Tate
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Hey all,
so as some of you may know i've been considering adding a female eckie for some time, and was going to take on a 5yr old plucked girl a little while back but someone else got to her first as i couldn't take her for 3 months.
My dream female is a Vos, and in my search in the past couple months have found an awesome breeder who has some of the most stunning birds i've ever seen and i've been talking to him about possibly getting a baby Vos from him later in the year.
Then today i got a possible offer of an approx 3yr old (think she's RS or Si haven't seen her yet). Some people i work with had 3 eckies with different homes (they are all family though), one a female who started off with one guy. Not sure if he had from a baby or not but he didnt have the time for her anymore so his cousin took her. Everytime i asked how she was i got told how much of a ***** she is, always biting/ attacking. Liked her husband more and didn't seem to really be working out as she was nothing like the 2 sweet friendly male eckies in the family. And so she was passed on again to some friends of the family, to a woman i was told had so much more time and patience to work with her and i was happy for the bird.
However today i asked this lady how the bird was going. 'She is such a *****' was the first response. saying how she has all this time for her but the bird won't have any of it. i tried saying she just needs time and patience but i think she's given up. She was suddenly saying how she'll ask the old owners if its ok and i can have her (i hadn't even suggested anything along those lines. all i had said was i was looking to get a female). She kinda left before i had a chance to respond to that, but it seems if it's ok with everyone involved, they are happy to let me take her. Poor girl has been in 3 homes within about 6 months already
Now i have a possible choice. A few months ago i would have happily taken her when she was with the previous owner as i knew i could do a better job working with her. But now i'm really set on wanting a Vos.
There's also the matter of Yoshi. He's about 8-9months old. I Thought bringing in another youngin would be best. Is bringing in an older, clearly hormonal female with possibly a few other issues a good idea? also i think she prefers men over women and there just 2 women in this house. I know she'd be alot more work than the plucking girl i was going to take in, aggressiveness wise and im not really sure i'm ready to tackle that just yet. (yes i was willing to take her a while back but i've had a lot of time to think things over) Whereas a baby i have a few years before the fun begins with hormones for both birds.
I just want to know other peoples thoughts and advice on the matter. I have a few months to make a decision and want to cover all angles before i commit to one. I'd love to take on a bird in need, but at the same time don't want to take on more than i may be able to handle. I admit the love of the Vos is almost purely out of looks as the ones this guy breeds are the healthiest most amazing ones i've ever seen and i absolutely love the colouring.
I'm thinking next time i see the lady and if she does want me to take her i'll at least go meet her and see what she's like.
so as some of you may know i've been considering adding a female eckie for some time, and was going to take on a 5yr old plucked girl a little while back but someone else got to her first as i couldn't take her for 3 months.
My dream female is a Vos, and in my search in the past couple months have found an awesome breeder who has some of the most stunning birds i've ever seen and i've been talking to him about possibly getting a baby Vos from him later in the year.
Then today i got a possible offer of an approx 3yr old (think she's RS or Si haven't seen her yet). Some people i work with had 3 eckies with different homes (they are all family though), one a female who started off with one guy. Not sure if he had from a baby or not but he didnt have the time for her anymore so his cousin took her. Everytime i asked how she was i got told how much of a ***** she is, always biting/ attacking. Liked her husband more and didn't seem to really be working out as she was nothing like the 2 sweet friendly male eckies in the family. And so she was passed on again to some friends of the family, to a woman i was told had so much more time and patience to work with her and i was happy for the bird.
However today i asked this lady how the bird was going. 'She is such a *****' was the first response. saying how she has all this time for her but the bird won't have any of it. i tried saying she just needs time and patience but i think she's given up. She was suddenly saying how she'll ask the old owners if its ok and i can have her (i hadn't even suggested anything along those lines. all i had said was i was looking to get a female). She kinda left before i had a chance to respond to that, but it seems if it's ok with everyone involved, they are happy to let me take her. Poor girl has been in 3 homes within about 6 months already
Now i have a possible choice. A few months ago i would have happily taken her when she was with the previous owner as i knew i could do a better job working with her. But now i'm really set on wanting a Vos.
There's also the matter of Yoshi. He's about 8-9months old. I Thought bringing in another youngin would be best. Is bringing in an older, clearly hormonal female with possibly a few other issues a good idea? also i think she prefers men over women and there just 2 women in this house. I know she'd be alot more work than the plucking girl i was going to take in, aggressiveness wise and im not really sure i'm ready to tackle that just yet. (yes i was willing to take her a while back but i've had a lot of time to think things over) Whereas a baby i have a few years before the fun begins with hormones for both birds.
I just want to know other peoples thoughts and advice on the matter. I have a few months to make a decision and want to cover all angles before i commit to one. I'd love to take on a bird in need, but at the same time don't want to take on more than i may be able to handle. I admit the love of the Vos is almost purely out of looks as the ones this guy breeds are the healthiest most amazing ones i've ever seen and i absolutely love the colouring.
I'm thinking next time i see the lady and if she does want me to take her i'll at least go meet her and see what she's like.
