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Post by MYGREYNAMELOUEYLOU on May 2, 2005 16:53:11 GMT -7
When I go to my greys cage and talk to him or feed him he climbs from his perch to see me and he starts making a noise.It sounds like he is painting or grunting.Sounds like a baby grunting I guess.Then he bobs his head up and down and rubs his beak on my hand or finger and nibbles and then bobs his head up and down really fast.He sounds like uh uh uh uh really shorts uhs . Today I noticed he opened his beak and showed me the inside of his mouth and I caught a glimpse of something yellow.What is yellow in there mouth or throat?He also aims his private area up against the cage and poops like he is aiming near me or something.I don't know.He is three years old.I have had him since my sixteenth bday.I have not yet been able to hold him all the time because I have been scared in the pass of him biting me.My Mother told me that he could since it.So I then stuck my hand in the cage and noticed he just wanted to nibble and play.Like a dog would playing tugawar.He just wants to pull on your fingers with his beak.One time he bit me hard though.But we got over that one. Any advice would be great on what he is doing?Thanks
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ranae
Weaned Todd
Okay, I'm ready for my close-up! I've always thought my right side was the most photogenic!
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Post by ranae on May 2, 2005 19:03:24 GMT -7
My grey, Pearl, makes that noise too. She usually says it when I am first getting her out after she hasn't seen me in awhile, like an "eh, eh, eh" noise, almost like she can't contain herself. I have always wondered what it was, but I didn't know how to descibe it to the forum. Jane or Preston will know for sure, not to worry. We'll just have to wait for one of them to post. But at least it's good to know that both our little birdies are oddballs. LOL.
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Post by Jane on May 3, 2005 0:17:45 GMT -7
The head bobbing and the yellow inside his beak is because he has regurgitated some food for you! Together with the grunting this is a mating ritual. Greys in captivity still have the instinct to breed and will direct the behaviour towards a chosen person. In younger birds it can also be interpreted as begging for food because feeding is such a big part of both pair bonding and parent/baby bonding.
Jane
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