JoeFree Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 I heard that regurgitation is a sign of affection. Is this true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Yes it is, actually the highest honor a grey can bestow on a person, it means they love you enough to feed you like they would their mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeFree Posted March 4, 2009 Author Share Posted March 4, 2009 Thank You Judygram, as this is great news. Joey was regurgitating for me earlier this evening. I'm so excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Congratulations Joe!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaxtersMom Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 It's like he is offering you a boquet of flowers and a quite the honor. He is bonding with you well. A sign of love and affection. It can get kind of gross after awhile though:laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kar2nz Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 My husband's Grey, Caspar, has actually picked me as his 'human'. (It was supposed to be my husband's bird). When he regurgitates in my hand, how do I respond? On the outside, I say "I love you, too" and tell him what a good bird he is and scratch his head. On the inside, I go 'ewww', and have to walk away after 30 seconds. Then I stay away for a couple of hours waiting for his food to digest so there is nothing in crop for him to regurgitate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeFree Posted March 5, 2009 Author Share Posted March 5, 2009 That's funny. So...When he does regurgitate, I should accept it as a gift and allow him to place it in my hand or something. I didn't know this. I just said "I love you too Joey". I guess next time I'll try that. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 I wouldn't make a big deal out of it, you really want to discourage it if you can so try to ignore it for the most part as you want him to keep his food in his belly and not be bringing it all back up for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajlinva Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 OK, so this means love? So what does it mean when they regurgitate and just eat it again? :sick: Bingo does it to me all the time, but never actually gives it to me --- Yum, Yum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jamalbirdbiz Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Marvin does that with Molly all the time. It is just a bird thing I guess. Now that they are spending more time together it seems to be more off ten than normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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