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[lishah2000]

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What a funny bird - at least to someone not being called a bad name. Very interesting that she makes up names for animals and people.

 

[muckmuck]

Flocksalot, my wife has Greys and we had a similar problem that came out of nowhere! We went on a trip to Hawaii for a week just the two of us and when we got home low and behold her "baby" Sheila was dropping the "F" bomb constantly! After a little deductive reasoning she beat the S__T out of our youngest son! Then spent several months talking and interacting a little more than usual with Sheila but purposely and completely ignoring her when she dropped the "F" bomb. It took about six months to notice a reduction in its use.

Max

 

[flocksalot]

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Sonny screamed F---You at me one day as I walked in the door after work. I was floored to say the least, but I noticed that she would go over to the window and scream it at every noise out side. Turns out she had been carrying on a conversation with the cable man and he taught her it. How I found out is I stayed home the next day and low and behold they started up. He looked like he felt 2 inches tall when I told him he was arguing with a parrot. Well actually after I proved to him he was arguing with a parrot.

Usually ignoring works, but this one word is just not going anywhere soon. Birds like words said with inflection. If you shout it out and say it with passion you can hear Sonny practicing it over night. She has a whole litany of sayings from listening to me watch NASCAR or from me while I'm canning or cooking. I love that she will interject very timely and appropriate comments during conversations. My favorite by far is the rude noise she makes and then blames it on the dog. We do not have a dog.

When I croak my older son plans on taking her, but my younger son says no way. They can fight it out after I'm gone. She is such a wonderful part of our family.

 

[mr.mc.]

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I haven't given him any special treats in the food bowl. His food has some things he seems to enjoy more than others. I could pay attention to what he seems to like the best. He loves his millet and that's what I've been trying with so far. He likes his veggies, but they go into a separate food bowl. Likes the treat sticks, a fruit blend. Don't give them to him constantly because he will just eat that until it's gone.

He has lots of toys. Didn't really start playing with them until I got the new cage. Likes the wood chews the best, but plays with all of them now. I try to add something new at least every week.

What I would do is put a treat or two in his cage, so he knows what they are, and you can also see if he likes them.
As soon as you find a treat that he likes, try letting him watch you set a treat next to your hand, and see if he will take it. After that you can try to give him one from your hand.

 

[6chickens in St. Charles]

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We came home from work one day and my African Grey looked at my husband and said "Whore." At first we just ignored her, but being the buggar that she is she just kept calling him it. We have no idea where she learnt it from as it's not something we have ever said in our home. So after ignoring her and getting no results we told her "naughty" She will say Ok, but then when my husband says something to her she will say "what whore." She is known for making up names for other animals or people. She calls my older son Mary and used to call Julian our late beloved sun conure Sophia. My husbands name is Joe and she will say his name, but once he starts to talk to her she starts calling him a whore. Got any ideas. I've had parrots for 45years. I've never had this problem before. Sonny was a rescue that I got when she was 2. I didn't meet my husband for another 6 years so I doubt it is residual from her previous owners as all that has been gone for a very long time. Sonny is 17 years old and she started saying this to my husband about 5 years ago. She is a little stinker. What ya think? Should I give her a bar of soap to chew on? She never calls me anything like that. She also dearly loves my husband. When he was bed ridden due to an accident she would climb the steps to go see him.

http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/277/apology

reminds me of the David Sedaris short story "Forgive Me" which can be found at the end of above audio. Classic parrotness. Have you ever heard this before? I hope you have time to enjoy it.

 

[CrazyCatNChickenLady]

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Sonny screamed F---You at me one day as I walked in the door after work. I was floored to say the least, but I noticed that she would go over to the window and scream it at every noise out side. Turns out she had been carrying on a conversation with the cable man and he taught her it. How I found out is I stayed home the next day and low and behold they started up. He looked like he felt 2 inches tall when I told him he was arguing with a parrot. Well actually after I proved to him he was arguing with a parrot.

Usually ignoring works, but this one word is just not going anywhere soon. Birds like words said with inflection. If you shout it out and say it with passion you can hear Sonny practicing it over night. She has a whole litany of sayings from listening to me watch NASCAR or from me while I'm canning or cooking. I love that she will interject very timely and appropriate comments during conversations. My favorite by far is the rude noise she makes and then blames it on the dog. We do not have a dog.

When I croak my older son plans on taking her, but my younger son says no way. They can fight it out after I'm gone. She is such a wonderful part of our family.

She sounds like a crack up!!

 

[mr.mc.]

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Sonny screamed F---You at me one day as I walked in the door after work. I was floored to say the least, but I noticed that she would go over to the window and scream it at every noise out side. Turns out she had been carrying on a conversation with the cable man and he taught her it. How I found out is I stayed home the next day and low and behold they started up. He looked like he felt 2 inches tall when I told him he was arguing with a parrot. Well actually after I proved to him he was arguing with a parrot.

Usually ignoring works, but this one word is just not going anywhere soon. Birds like words said with inflection. If you shout it out and say it with passion you can hear Sonny practicing it over night. She has a whole litany of sayings from listening to me watch NASCAR or from me while I'm canning or cooking. I love that she will interject very timely and appropriate comments during conversations. My favorite by far is the rude noise she makes and then blames it on the dog. We do not have a dog.

When I croak my older son plans on taking her, but my younger son says no way. They can fight it out after I'm gone. She is such a wonderful part of our family.

She sounds like a crack up!!

LOL!

 

[Nava]

I got one

Blue and gold Mcaw 8 months old

she is very affectionate loves every one, she comes to every one that walks in the door.

she plays with the cats dogs etc. she was even snuggling with some baby chicks

she can fly and flyes every where she wants *in the house* I still hand feed her too

but the problem is she chews on every thing, the refrigerator's door rubber seal, corner walls and the one that scares ms the most is cords she destroyed a cell phone that some one left on the counter, and I can go on............

what do you suggest?

 

[mr.mc.]

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you can just teach her to chew on cuttle bones, and peanuts, wall nuts, ect.

 

[Nava]

she does have her chew toys lots of them , I've noticed that when she eats peanuts or any kind of nut she get mean, so no nuts for her.