urgent help needed baby african grey

[bruce]

good news, he has started to eat from his tray by himself,
and is active climbing around his cage and looks more happy,
not tame yet, but im working on it,
he doesn,t bite so it should be easier.

 

[bruce]

well very amazing parrot, i have tamed him,
to sit on my hand and he said hello,
and is making chirp type noises, and funny sounds.
thanks to the members of the forum for all the help,
and in only five days.
im staying here on the forum to make other posts.
thanks again,

i will post photos of him on my hand when i get time.

 

[headfeathermistress]

Make sure to weigh him every day. He will need that warm cereal/hand feeding to keep his weight up til he starts eating enough on his own. Progress is good!

 

[charliesmommy]

The local bird breeder (here in Naples Florida) had a similar situation when they received a bird that wasnt socialized-they helped the owner and worked with this bird and now the bird can be bathed, fed, and handled. Maybe there is a breeder that can help you with your bird too.

 

[bruce]

oh i didn,t tell how i got him on my hand,
i opened the cage door feeding him some biscuit by hand
in small bits slowly and slowly edging him up to the door,
but the he jumped on the floor, so i used the stick method,
while he was on the floor i pressed the stick to his feet and with
my other hand held the biscuit enticing him to step up which he did,
and while holding the stick i edged my hand slowly to his feet untill he
was sitting on my hand, and after a couple of minuits moved him to my other
hand, then back and forth on both hands,
then i tried to put him back in the cage, but he started to climb up my arm
after i put him back, and later in the day i took him straight frrom his cage
onto my hand 3 or 4 times and now he,s used to it,
this is the same parrot from the begening of the thread that was terrified
of me. incredibly tame in only five days, now im going to start making toys
for the cage and buy different perches to keep him happy,
and he has been given a name, freddy named after my late tinmeh.

 

[headfeathermistress]

That is great that you are doing so well with him. Would love to see your toys!

 

[bruce]

That is great that you are doing so well with him. Would love to see your toys!

thanks for your reply,
i have only introduced a bell at the moment, because i am still
looking into what kind of playthings i should get.

 

[Violet]

I am so glad to hear things are going well for you, well done taming him! Definitely look into getting toys as soon as you can - I am sure he would love to have a bunch to play with in his cage

 

[bruce]

here is his first toy, a bit camera shy so i took a pic from afar,
his feathers are still tatty though, (still growing)

 

[headfeathermistress]

Swings are great! And with something to chew even better!

 

[bruce]

there are coloured woolen or cotton strings on that toy,
would he swallow them while chewing, or do i worry too much ?

 

[headfeathermistress]

If you see him eating them remove them. Otherwise just make sure to keep them trimmed short for safety

 

[bruce]

o.m.g. he just started to talk but i cant understand what the words are !
i just phoned everyone my parrot is talking his first words, im so exited !
i have to tell the whole world, (as if i never had parrots before) its like a
real baby just said his first words, it must be the toy he was just now playing with,
oh, im over the moon, im jumping with joy !

 

[Figment]

See! It was all worth it. huh???? lol

Congrats!

Got a video of his first words yet????

 

[headfeathermistress]

Record every bit you can! I love this time in their lives!

 

[bruce]

yes,i will post videos of freddy talking when he,s ready to face the camera
he learned a few words and whistled a short tune from a video
on youtube, he loves videos from that site,
and i was amazed how fast an african grey can learn,

i would like to thank the forum and members for the tremendous support
on the subject of my first african grey.