Bird Type: African grey

My Male African Grey is attacking my new female

I adopted a male Timneh in 2020 he is now between 8-10. I just recently adopted a female that is 13. She is quite sociable, he is not! I have had her for a month. My male is very aggressive toward her, chases her off the neutral large play stand. and bites her like he […]

African grey parrot

The Story of Dr. Pepperberg & Alex the African Grey Turned Into A Play!

In her latest blog, Dr. Irene Pepperberg reflects on the upcoming play “Beyond Words,” which dramatizes her remarkable 30-year research relationship with Alex, the infamous African grey parrot who took the world of animal behavior research by storm. Dr. Pepperberg shares how, despite collaborating on early drafts, witnessing such intimate bonds fictionalized before audiences holds surreal emotional weight. As actors emulate private breakthrough moments in her and Alex’s time working together, she talks about feelings of profound vulnerability, yet revels in Alex’s captivating global recognition through art’s lens.

Squawking

Iam looking after an African grey at least 35 years old. She talks and has a quirky personality. Sometimes she just scwaks and squawks very loudly, is this for attention?

Regurgitation behavior

I have a 29 y/o African Grey. I got him when he was about 6 months old – so we’ve been together a LONG time. He has always regurgitated a bit on a favorite toy and I would remove the toy so as not to _encourage_ regurgitation. I am not sure why they do this. […]

My Grey itchy skin

Hi I know everybody thinks their parrot the most brilent but my Piewacket is “something else as far as talking “she loves her bath wings up puffed up.. BUT I can only do alot of that in the summer. I do have a little bird heater in her cage and a dehumindier but she doesn’t […]

Re Beak cutting & feeding Mcguyver African Grey 15yrs old

Hi Brenda Many thanks for detailed answer on my budjies. Mcguyver started growing a skew beak at age 10 after beak was trimmed exceptionally short, he could not eat properly for a long time, at same parlour they trimmed wings, but it started to bleed terribly and he was for very long under anaesthesia,,, would […]

Webinar: The Grey Way—The Older Grey 

Learn how to care for your aging African grey parrot in this free webinar with parrot expert Lisa Bono, focused on maximizing comfort and quality of life for older greys. Lisa will share insider tips on identifying age-related issues, determining when an African grey parrot is “older,” and tailoring care to support African greys through their senior years. Sign up and tune in on October 13!

African Grey

My African grey is about 37years old ans she is blind in one eye. She has a 6year old male. She keeps on laying infertile eggs, although we give them a healthy diet and everything else. Is she too old? What do you think should we do?

Female African grey showing aggression to male

I have a breeding pair of African greys. Ever since I reintroduced the nest box, the female has started showing aggression to the male. Chasing him off perches and not letting him get too close. What should I do?

Lisa Bono webinar November 10, 2023

Webinar: The Grey Way: Ask Lisa Anything About Greys!

There are many sides to African grey parrots—highly intelligent, capable of being brilliant mimickers, sometimes full of shenanigans…the list goes on and on. In this episode of The Grey Way, Lisa Bono will channel her years of experience living with African grey parrots to answer viewer questions about this intriguing parrot! Sign up and tune in November 10!

Egg laying

I have 2 african grey’s that I hand reared in 2004. They started laying eggs last year 2022 and that is when I realised that they are both females. My concern is that in the last 12 -16 months they have laid eggs 5 times with a clutch of 5 eggs on average. There is […]

30 year old African grey laid egg, why?

We have a 30 year old African grey that laid an egg recently. I know that my bf has always been bonded with her but nothing has changed recently with their interactions. To our knowledge she has never laid an egg before. She was a rescue. The only change is that our roommate got a […]

African grey

Can african grey if its the male 18 years old and the female 6 years old can breed together

African grey suddenly turned hostile

Hi, My female African grey suddenly showed aggression when I approached it, flapping her wings and beak half opened. It’s like she suddenly sees me as a threat but I love her and have never abused her in any way, at least not that I know of. This has been going on for 4-5 days […]

my parrot has diarrhea

hello i bought 8 weeks old african grey parrot a 4 days ago and i have a questions is it normal that my bird breathing with its mouth and the second question is my bird has diarrhea and there is no veterinarians for birds in my city and the color of his poop at the […]

