Description

Congo African grey for sale

Congo African grey for sale is one good looking parrot, and is also said to be one the smartest birds. They are known to be the best talkers in the bird world achieving an unparallel  vocabulary which is extremely articulate. The African Greys can learn 200 or more words and all kinds of tricks. They also frequently imitate the sounds of their environment, including people.

Congo African grey parrot

One well known Grey, N’Ski had a vocabulary of 950 words back in 2004. N’Ski actually greeted Jane Goodall with the words “Got a chimp”, as he had seen pictures of her with her chimpanzees. Once we had an African Grey Congo and a Blue-fronted Amazon at the store. The African grey would ring the phone “ring-ring” and the Blue-fronted amazon would answer with a very cordial “Hello”.

So, Dr. Lucy Perberg has worked with and studied these parrots for a number of years. The most notable of these is a grey by the name of Alex. Greys have demonstrated an association of human words with meanings, differentiate colors, and even have concepts of numbers and shapes.

Nature of our Congo African grey for sale

Congo African Greys have a gentle nature over all. Their demeanor, along with the ability to talk and mimics sounds have made them popular pets. Yet keeping them as a pet companion is challenging, and not for everyone. These are long-lived, highly intelligent birds that need a great deal of stimulation to keep from becoming bore.

Congo African grey know how

Greys are often describe  as having the intelligence of a five year old and the temperament of a two year old.  A bored, unstimulated African Grey is prone to developing unpleasant behaviors and even health problems. Problem behaviors like feather plucking are very hard to reverse one they start.

With dedication and care

You can have a happy healthy African Grey Parrot and a great family pet. Getting an African Grey that has been well socialize  with people and different situations as a young bird will help ensure a good pet. Provide your grey with a large cage, play areas, and a proper diet. Make sure you give your pet lots of interaction and toys for stimulation.

Care and feeding

They Foods for your pet bird will include a ready made large hook bill seed mix enriched with vitamins. Their dietary requirements include sources of calcium and Vitamin A. They eat a variety of sprouts, seeds, nuts, fruits, vegetables, commercial pellets, as well as the same nutritional foods humans eat. A cuttle bone or a calcium block is a good source of calcium.

Feeding

*Fresh vegetables you can offer include mustard greens, green peas, cucumber, young dandelion greens, sweet corn, beet greens, carrots, broccoli, unsprayed lettuce, chickweed, dandelions, eggplant, green peppers, sorrel, spinach leaves, tomatoes and zucchini.
*Fruits that you can offer include, apples, peaches, apricots, bananas, pears, plums, raisons, and most other fruits. They eat a variety of sprouts, seeds, nuts, fruits, vegetables, commercial pellets, as well as the same nutritional foods humans eat.