezi Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share Posted February 2, 2015 "The Grey (named "Mithu" translated as "sweet") is 8 years old and fully tamed and talking as well. However I find the grey to be very sensitive to weather changes etc. Recently it has developed a behavior of breathing very heavy at night - during the day it is fine , playful and has its food as usual." Perhaps he is not comfortable at night for whatever reason. Do you cover his cage? Perhaps you move him into "sleeping cage" and he does not like it? Are there lights/sounds/shadows around at night that might confuse him.? Give his situation a look-see around and see if there is anything that confuses or frightens him. If you could speak to his prior owner and see if something is different or he/she can tell you of an incident that might cause this discomfort. That might help. Thank you so much for taking the time to read through my post. I will look into it. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywings Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Nice to meet you and welcome among us. Hoping to hear more about your life with your birds in your country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave007 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 The Grey (named "Mithu" translated as "sweet") is 8 years old and fully tamed and talking as well. However I find the grey to be very sensitive to weather changes etc. Recently it has developed a behavior of breathing very heavy at night - during the day it is fine , playful and has its food as usual. The IRN (named "Chotu" roughly translated as "little") surprised me. Hand raising it was a treat. It is native to my country so its capabilities are highly underrated locally. My IRN picked up most of the greys vocabulary, including some 3 to 4 letter sentences. The grey is shy infront of people, the IRN is a total clown. Please standby for pictures Considering the heavy breathing at night----It's possible that the humidity levels are different at night time. A grey needs to be in a somewhat humidified surrounding 24/7. A very dry surrounding will cause a grey to breathe heavier especially at night when the bird is very calm, quiet, not active and sleepy. A very active grey won't show breathing problems during the day when it's very active. The only exception to this is if the bird is actually sick with a breathing problem all the time. Remember, the area should have higher humidity. I don't know the weather in Pakistan but if it's very dry all the time, you would need to get a small humidifier in your grey's room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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