Question for the experts

[Knight05]

Hey guys, been a long time since I posted, college keeps me pretty busy and I barely get online as much other than for school stuff. Chloe (for those who remember her) has been making a weird sound and body language thing I can't explain. Uhhhh background info as it might be needed, she 2 yrs old now female CAG. No medical problems or issues, weight is good diet mostly nuts and fresh veggies and fruits every other day or so.

 

Ok that all aside the noise she is making I can only really describe as a "whimpering" type noise, it's like a poor me sound a young kid would make when he/she wants something or isn't getting attention. Coincidentally while making this sound she always opens her wings up a good amount as if she was over heating. Problem is A) she isn't over heating she is totally fine, and B the whimpering isn't justified because I'm actually giving her attention while she does it most of the time.

 

This may be a funny question to some of you but do parrots "go in heat?" like a cat? Could it be stress related etc? Possible things I can do to fix it or try to see if she continues to do it.

 

 

On a positive note though she went from saying 0 words up until 2 months ago at like 2 yrs old now she's up to about 12, which is pretty cool to see.

She says her name "chloe", "shut up", "mcdonalds", "gimme some sugah" and a hand full of other stuff.

 

Look forward to hearing feedback from the masters as always catch you alittle bit later

 

-Spence

[Eckobird]

It sounds like to me that Chloe has chosen you to be her mate. :lol: This is normal behavior for greys when they love someone. She is basically showing her love for you. Does she ever regurgitate while she does this? You should feel honored when she does this, how sweet! My moms 3 year old grey does this to her also, but only to her because he loves her more. He just wants her attention.<br><br>Post edited by: caitb2007, at: 2009/05/10 16:37

[judygram]

Hello Spence, long time no see, have missed you but understand what comes first.

 

Caitlin is right, she is looking to you as a mate figure, the whimpering, lowering of the wings and slight crouching are classic symptoms, I can imagine she will regurgitate for you also. You should be so honored but do not encourage it, just ignore it for the most part and do not stroke her down her back, under her wings and anywhere around her tail end as those are her erogenous zones and will only frustrate her further.

 

She is much too young to be sexually mature at this age but sometimes hormones start raging early, sorry but this is something you will have to look forward to in the future as she goes thru these cycles, learn to live with it.

 

Try and find some time every now and then to check in and let usknow what is going on in your and Chloe's life.

[Knight05]

Will do judy and I appreciate the info I kind of figured even as a first time parrot owner this was some parrot sexcapade. I don't rub her when she does it but she will get like right up in my face and and rub her face on mine all over the place and sometimes take a chomp at my nose. Kind of gross if you think about it from a beastiality stand point that a parrot would choose a different species for a mate. But if what you guy say is true that they see as "one of the flock" then I guess it's understandable it just has me a bit nervous that if I had her out or something on the bed while I took a nap she might start dry humping my face. How long do the mating cycles where they are in heat or whatever tend to last? And no she hasn't ever regurgitated for me she tries sometimes but its a dry heeve or nothing comes out (which im super thankful for).

Do you think I should take her out with another grey owner and give her for lack of a better word a "booty call" and let her get it out of her system or just let her cool down on ice?

 

I'll try to drop in more often Between school and work and chloe time I'm a zombie and I just come home eat and pass out for the night, rinse and repeat =/ sucks but hey it's only 4 years

[judygram]

"Booty call" now thats funny, no Spence you do not need to do that, she is going thru the motions but she is not sexually mature yet and even if she was it wouldn't work like that. Birds are not like dogs that you can put together when the female is in heat and they "get down" so to speak, greys are more monogamous and they require certain conditions to mate so you don't have to worry about that.

 

The main thing is to ignore her behavior and do nothing to encourage it and it will subside on its own, just another one of the little quirks of grey ownership.

 

Do try to drop in more often but I certainly do understand you have more important things at the moment so we will excuse you for now.:whistle: