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Re: Up and Down
Posted by GreyLady on 11/20/09

On 11/19/09, Wanting to do right by George wrote:
> thank you again. i really appreciate your insite.
>
> can there be two flock leaders in the home? like me and my
> girlfriend? or will he always see one of us as a playmate and the
> other as the flock leader?

In an ideal world, you and your girlfriend and anyone else who lives
in the house can be flock leaders and can handle the bird. And your
bird will be friendly, to some degree, to any other person trusted to
interact with your bird. However, few of us who live with Greys come
anywhere near that ideal. It's most likely your bird will choose a
favorite person, whom he may or may not consider the flock leader.
That person may be the only one who can handle him without having to
always be alert to any thing from a nip to an occasional serious
bite. We must always remember they are not domesticated, tame
animals. They are wild creatures with strong instincts from living
in the wild, who do their best to live with us. Whoever that
favorite person is can change also. I know of situations where
almost over night, a Grey has changed it's preference from one
favored person to someone else in the home. There is just no way to
predict any of it. All we can do is to do our best and be prepared
to continue to accept and love the bird no matter what. It's all
part of the sometimes confusing situation of living with pretty much
any parrot and especially one as opinionated as a Grey.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Up and Down, 11/18/09, by Wanting to do right by George.
• Re: Up and Down, 11/19/09, by GreyLady.
• Re: Up and Down, 11/19/09, by Wanting to do right by George.
• Re: Up and Down, 11/19/09, by GreyLady.
• Re: Up and Down, 11/19/09, by Wanting to do right by George.
• Re: Up and Down, 11/20/09, by GreyLady.
• Re: Up and Down, 11/23/09, by Wanting to do right by George.