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Meyer's ParrotFamily: PsittacidaeTribe: Psittacini 
"Draven"
Photo courtesy: Shawna Ellis
"Draven is a rather quiet bird, never screaming but finding other ways in which to get treats and attention. He is very clever!"...Shawna Latest Reader Comment - See More My female Meyers parrot practically lives on me when I'm home. She is 6 years old, and if she could kiss at least 23 hours of the day she would. She makes very lou... (more) Carole Lear 2008-04-03
The Meyer's Parrot is a small bird that is very attractive and intelligent!'Draven' makes strong associations with household noises which he mimics (such as beeping like the microwave when you open the refrigerator door, or squeaking like the front door when you put on your shoes to go out). While he doesn't talk very clearly, he knows a few words and often chatters to himself in an indecipherable robot tongue, sounding rather like the android R2D2 from Star Wars. He does not enjoy cuddling as do some parrots, but I can not say if this is typical of Meyer's or not. 'Draven' is still very pleasant company and a fun pet, even if he can be aloof at times. Information by: Shawna Ellis...
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Description:
Meyer's Parrots are related to the more popular Senegal parrots,
and I find them to be attractive and intelligent little birds. They are
from central and eastern Africa.
There are several subspecies of Meyer's with varying degrees
of yellow coloration on the crown and wings, with some types even having
none. All have a grayish brown upper body with a bluish green chest, with
green under-parts and blue on the topside of the rump. While these birds
may appear drab at first glance, their colors upon closer inspection are
astounding and beautiful, especially the chest and rump which have a lovely
iridescence. Eyes in the mature birds are orange-red, with a grayish black
beak. Length is just under 9 inches.
Housing:
Provide a roomy cage with the minimum dimensions of: 20"
long x 12" deep x 18" high. The ideal size is: 40" long
x 20" deep x 32" high. Preferably a cage with horizontal bars
to make climbing easier. You can also attach a perch/play area on top
of the cage. In the cage have about three perches of different diameters
(or branches with some angling) without the sandpaper guards. A swing
and mirror among other toys are available but be sure to leave enough
room for flying! Food and water dishes, preferably automatic dispensing,
or if not, ones with guards to prevent waste contamination. Clips to hold
spray millet and fresh food. A bath house with a textured bottom is a
favorite, or a slow running faucet will do. Provide a breeding box if
breeding is what you have in mind.
Care and feeding:
In the wild the Meyer's parrot eats seeds, nuts, berries
and fruit. For your pet, ready made staple seed mixes are usually available
at your local pet store or super market which contain a mixture of canary
grass seed, white millet, yellow millet, oats and groats and red millet,
niger seed and linseed. Some higher quality seed mixtures come with thistle,
anise, rape, sesame, and safflower seed. Vitamin pellets with iodine in
them are sometimes present to prevent thyroid problems. Store seed in
a dark but airy place. Not in plastic bags but in a clothes bag in a closet.
Offer fresh foods such as eggplant, green peas, cucumber, young dandelion
greens, sweet corn, beet greens, carrots, unsprayed lettuce, green peppers,
sorrel, spinach leaves, tomatoes and zucchini. Fruits that are suitable
are: Pineapples, apples, apricots, bananas, most other fruits.
Availability: Meyer's parrots are readily available and moderately expensive.
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| My female Meyers parrot practically lives on me when I'm home. She is 6 years old, and if she could kiss at least 23 hours of the day she would. She makes very loud human kiss sounds, laughs, and a few robotic sounds. She only says one word "jerry" because I left the TV on and she heard the audience say his name. She waves, dances and just loves loving and to be loved. I can't wait to see her at the end of each day. She's my baby.
2008-04-03 |
| My baby's name is Yoda, but we all call him Bug-bug. He is a 6 year old Meyers and has formed a bond with me like no other animal I have ever known. I got Yoda from a rescue in Harlem GA, and the minute we opened his cage to see how he responded, he was on my hand, and kissing me non-stop. My bird had found me.
Yoda lives in my den with his 4 cockatiel siblings, a dog, and a cat. It is a combination that unless you see them all together you would never believe it.
The teils have a cage and Yoda has his own, but they all like to explore the other cages just to see what is better to eat over there. Yoda has a bit of an annoying habbit of yelling when he feels he isn't being given enough attention. He has also mastered the long beeps you hear when the garbage man is backing up his truck and will sing right along with him up and down the street.
He speaks a little, saying "love you" "thank you" and "pretty", he also says "Michael" (that's one of my sons). He gives kisses, and makes the cutest clicking sound when he is trying to get your attention.
Yoda, like all my birds, is full flighted and only caged when no one is home. We like it that way, it gives our entire flock of all species the feeling that this is home.
Great site....
2008-01-28 |
| I found my Meyer's at the animal shelter. His previous owner turned him in because "he bites". Having owned cockatiels and lovebirds for 20 years, I felt I could deal with it. Pipsqueak has only bitten me a few times in the 2 years we've had him. Usually it is when he does not want to go back into his cage. He has become the love of my life. He loves to cuddle and give kisses. His words include Hi Baby, What?, I Love You, What's Up?, Get Off, No!, Pretty Bird, Whatcha doin?, Meow (courtesy of the cat), and he laughs like me. He constantly surprises me with his antics and he always make us laugh. He is a quiet bird in that he never screams. I would definitely recommend Meyer's parrots to anyone looking for a small parrot.
