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high pitched screech


sarah8002

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hi, as i am new to all this i am still asking lots of questions and i want to say thanks for your answers, but i do have another question my african grey jack has started doing a very high pitch screech but with this he has got his wings half up head down and looking straight at me..as he has not been out of the cage at all or been handled im unsure as to what this may mean. as it turns out someone told me to let him out on his own terms which i did and he came out,getting him back in was a little difficult but he didnt sqwark which i have heard is a good sign...thanks again sarah x

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Sarah, greys will pick up all kinds of sounds and loud screeches are one of them, Josey, my grey also will do some loud screeches from time to time but I ignore it for the most part. They are going to do what they are going to do.

 

Thats great that he came out of the cage on his own but don't give him any food or water outside of the cage and he will have to go back in to eat or drink, problem solved.

 

Don't be afraid of asking all the questions you want or need to, we don't mind and how else are you gonna find out, thats what we are here for.

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my grey used to grab his wing with his foot and scream the house down as if someone was causing him halm....

 

it was just his way of trying to get attention, i found he only did this when he is board, so i kept swaping his toys or give him something new and it seems to stop it

 

what ever you do, dont reward him with attention or he will feel when he screams you come running

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sarah8002 wrote:

my african grey jack has started doing a very high pitch screech but with this he has got his wings half up head down and looking straight at me.. x

 

Hi Sarah - welcome to the forum! The body language you are describing that accompanies that screech sounds like a grey in a defensive posture - one that feels threatened or is trying to warn away a threat. It would help to know a little more about the cirumstances under which you see this behavior. Is your grey older, or a baby? It could be as simple as a reaction to someone being too familiar with him or getting too close to him before he's ready to relax around them.

 

One thing I would suggest is to not look at HIM straight-on, but rather from the side. Like: look at him out of the side of your eye, rather than head-on. Our eyes are mounted in the front of our faces, since we are basically built to be predators, and some birds will really react badly to that straight-on stare.

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