Posted by don --Previous Message--
on 8/4/2005, 10:31 pm, in reply to "Re: our grey "stopped" talking...."
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: Our 4 year old grey, Mr. Peepers,
: has a large vocabulary and up
: until a couple of months ago,
: talked quite frequently and would
: go through almost his entire list
: of words and/or sentences. He
: suddenly stopped that practice and
: is now only saying 3 new words
: that he picked up which is all
: that he says! He also stopped
: whistling a few of his favorite
: songs and we've noticed that he
: doesn't play with his toys as
: much, either. He just had his
: yearly check up at the vet and
: everything was fine! We have two
: other birds, an active talking 2
: year old Eclectus and a Red Lored
: Amazon who he has lived with for
: the four years we have had him!
: He does everything with "the
: flock" and he gets ALOT of
: attention and perks! He has
: always been more taken with me
: than my wife, but he likes her
: alot, too. He was in a routine
: and knew about what time I would
: come home everyday for lunch, but
: I have since retired, eff. January
: of this year. I don't know if he
: has not adjusted to me being here
: more often or what! Could you
: provide an answer to our dilema?
: We are concerned about a possible
: behavior problem occuring which
: could lead to plucking!
: Thanks!
:
: Hi! I'm just guessing , but
: maybe the change in routine with
: retirement requires some
: adjustment in his schedule,, are
: you sure the other birds are not
: doing anything to encourage his
: change in behavior??????
: something going on while you are
: not looking or aware of????? my
: storm @ 5 months old never talked
: again 5 months after my mom died,,
: he was 3 months at the time, he is
: 6 years old now,, usually if
: health is good, it is an
: environmental issue,,,,, any new
: additions to the surroundings
: around him that could scare
: him???? new lamp?? flowers,,,
: anything new to his living
: space??? things like that,, it
: doesnt take much to spook them,,
: or shake confidence,,,, my bird
: started talking again at month 6
: or 7 after mom passed,, have
: YOU??? changed since retirement???
: how is your mood???? greys
: reflect owners moods all the time,
: they are very sensitive,,, but if
: health is fine,, and you are 100%
: sure the other birds arent doing
: anything,, i bet it is some major
: or very minor environmental
: factor!!!!! Best wishes,, Madelynn
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