African grey broken neck

My 8 years old African grey got his neck broken after got trapped between the closing door and falling down to the ground one his head. The x-ray showed broken neck where the vet rapped it and after a week removed that bond. It has been more than 20 days and my bird can’t walk, […]

3 month African grey

Hey, I just recently got a 3 month old African grey and I really don’t know where to start or what to train him at this age. He still doesn’t know how to step up and balance that well so I take his feet up and he grabs my hand, is this okay to do […]

droppings odor – Dr. Tully Webinar Feb 24

My 31 yo CAG has very smelly droppings for almost a year. Culture was negative. Had Clavamox & Benebac Plus – didn’t change anything. His behavior is normal=no overt signs of illness. Any OTC treatment to try? Thee is no avian vet in our area within 150 miles. He has had some general care with […]

Calcium? – Dr. Lamb Webinar 3/17

how do we know when extra calcium is needed if a bird is acting hormonal? my grey is 19 years old and this is the first time she has started doing this.

Smelly poop

Hey there my african grey who is over 20 years old has had smelly poop for weeks. Vet put him on antibiotics twice didn’t work. Suggested vinegar mixed with water still no change. Need help any recommendations. Thanks.

My pet

My mum bought me an African grey parrot 1 month ago 2 both of them are babies I notice the both have cold feet and not eating well expecially the small one I Don’t know what to do. For the past 2 days the are not eating but cold and always sleeping

Grey behavior – Ask the Vet Webinar Feb 24

why african grey will not stay on cage or playgym for long. keeps flying to my shoulder or head and whimpers when i try to put him back. 2/1/2 yrs old. good talker and don’t want to clip wings. african grey does not like me on the telephone and if i try to take him […]

Outdoor Risks – Ask the Vet Webinar Feb 24

We have a large flight cage that we are setting up inside because of outdoor diseases and animals and the weather is tough at times. what diseases should we worry if we put the greys outside during nice weather? We have a couple of cages a round tall cage and a square cage for them […]

African grey getting along

Hello, I have two CAG. Female is year old and male is 4 months old. We introduced them slowly, they didnt seem to care about each other at first and they currently have cages next to each other in our living room. At first the female was keeping her distance from him and just looking […]

Smelly poop

Hello. My 41 year old African Grey has developed poop that is a little loose and smells like bile. She eats very well and is alert, so I don’t know what this could be. She had an episode a few weeks ago when she dropped two infertile eggs and I am wondering if there is […]

African grey breeding

Hi Iam Ahmed Iam having African grey bonded pair with the DNA and also I saw them mating I think more than 5 times so it’s been 25 days that still I didn’t see them going to breeding box. So Iam confused what to do. Will they lay eggs or no. When are they gonna […]

My Female Grey

My 1 year old African Grey has started putting her butt in the air. I can’t find an explanation of why. Are you able to help me

crop stichted but leaking

my african grey parrot got stiches few days back i make him wear collar after stiches but still minor leakage from crop i’m applying antibiotics creams and powder to it for healing the stitches and cover the little leakage wound am i doing it right because i have no other way my african grey went […]

Egg tossed

My 20 yr old African greys have mated for first time and just laid first egg, however they tossed it. Is this normal?

African grey

Hi I have recently gotten an African grey he is 6 years old and really beautiful and seems healthy. I just have one concern and that is that he keep skakig his head many many times. And I know they do that sometimes when something is stuck on his beak but he does it regardless […]

Vitamins – Ask the Vet Nov 18

I know you have provided this information before but could you please advise the name of the best overall vitamin again. Also for an African Gray that shreds her tail and wind feathers. Also she does not like change, does not like when I put new things in her cage. I have to hang a […]

African Grey Egg Laying

My African Grey just laid an egg. I have read to just leave things alone for 3 weeks. I am currently enrolled in the Karen Pryor Academy. Working with my Grey is part of the school’s program. Is it possible to still work with my Grey doing tricks and fun behaviors or is it better […]

Ask the Vet Nov 18 – Grey missing feathers

Arnie a 7month grey has still not grown back his feathers on his bald patch on his head. You thought they would grow back in six weeks. We thought it was done by a corner in the cage, but not sure now. Do you have any ideas why this 7 month old male grey has […]

AFRICAN GREY?

