I have had him/her for about 3 weeks now, he really prefers men and i am female, will he ever like me as much as a mail?
he will bite me harder than my b.f. i think he just always had male owners i know the guy i got him from and i think he had one previous owner that i am not sure about he is 3 years old I try to spend as much time with him as he will let me, he is not aggresive just scared he will even pluck his feathers if i hold him for more than a few minutes, i try to keep him occupied to keep him from plucking sometimes this works sometimes it don't
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a 2nd hand grey wud of chosen his flock in his past owner...if he was a male then thats why at the moment he prefers men ..they are very 1 person birds...he will be suffing from stress and have no trust in you at mo due to the change of owner ...be patient with him ..and let him come to u ..offer treats ..but dont handle him yet ..the plucking could be a stress thing also ...if he as only plucked since being with you
make sure he has a good diet ..plenty of fresh fruit and veg.and a pellet diet
once he has settled in he shud be fine ..but it will take time ..so loadsa TLC and patience ..good luck
have you tried having him associate good things with you? like whenever you pick him up giving him a treat or something he likes to play with, birds are very intelligent creatures im sure he will catch on quickly and i would suggest not holding him for long periods of time until he starts to warm up to you. hope that helps!
You've only had him three weeks. He will probably warm up to you soon. My friend got 2 Macaws because the previous owner died and it took a while for them to stop biting him but now they love him.
I don't if this is true or not, it is with my Grey, but they seem to be a 1 person owner. Mine prefers me over everyone else in the house, and she will actually try to attack people when they walk by her cage. It probably does have to do with the fact that the previous owner was a male also. Just keep working with him, when he starts stressing, put him back. Give him treats so he'll associate something %26quot;good%26quot; with you.
Yes, you need to have him associate you with good things. Ignore the bites and they should stop. Don't make a sound or flinch when he bites (it's hard, I know) and he'll find other ways to show you that he's unhappy. He is probably very stressed and scared, so when you take him out, wrap him in a nice warm towel or blanket (I put them in the dryer for a few minutes until they're toasty) and just watch TV or something. This way, he learns not to be afraid of you, and the towel keeps him from plucking. If he doesn't stop plucking soon, you'll need to get him a sweater-type thing to wear when he's outside with you.
If the bird prefers men, it's probably a girl.
yes smarts parrrots are usally bond more with a specific gender, and when if he is pluckin out his feathers it is because he is stressed out and is scared...
Well, known from experience, African Grey's are specifically intelligent. They are very hard-headed and set into their ways, though. If this bird really dislikes you, then, there's a good chance that he is never going to like you. Feather plucking is a very serious mental illness in birds. They do it when they are stressed and upset.
A very possible reason why that bird doesn't like you, could be that he was, in the past, abused by a female and whenever the bird is around one, it freaks. They have very good memories.
good luck.
you must have a female african grey they like males more because your a female she sees you as a rival. females pefer males to other females i mean they are like us just spend a lot more time with her and love her more speek nice to her and play with her even though she bites you just be paitent and she will come around. and i also agree with the answer above me.
Birds are like small children in many ways. They like the person who does nice things for them. Instead of holding him, let him ride on your shoulder. Sit on the sofa and watch TV and let him crawl all over you, getting used to you. When you feed your bird each day, always take one piece of whatever you feed and give it to him with your hand. Birds are really strange sometimes and you can waste a lot of time and energy trying to figure out what they are thinking.
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