Re: african grey sex

[brfussne]

I am having trouble with Rambo. I was told he was male but he is sticking his butt in the air and rocking back and forth. He calls for Myrtle but she doesn't know anything and just steps on him. She even bit his rectum once because it was moving.

LOL!!! Poor Rambo, all he wanted was some love and Myrtle bit his butt!! I hope Rambo is okay!

[Shelby]

The ps/uk said that she is a imported cag that she could be wild court i dont know ive been told that it could well b a matting dance

I would suggest looking up videos of CAG mating dances and comparing it to what yours does. She could have been wild-caught as a young chick before she was fully weaned. Keep in mind, the larger the bird, the longer it takes for them to wean. African greys are one of the bigger birds kept as pets. I think some big macaws wean as long as 16 months after hatching!

hi shelby, i've wondered if mya could have been taken from parents to soon,she's also a feather chewer and i read one of the causes is being taken away to be hand fed.

I have heard that too. Bird mills and some breeders don't really care about the animal, they're just out to make a profit. The sooner they can wean the chick, the faster they can make a sale. I'm actually a fan of allowing birds to be parent-fed because then they learn how to be a bird from their parents and they have less psychological problems. Parent-fed birds handled and tamed by the breeders are just as wonderful - if not more so - than hand-fed birds. I think this is called "co-parenting".