livingart Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 so named from the noise he was making in the steel drum of a nest box he is now 3 months and 3 weeks old his parents are 2 pet birds we have had together for 12 years glad to see they have finally gotten back to being cockatoos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinefish4life Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 cool :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 he looks like trouble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 They are better looking with their gear on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcculloch Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Nice to see one not overweight and in good feather. :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Nice to see one not overweight and in good feather. :thup: He's fed on a healthy diet of fingers harvested from children who don't listen when you warn them he might bite. :thup: (Note that he only has intact thumbs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 :rotf: his mum plucked herself for 12 years stopped plucking when she started sitting this year just a really small patch on her front he will get a couple of days to settle down then into training we will see how much of my blood he spills and hopefully he will leave me my thumbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepsnana Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Don't worry Shiana... He won't bite.... :sml1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nymox Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 He'll be a big boy when he matures, very nice bird though and its great to know that birds can become birds again even after being humanized for so long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 yes it is the third pair of pet cockatoos we have got breeding and raising young special moment when it happens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 What a beautiful bird his mum plucked herself for 12 years Ah, just exactly what does that mean :oops: and training for what???? Thanks, Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 a few pet cockatoos pluck themselves for different reasons we have 12 in total some were neglected training to be someone's pet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 Ah, I hate when I hear any animal/bird being neglected :an!gry Are they hard to train? Or does it depend on the individual bird? Thanks, Caper :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 yes depends on the personality he seems like a nice bird hopefully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 Ah, I hate when I hear any animal/bird being neglected :an!gry Are they hard to train? Or does it depend on the individual bird? Thanks, Caper :oops: I think cockatoos are trainable the same way dogs are. Greys though are more like cats. They learn what you're trying to train them to do right away, they just don't have much interest in doing it until it suits them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 Greys though are more like cats. They learn what you're trying to train them to do right away, they just don't have much interest in doing it until it suits them. +1 to that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinox Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 ahah that thing is cute :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketman Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 +1 to that We had a Grey in S.A. used to be fine with me, dad, mum, but HATED my brother... Don't feel bad, humans tend to have the same reaction... :rotf: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 Are "greys" a type of cockatoo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 African Grey Parrots---mensa types. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 Are "greys" a type of cockatoo? No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted April 18, 2012 Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 Show her the vid of the parrot crying like a baby, I can't remember if it was a Grey or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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