2007-12-23 |
| I aquired Cookie (a meyers parrot) about nine months ago. He talks a lot. He knows mommy, daddy, cookie, peta, call mommy and several other words. He has become the love of my life. I would recommend a meyers to anyone considering a parrot. He does bite but only when he feels threatened. He loves to be cuddled and is learning new tricks every day. I had no experience training birds before I got Cookie. I just applied the same love techniques I used with horses and dogs.
2007-10-30 |
| Hi,
I own a darling little Meyer's Parrot named Sweet Pea. I have had her for about 6 months now, and bought her as a baby. She is hillarious. She had figured out that the spray bottle that I spray the cats with has water in it. She will chew on the front trying to get water out, then I will gently spray the water in her mouth. She comes back again and again. I read above that they are not cuddly, well Sweet Pea is a total cuddler. She insists on being held and loved before bed. She screams only when she can't see me, and is starting to talk. She totally sounds like a robot. She also makes darling clicking noises with her mouth. She is the best. Heather
2007-10-28 |
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| Almost three years ago I adopted Kokiya (long story how he got such a crazy name) from a pet store that claimed he couldn't be sold. All his chest feathers were plucked and he had a rather nasty biting habit. Watch out fingers! Yet, I fell in love with him anyway. I have a soft spot for the under dog I guess. So, I brought him home and spent the first few weeks forcing love on him. He bonded with me immediately. Men however are another story. He really has to know your face or he'll nip rather hard at your hands and ears. It must be something with the deeper voice. I wonder often if he was mistreated. He's my love though. He's a frisky little bugger. Doors and almond shells are his favorite things to shred. In fact come fall, he'll sneaky steal almonds from the nut dish. I try so hard each year to keep him from eating to many. They're fatty, but this little bugger will sneaky steal them if I turn my back for an instant. His chest is fully feathered again, and his biting habit is down to a minimum. He has become a real lover. A fearless lover. He lives with 5 rescued cats, and all of them respect him like part of the pack. I guess it has something to do with him chasing them! It's so funny to watch. As far as talking, Kokiya hasn't mastered any words. I don't think he'll ever be a talker, but he has learned many whistles, and loves to mimic the train, my laugh, and any sound the TV beeps out. At night he goes, night-night, getting up to his perch and yawning with his wings. So smart! He'll greet anyone coming in the door and always beeps to say goodbye when they leave. He loves to take walks in the summer (or drives), loves his head petted, and will make it known if he feels shunned. I never thought he would grow into the lover he has, but now he demands attention, seemingly never getting enough. And holy crap, just try to shower without him! Shower time is one of his favorite daily rituals. If he hears the water turn on, he knows it's time to get clean-clean and will ring his bell or cluck/beep until I bring him into the bathroom . . . I could just go on and on. I'm so thankful I didn't turn away from his bare chest three years ago. By looking at him you could never tell at one time he was a scared, bare chested, little guy that spent his first two years living in a pet store attacking anyone that tried to bring him out of his cage. Every day it's a new adventure with him. What a great friend he's become, seriously. I highly recommend this breed to anyone that's looking for a smaller parrot to become part of their family. They make the dearest of friends, and will lighten up the gloomiest of afternoons. 2008-03-22 |
| My husband and I adopted a Mayers parrot 2 years ago when she was 6 months old. We named her Lolita, she is the Queen of the house. I will say she is my princess and a Miracle bird. This bird survived twice from a Hawk.
Well, one day at the beginning of spring my husband put Lolita outside in her favorite tree just to hang up while he was going to his shed to look for some utensils. He heard Lolita making noises and screaming, so he came out and saw a huge hawk trying to get her. Lolita, at that time, had her wings a little longer than usual so she tried to fly inside the house. But our sliding glass door to the kitchen was closed, so she crashed into it. Then my husband scared the Hawk and saved her. She was very scared that day, probably after 5 hours she came herself. Another time we decide it not to clip her wings for one year, that way she can fly inside the house. Bad idea. It was winter this time, but this day it wasn’t too cold outside, so my husband put Lolita in his shoulder trying to go to the shed with her. Suddenly Lolita recognize the Hawk from the distance in the sky so she freak out and flew to the tallest tree in our yard. We were calling her to come down but she was so scared she didn’t know what to do. She was still in the tree and at the same time my husband and I were trying to get her attention with food that she likes, so that way she will come down, but didn’t work. At this moment we had not only one hawk, but at least 3 hawks flying around the neighborhood. They saw Lolita in the tree, but my husband and I were trying to scared them with stones and noises. Lolita got scared of the noises and the stones so she flew to another tree. In that moment a hawk was flying low and fast behind Lolita with myself behind making noises trying to scare the hawk. Making it short, we found Lolita after almost 4 hours later on the neighbors porch waiting for us. Sometimes I think we should change her name to LUCKY instead of LOLITA.
At this time, Lolita (Lucky) remains with her wings clipped and having a good time with us. She is the perfect bird for us.
2008-02-27 |
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