catastrophe
New member
- Dec 2, 2019
- 100
- 21
- Parrots
- Loki - Sun conure; Lucifer, Goffin’s Cockatoo; Tink, Mustached Parakeet; Mr. Grinch, DYH Amazon
In January, I adopted two birds from a member, a mustached parakeet and a Goffin’s. It’s taken work and time, but they’ve both settled in quite well.
Luci, short for Lucifer (as anyone with a Goffin’s can relate [emoji38]), has come a long way. He actually re-pierced my ear in one place and made new piercings in others; he hated my husband and 5 year old son; he tolerated my 3 year old daughter... he loves everyone now (well, tolerates everyone), but has taken such a liking to my husband [emoji1665]
He dive-bombed my husband from one week post-adoption forward. It was getting to be a problem. I couldn’t let them free range at the same time! I never thought I’d clip wings on any bird, but after lots of research and inflection, I decided we would try it once.
Now, Luci loves my husband more than me!! He still likes me, but my husband is his favorite person. He grooms him, he prefers his shoulder, essentially, he has selected his human and it is not me. Which is fine! If he’s happy, and my husband isn’t being attacked, I’M happy!
Tink, our mustached parakeet, settled right in. She tolerates everyone, perches on any shoulders, and ignores any fingers trying to scritch her. Luci was the real struggle.
Sooo happy this little bugger has settled in [emoji1665] can’t wait for his wings to grow out again so he can fly with the flock!
Loki - Sun Conure [emoji169]
Clover - Lineolated Parakeet [emoji172]
Luci, short for Lucifer (as anyone with a Goffin’s can relate [emoji38]), has come a long way. He actually re-pierced my ear in one place and made new piercings in others; he hated my husband and 5 year old son; he tolerated my 3 year old daughter... he loves everyone now (well, tolerates everyone), but has taken such a liking to my husband [emoji1665]
He dive-bombed my husband from one week post-adoption forward. It was getting to be a problem. I couldn’t let them free range at the same time! I never thought I’d clip wings on any bird, but after lots of research and inflection, I decided we would try it once.
Now, Luci loves my husband more than me!! He still likes me, but my husband is his favorite person. He grooms him, he prefers his shoulder, essentially, he has selected his human and it is not me. Which is fine! If he’s happy, and my husband isn’t being attacked, I’M happy!
Tink, our mustached parakeet, settled right in. She tolerates everyone, perches on any shoulders, and ignores any fingers trying to scritch her. Luci was the real struggle.
Sooo happy this little bugger has settled in [emoji1665] can’t wait for his wings to grow out again so he can fly with the flock!
Loki - Sun Conure [emoji169]
Clover - Lineolated Parakeet [emoji172]
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