Week 1 With Bean The African Grey! 

I have a PhD in Parrot stuff and what you say is correct.

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Hi, I am saying you are right, but you know it, very well stated👍👍

beautifully put

@@rajens1 I am not a parrot, but can repeat what other people say and what you say is correct.

He ate good food, which previous owner brought along and she said he eats lots of vegetables. Who told u he was eating trash food for 8 years!??

He does say no lol he shakes his head when he doesn’t want something

Our parrot says no and it sounds like “Fah. Fah” In a very firm way. Both sounds are clipped. Short. Not run together. We immediately respond. Withdraw or change what we were requesting.

We own bean now and he does this so much! We could try to pick him up but he just puts his head down for pets

Having never been to Idaho, what’s the deal? Does it change suddenly often?

@@peepsicle Yes, it does. There's an old saying that if you don't like the weather in Idaho, stick around five minutes and it will change, LOL.

i’ve just taken on. 26 year old attitude. no idea on sex. i have one i rescued 20 years ago it’s interesting. but this bird is very defensive. the owner used to flick it from behind . unfortunately

@@ladylaois8184 how very sad.... The previous owner needs to be flicked from behind!!😒

​@@ladylaois8184😢 i hate humans😢 poor baby

They are definitely birds compared their family members.

What breakfast did you give him to eat?

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6wBpCHuSckk.html Bean has an amazing family and is thriving in his adoptive home 🥰

This is the same Bean. ❤️ The majority of this series was released on Patreon exclusively last year and now I am sharing it with our RU-vid followers 🥰

@@BirdTricks Thanks for the reply and clarification! Wish I was able to support you on Patreon.

I wouldn’t risk having a pet bird with your Labs around. Is there anyplace near you that would allow you to volunteer so you could be with birds in a place that’s safe for them?

It's hard to say. It's how you introduce them to the bird. I inherited an african grey a couple years after getting my dog and introduced them through the cage and made progress VERY slowly. After that I'd hold my bird at a safe height and let my dog sniff it and over time closed the distance based off both their body language. Id also put the bird on the counter, play or pet her for a couple minutes, then switch to the dog and do the same to give them the idea that we're all doing the same stuff together. It did take a while (a lil over half a year) but now I can place the bird on the ground and the dog would just sniff her to see what's up and let her be. Bird used to get uncomfortable with that, but eventually caught on that she isn't trying to eat her and stopped worrying about it, now she hardly even acknowledges when she does that. Even with all this progress however, when they are together I make sure to keep my eye out on them. One thing is all animals are different. Some dogs' instinct are too overwhelming and it'll just see a target to get. I figure the best way to see how your dogs act is to take them to a pet shop, take em to where the birds are and see if they go wild or are whatever about it. If they clearly see the birds but dont get buck wild you may be able to introduce them but it is a slow dedicated process like anything related to birds.

@@spiritmatter1553 no I don’t have a place to volunteer or anything of that nature. I suppose I’ll just continue to watch the videos and enjoy birds via RU-vid

She has books on bird diet.

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