British footballer Wayne Rooney’s in-laws are said to be sick of their pet parrot, as it keeps on squawking their new grandson’s name.
Rooney, 24, and his wife Coleen, 23, had taught the African Grey to say “Kai Wayne Rooney” for “a laugh” little expecting that the bird will keep repeating it all day long at the top of its voice.
“It’s driving everybody round the bend. Nobody knows how to stop it,” the Sun quoted a friend as saying.
The couple had spent three weeks at the home of Tony and Colette McLoughlin in Roby, Liverpool, after Kai was born in November.
“Coleen’s mum and dad invited them to move in after the baby was born,” the friend said.
“They jumped at the chance and stayed for three weeks. “While messing around one day they thought it would be funny to teach the parrot to say the name.
“At first it was hilarious. After seeing the baby, visitors would be taken off to hear the parrot.
“But now it’s really wearing thin. Nearly two months on, the blooming bird still won’t shut up,” the friend added.
“But now it’s really wearing thin. Nearly two months on, the bird still won’t shut up.”
I said I would keep you up to date with how Eric is getting on so here is the update you have all been waiting for… Sorry it has taken so long what with all the parrots and children I look after time gets a little short and also we are getting married in just under 2 weeks now so I am busy with that also!
Eric seems to have settled in really well, he was very quiet for the first few days but then soon started to show us what he could do! He is a very clever boy and can talk for England, the thing he says the most is ”do you want a bath mate!”, He loves his baths and he has a couple a day with luke warm water and a splash of Cyder Vinergar which is good for his feathers it will help improve his feather condition and also soothe the discomfort and prickle of bare skin patches and newly emerging feathers and hopefully stop him plucking them out. Also I add a drop in into the drinking water once a day it’s perfectly safe to drink and it will help clean out any toxins from inside him too.
He also loves his Palm nut oil on brown bread toast Yummy!
He is such a funny parrot, and makes me laugh each and everyday with the things he says and also his dances and phone conversations he has with himself.
He has plucked himself a bit more now which is to be expected with the move and change of house but he seems to be happy and has time out on a daily basis and I am sure he will settle down and hopefully grow back his feathers back, the big change must be strange for him going to live with a new family in a new house, it has not stopped his eating, he loves his food and fruit and veg and also his pulses which is good.
Here are a few photos of Eric… Will update again soon.
No need to get in a flap about the house being fouled – just slip a nappy on the bird to stop any danger of carpets, furniture and owners being splattered.
The nappies are fixed with Velcro around the bird’s body and do not affect flight – which means it can be freed from its cage or let loose from its perch to cruise round a home that will always look spotless.
The nappies cost £10, with disposable linings £2 for 20.
The linings need changing about every five hours.
A spokesman for US maker Jungle Wear said: ‘They have been carefully designed with comfort in mind.’
Great idea or just plain crazy i know what i think!!
I can’t embed the video in this post because it’s not a youtube video but I thought I’d post a link up to it so you can see it.
I’ve never seen anything like it, these two parrots are actually playing voice activated computer games (with a little help from the owner) how clever is that I ask you?
Here’s a few sidesplitting jokes to amuse you … when I say side splitting, they’re not really sidesplitting as such but hey they are relatively amusing, add your best jokes to the comments section underneath
Which bird is always out of breath ?
A puffin !
What’s got six legs and can fly long distances ?
Three swallows !
Why did the owl, owl ?
Because the woodpecker would peck ‘er !
What do you call a crate of ducks ?
A box of quackers !
What language do birds speak ?
Pigeon English !
How do you get a parrot to talk properly ?
Send him to polytechnic !
What do you get if you cross a duck with a firework ?
A firequaker !
What is a parrot’s favorite game ?
Hide and Speak !
Some of MJ’s favorite sayings. He’s a Congo African Grey parrot. He sings and dances to the Tarantella, asks for a shower, and gets excited when he gets a treat. I edited the non-talking parts out. I hope you enjoy it!
From smart phones to smart cars, it seems that everything is getting a little more brainy. While most pet owners simply install a microchip tracking device in their furry (or feathered) friends, a Japanese family thought it would be wise to teach their African grey parrot, Yosuke, to recite his name and address… and it paid off.
Police rescued the stranded Yosuke from a rooftop near Tokyo. He remained tight-beaked with the cops though and didn’t say a word. It was only when he was released to a vet that he revealed his true identity.
“I’m Mr. Yosuke Nakamura,” the bird told the vet. He then proceeded to reveal his home address. The vet looked into it and discovered there was a Nakamura at that address and reunited pet and owners.
Well we’ve suffered the worst conditions we’ve had for years, the garden is covered in about a foot of snow, me and the kids decided to make the best of a bad situation (their school was closed), it didn’t snow that long ago when we managed to make a beautiful snowman (pictured):
Our Snowman
Well today my brother sent me a text with a picture of a snowman HE built yesterday … actually it wasn’t a snowMAN at all … it was a snow bunny rabbit (I’ll add up the picture later on), my brother and his other half love rabbits so that got me thinking.
I got the kids all dressed up and nice and snug and warm, you can imagine that was like a military operation as there’s four of them aged between 16 months and nearly 12.
Out we went and guess what we were going to build … you guessed it a snow parrot, an african grey parrot to be exact would you believe!! Here’s how the effort turned out after much sculpting and remoulding and bits falling off (particularly that damn beak):
Secret to a good snow parrot is to build a solid foundation
And to get everyone to help babies and toddlers included
Pat it down REALLY well
Add more snow where neccesary
Get all animals involved with the process even the cat (Gizmo)
Ta da ... you have the finished product
I did most of the work Mummy!!
You have one proud african grey snow parrot owner!!
Rick was really impressed when we showed him our handy work, he was stuck inside working on the computer, he said it was “too cold outside for all that jazz”, but I know he was just jealous!!
From smart phones to smart cars, it seems that everything is getting a little more brainy. While most pet owners simply install a microchip tracking device in their furry (or feathered) friends, a Japanese family thought it would be wise to teach their African grey parrot, Yosuke, to recite his name and address… and it paid off.
