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In voice, behaviour and character, this species has a lot in common with the Grey Parrot. It is quite capable of being noisy and of emitting a harsh scream – yet seldom does so. And the female in my possession is an extremely quiet bird, never screaming and making soft ‘hoo’ sounds like a Jardine’s [...]
Food Values It would be very wrong to allow any bird to exist on only one kind of seed as most seeds are deficient in some respect. Their food values are given below. It should be remembered that protein is a very important item of the diet and that different seeds have varying amino acid [...]
One of the problems in introducing two Grey Parrots as a potential breeding pair is that, even though they may be of the opposite sex, they will not necessarily prove compatible. Some of the larger parrots are extremely discriminating over the choice of a mate. A guide to sexing these birds was offered by E. [...]
African Grey Parrots also learn to imitate the sounds around them, sometimes to the annoyance of members of the household who cannot distinguish between the ring of the telephone and the Grey’s imitation. A Grey Parrots in my possession would imitate to perfection the radio time signals and the squeaking of the door of a [...]
Geomil Georgiev #1. Good hygiene – regularly clean the bird cage and the appliances in it. The cleaning must be accomplished minimum twice a week . #2. We mustn’t let our birds have contacts with wild or free – living birds, who are the main carriers of diseases and infections . #3. Do not put [...]
By Lee Dobbins Parrots and birds of all types are attractive and rewarding birds to keep, but the requirements for their management and the demands made on their owners can be very different from those of other birds or livestock. While a bird is an easy pet to care for, they do require just as [...]