The Grey Growl

[magdalena]

I'll have to take a video of my new grey growling at the broom. She HATES it and gives it what for every time I am sweeping, it's hilarious and so loud. She doesn't act afraid of it just ANGRY. Evil broom. The rest of the time she is a grumbler when she doesn't like something.

[BIRDSITTER]

Bubba Will Go After The Tank Vacuum And Will Try To Bite The Power Nozzle But If I Use The Hoover Upright Vacuum Thats The Pissed Off Or Scared Scream He Will Do

[*Kelly*]

Well Unfortunately I don't really want to post this considering that alot of people here had NOT heard their greys make this much of an aggresive growl before! However, Nelson when we first brought him home from our breeder he always growled, but at first it was the baby growl we all know and adore, however with me when i went near him to temp him with a tasty treat or move to suddenly towards him he growled a screamy growl. It was very distressing and upsetting as i am sure you can imagine. However he never did this with Brook my partner so i had t take my time and earn his trust, it took a total of about three months but now he never growls like that, not even at strangers who visit our house, BUT and that is a big BUT if you get the Henry Hoover out he gets SO angry and he clucks and screams and shouts "NO" at it. We end up having to move him frm room to room when i Vacuum.
But he gurgle growls alot as he is still a baby, That is cute he mainly des it when we are cuddled up watching Coronation street! He knows my attention is on the TV and not on him, it is his gentle reminder to me that he needs a neck scratch!

[ahughes]

Hello,
My mother in law has been looking for a Grey for quite some time. She finally found one through a private party that she was very interested in and after many conversations back and forth between she and the owner, my mother in law was going to make the 4 hour drive to buy her this weekend. Thinking I was clever I contacted the owner of the Grey and told her I wanted to buy the bird for my mother in law as a birthday present and requested she advise my mother she had been sold to another home. This whole plan backfired on me because the same day I made the two hour drive from my house to pick up the grey, my mother in law had found a more local Grey and purchased him.

We’ve decided to keep her as I’d hate for her to be transferred from home to home . I’m just unsure of how to help her adapt to her new surroundings.
We have a year old Goffin’s Cockatoo who is my entire world. Everything I’ve read states to adapt them to one another keep the cages in separate rooms for approx. 2 weeks and slowly bring closer and closer to each other until the cages are in the same room only a few feet apart. I was hoping I’d be able to apply my experience with adapting my cockatoo (Chevy) towards the new Grey (Eva). The only problem is Chevy hasn’t acted like a bird since before I can remember. We have two Chihuahuas that he mimics and he acts much more like a dog than a bird. They take naps snuggled up together, I hold him like a baby on his back, and he’s just unlike any bird I’ve ever come across. Eva on the other hand appears we may have to really work with her. She appears timid, which I expect as she’s only been with us for a few days. She’s got my husband’s finger a few times while trying to change food bowls. With Her being timid I’m unsure of how soon is too soon to start attempt to socialize and bond with her? Asking Eva to step up on your hand is just asking to get bit. Strange thing is that she’ll step up if she’s on the ground with no problem but if she’s on her cage she’s very snippy. We talk to her while she’s in the cage and you can tell she’s listening and watching us but if we come to close to the cage she starts to shake a little. I pray I haven’t got myself in way over my head. When we leave the room she makes a few different sounds including a VERY accurate and VERY loud fire alarm sound. I’m willing to take the time this will take but am unsure of what is too soon.
We purchased her on Tuesday and has since been in the cage with an exception of 10 minutes here and there. Is attempting to handle her while she’s obviously still nervous a bad idea? On one hand I fear handling her too soon will damage her ability to adjust to us, and on the other hand I fear not handling her from the start will negatively impact the relationship when I do attempt to handle her.

My cockatoo wandered into the room we are keeping Eva in after we had her all set up. What I thought was going to be a disaster actually was surprisingly alright. Besides an initial shock, Chevy handled himself very nicely. After staring at her for a few moments he found his ball more entertaining than Eva. You can tell Eva was curious but didn’t display any signs of discomfort that she hadn’t already displaying towards my boyfriend or I who were already in the room.

I would love to hear some feedback from experienced bird owners on what steps I should take to make Eva feel more at home or how to gain her trust.I know a new home can be stressful & want to make this as easy as possible for EVERYONE involved.

Last night we took her into the living room with us while we watched a movie. She was very quite, and just sat on my shoulder the whole time. She'll allow me to scratch her head and she'll even lean in a little for it. Chevy was sitting on my boyfriends shoulder farthest away from Eva & I and the four of us were fine. They don't seem to mind eachother but i wonder if I'm rushing it by letting them see eachother already? There's definatley NO contact between them, but maybe I should take it slower? Also she's very snippy when in or on her cage but when she's out she's not. She'll step up, allow us to rub her head, etc. Near her cage though it's as if she's plotting for ways to gain the opportunity to snatch one of our fingers. I don't know if i'm in way over my head but I can't recall having any of these issues with Chevy. Obviously I know that they all have different personalities and I must have just got lucky the first time. from what the owner told me she's the second owner of the bird. She states she's had her for about 6months and doesn't have time for her. Eva is told to be a little over a year old. I only assume she's never really had any stability so i'm hoping as time goes by and I work with her she'll completely come around.
Any words of wisdom would be GREATLY appreciated as I'm unsure If I'm starting out right with her.

Thanks for reading! : )

[sherik99]

My CAG does both the angry and the happy growl. She first did the happy growl when she was just a wee baby and was attacking my Garfield stuffed doll. The angry growl came later when I switched purses and she freaked out. I mean, how dare I switch a purse and not tell her about it first?

[Greymoodagain]

My CAG has made this noise a few times before when he's terrified, like the times someone in my house has worn a blouse or outfit with a large print. I've had to return clothes to the store because he's afraid of them. I've also worn a robe over my clothes to sneak out of the house. He and my TAG also make a low, soft growl when they don't like something. The bird in the video is scared!

[Dusty1709]

I havent been on for a while sorry probs with my laptop. Got a new one though.
On the subject of greys growling my one year old Dusty growled today like i have never heard before, i actually got a fright as i thought there was something wrong.

My flat mate's dad was along visiting he has been a few times and Dusty hasnt had a problem with him.

Today however, she greeted him with a tractor sounding noise similar to the squirrel video. It was kind of scary !!!

[BIRDSITTER]

Bubba will do the pissed off / scared growl everytime I bring out the upright hoover vacuum i even took out the light on the vacuum still screams Now if I am using the electrolux tank vacuum no problem in fact he will go after the power nozzle and bite it

[Lisa B]

Originally Posted by BIRDSITTER

Bubba will do the pissed off / scared growl everytime I bring out the upright hoover vacuum i even took out the light on the vacuum still screams Now if I am using the electrolux tank vacuum no problem in fact he will go after the power nozzle and bite it

...yeah he's always been a handful!

[Sl33py]

I have been lucky so far, Pepper is just a little over a year old, if someone or something comes close he does a loud double chirp, very sharp, haven't exp the growl yet from him, but at the pet store I saw a grey there and it growled at me. but when something spooks him just just jumps off his perch.