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Hi Sue and Cyndie,

Thanks to both of you. It seems weird to think people don't know us here but I think you're right. Even though I've been posting at upatsix since what....1996? daily for years...I'm seldom here anymore... Well...its always nice to drop in cause it feels like home.

hugs,

Shauna

Glad to hear she is thriving. I hope the male stays gentle. I'm sure he will.
Gloria

Ok....again I'm a little late in the game for the posts in here. Thread starter...aren't you the one I just saw in the Chrissy/Snowflake thread? Ok I probably need to check the thread dates...but let me try and get this straight. Chrissy had a too, then bought yours, then sold Snowflake, and now still has yours (now hers)?

I'll not say much more till I get the full scoop, if you so choose to give it. I"m sorry, I can't even imagine "trading" a pet....especially because she laid an egg. Maybe both of you should think about your animal choices a bit more before you make them. I thought about a parrot and did research for a good five years before I got one.....maybe that's something you should consider.

sorry to intrude again but....I sort of can't beleive what I'm reading.

The Cockatoo that she is refering to is not the one I have. Luna is mine, Sally is the one she is posting about in this thread. The other Cockatoo, Snowflake, was mine but I sold her thinking she would be better off with someone that has more time to spend with her since my schedule changed. Hope this somewhat clears things up for you.

Darlene....
How in the world did you get a cockatoo to stay on a play stand all day???
Holy cow... I'm bowing..... Winter, first of all won't get near the snazzy new one I bought, and 2nd, he wouldn't stay ANYWHERE for more than about 5 minutes,tops...
We walk around the house.... up and down to the basement....(HE climbs the stairs back up.) I have grapevine perches strung all over the den and patio.... for their entertainment. and now , he's starting to like sitting with me on the lawn mower while I cut the grass..... He's big into entertainment... can't imagine him sitting on a t-stand.... Good job on teaching her to stay put.
Cheryl

d-pachios wrote:ok listen up here ,i have had cockatoos all my life , i was raised with parrots all of my life , i had my Cocky < Greater SulferCreasted > for 37 years.. is that enough research for ya.......he died at the ripe old age of 87 yrs ..

about SnowFlake ... that was Chrissy cockatoo first when i met her , then she fell in love with my Luna , and Sally...
she had a problem ekkie female that i wanted and we traded.. in the mean time there has been some life changes unforunatly for Chrissy where as she could not keep them both ..
so here we are everyone , if you must know...because Chrissy is so trusting with people , she had to learn a very hard lesson , that most humans out there arent what they seem up front. but quite nasty /greedy/deceving/ yada yada yada... you get the picture..

ps Chrissy yes i got the pictures of Luna , tys sweety..

darlene

and you thought that laying an egg meant the bird was destined to be a breeder? Are Amazons that much different than cockatoos?

Most humans are very nice as evidenced from people on this board that rescue birds and devote alot of their free time to raise them. Again...maybe some research should have been done. If that means visiting the person's house a few times and having them come over and interact with the bird...then that's what should be done.

Every time Darlene would touch Sally she would start panting. If you can't even touch your bird without it wanting to mate then what kind of life can you offer it? She has taken in a lot of unwanted/uncared for birds. She went to get a bird from someone that kept them in a barn and found a naked scared grey. When she asked what he wanted for it she was told "why would you want that ugly thing." She ended up leaving with that grey instead of the one she had originally wanted just because it was in such bad shape. Darlene has a huge heart when it comes to getting animals the help that they need. Even if it is only to rehabilitate them and find them a loving nurturing forever home. And Myra, the problem Eclectus I had, is loving her new life as a breeder. I bought her from Petland thinking she was going to be a great bird but I knew after owning her for over a year and not making any progress (still couldn't touch her anywhere without a finger being in jeopardy) that she didn't like having the life of a pet stuck in a cage. It was not a good situation for either of us. I believe both Darlene and I have gotten the best deal that we could by making the decision that we did. Luna is just wonderful and Myra is loving her life as a soon to be mother.

Chrissy wrote:Every time Darlene would touch Sally she would start panting. If you can't even touch your bird without it wanting to mate then what kind of life can you offer it? She has taken in a lot of unwanted/uncared for birds. She went to get a bird from someone that kept them in a barn and found a naked scared grey. When she asked what he wanted for it she was told "why would you want that ugly thing." She ended up leaving with that grey instead of the one she had originally wanted just because it was in such bad shape. Darlene has a huge heart when it comes to getting animals the help that they need. Even if it is only to rehabilitate them and find them a loving nurturing forever home. And Myra, the problem Eclectus I had, is loving her new life as a breeder. I bought her from Petland thinking she was going to be a great bird but I knew after owning her for over a year and not making any progress (still couldn't touch her anywhere without a finger being in jeopardy) that she didn't like having the life of a pet stuck in a cage. It was not a good situation for either of us. I believe both Darlene and I have gotten the best deal that we could by making the decision that we did. Luna is just wonderful and Myra is loving her life as a soon to be mother.

it's my understanding during mating seasons and hormonal times/ages there may be many issues that set them off triggering sexual behavior. I'm not sure that means they want to be breeders, it just means they are doing what mother nature programmed in them. You have to take some care in touching, availability of light, diet, etc when birds are in hormonal times. Adjustments have to be made.

I'm sorry...over a year doesn't sound like a long time to me. Sometimes it takes many years to bond with a bird. I'm glad it seems to have worked out for all the birds involved, but I still stand by my research comment. Sometimes you can't go on the emotion of....falling in love....with a bird. You have to think about the comittment before you jump in.