Posted by admin | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 08-06-2006
Tags: bird, cockatoo, parrot, parrot_toys, playstand
Playstand Parrot
Why has my African grey parrot stopped singing?
I have a 2 year old congo african grey. Her name is Grace and she’s a real sweetheart. I recently moved her cage from the living room into my bedroom. She used to talk and sing all day long and now she won’t utter a peep. She’s on a diet of harrisons. She takes baths 2-3 times a week. She not afraid of anything. I rotate her toys every week. She will gladly step up onto anyones hand, though she prefers me. Has never been a biter. She’s out of her cage probably 4+ hours a day on her playstand. She seemed like a really happy bird before i moved her. Moving her back is not an option. I don’t know what to do.
African greys are very smart birds, more then likely the change of environment has caused her to get quiet, she is getting used to the new set up change of light outside bird calls whatever, be patient and spend the same amount of time as before at the same times as before feed the the same etc, talk and sing and most of all relax parrots pick up on subtle body language and tone so be calm and relax and so will your bird 
Playstand Parrot
anyone got any tips on making a playstand for an african grey congo?
hiya has anyone got any tips or websites on making parrot playstands? as i really want to make one for my parrot i already have a couple of bits.
also what is best you use on the bottom of the stand where the poop will land so it will be easy to clean it off
If you are going to use wood, make sure it’s a kind that’s not poisonous to birds (many are) and is from trees that haven’t been sprayed with pesticides. A lot of people seem to use pvc pipe for stands, playgyms, orbits, etc too.
Here’s a forum that has a section on homemade bird toys, stands, play gyms etc:
http://www.tailfeathersnetwork.com/community/forumdisplay.php?f=32
This site lists woods that are safe to use and also lists toxic woods:
http://www.mdvaden.com/bird_page.shtml
There is also a link in the first paragraph for making good perches.
For the bottom of a playstand, you can get flat 1/4″ sheets of pvc. This is a good product to use because it’s soooo easy to clean. I was given some that were 2′x4′… I don’t know what other sizes you can get.
The sheets are flexible, so you’d build a base out of wood and use the pvc sheeting, cut to the right size, to cover the bottom of it. If you make a free-standing playstand, you can just just lay a pvc sheet on the floor and set the stand on it.
Freeyourmind… A lot of people don’t realize that birds can fly off even if their wings are clipped. I recieve e-mail alerts from the following site, so I know how often it happens:
http://www.911parrotalert.com/index.html
The site also provides a link to this page:
http://www.tailfeathersnetwork.com/birdinformation/escape.php (Read the “Prevention” paragraph.)
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