Re: Parrot worked to death?

"M.J." <M.J.@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> <jfma@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Blah, blah, blah.
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> I 've cut out the nonsense from your post, but will reply to your 
> questions
> about preconceived ideas and personal views.  Sure I express my personal
> views but these have extensive backing in real empirical data i.e. 
> experiences
> I have gathered over a perion of nearly 10 years of being an TAG owner.
>
> My 10 year old TAG (Timneh African Grey) Mbeki whom I have raised
> and handfed since 6 weeks old is a cute playful and intelligent little 
> fellow.
> Compared to Alex Mbeki is probalby a great moron as his vocabulary is
> only around 6-7 words.  I have subjected Mbeki to learning lessons many
> times and have always noticed that the bird tires immensely after about
> 15-20 minutes of mental exercersise -becomes cranky, and wants to leave,
> go back to the  cage, playtop, or whatever.
>
> Sure, slowly and over time he could be made to endure longer and longer
> sessions until he probably would be able to withstand a gruelling 8-12 
> hour
> working/learning day, but I know this would not be without a risk of 
> negative
> long term consequenses.
>
> Mbeki is my pet, and not some ALEX (Avian Learning EXperiment)
> therefore I don't "torment" him past the 10-15 minute that he playfully
> offers me.
>
> M.J.


Mbeki's name in English is pronounced M-bekee.

M.J.