Great video. But after watching, I don't know that I want a pet that is endangered. I would want to keep it in a very, VERY big aviary and find it a mate to propagate then release them.
Thats so noble of you. The only problem is that its hard to get them back to being in the wild. Parrots in the wild learn from their parents how to forage and find food locations. As a young birds they get taught where to find these. When you release young birds from captive parents, they don't have the knowledge and can't find food, making them unable to survive. I'd love to see large numbers of greys return to the wild tough. If you are interested, there has been a successful attempt at teaching captive birds the migration routes of wild birds. Keepers were flying in some kind of plane to teach the birds where to go. This was done with bald ibises. You can google bald ibises reintroduction.
Im picking up my timneh next week i didnt even know that there was 2 different african greys i was looking for a congo african grey but this temneh was so sweet and cant wait to pick him up
"Make sure it has a" what? The closed captions is saying "sinus" but i know that's not right. Can you please tell me how I can tell that it was bred in captivity instead of kidnapped from wild?
All captive-bred parrots have a CITES. It's a certificate that proves that they are bred in captivity. Parrots who have CITES also have a closed foot ring or a chip with their personal number. Both Congo and Timneh are under Appendix 1 CITES. This is the highest level of protection.
@@Kompa_official Thank you so much for replying! I hope that didn't sound bad, I was just wanting clarity because I couldn't understand what it said in the captions didn't help 🌸
So incorrect. Not all captive bred birds have leg bands or certificates. Many breeders just breed and don’t supply them, and many nowadays don’t put leg bands on due to parrots getting their foot caught in a toy or rope and end up dying. Wild caught birds have been illegal for decades. I have no idea where this TH-camr is from, but she doesn’t know what she’s talking about.
@@baublesanddolls In many countries you need to have Cites otherwise you can get heavily fined or your parrot gets taken away. It's not always been checked which is when errors happen and very unfortunate breeding. Cites makes it so people can't get birds out of the wild. It protects the wild birds. If Cites wasn't upheld people could go back to catching wild parrots. Not all parrot species require Cites btw. I could make a video to explain it maybe. There are indeed a lot of people who don't want a leg band. I myself am not a big fan of leg bands either. Some people go for chipping parrots instead of using legbands since these can't get stuck. Although with very small parrots this is often hard and not all vets will do it. And keep in mind that not all captive birds need Cites. Only the parrots who are endangered and listed on the IUCN. Arthur for example doesn't have a cites a legband or a chip.
My bird, a normal Timneh, had a classic maroon tail for more than twenty years and then during the pandemic when I was working from home, for more than two years, its' tail became a much brighter shade of maroon. On the underside it became almost as bright red as a Congo's tail! The bird is not a hybrid. It is as Timneh as they get- very small female with a very light colored upper beak. A year ago it also laid its first egg, ...at 23 years old. An unfertile egg of course. It also started exhibiting for the first time in its life very intense nesting behavior (I raised the bird since 5 weeks old, and it has lived with me since). During the pandemic I let the bird live in a kitchen cabinet, on the three shelves of my kitchen cabinet. She's been spending most of her time there instead of the cage. I think this change might have triggered a hormonal change of some sorts resulting in a first ever egg and nesting behavior. By nesting behavior I mean the bird sits for prolong periods of time in a dark corner with a toy ping pong ball underneath its wings. When I take away the ball it starts doing the same to other small objects. I am saying all this to illustrate how a birds normal behavior can change under different conditions. I think given the opportunity to sit in one place for a very long time triggered this. When I take the bird to a different location it immediately wants to go back on the shelf in the cabinet. I can't even take a longer shower with the bird as it calls intensely to be back on the shelf. Last year she's been somewhat like this for nearly two months. This year it is more intense and almost two months. I hope it ends soon.
It's interesting to know that the color changed. As to the nesting behavior. Your bird sees your kitchen cabinet as a nest. I would recommend removing it from the cabinet since prolonged hormonal behavior can cause damage to your parrot. Mentally and physically. Maybe you can block the entrance to the cabinet somehow? I'm afraid that if you don't remove your parrot from the cabinet, this behavior will not go away anytime soon.
@@Kompa_official Thanks for replying. I placed thick ropes connecting upper and lower shelves in the cabinet so the bird can move between them. The whole cabinet is like a multi-storied dwelling. She loves it. The nesting behavior I considered seasonal. Since the pandemic she's been spending an in-ordinate amount of time in this cabinet. It's a fantastic place, high up with views on the entire kitchen, dining area and large parts of the living room. But now I begin to worry. I'll wait another week or two before trying to move her back to the cage. In the meantime, I'll start providing some distractions- larger toys, rolls of toilet paper which she loves to chew, etc., so she's busy and forgets about sitting on small objects all day long as if they were eggs. Thanks for your advice and alerting me to a possibility of a bigger problem. Edit: I'll be moving her between places- cages, she has two, and generally make her busy. This nesting behavior I hope is only seasonal and will be something easy to prevent. I hope.
@@sezwo5774 Sometimes it can indeed be seasonal. Then it depends on how long it's light outside, but since you mentioned that it started when she got the cabinet, I suspect that the cabinet is a problem and triggers hormonal behavior. Small spaces that are a bit dark and have a roof are notorious for creating hormonal birds. Hope you can resolve it soon. Good luck ❤ And if you have questions you can always ask 😊
I just got a Timneh today I love it. Will be doing a DNA test soon
Awesome 👌
Thanks for the info
Great video. But after watching, I don't know that I want a pet that is endangered. I would want to keep it in a very, VERY big aviary and find it a mate to propagate then release them.
