I need a name for a new baby parrot

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Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:49 pm

I used to work at a place where they had an African Grey Parrot.

It never said much when people were around, but when all was quiet, it would do a bang on impression of the phone ringing, answer it with the shop name, then pause....'Yes'.....'OK'. Spooky but very funny.

They had a white parrot upstairs that they thought was 80 years old, and a Macaw that hated all men (it spat at me) , but would let women fuss over it. I was fascinated that it knew, and was always right.

Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:54 pm

Oumu. It is the Japanese word for parrot. A friend of mine had a cat named Neko which is Japanese for......wait for it......cat.

Yes, I would name my parrot Colonel Sanders.

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 12:00 am

Slightlyoutofit wrote:

Or screw with his head and call him Sparrow.

Nothing beats a parrot with an identity crisis.

If you really want to go to town on him - Goldfish.

Slightlyoutofit

We have tons of identity crisis around here. Girls with boy names, boys with girls names. Most parrots require surgical sexing or DNA sexing to determine their sex. There are only a few that don't.

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 8:09 am

determining the sex of a parrot is actually quite easy. All you need is a very beautiful looking parrot which you know is female. Hold it in front of the parrot in question.
If it screams "What a hotty!" it's a male, when it shouts "You bitch!" it's a female parrot. or he's gay

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 2:53 pm

Roycropper wrote:

I used to work at a place where they had an African Grey Parrot.

It never said much when people were around, but when all was quiet, it would do a bang on impression of the phone ringing, answer it with the shop name, then pause....'Yes'.....'OK'. Spooky but very funny.

They had a white parrot upstairs that they thought was 80 years old, and a Macaw that hated all men (it spat at me) , but would let women fuss over it. I was fascinated that it knew, and was always right.

They certainly can be quite entertainming. I have an amazon here who will answer the phone and say "is George there, oh ok, ok, yeah, ok bye!"

We could probably have some fun with her if we find a lad named George!

I hear cats in the house where there are no cats. Doors creaking when I am home alone, Microwaves going off, cell phones, my name being called by my husband!

I am never short of conversation around here! lol

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 3:04 pm

I was visiting a friend whose son had a parrot (African Gray, I think). they had a cassette tape of a two-record set of phrases to teach the bird. The idea was to set the record going and leave the room so the record would repeat the same phrase over and over again and the bird would learn it.

The family had not listened to the tape first. I had to ask why the bird seemed to be muttering, and my friend explained that the first part of the tape was the instructions, and the bird had not picked up the exact words, just the tenor of the voice.

This bird also laughed just like the boy - they'd be in their room just laughing away - setting each other off. Anyone not knowing there was a parrot in the room would have thought the boy needed psychiatric help.

They also had a parrot named Rosie. When they wanted her to sit on a shoulder, they would pick her up from her perch (well, let her step onto their hand) and say, "Poop!" She would! That way they were less likely to have nasty things happen to their clothing.

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 3:13 pm

^^^ I had a Moluccan that I taught to "Bombs away" into a trashcan. It did solve the bird crap on the shoulder problem. Back to the topic. What about areyoumymomma?

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 3:18 pm

I have several that are toilet trained. Some are easier than others. As for leaving a CD playing to teach the bird to talk, there is no fun in that!

Some of our birds even teach each other to talk! We had one for a year or so that would say How are you. Now 4 others all say it exactly the way she did!

Most birds learn to laugh very quickly as we tend to laugh at their responses. I have had birds arrive that obviously lived with someone with Emphasema (sp?) who would have these horrific coughing fits sounding like they were about to die!

Most people have no idea how affectionate parrots are. They are very loving (well if you are in their good books!) lol

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One of my eccentric neighbors stopped by my house while I was outside. She was in her car, and she was chatting with me. Every minute or so she would say, "So, how are you?" I would answer again and again to be polite. As she was leaving, she proudly uncovered a bird cage to show me her pet. The bird looked at me and said "So, how are you?"
Embarassed

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 6:29 pm

I do get funny looks sometimes by people who think I am talking to myself but then I get an answer back! lol

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 6:56 pm

Well the kids have decided. They want to call him Neo.

We won't get him until just before Christmas but the breeder will start using the name now to get him familiar with it.

Thanks for are your help!

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 8:38 pm

Pachanga wrote:

One of my eccentric neighbors stopped by my house while I was outside. She was in her car, and she was chatting with me. Every minute or so she would say, "So, how are you?" I would answer again and again to be polite. As she was leaving, she proudly uncovered a bird cage to show me her pet. The bird looked at me and said "So, how are you?"
Embarassed

That cracked me up! Laughing

Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 6:49 pm

parrot wrote:

OK lets put it this way! LOL

If you just got a baby parrot would you name it any of the names you guys have picked! LOL

Sure! I have.

We "inherited" (it wandered into my work and I took it home) a black lab puppy. She had big feet and tripped over them, so we called her Claudia (for "clod" or "clodhopper" some one who is clumsy).

We found a very young kitten on a remote rural road (dumped there I am sure), that we named Roda. (See she was found on the road... .)

Speaking of talking pets, When I was growing up, my dad bought me a mynah bird. He was pretty articulate and had several variations of a "wolf whistle" (have I mentioned that I don't like it when people teach birds to whistle?). Sadly, a neighbor used some yard chemical that caused his demise, at least that is the story my SO gave to me. RIP Jiggs. Sad

-Parrot

Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 8:06 pm

A friend acquired a kitten whose back legs moved faster than his front legs, causing the poor thing to do somersaults when he ran. They called him Flip.

About a year later they found a malnourished kitten and nursed her back to health. While she was recovering, her coordination was not too great, so she looked tipsy.

So they had Flip and Tipsy. Very Happy

Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 9:21 pm

When I was young, I had a friend with no arms or legs. We would throw him in the pond. His name was Bob.

Or, we would hang him on the wall and call him Art.

Or, lay him on the front stoop, and call him Matt.

Or, throw him in a ditch, and call him Phil.

Thank you, thank you. I will be here every night till Saturday.

Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 10:37 pm

Ummm - HB - not that I find those offensive, but some people might. Just look out for the Amputee Coalition of America. Wink

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