i want to tame and breed a pair of wild african grey parrots.

07-13-2008, 03:04 AM

i am having a pair of african greys which are wid and start screaming when i go near them actually i want to tame them and i also want to breed them so please do give me suggestions who have african greys and who are already breeding greys..

07-13-2008, 04:19 AM

You most likly won't be able to have both....Tame, and, breed.

How long have they been bonded?
How old are they?
Have you had them sexed?
How big is the cage?
Have you been able to handle them?
What diet do you have them on?
Have either ever layed an egg?

07-13-2008, 05:17 AM

Buy alot of band-aids!

07-13-2008, 05:25 AM

Once a pair is bonded, they usually don't want human contact.
You could try breeding.

07-13-2008, 06:49 AM

Why do you want to breed them?

07-13-2008, 08:32 AM

Are these really wild (like someone caught them) or just not tame? I don't think we have too many members from your part of India, do you know a breeder who lives near you and can teach you how to feed the babies if you need to do so? You will get lots of good advice here on how to tame your birds; we will look forward to hearing more about your greys!

07-13-2008, 12:25 PM

Wild caught breeder pairs will be almost impossible to tame. Wild caught Greys may be impossible to tame but you are almost assuredly not going to get both.

You should think about your reasons for doing either for a while before coming to any final decision.

07-13-2008, 04:17 PM

Jeet; Please don't let us scare you off.
ParrotChatter is a great place to learn and share experiences.
We are like family here and would love for you to be a part of it.
I hope you have not taken all of our opinions the wrong way.
Please feel free to continue posting. If you should try to breed this pair, we will give you all the assistance we can.

07-13-2008, 10:13 PM

thanks for every ones reply actually the breeder told me that the pair is 2 years of age but can any one help me how to find its age and yes the birds are nicely paired the breeder told me that he had paired them since they were babies and yet i have not done dna sexing...

07-13-2008, 10:29 PM

Birds of the same sex can and do bond sometimes. Also 2 years is a bit young for a grey to breed, more likely fertile eggs will only result once the cock is closer to 4. An avian vet that does surgical sexing would be able to tell you the exact maturity of the birds but surgical sexing does carry a lot of risk in inexperienced hands. DNA is just as accurate and much safer although you wont find out maturity.