ardence
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- Aug 28, 2016
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- Parrots
- Bud - Cockatiel ll Queequeg - Green Cheek Conure ll Savo - Cockatiel
Hey there! My heart and soul belong to my 3 personal birds, a nearly 18 year old normal male cockatiel named Buddy (who is my boyfriend's childhood pet), an approximately 6 year old female lutino Cockatiel named Savo that I adopted from the humane society that I work at, and a maybe 4 year old Green Cheek Conure named Queequeg (she's a girl!) that I adopted from a petsmart.
I recently began fostering a Goffin's Cockatoo that was surrendered to the human society that I work at; he's a real mess. One of his wings has been partially amputated (and seems to be paralyzed), he has zinc poisoning, and he's plucked most of his feathers. He's currently undergoing chelation therapy (in addition to being given metamucil and peanut butter twice a day), and for a little guy that hardly knows me, he's amazingly affectionate! Particularly given that I'm stabbing him in the keel muscle twice a day.
I have no cockatoo experience, so I'm here in hopes of learning a lot from you guys! It seems that no one has ever taught him to step up, and since he can't fly, that means that I have to towel him every time I need to move him. So I guess I would love advice on how to teach a (very probably) old bird new tricks? Haha.
I'm looking forward to being here, and thanks for being you!
I recently began fostering a Goffin's Cockatoo that was surrendered to the human society that I work at; he's a real mess. One of his wings has been partially amputated (and seems to be paralyzed), he has zinc poisoning, and he's plucked most of his feathers. He's currently undergoing chelation therapy (in addition to being given metamucil and peanut butter twice a day), and for a little guy that hardly knows me, he's amazingly affectionate! Particularly given that I'm stabbing him in the keel muscle twice a day.
I have no cockatoo experience, so I'm here in hopes of learning a lot from you guys! It seems that no one has ever taught him to step up, and since he can't fly, that means that I have to towel him every time I need to move him. So I guess I would love advice on how to teach a (very probably) old bird new tricks? Haha.
I'm looking forward to being here, and thanks for being you!