African greys aren't for everyone. They are the most intelligent parrot there is and are excellent talkers. Sometimes they are too smart for their own good. They tend to be feather pluckers. If something should change in their life, this is the first thing they start doing. I own an African Grey named Sydney. I love him to death, and he is an excellent talker. Greys usually do not talk in front of strangers, they tend to talk more in front of their owners only. Please keep this in mind when you have a house full of guests and you brag about how well your Grey talks. They won't utter a word until everyone leaves, leaving you look like a liar. But we love them anyway. Sydney has chewed his feathers on more than one occasion, especially when we go on vacation. This is a really great web site: www.africangreys.com. They have a lot of informative articles there, and they tell you the truth about African Greys.