does anyone's grey feed them

[charliesmum]

i would like to know if other greys apart from my lord and master has begun to regurgitate food and offered it to the owner.

[chapala]

Yes, it is very common for our parrots to do that because that's what they do for their mates in the wild. However, it is not a good idea to encourage it. Best to say no thank you, and walk away when your bird is in that mood.

 

In a mature bird (Greys over 4 or 5 years), behavior problems can result from owners acting in ways similar to a mate, and it can lead to frustration for the bird. You know, promising and not coming through You want your bird to consider you a flock member, not a mate.

Reta

[lovemyGreys]

one of my greys regurgitates for me & i ignore her behaviour & walk away, as Reta correctly said in older mature greys this can lead to sexual frustration behaviour.Best to discourage your grey.

[lovemyGreys]

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2008/01/10 23:27

this kind of has something to do with feeding and trying new foods. my grey charlie lives on his own no wife or kids (arhhh). but recently he has started to regurgitate his food and is offering it to me. i thought he was ill so i consulted my book and it statd that if a bird offers you regurgitated food he would normally give it to his mate or young, and that you should accept the food with your hand if you can and thank him, i was shocked at this but i think that he may think that i am either his mate or his baby.

 

post moved for charliesmum.<br><br>Post edited by: lovemyGreys, at: 2008/01/11 13:12

[charliesmum]

thank you for your helpful replies. i havnt encouraged him to do it as i thought he was ill but next time ill tell him no thank you and leave him for a while. thanks for the great advice:)

[lovemyGreys]

Your very welcome

[judygram]

Its best to discourage it, we don't want to sexually frustrate our greys.