arielscongo
New member
So hello everyone my name is Ariel, married with 5 kids, this past Sunday I got a 5 year old congo african gray from some one that had him with 3 other african grays all in one room in separate cages, I will like to point out that this small room had 5 large flat screen TV’s all over the walls I’m assuming that when this person went to work every day he had them on for the parrots, another fact is that he told me that he never holds his parrots and I think he never let them out, but he got them as hand fed parrots, out of the 4, 3 look in good shape full feathered and only one is not, I have to admit it was a strange seen to see,
Anyways I got of african gray fully feathered, looks in good shape, he told me that he had him for 4 months, and he got him from a well known parrot shop in NJ next to Philadelphia, he traded an Amazon that was too noise for him for the african gray, and now he just wants to make room in this room which he sleeps in as well.
So after I left with the parrot and the cage I took him to a parrot shop that specializes only in parrots in NJ just to get some food to start with I had the store owner clip the nails and overall check, I know it’s not a vet check but just to have someone with over 25 years of experience take a look, she told me that he looks grate.
He is 5 years old I know that is still young, but is it too late to change old behavior habits? since we got him he seems to be doing ok, active all over the cage in and out, eating and drinking, he is a talker and we are still finding out how much of a talker he is.
Me or my wife cant get him to come on to our hands but he dose want us to be next to him, he likes the company, when we walk away he wants attention, but still will no come on our hands.
and I will like to know what are the early sings of a parrot starting to pluck, hot can I know if the feathers that are on the bottom of the cage are normal, and its just him grooming him self or he is starting to pluck himself.
I know parrots need tons of time and patients, just want to see what you guys has to say.
Thanks a lot.
Anyways I got of african gray fully feathered, looks in good shape, he told me that he had him for 4 months, and he got him from a well known parrot shop in NJ next to Philadelphia, he traded an Amazon that was too noise for him for the african gray, and now he just wants to make room in this room which he sleeps in as well.
So after I left with the parrot and the cage I took him to a parrot shop that specializes only in parrots in NJ just to get some food to start with I had the store owner clip the nails and overall check, I know it’s not a vet check but just to have someone with over 25 years of experience take a look, she told me that he looks grate.
He is 5 years old I know that is still young, but is it too late to change old behavior habits? since we got him he seems to be doing ok, active all over the cage in and out, eating and drinking, he is a talker and we are still finding out how much of a talker he is.
Me or my wife cant get him to come on to our hands but he dose want us to be next to him, he likes the company, when we walk away he wants attention, but still will no come on our hands.
and I will like to know what are the early sings of a parrot starting to pluck, hot can I know if the feathers that are on the bottom of the cage are normal, and its just him grooming him self or he is starting to pluck himself.
I know parrots need tons of time and patients, just want to see what you guys has to say.
Thanks a lot.