Jet Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 My daughter and I have been blessed with two African greys. They are 18 and 16 years old. Both came from the same owner who raised them since they were babies. The male was very friendly when we meet him at his home. The female was very shy! Three weeks later, she has become a very loving bird! She loves interactions, stepping up and will even walk the house looking for us. She talks and talks! He has changed and refuses to step up. When we approach him, he fluffs his feathers, puts his head down and will lunge to bite if pushed. This makes going into his travel cage very difficult. He will take treats and food from our hands. If he flies to the floor he will step up without any hesitation. Any advice? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayd Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 (edited) Wow!! Thank you for giving these babies a new forever home!! just from your attitude, i can tell they are in good hands!! Be patient..this is normal in many cases...as I have said before, Rome didn't pop up overnight.... (PHOTOS, PHOTOS PHOTOS) Edited April 26, 2018 by Jayd added 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRSeedBurners Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Find his treat he can't live without! Then use it to condition him to step up. It's not like he doesn't know how, he just needs to redirect his thought processes. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray P Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 (edited) If he steps up from the floor i t`s just a mater of time and he will step up from any place. Remember grey time is slow motion and they need to build a relationship with you. It sounds like they had a good life in their old home so I believe this will continue with you. Good Luck Edited April 26, 2018 by Ray P 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Posted April 26, 2018 Author Share Posted April 26, 2018 Thank you very much for your response. I like that African Grey time is slow time!! 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kittykittykitty Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 It's all in grey time! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 It is so interesting! He is actually a she, according to the vet! So she watches me endlessly and if I sit down in my chair next to the cage, she will move onto the gate protecting her cage. This puts her very close to me! Slowly she inches her way closer to me, especially if I pretend like I don’t see her!!! She tops about 1 foot from me, puffs up, pulls one leg under and takes a nap! I can not move closer to her yet but I can talk to her. I’m on Grey time now!!!! 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kittykittykitty Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 It is sounding really good! ☺️ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 OMG today he stepped up when my daughter asked him too! She brought him into my room and put him on my bed next to me! 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayd Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Beautiful............................. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kittykittykitty Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 (S)he is a sweetheart and moving along very quickly! 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRSeedBurners Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Yeah, he's just being cautious, especially since he's now decided to step up. Our Huey took about three months before he started to trust us. Now he bites when we want to put him down and he still wants more dancing (bouncing around). That's a beautiful boy there ❤️ 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray P Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Love the pics. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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