African Grey Parrots

[Scrambled Egg]

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LOL!!!! We have friends in Zebulon that have an enormous one and it scared the pee outta me the first time I heard that scream too..holy cow!!! Sounds like a woman getting killed!!!..painfully killed too! Our friends said their parrot screamed that crazy dying woman scream one night when someone was trying to break in the house and it scared them so badly they ran off and left all their tools by the window they were tyring to pry open!!! Creeeeeeeppppy!!!

 

[Wolf-Kim]

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LOL!!!! We have friends in Zebulon that have an enormous one and it scared the pee outta me the first time I heard that scream too..holy cow!!! Sounds like a woman getting killed!!!..painfully killed too! Our friends said their parrot screamed that crazy dying woman scream one night when someone was trying to break in the house and it scared them so badly they ran off and left all their tools by the window they were tyring to pry open!!! Creeeeeeeppppy!!!

A guard parrot.. cool!

-Kim

 

[Scrambled Egg]

Ever the optimist!!! LOL!!! Enjoy your new pet Kim...and sleep easy with your windows up and your door unlocked!!

 

[Wolf-Kim]

Oh I don't have one. I probably never will. The idea of getting a pet that may outlive me is a scary proposition. I mean, I know it may sound twisted, but I enjoy getting new pets, but in order for me to do that my others need to die of natural causes, accidents, or humane ends(quality of life, kinda deal). LOL

I've heard parrots get attached very much, so much so, that rehoming them is sometimes just devastating to them. I would hate to get an animal that was so dependant that I could not humanely place it in a new home if something went terribly wrong and I couldn't care for it.

My father has always wanted one. I told him I would get him one once all the children moved out. LOL. African Greys are suppose to have the intelligence of a young child, so I figured it would make dad happy.

Dad loves children so much, he played with the idea of being a foster parent.. So maybe a bird with the intelligence of a young child would be a good companion.

-Kim

 

[TheKidAndDame]

I raised African Greys when I was younger. They are very intelligent and inquisitive birds. Mine were never loud. But then again, I had a Blue and Gold Macaw to drown them out. Rehoming is very stressful to parrots. Cockatoos and African Greys are tow of the ones I have dealt with that do not adapt well to change. The parrot rescue I volunteered at housed many of these birds that were given up since they plucked themselves bare due to stress. If you do decide to get one I would get a very young bird and hand raise it. Yes, you do have to feed it RTC like an infant, but it is definitely worth all the work. Oh, and never say anything around it you don't want repeated. My personal pet Grey had to stay in our master bath for two days while some remodeling was done. Well, the bird still "flushes" to this day.

 

[Wolf-Kim]

LMAO. Flushes!! That is very funny. Their power of imitation is amazing.

I've always wondered about the parrot rescues. An animal that does not adjust well to change, wouldn't it usually be more humane to euthanize them? I don't know I haven't dealt with them much personally. The closest I've come to owning a parrot was a couple of cockatiels..

I've just heard and seen horror stories of rehomed parrots and sometimes you just have to wonder if it would be better to euthanize them. I know it is the same way with dogs sometimes, not quite as often..

-Kim

 

[ole-crone]

Ours is on the quiet side most of the time, but when he wants to be heard!!!!!

One night while my youngest was watching TV he kept screeching. My boy would say 'shut up!'

Eventually Erik yelled "Be quiet Flint", the bird said "OK." and not a single peep out of him from then on that night.

 

[silkiechicken]

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LOL

That's great!

 

[chickenlips1954]

I had an African Grey for 5 years that I raised from a chick and he was wonderful. He was not a screamer and had an awesome vocabulary. He would hollar "Come in!" when he heard a knock at the door or the doorbell and folks would come into the house thinking it was me...make the telephone ring sound and when I would answer the phone he would laugh...sing the theme song to "COPS"...whistle for or call the dog over to his cage...call our boys names...and on and on. I sadly had to find "Casey" a new owner when "he" matured at 5 and turned out to be a "she". At that point she turned into an attack machine if I came near her, although she was fine with all the males in the house. Since she was my bird and I was her caretaker I couldn't tolerate her trying to take chunks out of me whenever I tried to feed her or clean her cage and I could never risk taking her out of her cage again. Thankfully a local bird store owner helped me find her a new home and owner who was thrilled to have her and Casey was also happy.

 

[Linda in San Diego]

Off Topic - but can I be supreme dictator too? I have folks that I would deny quite a bit to - parenthood, driver's licenses, permission to speak.... - wow, ultimate power does indeed utimately corrupt!