Craigslist Congo??????

[trimblegirls]

So I look at craigslist just to torture myself. I came across this ad for congo african grey babies full weaned blah blah blah Anyway, within in the ad they were also selling a beautiful 1 year African Grey who lays eggs but since they have no males the eggs are sterile. No mention of how they got the babies that they weaned. Obviously, a scam. The pictures perplexed me. Can anyone explain them? I've never seen a Grey this color. I thought that parrots sexually matured at around 2 years so would it even be possible for a 1 year old Grey to be laying eggs?

 

[chris-md]

I think this coloration is not uncommon for young greys, if I'm not mistaken. It should molt out to regular colors.

 

[haleyd]

I agree with the above, and in the first picture she appears to be molting on her back slightly. If it were a scam then they probably just found images online of a pretty grey, or if they really do have her they wanted people to believe she were female without having her sexed, for whatever reason. People are wacky.

 

[texsize]

I could be wrong but I thought it was called a red mutation. They tend to be very pricey.

 

[Owlet]

What area are you in? Reverse Google searching one of the images led me to this
Congo African Grey Red Factor Adult Not A Baby Mutation(rare) Female in - Hoobly Classifieds

 

[trimblegirls]

What area are you in? Reverse Google searching one of the images led me to this
Congo African Grey Red Factor Adult Not A Baby Mutation(rare) Female in - Hoobly Classifieds

Northern California - not Florida. I didn't bother with the reverse look up because I knew it was a scam just from the way the ad read. Was more curious about the coloring of the Grey.

 

[Billdore]

wow 20,000 thats a lot of dough.

 

[Billdore]

I'm glad Timneh ddn't cost 20,000 I would have never been able to know her.