15 old year african grey training

[ivailozahariev]

Hi there,

I am about to buy a 15 year old african grey who is wild cought and poorly trained.Do you think I still will be able to train him?

[BaxtersMom]

How do you know he is 15 years old if he was caught wild? Has he been near humans before? If so, how long? Where has he been kept? I think we need to know more about him & his history before anyone can answer the question. Please give us more info on him.

[ivailozahariev]

That is what the breeder who is selling it is telling me.He has him( or her) for 2 years and just feed him.The bird is not scared of people but isn't really train.

[Luvparrots]

Hi there, I was just reading a post by Hrund about her bird Nokkvi who she has been slowing integrating into her family. You should read some of those posts, they might help you decide on whether you want to take on this challenge. Check some of the other posts about older greys that have successfully found new homes; and good luck on your decision.

[judygram]

Ivailozahariev, why don't you introduce yourself in the welcome room and tell us a little more about you and this grey you want to get.

[Animalspirit]

According to my avian vet, my TAG Fernando must be about 40 years old. Parrots of that age here in Holland are most certainly wild caught. They can be trained, though: Fernando learned to step up before he came to me. I recently started really training him: just for fun I tried how much time he needed to learn a "turn"for instance. It took him only 5 minutes to understand the trick! Parrots are so intelligent, they have the level of a 2- to 5-year old child. And they keep learning all their life!

So, regardless the age, you can certainly train that bird!