Thats so noble of you. The only problem is that its hard to get them back to being in the wild. Parrots in the wild learn from their parents how to forage and find food locations. As a young birds they get taught where to find these.
When you release young birds from captive parents, they don't have the knowledge and can't find food, making them unable to survive. I'd love to see large numbers of greys return to the wild tough.
If you are interested, there has been a successful attempt at teaching captive birds the migration routes of wild birds. Keepers were flying in some kind of plane to teach the birds where to go. This was done with bald ibises. You can google bald ibises reintroduction.
When Mericans discover that in French and Arabic, it's called Gris du Gabon (Gabonian Grey) instead of Congo Grey…
Thank you for the information!
Thanks for the amazing information ❤
You're welcome 😊
I have a Timneh
Im picking up my timneh next week i didnt even know that there was 2 different african greys i was looking for a congo african grey but this temneh was so sweet and cant wait to pick him up
@@zyelumc4279 Awh, that's amazing!
My bird has
Love this !! 😅❤
Thank you so much! 💖
"Make sure it has a" what? The closed captions is saying "sinus" but i know that's not right. Can you please tell me how I can tell that it was bred in captivity instead of kidnapped from wild?
All captive-bred parrots have a CITES. It's a certificate that proves that they are bred in captivity. Parrots who have CITES also have a closed foot ring or a chip with their personal number.
Both Congo and Timneh are under Appendix 1 CITES. This is the highest level of protection.
@@Kompa_official Thank you so much for replying! I hope that didn't sound bad, I was just wanting clarity because I couldn't understand what it said in the captions didn't help 🌸
No, it didn't sound bad at all. Love getting questions and I'm glad I could help 😊
So incorrect. Not all captive bred birds have leg bands or certificates. Many breeders just breed and don’t supply them, and many nowadays don’t put leg bands on due to parrots getting their foot caught in a toy or rope and end up dying.
Wild caught birds have been illegal for decades. I have no idea where this TH-camr is from, but she doesn’t know what she’s talking about.
@@baublesanddolls In many countries you need to have Cites otherwise you can get heavily fined or your parrot gets taken away. It's not always been checked which is when errors happen and very unfortunate breeding. Cites makes it so people can't get birds out of the wild. It protects the wild birds. If Cites wasn't upheld people could go back to catching wild parrots. Not all parrot species require Cites btw. I could make a video to explain it maybe.
There are indeed a lot of people who don't want a leg band. I myself am not a big fan of leg bands either. Some people go for chipping parrots instead of using legbands since these can't get stuck. Although with very small parrots this is often hard and not all vets will do it.
And keep in mind that not all captive birds need Cites. Only the parrots who are endangered and listed on the IUCN. Arthur for example doesn't have a cites a legband or a chip.
no timithh has maroon tail
Look up the definition of maroon. It's a "dark shade of RED" 🤦♀️
My bird, a normal Timneh, had a classic maroon tail for more than twenty years and then during the pandemic when I was working from home, for more than two years, its' tail became a much brighter shade of maroon. On the underside it became almost as bright red as a Congo's tail! The bird is not a hybrid. It is as Timneh as they get- very small female with a very light colored upper beak. A year ago it also laid its first egg, ...at 23 years old. An unfertile egg of course. It also started exhibiting for the first time in its life very intense nesting behavior (I raised the bird since 5 weeks old, and it has lived with me since). During the pandemic I let the bird live in a kitchen cabinet, on the three shelves of my kitchen cabinet. She's been spending most of her time there instead of the cage. I think this change might have triggered a hormonal change of some sorts resulting in a first ever egg and nesting behavior. By nesting behavior I mean the bird sits for prolong periods of time in a dark corner with a toy ping pong ball underneath its wings. When I take away the ball it starts doing the same to other small objects. I am saying all this to illustrate how a birds normal behavior can change under different conditions. I think given the opportunity to sit in one place for a very long time triggered this. When I take the bird to a different location it immediately wants to go back on the shelf in the cabinet. I can't even take a longer shower with the bird as it calls intensely to be back on the shelf. Last year she's been somewhat like this for nearly two months. This year it is more intense and almost two months. I hope it ends soon.
It's interesting to know that the color changed. As to the nesting behavior. Your bird sees your kitchen cabinet as a nest. I would recommend removing it from the cabinet since prolonged hormonal behavior can cause damage to your parrot. Mentally and physically.
Maybe you can block the entrance to the cabinet somehow? I'm afraid that if you don't remove your parrot from the cabinet, this behavior will not go away anytime soon.
@@Kompa_official Thanks for replying. I placed thick ropes connecting upper and lower shelves in the cabinet so the bird can move between them. The whole cabinet is like a multi-storied dwelling. She loves it. The nesting behavior I considered seasonal. Since the pandemic she's been spending an in-ordinate amount of time in this cabinet. It's a fantastic place, high up with views on the entire kitchen, dining area and large parts of the living room. But now I begin to worry. I'll wait another week or two before trying to move her back to the cage. In the meantime, I'll start providing some distractions- larger toys, rolls of toilet paper which she loves to chew, etc., so she's busy and forgets about sitting on small objects all day long as if they were eggs. Thanks for your advice and alerting me to a possibility of a bigger problem. Edit: I'll be moving her between places- cages, she has two, and generally make her busy. This nesting behavior I hope is only seasonal and will be something easy to prevent. I hope.
@@sezwo5774 Sometimes it can indeed be seasonal. Then it depends on how long it's light outside, but since you mentioned that it started when she got the cabinet, I suspect that the cabinet is a problem and triggers hormonal behavior. Small spaces that are a bit dark and have a roof are notorious for creating hormonal birds.
Hope you can resolve it soon. Good luck ❤
And if you have questions you can always ask 😊