Hello everyone! I just joined looking for some insight as I prepare for my Rose Breasted (Galah) cockatoo chick. I won't be getting him any time soon yet (the babies are supposed to be hatching around March and i would be getting mine around May- which would be the month of my birthday so what a sweet gift that would be!), but I did want some insight way in advance. I am trying to prepare now, and save money for my deposit.
I found a lovely breeder out in California who I fell in love with, and we exchanged a few e-mails and spoke on the phone, she sent me dozens of photos of her facility and birds (which are amazing). She desn't clip her birds, and gives them the option of flying. My first question to you guys would be whether you think I should continue that or would it be best to clip? I would feel almost guilty knowing that they were given free flight and they came to me and I robbed mine of it. I am planning on getting a 6' x 3' x 6' high cage from Options Plus. So the bird would have space to fly around in there.
I also have a dog and a dove. I wanted to know what I can expect with that. Would I need to quarantine the two? For how long? Would it be best to take him straight to the vet when I get him, even though she vets her birds and can provide proof?
If you guys have any additional input or advice I'd love to hear it. I am very excited and a little overwhelmed. I want my baby to be happy once with me. It would be my first larger, and true parrot. Previous to this, in my teenage-adult, I have only owned parakeets, a love bird, and a cockatiel. Now I am left with only my dove. This is the first time I will own a really intelligent and needy bird, and I want to be good to it.
Thanks a lot everyone!
I found a lovely breeder out in California who I fell in love with, and we exchanged a few e-mails and spoke on the phone, she sent me dozens of photos of her facility and birds (which are amazing). She desn't clip her birds, and gives them the option of flying. My first question to you guys would be whether you think I should continue that or would it be best to clip? I would feel almost guilty knowing that they were given free flight and they came to me and I robbed mine of it. I am planning on getting a 6' x 3' x 6' high cage from Options Plus. So the bird would have space to fly around in there.
I also have a dog and a dove. I wanted to know what I can expect with that. Would I need to quarantine the two? For how long? Would it be best to take him straight to the vet when I get him, even though she vets her birds and can provide proof?
If you guys have any additional input or advice I'd love to hear it. I am very excited and a little overwhelmed. I want my baby to be happy once with me. It would be my first larger, and true parrot. Previous to this, in my teenage-adult, I have only owned parakeets, a love bird, and a cockatiel. Now I am left with only my dove. This is the first time I will own a really intelligent and needy bird, and I want to be good to it.
Thanks a lot everyone!