July 14, 2025
Bonding
I have a 6 month old african grey think it’s female has been bread and hand reared by a male.i have had her 3 days but bites me .will it ever bond with me
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Answer:
Hi,
Three days is not long enough for the bird to have even settled in. You are rushing things and this could affect your efforts to handle the bird. Greys especially take much longer to settle into a new home and get used to new things. The bird needs time to settle in and must learn to trust you. I can give you the links to our pages on behavior and training. I also recommend that you consider consulting with a parrot behaviorist. Lisa Bono is an expert on Greys, and presents webinars for us. I’ll add the link to her webinars. She would be a good behaviorist to contact about your new bird.
Thank you for asking Lafeber,
Brenda
