I do not want him…..

So you took home a cute fluffy, little bird from the pet shop. You were very excited, he was going to learn to talk, learn little games, and become one of the family. There was a beautiful honeymoon period and then wham it happened. That little bird began to do some things you did not…

Cage cleaning………..

One of the jobs that comes with owning a bird or many birds, is cage cleaning. Not a terribly nice chore but 1 that needs to be done on a regular basis.– at least once a week. If you are lucky enough to have a gardener then you can teach him how to do it, but please check periodically that it is being done properly.

The gentle tones of an african grey…..

Years ago my sister in law and I wondered if an African grey could be taught to whisper— they were good at picking up noises and words and bird sounds could they whisper. We started talking very quietly to our greys in the hope that they would eventually whisper back to us.

Away for a while…….

At the beginning of this month, I had an urgent phone call to go out of town to be with my mother while she was in hospital in intensive care. This meant that Sam and Sprog were going to be left in my home with my husband and my maid to care for them. I…

baby grey’s new home…

Once upon a time there was a baby African grey that was about to venture to his new family flock and find his favourite person. As he waited for them to arrive he wondered if they had done any research into what he needed to keep him healthy and happy.