My Poicephalus is special because.....

[Fiver]

Type of Poicephalus: Meyer's named Gonzo

Age: 19 years old

Where you got him/her: Adopted him a year ago from a parrot rescue group.

Absolute favorite treat: Sunflower seeds. Yeah, my guy's not that original. Ha.

Cuddly/not cuddly: Gonzo is fairly independent, but he loves being scratched, and when he's done chewing up his wood blocks or paper on his play tree, he'll fly over, land on the coffee table, waddle over to my propped-up feet, climb aboard and pick his way up my legs and onto my chest, where he settles down for a rest and scratches.

Talks? Only in bird.

Tricks (if any): Hm, none, really, other than mind control. He seems to have a way of making me buy organic foods, numerous toys and whatnot.

Behavior issues he/she is working on: Right now, we are working on curbing some aggression issues that arose when I introduced a second bird in February. Gonzo has to share me now, and also gets less out of cage time, so he is a bit grumpier. For the most part, though, he is a dream to live with.

Describe some things that make him/her special: Gonzo was surrendered to a rescue group that labeled him unadoptable. He (18 at the time) was then shuttled to a second rescue group (along with a few other Meyer's). His cagemates beat him up! He was caged alone in a room separate from the other birds. All along the way, the poor guy was rejected. But I fostered him and found out what a great guy he is. He's independent but friendly, sweet and writes existential poetry. Ok, that last one was a lie...

[sophia]

Type of Poicephalus: senegal

Age: 1 years old

Where you got him/her: from a parrot breeder,here in Greece.

Absolute favorite treat: Sunflower seeds and all human foods

Cuddly/not cuddly: Charlie,is a really cuddly boy,only for me,not with other people

Talks? he talks,a lot of words,every day something diferent......

Tricks (if any): no!!!

Behavior issues he/she is working on: he loves to share situations of my life....

Describe some things that make him/her special: such a loving boy!!!!
He's one of special thinks of my life .......

[ilovekiwi]

My Poicephalus is special because...........

Type of Poicephalus: Senegal

Age: 4.5 months

Where you got him/her: breeder 4 hours away and i got lost lol

Absolute favorite treat: nutriberries and banana chips

Cuddly/not cuddly: cuddlyy with certain people very very cuddly at night

Talks? Says ___. mew, kiwi, hey baby, love you, no, kissy noises, burp and fart thanks to my dad lol

Tricks (if any): not yet

Behavior issues he/she is working on: trying to attack my poor dog and chewing on things other then her toys

Describe some things that make him/her special: sweetest bird when she wants to be but very very spoiled

[ArloBoy]

My Poicephalus is special because...........

Type of Poicephalus: Red Bellied

Age: 8 months

Where you got him/her: Breeder

Absolute favorite treat: Pine Nut

Cuddly/not cuddly: Very Cuddly. Loves to have head skritches

Talks? Says ___. Is starting to Mumble some things

Tricks (if any): He Can Wave, Turn Around, Flap his wings , Come running to me when Called And Poop /Potty trained All when cued (He Very seldom has an accident while on me I just have to remember to perch him for a moment every 20 min or so and he will make a dropping as soon as I say go poop and then he will want to come back to me)

Behavior issues he/she is working on: None At this time

Describe some things that make him/her special: He is such good company, Smart and Happy

[xafsmom]

Type of Poicephalus: (un)Cape Parrot (aka brown-necked Poi)

Age: 6 months

Where you got him/her: Breeder

Absolute favorite treat: Wood

Cuddly/not cuddly: Hates my living guts.

Talks? Says ___. AGHHSHHSHHHHWWWWLHHHHAHH!!

Tricks (if any): Can plummet like a rock

Behavior issues he/she is working on: Not hating me.

Describe some things that make him/her special: He's an (un)Cape!


Type of Poicephalus: Lesser Jardines

Age: 1 year

Where you got him/her: Bred him myself.

Absolute favorite treat: Popcorn Nutriberries

Cuddly/not cuddly: Snuggly buggly!

Talks? Says ___. "Good boy", "Kgosi", and about 20 other words.

Tricks (if any): Does head stands when cuddling!

Behavior issues he/she is working on: Excitement nipping

Describe some things that make him/her special: He's just a sweet, funny, wonderful little bug!

[dmiller91]

So sorry about your plummets LOL. And I'm quite certain the vocab will improve in time. You'll get a "step up" with a real understanding of its meaning within 3 years I'm sure!!!! :)

[SMH]

Type of Poicephalus: Meyers named Piper
Age: ~3yr or greater( rescue bird)

Where you got him/her: from a rescue, this is her third and final home.

Absolute favorite treat: grape

Cuddly/not cuddly: very cuddly

Talks? Says "hello", "step-up", purrs, kiss sounds, mimics my laugh and is working on "peek-a-boo"

Tricks (if any): waves, plays dead, she can chew up window trim in a flash!

Behavior issues she is working on: bowl tossing, occasional nips when I try to remove her from somewhere

Describe some things that make him/her special: she is very quite and Im fortunate that my young quaker Ola has bonded to Piper and Ola now makes meyers sounds versus quaker sounds(most of the time)...yipee

[jimpierce7]

My Poicephalus is special because........... she is my birdy Prozac that's why!!

Type of Poicephalus: Senegal

Age: Zoey will be 5 in December

Where you got him/her: From Woodie's Pet Store, now out of business

Absolute favorite treat: Pine nuts, cookie

Cuddly/not cuddly: Very cuddly with me and a select few others

Talks? Says ___. not really. She says hello, sort of, sounds more like a wolf whistle though. She used to do my pager exactly.

Tricks (if any): Attacks my wife.

Behavior issues he/she is working on: Attacking my wife. Picking/barbering feathers on her wings

Describe some things that make him/her special: Everything about Zoey makes her special. I love her personality. The way she picked me at the store when I got her. All the silly little things she does to get my attention.

[Kiwi08]

Originally Posted by SMH

Describe some things that make him/her special: she is very quite and Im fortunate that my young quaker Ola has bonded to Piper and Ola now makes meyers sounds versus quaker sounds(most of the time)...yipee

Haha, that is funny. I had the exact opposite happen. My senegal imitates my quaker's noises. Which I actually like, because my quaker is quieter than my senegal!