Congo African Greys

If the Congo African Grey has always intrigued you but you have been intimidated by all the negatives you’ve read, you have come to the right place!

 I believe with a properly raised, fledged and socialized Grey you can toss all those negatives right out the window.

 My Congo’s all love to shower, most will go to anyone, they lay on their backs, they have endless curiosity, they are not unreasonably frightened of any new item, they are not clumsy, they do not pluck, and they like to be touched. A well-socialized Grey that has been allowed to fully fledge is full of confidence and looks at their world with wonder.

You may have read that they are one-person birds. How can this be so when in the wild they live in flocks of hundreds or even thousands? It is natural for Greys to have many relationships on many different levels. It is very unnatural for them to relate to only one person. A Congo that relates to only one person has been molded that way by humans.

Congo’s make terrific companions! I could not live without at least one in my life and actually have 5, which are pets. Their talking ability is astounding but there is so much more to this parrot than their ability to speak.

Their intelligence is unequaled in the bird world! They can stand back and size up a situation and then react accordingly. One of my female Greys and one of my male Greys were out playing on the counter in a large cereal box. The female got up on her tabletop perch and carefully watched the male go towards the box. As he got closer, she slowly began to climb down the tree and then go towards him. She even had a sneaky look on her face. As he took a step into the box she began running making it to the box once he was fully inside. Then she pushed the box off of the counter! He had no idea what had happened!

They all know which buttons to push to get exactly what they want. And they are very good at training their humans! One of my males has trained me to let him into my room whenever he wants. He will walk over and dig at the door. That is my first command! If I do not obey, the second command is a serious knocking of his beak on the door. If I still fail to respond he begins chewing the trim to the doorframe. If I don’t listen by the first or second command, the third one always works!

The Congo African Grey is also a beautiful bird. If you really look at them there are many shades of gray and white running throughout their feathers. The scalloping of the feathers looks like lace and with the bright red tail they are truly gorgeous birds. And they know it too! None of my birds strut their stuff quite like the Grey.