Parrot barks

[spanky's mom]

When my mom got KC he was just a baby he landed on her Lawn we put ads in the paper and no one claimed him she kept him for 5 years and it got to be to much so we got him. to this day(15 years later) he still says in my moms voice when the phone rings hello .ok .yes this in JUDY L*** 4792******

[iuplori]

Originally Posted by mscat

i use to go to our local bird store every few days... The owner had baby parrots , hand fed all the time.. I fell in love with th gray's . Some of her parrots were outside of their cages. The Macaws, and Cokatoos, have ear splitting screams. A pioneous, and African Gray were on the quiet side.
Some day I'll have my gray ! The Congo Gray is the bigger of the two. I have heard that they really don't start talking untill at least a few yrs. old .There was a famous gray named Alex. He understood what to do on command! He was owned by a Scientist who studied his intelligence for yrs.

Our Sam didn't start talking till he was about two, but with 40-60 year life span, that's like the same as a human baby not talking till two!

We were so sad when Alex died last year.

[iuplori]

Originally Posted by Woogie Man

I've been there...closer to the screen now....LOL. Floyd really isn't much trouble. My conure is the noisy one. The thing about M-2's is to never give them more attention than you can on a regular basis or they get quickly spoiled and will let you know it if you ignore them. That, and give them plenty to chew on . Floyd stays in our front room where everything's going on and is quiet except for a couple of shrieks in the morning and evening. He does get more noisy when he thinks it's mating time. He also shrieks when we open the bag with the duck tenders to give the dogs a treat. He's gotta have one, too! That's one of his favorites, along with crab legs and corn on the cob. Talk about a commitment...these guys can live 80+ years. All in all, I think the Greys make a better companion pet. but nothing is quite like an M-2 if you're up for it.

Yorkies are kinda that way too, about not spoiling them in the beginning.

If we are having chicken for dinner, when we're finished we will give Selah a little bit in her bowl, and Sam likes some too. He will even fly down during dinner to "beg" off my husband (he knows he won't get any from me during mealtime). I know its kinda gross if you think too hard about it, but he really enjoys chicken and corn on the cob.

[Betty'sMom]

Originally Posted by spanky's mom

He is alot of fun when the kids were little he would yell at my son to get in here right now stop that. He also says he's prayers at night. Now i lay me down to sleep I pray the lorddddddddd. thats all he knows of it. He just learned to say Vilottttttttt come on baby girl. he never did learn to say spanky they say what they want when they want lol. but he does talk alot he ask my guest if they have to go POTTY???? and do they want to go Potty Outside? Just to funny I really Should try and video it for you all to see

I would LOVE to see that video!!!!!!!!!