nostromosigningoff
New member
- Mar 4, 2024
- 13
- 23
- Parrots
-
14 year old female Blue Head Pionus
3 year old male Eclectus
Hello,
I'm new here
I currently have a 14 year old BH pionus female, a very sweet bird we've owned for 6 years after her previous family could no longer care for her. A year and a half ago I began working fully remote and I've been kind of lonely and thinking of getting a second bird to keep me company, primarily because our Pi, while very gentle and mild, is bonded to my husband. So when my husband is out at work I'm just the housekeeper We've been very spoiled with our bird, since she is so chill and easy. She is a bit standoffish but very calm and quiet 90% of the time, except for morning ear splitting flock calls during her hormonal season. She has been around other parrots and tolerates them but isn't really interested. She's also fully flighted but not a big flyer. Important to note, I also have my darling two year old son, who knows not to touch or approach birds.
I've been working with a wonderful rescue who recently recieved a 20 year old male Goffin that they're looking to rehome. He has plucked his tummy and back. I met him yesterday and he is just a doll! He was so sweet, friendly, and calm. Where all the other birds were screaming and posturing, he sat quietly in his cage until we approached and then lowered his head for scritches. He does not step up but is gentle enough that he can be made to step up without biting. The rescue owner said she hadn't noticed any plucking since he'd come to the rescue and wondered if it was permanent feather damage from previous plucking. She said he is pretty chill and quiet for a cockatoo, only calling in the morning and otherwise hanging out in his cage. She said he did not seem to be much of a chewer, which was surprising for what I've read about Goffins. One concern is that he seems to prefer women, and flew at a male volunteer at the rescue, although he landed on the volunteer without biting and it's not clear exactly what the intention of the behavior was.
My hestitation with adopting him is that I've heard endless horror stories of cockatoos and what they're like to have in the family. We have a really low maintenance Pi right now so it might be jarring to end up with a bird that dominates the household. I need a bird that can spend time alone without severe behaviors (I work from home, but of course we go out to the zoo or out to do things on weekends etc), is not flying to attack people, and can tolerate his chosen person also being a mother with a toddler hanging off her a lot of the time. I would provide a good diet, lots of quiet sleep time, the company of another similarly sized parrot, plenty of toys and foraging opportunities, lots of out of cage time.
What are your thoughts? He's such a sweetie, and we are a bird-knowledgeable household, but I don't want to bring home a cockatoo I can't really provide a good life for.
I'm new here
I currently have a 14 year old BH pionus female, a very sweet bird we've owned for 6 years after her previous family could no longer care for her. A year and a half ago I began working fully remote and I've been kind of lonely and thinking of getting a second bird to keep me company, primarily because our Pi, while very gentle and mild, is bonded to my husband. So when my husband is out at work I'm just the housekeeper We've been very spoiled with our bird, since she is so chill and easy. She is a bit standoffish but very calm and quiet 90% of the time, except for morning ear splitting flock calls during her hormonal season. She has been around other parrots and tolerates them but isn't really interested. She's also fully flighted but not a big flyer. Important to note, I also have my darling two year old son, who knows not to touch or approach birds.I've been working with a wonderful rescue who recently recieved a 20 year old male Goffin that they're looking to rehome. He has plucked his tummy and back. I met him yesterday and he is just a doll! He was so sweet, friendly, and calm. Where all the other birds were screaming and posturing, he sat quietly in his cage until we approached and then lowered his head for scritches. He does not step up but is gentle enough that he can be made to step up without biting. The rescue owner said she hadn't noticed any plucking since he'd come to the rescue and wondered if it was permanent feather damage from previous plucking. She said he is pretty chill and quiet for a cockatoo, only calling in the morning and otherwise hanging out in his cage. She said he did not seem to be much of a chewer, which was surprising for what I've read about Goffins. One concern is that he seems to prefer women, and flew at a male volunteer at the rescue, although he landed on the volunteer without biting and it's not clear exactly what the intention of the behavior was.
My hestitation with adopting him is that I've heard endless horror stories of cockatoos and what they're like to have in the family. We have a really low maintenance Pi right now so it might be jarring to end up with a bird that dominates the household. I need a bird that can spend time alone without severe behaviors (I work from home, but of course we go out to the zoo or out to do things on weekends etc), is not flying to attack people, and can tolerate his chosen person also being a mother with a toddler hanging off her a lot of the time. I would provide a good diet, lots of quiet sleep time, the company of another similarly sized parrot, plenty of toys and foraging opportunities, lots of out of cage time.
What are your thoughts? He's such a sweetie, and we are a bird-knowledgeable household, but I don't want to bring home a cockatoo I can't really provide a good life for.