GOOD MORNING I HAVE A QUESTION DO AFRICAN GREY MATE INSIDE THE NESTING BOX AS WELL? BECAUSE THE SPEND ALOT OF TIME IN THERE

Egg laying

I’ve had my CAG for 12 months and she has just produced her 15 egg. Should I have the hormonal implant for her

African Grey 7 weeks old

Hi i have 7 weeks old African grey bought it two weeks ago was hand feeding but since today it stop taking its food by syringe and shaking its head and throwing out its formula can u please help in this regard . Thanks in advance

My bird can’t fly

I have an African grey parrot who can’t seem to fly we haven’t to him out for a few months now but now it’s been a week since he is coming out of the cage and he tries to fly but always ends up falling why is this happening?

for health problem

I have a couple of question about my African grey parrot and the questions are; My parrot is only eating unsalted sunflower seeds, is this normal? Another thing is that my parrot has plucked all his feathers off and now isnt allowing them to grow back, is this a problem or does this happen with […]

Not laying after mating

I brought a pr of african greys 2 yrs this april coming they have bin mating but still no sighn of eggs what can i do

Greys that talk

Hi there, I hope you can help me, please. A friend of mine has a CAG which talks a lot. I’m not sure but I think it’s about 3 or 4 years old. She was recently given another CAG which is about a year old and very tame. She was told not to put this […]

Ghost peppers

Can an African Grey safely eat raw ghost peppers?

Breeding

Hi i brought two african greys 2yrs ago next april but still no eggs or young they have bin doing the business but i carnt think whats is going on with then there on a good diet witch i give the fruit and a little veg and i put the on a pigon mix and […]

Milk thistle – Liver disease webinar Dr. Lamb

I live with several parrots (not their first home). Three of them have liver issues (blood tests) – cockatoo was put on milk thistle, Amazon was diagnosed & then taken off milk thistle, and the third, a CAG female chronic egg layer is on heart medications for an enlarged heart & even though liver was […]

Feeding eggs to parrots.

I saw on a post on the website by a person named BRENDA that she approved the feeding of eggs to parrots. Now, to my knowledge that is dangerous. Veterinarians now are NOT recommending eggs due to parrots dying from STROKES because they were routinely fed eggs. My present avian vet, Dr. Paul Welch, described […]

How many Nutriberries tropical

Hi. I am trying to work out the cost of feeding my African grey these. If he was fed these exclusively how many a day would he need? And also how many are in a 1.36kg bag? Kind regards

Gri jako African Grey

Slm.ben türkiyeden yazıyorum. 2 ay önce bir çift gri jako papagan aldım daha önce yavru vermiş Ben şu an yumurta alamadım erkek dişiyi besliyor birbirlerine kur yapıyorlar ama çiftleşmiyorlar yavru alabilmem için ne yapmalıyım. Slm. I am writing from Turkey. I bought a pair of gray jaco parrots 2 months ago, they gave offspring before […]

Fresh foods

I see birds being offered big bowls of veggies & greens, but exactly how much should be given to say an Amazon or CAG on a daily basis?

Grey behavior

I have an African Grey who loves to imitate the sound of the smoke detector alarm. Staff in the apartment I’m in checks these alarms twice a year, so there’s no chance for her to forget it. What can I do to stop the behavior? I currently cover the cage, which stops the noise until […]

African grey not very active

Hi. My African grey who is mostly active And noisy has suddenly become more on the calmer and quieter side for the past 2 days. It feeds well and the color of its droppings look normal. Should I be worried ?

African Grey

I have an African Grey 24years old by itself i the cage has never had a mate always thought it was a boy until we found eggs this year along has been thus the most she has layed over 12 eggs is this normal of should this be a sign of something wrong

African grey – health

My 15 months old Congo African Grey had red feathers on his chest and legs. However, over the last few months, he is losing his red feathers. Will his red feathers grow back? Many thanks, Monica

African Gray not producing eggs

I have African gray pairs , i am watching them via CCTV cam they are crossing properly and using teh nest box but they are not producing eggs. on the other side on same envoirment my other gray pairs are producing eggs properly and hatching please advise

My Grey is laying eggs.

Should I remove the eggs,in the past shehas broken them and eaten them,now she is trying to hatch them.

African Grey appearance

Is it normal for my African Grey’s pupils to be constantly dilated and fluffed up and preening often at 6months old? He often looked zoned out or confused we have 2 and the other doesn’t do this so I was wondering if it just his character or if something may be wrong.

Breeding

I have pair of African greys male and female they are about 4 years old can they start to breeding

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