udbluehen Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 ive just brought my long lost companion yesterday. Our first day went very well but he got cranky towards the end of the night until the afternoon the following day. He is 6 years old and has a vocabulary and has yet to speak around me being this is only day 2. ive done a lot of research but still have my own person questions that i would like to have answered. i would also like to talk on the phone with someone in my same situation so that maybe we can talk regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casper Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Hi udbluehen and welcome to the forum. Have you any other birds or is this your first?What is your greys name? Would love to speak on the phone but I am in the UK! Ouch, just think of those phone bills:laugh: Ask any questions you need answering on here, there is normally someone on to give advice or look through the threads as this may help you. Caroline:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemyGreys Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Hi udbluehen & Welcome Have a good look around the forum,there is an array of different topics that may answer some of your questions.We look forward to hearing more from you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udbluehen Posted September 5, 2008 Author Share Posted September 5, 2008 my birds name is storm he is 6 and is currently sitting on my arm as it get pens and needles while i type this. i got him yesterday and i think hes warming up, i talk to him all the time and if i goto class or step out i tell him and or leave the tv on for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abernathy Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Welcome Udbluehen and Storm! Sounds like Storm is adjusting really well and warming up to you quickly. Leaving the tv on is a great idea. I either leave the tv on or some music playing when we're going to be out of the house. My guys seem to enjoy it. If you have any photos of Storm we'd love to see him. Looking forward to hearing more about your journey together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemyGreys Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 It will take time for him to settle,he needs to adjust to his new home & you,it takes a while & one day is such a short time.good that you are talking to him,that will reassure him & great that you tell him you have to go for a while,the TV will be company for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udbluehen Posted September 5, 2008 Author Share Posted September 5, 2008 what else do you tell the bird besides good boy and good job hi bye etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemyGreys Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Well i took to mine as if they were humans Tell him what the weather is like,what you have been up to,what your gonna make for supper etc.. just chat away about everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udbluehen Posted September 5, 2008 Author Share Posted September 5, 2008 an he will pick that up and or add it to his vocab?<br><br>Post edited by: udbluehen, at: 2008/09/05 00:25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Hello Udbluehen and welcome to the family, so glad you have decided to join us and we look forward to hearing more about you and Storm. Storm needs more time to settle into his new home and of course at 6 years of age he probably comes with some baggage but just be very patient with him right now. You will find lots of useful information in our many threads, read thru them at your leisure and do ask any and all questions you may have and we will help you in any way we can. Yes please share some pictures of Storm if you have them, we would love to see him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udbluehen Posted September 5, 2008 Author Share Posted September 5, 2008 what are some of grey favorite treats that owners use for reward? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 You just find what their favorite things to eat are and use them only for reward treats, some like some kind of nuts, my Josey would do almost anything for a little sliver of cheese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udbluehen Posted September 5, 2008 Author Share Posted September 5, 2008 silver? im going to try the cheese now see what happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Cheese is not really good for them so use it in moderation and not every day. A sliver is about the size of a toothpick, cut in half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udbluehen Posted September 5, 2008 Author Share Posted September 5, 2008 ok stormy is being annoying i came back from costcos and he decided to open up some. he probably hit every nextel ringtone there is and like 2 different fire alarm chirps. should i ignore him or correct it or let him open up more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 You are going to have to ignore it, they go thru vocal periods during the day that they may go thru their entire collection of sounds and imitations. You don't want to shup him up, just let him have his session and then he will be quieter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udbluehen Posted September 5, 2008 Author Share Posted September 5, 2008 yuh he got quite again but he was being out of this world annoying if you know what nextel default ringers sound like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaxtersMom Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Hi and welcome to the forum. I have tried to teach my grey certain words or phrases but he just picks up on the words and phrases he wants to say. I brought my grey home when he 12 years old. He didn't talk in front of me for atleast a month. Only when I would be in another room. Then one day he just talked away with me right there. He is comfortable talking in front of me but barely talks when my husband or anyone else is around. Some days he talks alot, other days he hardly makes a sound. I would never try to stop my grey from making his sounds. I have heard they talk and make noises when they are happy so I would never discourage it. My grey goes through his entire vocabulary and his noises, too. I enjoy this and never thought it was ever annoying. It thrills me that I can hear him make his sounds and say his words, It makes me feel like I am doing something right. Let him talk away because he is happy and content during those times and obviously comfortable around you. That is part of the fun of having a grey;) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toni Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 yes it depends on the words they want to learn.I would tell Alcazar Good morning everyday and Goodnight, I love you every evening before bed and he wont say it back.Started teaching him things of his food or water and he picks up those words just fine.I think the parrot just knows which words are the manipulators.haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udbluehen Posted September 5, 2008 Author Share Posted September 5, 2008 does anyone take they grey outside at all? this morning i flew to the ground when i woke up, not sure if it was because of me picking up my towel and he thought he was going to get clipped or goto bed etc. i picked him up and went about my morning routine with him on my shoulder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Welcome udbluehen!! The towel probably frightened him, as you suspect. Some of us do take our Greys outside. But, they go out only on a fight tether, in a cage or in a carrying pack. Even though a parrot is clipped, they can still fly if spooked by something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udbluehen Posted September 5, 2008 Author Share Posted September 5, 2008 yuh the first thing i did when i brought him home was goto the pet store to get the necessary things and home depot and bking for myself on the way home and i brought him along. i told the old owner and he was like u did whatttttttt? i was like i took him outside, he said ummm that bird must really like you cause i that was a huge risk you took. After hearing that i was defiantly scared, since then i took him out just once after that. i want to go get his wings clipped today but i kinda dont want the pet store doing it being as though we just met and he would think i let someone harm him. im thinking of calling the previous owner over to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udbluehen Posted September 5, 2008 Author Share Posted September 5, 2008 i just got bit real hard dripping blood hard, i dont think im picking him up for awhile now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Welcome to the world of greys, you are going to get bit from time to time, its just a fact of life of living with parrots but he was trying to tell you something. Don't stay away from him just because you got bit, he will know you are afraid of him and he will do it all the more. They can sense if you are afraid of them and will use it to their best advantage. Next time you go to have him step up ball your hand into a fist and offer the back of your hand, the skin will be tighter and harder for him to get ahold of a chunk of flesh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udbluehen Posted September 5, 2008 Author Share Posted September 5, 2008 yuh def no more fingers, i was actually trying to pet him for doing so good all morning throughout the routine. i pet him once and went for the second yuh...... bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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