Parrot Forums - TalkParrots banner
Status
Not open for further replies.

hello

1K views 6 replies 4 participants last post by  Jenny 
#1 ·
I am a new member, I have a 3 yr old African Grey, when I take her out of the cage she will drop her wings and cry like a baby. What does this mean?
 
#2 ·
Hello, Gareth,

When did your grey begin this behavior? How long have you had her? How long does she continue with the behavior once outside of her cage?
 
#4 ·
Gareth,
I have no idea, but I have a baby grey myself, not yet home from the pet store, and I am very curious about this, so I will ask around.

If nothing is wrong, perhaps it is just something that has been accidentally reinforced? However, I want to ask other people who have greys to see if anyone else has heard of it and can offer a better explanation.
 
#5 ·
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh - just a thought Gareth - is she "eliciting your attentions?" In other words, is she asking you if you'd like to mate with her?
 
#7 ·
Yeah :giggle: She loves you very much. Does she regurgitate for you? Goober tries on occasion and I'm trying my best to keep from reinforcing it.

You may want to avoid petting her back, wings, or body especially her lower back as those will encourage mating behaviors. In the wild, only a bird's mate will spend long periods of time preening them, especially preening the body. Stick to petting just her head until she's able to 'calm down' a bit. Also, since she's displaying mating behaviors, you may want to start her on a calcium supplement since there's the potential for her to lay an egg on you

:welcome: to the forum, by the way! :D
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
You have insufficient privileges to reply here.
Top