charliesmum Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapala Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemyGreys Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemyGreys Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 POST MOVED FROM Feeding Tips. charliesmum User Junior Member Posts: 19 Karma: 1 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliesmum Posted January 12, 2008 Author Share Posted January 12, 2008 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:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemyGreys Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Your very welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Its best to discourage it, we don't want to sexually frustrate our greys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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