african grey parrot breeders
african grey diet

African Grey Feather Picking

Feather Picking and Mutilation
Feather Picking Causes
Feather Picking Preventing & correcting

African Grey Social Interactions

Mechanically produced sounds Agonistic behaviour
Defensive, appeasing & submissive behavioural patterns
Sexual behaviour
Sex-recognition, bond and mating

African Grey Breeding & Hand Rearing

Breeding African Grey Parrots
Reasons for hand rearing
Reasons against hand rearing

African Grey Info

There are not many parrot species living in Africa. This might be due to the aridness of many regions and the lack of fruit-bearing trees. The African grey parrot is one of the few African parrot species. Reaching a length up to 36 cm it is also the largest parrot inhabiting that continent. The African grey parrot's special markings are the grey plummage, full of nuances, the contrasting red tail feathers and the naked white field around the eyes.

There are two subspecies of the African grey parrot, which can be found in Central and Western Africa. The birds inhabit forests and feed on fruits, berries, buds, blossoms and seeds. Searching for food African grey parrots wander about - otherwise they are non-migratory birds. African grey parrots often fly at high altitudes, their flight is rapid and straight. They are quite shy in the wild and communicate with shrill whistles and squawks. African grey parrots nest in tree holes. The three or four nestlings stay in the hole for almost three months. Like many other parrot species, African grey parrots can reach a very old age; 60 years and more are not unusual.

The domestic grey parrots have a few reasons to become aggressive:

* They loose the respect and consideration for themselves when they are in captivity.

* They loose the desire to live safe.

* They are affected by human aggression because avian species knows that pain or aggression mean death. Those animals are not used to touches, pokes, pushes, chasing, shaking or striking. Those actions are frightening and dangerous for the parrots.

* Their self confidence, their trust and their comfort are shattered if they are intimidated. Standing over them, or staring at them may have a strong impact on the birds.

* A grey parrot will never trust a person who tries to dominate him or control small aspects of the nature.

* Just as any human being, a grey parrot wont trust a person who uses sensory deprivation as a mean of punishment for misbehavior.

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Clear eggs with no visible embryonic development.
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Many dead embryos at an early stage.
Chicks fully formed, but dead without pipping.
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