Archive for October, 2009
African Grey Biting – Does Your Grey Hate You?
Q: African Grey biting
I have a baby Congo just about 5 months old who has been the sweetest baby this whole time until just recently. I know these types of parrots are known to be a one person bird but at 5 months he is starting to ruffle his feathers and try to bite anyone [...]
George The Clawless Grey Gets A Prosthetic Limb
Whilst trawling around YouTube, as you do, I came across this video which I thought I had to share with you (sorry if you’ve already seen it), this is what I call dedication to your African grey.
George the African grey from Cheshire, England lost his claw when a wild animal attacked him, which resulted in [...]
5 Amazing African Grey Parrot Facts
Fact 1. The African grey parrot is a monogamous bird, nesting solitarily in a tree with a hole for her eggs.
Fact 2. The African grey parrot’s main defence mechanism is fluffing up its feathers to look larger (and biting!).
Fact 3. African grey parrots are considered to be one of the most accomplished mimics. Parrots, when [...]
Rare Parrot Mates With A BBC Cameraman
Watch with laughter as this rare parrot “makes out” with a BBC cameraman
African Grey Parrot Diet
For many many years a diet of a basic mixture of sunflower seeds, peanuts and some chilli peppers has been considered an adequate basis for the diet of African Greys. We now know it is a completely wrong approach. In the wild, African Greys feed mainly on nuts, including red palm nuts, fruit and leafy [...]
