Pappagallo
New member
- Feb 22, 2021
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- Parrots
- Smokie-African Grey
14 yrs, Lola-Galah 6.5 yrs,
2 pigeons-Ricky Bobby & Shake n Bake 2 yrs
I’ve read several posts on Galahs here and like several others I need help with mine! Her name is Lola and I got her at 9 months old. She will be 7 years old in August. The breeder told me she was hand fed and raised and I had a reliable recommendation for her. I met the breeder halfway in another state so I only received photos of Lola before actually getting her. When I met Lola and the breeder I noticed she had a lot of dried blood on her. I questioned the woman about it and she told me that the day before Lola’s buddy, an African Grey attacked her and she ended up with 3 broken blood feathers. They removed 2 but didn’t remove the 3rd or completely clean off all of the blood because she was so stressed. I knew something didn’t seem right and this lady was closing her business so I felt like by purchasing this pitiful bird I was saving her life.
Returning to my problem... she has never learned to step up, I cannot hold her unless she is wrapped up in a blanket. While wrapped up I can rub her beak and she will go to sleep. I cannot hand feed her as she goes nuts at the site of my hand. I can finally put my face up to the cage and talk softly to her and she will come up to the side of the cage and silently “smack her beak” . My husband who is not a bird person and another friend (male) that lived with us for a while was able to pet her . The friend could even feed her through the bars and offer her vanilla ice cream from his spoon!
She doesn’t really like being out of her cage and the only way to get her out is to use my hands and withstand the screaming and biting. She will stay only on the floor and under tables, etc and doesn’t move around much.
This I do know:
She was not hand raised and she is insecure and she seems to prefer men over women.
Any advice, insight, suggestions and help is welcome because I want Lola to have a happy life and I sooo want to interact with her!
Lorie
Returning to my problem... she has never learned to step up, I cannot hold her unless she is wrapped up in a blanket. While wrapped up I can rub her beak and she will go to sleep. I cannot hand feed her as she goes nuts at the site of my hand. I can finally put my face up to the cage and talk softly to her and she will come up to the side of the cage and silently “smack her beak” . My husband who is not a bird person and another friend (male) that lived with us for a while was able to pet her . The friend could even feed her through the bars and offer her vanilla ice cream from his spoon!
She doesn’t really like being out of her cage and the only way to get her out is to use my hands and withstand the screaming and biting. She will stay only on the floor and under tables, etc and doesn’t move around much.
This I do know:
She was not hand raised and she is insecure and she seems to prefer men over women.
Any advice, insight, suggestions and help is welcome because I want Lola to have a happy life and I sooo want to interact with her!
Lorie