ravvlet
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- Jun 25, 2019
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- Parrots
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Kirby - OWA, 33yrs old (2019-)
Broccoli - Dusky Conure - 3?mo old (July 2023 -)
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(Rehomed) Sammy - YNA, 45 yrs old (2022-2023)
(RIP) Cricket - Cockatiel (2019-2022)
With people being quarantined and stuck at home/working from home there has been a big uptick in people trying to get rid of their parrots in our area.
One such parrot is a female OWA. My partner and I saw it and it broke our hearts but initially we told ourselves no - we don’t want Kirby to get hormonal and persnickety like he was at his old home when his companion was a female blue front, and we don’t want the female to start laying. However, it’s still listed for “trade or sale” (honestly the idea of trading your pet for another pet infuriates me) and I keep thinking about her.
Am I right to not want to rock the boat? We’re still settling into our new house and the birds are really starting to get to know and explore their new room. I don’t want to ruin the relationship we have with our birds or their relationship with each other (I worry he might get aggressive with the cockatiel if we introduce a bird he might view as a mate). However, I know we could provide a good home for another amazon if we needed to.
I’m also not sure if she’s DNA sexed - she was supposedly a companion for their rescue parrot who passed away. She’s 13 years old and Kirby is in his 30s.
Unrelated, but nothing is funnier than when Kirby gets mad we aren’t up fast enough on the weekends and starts machine-gun barking. :24:
One such parrot is a female OWA. My partner and I saw it and it broke our hearts but initially we told ourselves no - we don’t want Kirby to get hormonal and persnickety like he was at his old home when his companion was a female blue front, and we don’t want the female to start laying. However, it’s still listed for “trade or sale” (honestly the idea of trading your pet for another pet infuriates me) and I keep thinking about her.
Am I right to not want to rock the boat? We’re still settling into our new house and the birds are really starting to get to know and explore their new room. I don’t want to ruin the relationship we have with our birds or their relationship with each other (I worry he might get aggressive with the cockatiel if we introduce a bird he might view as a mate). However, I know we could provide a good home for another amazon if we needed to.
I’m also not sure if she’s DNA sexed - she was supposedly a companion for their rescue parrot who passed away. She’s 13 years old and Kirby is in his 30s.
Unrelated, but nothing is funnier than when Kirby gets mad we aren’t up fast enough on the weekends and starts machine-gun barking. :24: